South West
The total available for South West Community Grants Fund (CGF) in 2024/25 is £45,274.
There will be three deadlines for South West applicants this year if needed
- 20 May 2024
- 26 August 2024
- December 2024
Please submit your application early as it is first come first served and funds may run out early in the year.
You can find guidance and application form below. Please read this before applying to ensure that you meet the criteria.
Awards made in Round 1 (2024-25), leaving a balance of £29,912
- Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust - £2000 (partial award) for consultation activities and events to assess community need and develop a future work plan for ongoing development of the canalside area.
- Friends of Dalry Cemetery - £1500 (partial award) for upgrades and conservation work at Dalry cemetery, including painting an adjoining wall, installation of information signs and orchard tree planting.
- North Merchiston Club - £3711 towards the purchase of equipment to enable improvements to the soft play facilities at North Merchiston Club, targeting children/families with additional support needs.
- The Wee Haven Youth Project - £3696 to pay for free summer outings and events for young people in the SW CGF area as part of a summer youth programme.
- Music in the Community - £2000 (partial award) towards resources and freelance musician costs (focusing on musicians from minority ethnic groups) as part of a festival with free events at Saughton Park this summer.
- Longstone Community Council - £455 for installation of a bench top and planting up of the surrounding area at Redhall Park.
- Castlerock Edinvar - £2000 (partial award) to clean up and re-paint the Calder underpasses together with street artists, local school pupils, youth groups and community based projects.
How we assess applications
We check every CGF application for eligibility. We will get back to you if any information is missing or unclear.
Local funding panels will consider all eligible applications. Panels typically consist of ward councillors, community councillors plus representatives from local community organisations.
Panels will look for evidence of how the project will benefit the local community as well as accurate costings.
They may recommend to
- fully fund the project
- offer partial funding
- decline to recommend an award
- the panel may choose to defer an application to get further information if funds allow.
Recommendations from funding panels are then considered by the Community Empowerment and Engagement team Head of Service, Andrew Field.
If approved, we will get in touch with formal funding agreement papers.
Application and guidance
Please use this version of the application form and please note that any applications received that are not on this form may not be accepted.
Download the Community Grants Fund guidance and application form