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1. COMMUNITY PROJECTS RECEIVE £829,692 FROM SCOTTISH LAND FUND

   29 October, 2024 in Scotland

   A grade A listed octagonal church in Renfrewshire is set to be bought by the local community following a £233,300 grant from the Scottish Land Fund.

2. Scotland’s secret gardens: abandoned spaces being transformed by communities through National Lottery funding

   22 October, 2024 in Scotland

   Across Scotland, local people are coming together to save forgotten spaces by transforming them into community gardens with funding from The National Lottery Community Fund. They are amongst 587 groups across the country today (22 October) sharing in £19.3 million of National Lottery funding.

3. Cash boost helps young people make strides into the world of work

   28 August, 2024 in Scotland

   Organisations supporting children, teenagers and young adults across Scotland are today (28th August 2024) receiving a share of £1,792,828.

4. Boost for rural housing and community projects from the Scottish Land Fund

   21 August, 2024 in Scotland

   Awards for the projects on Colonsay, Papay and Harris, which will use the funding to buy existing buildings that will be converted into a total of 10 affordable rental units, are amongst eight grants totalling £1,105,260 that have been given to communities across the country in the latest round of awards by the Scottish Land Fund.

5. £17 million of National Lottery funding propels Scottish sustainability projects

   17 July, 2024 in Scotland

   Community groups across Scotland are sharing a bumper £17 million package of National Lottery grants announced today (WEDNESDAY 17th July).

6. £1.8 million Young Start funding strikes a chord with Young Scots

   23 May, 2024 in Scotland

   Children and young people across Scotland can continue pursuing their passion for music thanks to a £1.8 million cash boost from Young Start.

7. Orkney Islands receive more than £500,000 from Scottish Land Fund’s latest awards

   10 April, 2024 in Scotland

   11 grants totalling £1,833,622 have been given to communities across the country in the latest round of awards by the Scottish Land Fund.

8. £15 million of National Lottery funding to keep vital community services running across Scotland

   27 March, 2024 in Scotland

   Over £15 million of National Lottery funding will help to keep vital local services running, as 384 community projects today (WEDNESDAY 27 MARCH) share in grants from The National Lottery Community Fund.

9. Scottish youth charity awarded £60,000 to fund lifechanging Arctic adventures

   13 March, 2024 in Scotland

   The Polar Academy has today (WEDNESDAY 13 MARCH) been awarded funding from the Young Start programme to continue delivering their annual programme of training to children from all over Scotland, which ultimately results in an expedition to Greenland.

10. Grants for projects across Scotland from Scottish Land Fund

    14 December, 2023 in Scotland

    A forest on Islay is set to pass into community ownership, following a grant from the Scottish Land Fund.