Eastern Green Link 2 Peterhead Local Fund

To be eligible for funding from the large project fund, your community project must support one or more of the following themes:

• Education, employment and skills
• Protection and enhancement of the natural environment (including land and sea, natural habitats, and biodiversity)
• Transport and connectivity (including path / cycle networks and community transport)
• Community infrastructure and regeneration
• Heritage and culture
• Community action planning and capacity building

Applications will not be considered if they fall under the following categories:

• The advancement of religion or politics (including requests to support the core activities of religious or political groups)
• Direct costs of energy consumption
• The repayment of loans or payment of debts
• Trips abroad
• Costs already incurred or activities which will take place before the funding decision has been made (retrospective funding)
• Payments towards areas generally understood to be the primary responsibility of statutory authorities
• Anti-electrical infrastructure/renewable energy activities, including activities contrary to the interests of SSE and its subsidiaries

To be eligible for this fund, your community group must have a constitution and not be set up for individual profit.

It is important for your organisation to have a written constitution as this outlines the purpose, rules and regulations of the organisation. If you need support in writing a constitution or setting up your group, there is advice available through the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) and through your local Third Sector Interface.

SCVO advice and support

Find your local Third Sector Interface

You can apply for funding up to the maximum amount available in each round, which is £410,294.

The decisions on who should receive funding are made by an independent panel made up of community representatives from the local area. 

The members of the panel are:

• Jim Buchan (chair)
• Jason McKinnon
• Tina Gibbins
• Keith Skinner
• Eileen Buchan
• Steph Swales

Regrettably, due to the volume of applications received, we can not guarantee all applications will be awarded funding. 

This fund will open for applications in phases between 2025-2029. At the moment, the fund is not accepting applications. 

The next funding round will reopen in 2026 and details of how to apply will be posted in this section as soon as they become avaiable. 

You can sign up to our mailing list to receive key updates about community benefit funding, including notification when this fund reopens. 

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Information on past funding awards can be found in our annual reporting. 

You can also explore our dedicated case studies page to hear from projects who have benefitted from community benefit funding. 

You can apply for a mico-grant if you are an individual or a community group looking for financial support for a good cause in your local area. 

You do not need to meet the same criteria as the large project fund and the application process is more straightforward. 

To see what other communities have used funding for, visit our dedicated case studies page.

Individuals and community groups in the following Community Council areas can apply for micro-grant funding:

• Peterhead
• Boddam
• Cruden
• Buchan East
• Longside & District

Find your Community Council

Micro-grants are designed to support smaller projects. 

The total amount available varies depending on the Community Council, up to a maximum of £500 per project.

The decisions on who should receive funding are made locally by your Community Council.

Micro-grants are administered by Community Councils.

To find out more and apply for funding, contact your local Community Council using the email addresses below: 

• Peterhead Community Council - secretary.phdcc@gmail.com
• Cruden Community Council - secretary@crudencc.org.uk
• Boddam Community Council - info@bdp.scot 
• Longside & District Community Council - LongsideCCSecretary@gmail.com
• Buchan East Communit Council - alison.gardner@aberdeenshire.gov.uk