Case Studies

Micro-grant schemes

This case study defines micro-grants and their intended purpose. It outlines some of the administrative and governance arrangements commonly used to operate a micro-grant scheme and looks at some the benefits of such schemes.

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EDF Renewables Burnhead Moss Education and Training Fund

This case study looks at arrangements for a community benefit fund benefiting the community council areas of Avonbridge and Standburn, and Limerigg and Slamannan in Falkirk, and Blackridge in West Lothian. The fund is administered by Foundation Scotland.

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E.ON Rosehall Community Fund & SSE Achany Community Fund

This case study looks at arrangements for two community benefit funds supporting activity in three communities in central Sutherland: Lairg, Criech, and Ardgay and District. The funds have provided a significant platform for community-led regeneration in an area that was at risk of economic and social decline.

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Murieston Community Council

Murieston Community Council applied for CARES funding to support the creation of a Community Action Plan. The area will soon be able to access community benefits from nearby wind farms; a Community Action Plan will outline the community’s vision and provide a strategy on how to achieve it.

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Johnstonebridge Community Action Plan

Johnstone Community Council applied for CARES funding to support the creation of a Community Action Plan. The result is a plan that will guide not only investment but also any decision making that will affect the area in the future.

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Strathnairn Community Benefit Fund

Strathnairn Community Benefit Fund uses community benefit income from nearby wind farms and a hydro scheme to improve the lives of residents in this rural community.

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