Funding & Other Information

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Strathtay Stores:https://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder/236820X/strathtay

Ballinluig: https://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder/2288206/ballinluig

Aberfeldy: https://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder/1878204/aberfeldy

Pitlochry: https://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder/1608207/pitlochry

Griffin and Calliachar Community Endowment

Articles of Association – Click to download

Griffin and Calliachar

Through our Griffin and Calliachar wind farms we make around £500,000 per year available for community and charitable projects. Between 2011 and 2036 we expect to invest £11 million in local projects.

PROJECT ELIGIBILITY

The community fund can support projects which:

  • enhance the quality of life for local residents;
  • contribute to vibrant, healthy, successful and sustainable communities;
  • promote community spirit and encourage community activity.

Projects benefiting people in the following community council areas can apply:

  • Aberfeldy
  • Dull and Weem
  • Dunkeld and Birnam
  • Kenmore and District
  • Mid Atholl, Strathtay and Grandtully

Please go HERE to find out more 

Community Council Forum Meeting

18.10.23 6pm, Breadalbane Room, Kenmore Hotel

Taymouth Castle Plan & Update, Glenlyon Estate Update, Kenmore Village Update

Click to down load the minutes from the above meeting

Launch of The Gannochy Trust Youth Panel Fund

The Gannochy Trust has announced the launch of the Gannochy Trust Youth Panel Fund for Perth and Kinross which will be managed by young people from across the region. The Youth Panel consists of 12 young people aged between 14-21 and will meet four times a year to assess and approve applications of up to £10,000 from an annual funding pot of £100,000. The Panel have designed the core aims and outcomes for the fund, which include; Youth Activity – to provide learning-based activities and experiences for young people; Youth Voice – empowering young people through projects that support their opinion being heard; and Youth Health and Wellbeing – helping young people develop independent living skills and activities that are focused on improving their wellbeing. The fund is open to registered charities that work in Perth and Kinross including charities already in receipt of Trust funding, and further details are available on the Trust website and can be found in this edition of the Funding Alert. 

https://www.gannochytrust.org.uk/our-grants/applying-for-grant-funding/youth-panel-fund/

LOCAL POLICE SURVEY

PERTH & KINROSS LOCAL POLICE PLAN – 2023 – 2026

Understanding the views and priorities of Scotland’s diverse communities is fundamental to how Police Scotland responds to the needs of the public. Please take a moment to participate in a survey where you can give your views and opinion to help us improve how we deliver our policing services. The survey is anonymous and should only take approximately 10 minutes to complete. To access click on the link Your Police – Police Scotland

DEADLINE END: AUGUST 2022

PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL COMMUNITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS – 3 NOVEMBER 2022

Midatholl Community Council will be needing new volunteers this autumn. We meet every other month to receive and raise issues of concern for the local community.If you have the time and will to make a small contribution consider joining us.

TIMETABLE

Perthshire Nature Connection Partnership – a natural capital way forward

Perthshire Nature Connection Partnership (PNCP) has now reported where our area can deliver vitally important landscape changes, supporting biodiversity and addressing climate change. Landscape change will put Natural Capital ‘in the bank’ for us all – we have been overdrawn for too long.
Our transition to a nature-based landscape needs supporting. Our area includes sparsely populated and remote areas, and significant but seasonal tourist activity. Some national wildlife treasures in the area face an uncertain future.
Our local communities can be as nature-based as can any area’s communities – they are adaptable and innovative; but they must not be left behind. The landscape is not ‘urban’ or ‘rural’ capital – it is natural capital for everyone.
The report now provides a reasonable framework, and action on the ground is part of a long-game – but the time for landscape-scale change has arrived. PNCP’s work now is to enable change-projects to deliver, however best we can. We are now seeking new partners – businesses, communities and land-managers. Please make contact to show your support.
https://www.pkct.org/pncp-executive-summary
https://www.pkct.org/pncp-programme-report

Support in Mind Scotland

has been funded by the Scottish Government to work with them to improve the mental wellbeing of people in rural communities as we all recover from the pandemic. This fund is part of a larger community engagement project, working directly with people in local communities to raise awareness, identify need and work collectively to develop creative local solutions to address local needs. 

This Grants Scheme is designed to fund creative local ideas that develop as communities work together to protect and support the people most excluded as we recover from Covid. 

