Funding Application Info
Funding Application Information
Mirco-Grant Funding Applications
The Coordination Group can support local community group with funding requests up to £500 , the funding is open to local groups within Blackwood & Kirkmuirhill .
The funding application document is a very easy document to complete and will be debated at the next monthly meeting , the decision will be made at the meeting and a cheque can be issued and passed to the local group within 24/48 hours .
Many local organisations have benefited from the Mirco Grant support funding over the years , if you require any further information please get in touch , an application document is attached.
~ Download Mirco-Grant Application Document ~
Renantis Auchrobert Wind Farm Community Fund
The Auchrobert Wind Farm Community Fund supports community projects benefitting those living in Blackwood and Kirkmuirhill and Boghead.
The fund is provided by Renantis, the owners of Auchrobert Wind Farm in South Lanarkshire.
The fund opened in 2017. An annual amount of £54,000, rising in line with inflation, will be paid into the fund for the operating life of the wind farm which is expected to be 25 years. Grant size: £500 – £25,000
Purpose of this fund The fund provides grants to support a wide range of community activity and development that are broadly charitable. All projects must clearly be benefitting those who live within the area of benefit.
Grants may support a wide range of costs, for example, the costs of equipment, staff or sessional workers, consultations, running costs for local groups, maintenance, or refurbishment of community facilities and more.
Renantis Webpage Link : https://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/apply-for-funding/funding-available/auchrobert
Application email address grants@foundationscotland.org.uk
~ Download Organisation Application Form Questions ~
Kype Muir Community Fund – South Lanarkshire
The geographical boundaries for fund eligibility are restricted to 10km radius of the wind farm; Strathaven & Glassford; Stonehouse; Lesmahagow; Sandford and Upper Avondale community councils and Blackwood, Kirkmuirhill and Boghead community council area.
Please note, groups should contact their local Community Council to discuss their project before submitting an Expression of Interest form. Contact details for the Community Councils are included in the guidelines document. Normally grants will be restricted up to £25,000 per applicant group per year, please email info@pointnorth.org.uk to request an Expression of Interest form.
Panel dates 2023-2024
6th August 2024 – deadline for applications 19th July
11th November 2024 – deadline for applications 25th Oct
11th February 2025 – deadline for applications 24th January 2025
12th May 2025 – deadline for applications 25th April 2025
Applying for a grant
Please contact our Fund Manager Sarah McIntyre at the Pont North before applying for a grant
Telephone : 0191 378 6340
Website : https://pointnorth.org.uk/grants/kype-muir-community-fund/
Email: : info@pointnorth.org.uk
Our Community Action Plan
In 2019 supported by Bank Renewal Energy the Coordination Group agreed to create an updated Community Action Plan to understand what was currently important to local resident within the two villages , and what had changed since the initial Community Action Plan twenty years ago .
The Coordination Group after a full consultation process engaged Community Enterprise to create the new Community Action Plan and a full engage process with the two villages and all local group and community organisations. Click the link below to read more: