KDP Bulletin, 13 Aug. ’21

Welcome to the KDP Bulletin….
 
Tesco Community Grants
Tesco Community Grants is always open for applications from charities and community organisations to bid for up to £1,500. Three projects in 575 local communities are voted on by customers in Tesco stores throughout the UK, with projects changing every three months.
They support local good causes that focus on helping children and families.
Examples are:

• a local school needing food for a children’s breakfast club 
• a voluntary organisation working with families to run holiday clubs
• a charity supporting young people with specialist advice to manage mental health
• a brownie or scout group needing new tents
• a youth sports club needing new equipment

For more information and to apply, visit the website.
 
Inspiring Aberdeenshire
Inspiring Aberdeenshire is one of Aberdeenshire Council’s biggest annual events. The awards celebrate the achievements and successes of our people across Aberdeenshire who go the extra mile for their communities, often with little or no other official recognition.
This years’ digital award ceremony will take place on the 26th of August. Follow their Facebook page for more details: Inspiring Aberdeenshire | Facebook

Meikle Carewe Wind Farm Community Fund
The Meikle Carewe Wind Farm Community Fund is open until 30th September 2021.
Applications to the fund can be made from not-for-profit groups and organisations, based in the following Community Council areas:

• Crathes, Drumoak and Durris
• Newtonhill, Muchalls and Cammachmore
• North Kincardine Rural
• Portlethen and District
• Stonehaven and District

Click for Guidance Notes and an Application Form.
Please email windfarms@kdp.scot if you would like more information.

Aberdeenshire Council Community Resilience Fund
The Aberdeenshire Community Resilience Fund is for community or resilience groups seeking funding to support people in the community who are staying at home, self-isolating, vulnerable, and unable to access basic necessities such as food and medicines, as a result of the restrictions due to COVID-19.  
If the group applying is not constituted, they should affiliate with an existing constituted group, for example, a community council.
More here.
 
Community and Renewables Energy Scheme
The latest round of funding from the Scottish Government’s Community and Renewables Energy Scheme (CARES) is now open.
Grant funding, advice, and support are available to community organisations, charitable organisations and faith groups that want to decarbonise their community buildings by installing low carbon or renewable energy systems, such as heat pumps or solar panels.
Learn more here. 
 
Scotland Loves Local Fund
The Scottish Government Scotland Loves Local Fund aims to empower communities by enabling local delivery and giving support and guidance to help them achieve aims important to them.
The fund will support eligible groups to develop projects to build the wealth of our local communities, revitalise our local places, town centres, or 20 minute neighbourhoods; increasing footfall and activity. This will be by encouraging communities to ‘think, choose and love local’, improving, supporting, and promoting local places, and communities.
Visit the website for more information.
 
Cycling UK – Shift
Do you want to help more people in your community to cycle for short everyday journeys? Shift is here to help.
They will provide funding and expert support to run activities that will help people jump on a bike, instead of into their car.
From cycle training and confidence boosting sessions to cargo bike trials for local businesses, they will help your ideas flourish.
Their knowledgeable team of local development officers will be there to support you every step of the way, with access to training, networking and expert advice.
Apply today for a grant of between £400-800.
 
Action Earth 2021
Volunteering Matters Action Earth is offering grants to help local communities to respond to climate change. Funded by NatureScot, these grants support volunteers of all ages, backgrounds and abilities in practical outdoor activities. Any group of volunteers are able to apply for Volunteering Matters Action Earth grants of between £50-250 to run environmental activities in Scotland’s green spaces.  
A limited number of Action Earth Enhanced Grants up to £500 for projects are also available.
More information here. 

KDP is here to help in any way we can.  Please let us know how we can support you or your organisation.  We will continue to share information and guidance in our Bulletins, however, due to the speed of change and quantity of information, the most current details will be found on our Facebook page (@kincardineshiredevelopmentpartnership).
 
Should you wish to get in touch, our contact details are as follows:
Jacky Niven              Development Officer                       jniven@kdp.scot
Margo Titmuss         Office/Windfarm Admin                  officesupport@kdp.scot

All of this information was correct at time of writing. 
 
Jacky and Margo