PURPOSE OF THE FUND 

Local groups and organisations across Scotland’s Rural* Communities are now able to apply for micro grants of up to £2,500 to support and promote mental health recovery following the pandemic in Scotland’s rural communities through community engagement and support approaches. 

The grants are specifically aimed at people who face additional inequalities in achieving good mental health whilst recovering from the pandemic and are particularly aimed at:  

·         People who are marginalised and experience health inequalities due to factors such as poverty and social deprivation  

  • People who face multiple layers of inequality within specific marginalised groups:
    • Refugees and Asylum Seekers  
    • Young Carers  
    • LGBTI+ communities  

  

The grants will be available to apply to for in three rounds of applications across all three areas: 

Round 1: open  11th January – close 31 March 2022 

Round 2: open 1st April – close 15 July 2022 

Round 3: open 1st August – close 21 October 10th January 2022 and all funding awarded must be spent by end March 2023, with final reports and evaluations completed by end June 2023.  

*Rural as defined by the Scottish Government here.  

GRANTS MUST DELIVER AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES 

  Raise awareness of the need to look after mental health and seek help and support   

Avert people slipping into crisis and being at risk 

·         Provide immediate practical support and help (housing, benefits respite)   

·         Provide resilience/confidence intervention  

·         Address specific barriers to accessing mainstream support services including but not only language or cultural barriers. 

THESE GRANTS WILL FUND: 

 One-off events that meet the criteria in rural Scotland

·         Community activities that bring communities together 

·         Providing short-term immediate crisis support  

·         Activities that allow individuals and communities to address loneliness and isolation 

·         Awareness raising 

This list is for illustration only and there may be other ideas that your group want to develop. 

THESE GRANTS WILL NOT FUND: 

 Work that is long-term, meeting chronic long-term support needs 

·       Grants for individuals 

·       Core costs not related directly to the activity 

·       Items of equipment not directly related to the activity 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 

All sizes of groups/organisations are eligible to apply but we will prioritise smaller community groups who have less access to funding, or for whom a relatively small amount will make the biggest difference. 

Grants can be for existing projects where funding is particularly difficult to find; but we will prioritise activities that are new, or that are exploring new approaches, or are reaching new communities or individuals who currently do not have access to that support 

Groups applying must have a set of rules and an organisational bank account to receive the funds. Grants will not be paid into individual bank accounts on behalf of an organisation or group. 

If groups are new and/or these are not in place: 

  • You could seek help from a host organisation to receive the funds on your behalf  

·         Ask for help to set these up from our Engagement Team/ (contacts at the end) 

·         Apply for a later round of funding when they are in place 

Bids will be welcomed from groups and organisations in conjunction with other delivery partners; but will only match fund a larger project if the specific activity that a micro-grant will fund, and the impact of the grant can be clearly identified and measured.  

Please contact Mhari Struthers, Health Improvement Officer with Public Health Scotland if you have any queries on this – mhairi.struthers@phs.scot

Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust launches Community Heritage Grant Scheme
Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust (PKHT) have launched a new Community Heritage Grant Fund and are inviting applications from local groups. The aim of the Fund is to support community projects which conserve or enhance the historic environment of Perth and Kinross.

The Trust is hoping to give financial support to projects which fall into either of the following categories:
• Conservation of historic buildings or monuments in Perth & Kinross that have established and generally unhindered public access.
• Community based recording, research and interpretation of the historic environment in Perth & Kinross

“The Trust recognises how difficult it is for community groups to access funding for heritage projects. We are keen to assist groups in their efforts to deliver local heritage initiatives across Perth and Kinross and have designated £65,000 towards a Community Heritage Grant Fund. Through this fund we hope to support at least 15 eligible projects over the next two years” – Maggie Wilkins, Chair of the Board of Trustees.

PKHT are inviting applications for grants of up to £5,000 although larger sums may be considered in exceptional circumstances; a minimum award has not been set. Applications will be considered twice a year with the intention of committing up to £20,000 at each session until the fund is expended. Initial deadlines for the receipt of applications are: 31 July 2021, 31 January 2022 and 31 July 2022.

Potential applicants are asked to check their eligibility before applying and to note that the fund is intended to support projects developed by community-based organisations or are for community benefit. Applications for domestic or commercial properties are unlikely to be eligible.

The Trust hopes to support a variety of small heritage projects over the whole of Perth and Kinross and invites potential applicants to contact PKHT to discuss their project as early as possible in its development. An application form, guidelines and conditions can be found on the Trust website: www.pkht.org.uk/communityheritagegrants