River Avich Hydro Open Grants Fund

Foundation Scotland Original Source

About This Opportunity

This fund provides grants for charitable projects and activities that primarily benefit residents of Inverinan, Lochavich, Dalavich, or Kilmaha. It's part of the overall River Avich Hydro Community Benefit Fund. Started in 2021, the fund is provided by Awesome Energy Dalriada (AED), owner and operator of the River Avich Hydro-power Scheme. AED is a community benefit society set up and run by the local community to develop and operate the hydro scheme. The fund supports charitable activity that delivers on strategic themes set out in the Dalavich Improvement Group Community Action Plan, including Housing Development, Community Assets, Young People, Arts and Heritage, Transport Solutions, Environmental Projects, Economic Initiatives, and Health and Wellbeing Services. Awards can support a wide range of costs and activities, including equipment costs, staff or sessional worker costs, consultations and feasibility studies, and repair or refurbishment of community facilities. There is no fixed amount of funding available in any year; the amount available is decided in June each year by Dalavich Improvement Group and is dependent on AED's profitability and other financial commitments.

Up to 37 mo

Who Can Apply

Region
United Kingdom
Project in
United Kingdom
Applicants
organization
Organizations
nonprofit, for profit

Application Details

Stages

  1. 1 rolling

Review process

Recommendations on grant awards are made by a Community Panel of up to seven members, including two representatives of Dalavich Improvement Group, two representatives of Avich and Kilchrenan Community Council, and three representatives of the wider community. The Community Panel aims to meet to make decisions on applications at least once and up to two times per year.

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