Applications closed on 9 October 2026.

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Foundation Scotland

Ballantrae Community Fund

A wind farm community benefit fund (from ScottishPower Renewables' Glen App Windfarm, about £55,000-£65,000 a year) administered by Foundation Scotland, giving grants of £1,000-£25,000 for projects within or directly benefiting the Ballantrae Community Council area in South Ayrshire. Priority goes to projects fitting the Ballantrae Community Action Plan 2024-2029 themes (working and learning, local infrastructure, affordable housing, getting about, care and wellbeing, things to do). Multi-year awards of up to three years are possible; requests over £15,000 start with an enquiry form.

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You could get: £1,000 – £25,000
Deadline: Closed; the deadline has passed
Effort: Moderate; full application with documents

Who can apply

Groups and organisations with projects located within or directly benefiting the Ballantrae Community Council area (South Ayrshire); organisations delivering wider-area services can apply if they show benefit to Ballantrae residents and can report the number of local beneficiaries (funding is normally proportionate)
Applicants must meet Foundation Scotland's common eligibility criteria: charitable purposes set out in a governing document with a charitable asset lock (dissolution clause) and restraints on private benefit; at least three unrelated people on the committee/board (the majority unrelated); only a minority of board members may be paid, following OSCR guidance; latest approved accounts (not needed if under 18 months old; abbreviated/micro-entity accounts not accepted, approved management accounts can be sent instead); the organisation's own bank account in the same name as the governing document, with two unrelated signatories/independent authorisation of payments; and a safeguarding policy meeting set minimum content if working with children or vulnerable adults
Registered charity status is not required
Groups not meeting the criteria but whose project could benefit Ballantrae should contact Foundation Scotland to discuss
Groups can submit more than one application in a round

What it funds

Projects located within or directly benefiting the Ballantrae community (defined by the community council boundary). A wide range of costs and activities: equipment, running costs for local groups, staff or sessional worker costs, consultations and feasibility studies, maintenance or refurbishment of community facilities, core costs; activities must be consistent with recognised charitable purposes. Priority for the Community Action Plan 2024-2029 themes:

Working and Learning (local and visitor economy, upskilling)
Good Local Infrastructure (protecting and enhancing local facilities and spaces)
Affordable Housing for All Ages
Getting About Easily (road safety, walks, cycle paths, transport)
Care and Wellbeing (health and care for older people)
Things to Do (events and leisure)

Other projects benefiting Ballantrae and the surrounding area are also considered.

Small grants £1,000-£5,000 (light-touch form), standard grants £5,000-£15,000, large grants over £15,000 up to £25,000 (two-stage).

Multi-year awards up to three years.

Wider-area organisations can apply for the share of costs matching the proportion of beneficiaries from Ballantrae.

What it will not fund

Advancement of religion or politics, including the core activities of religious or political groups
Activities that are the primary responsibility of statutory authorities, including teaching equipment in schools (Parent Councils/PTAs can apply)
Organisations with unduly restrictive membership, or whose committee/board is not elected by or accountable to a wider group
Grants to individuals or unconstituted groups (other than through the Education and Training Fund and the Community Council micro-grant scheme)
Private for-profit businesses
Projects primarily benefiting residents outwith the area of benefit
Activities contrary to the interests of the Fund, ScottishPower Renewables or Foundation Scotland, or likely to bring them into disrepute
Anti-renewable energy or anti-windfarm activities
Retrospective funding (costs incurred before a decision)
Repayment of loans or payment of debts
General fundraising appeals or activities
Trips abroad
Costs directly related to the sale of alcohol, including refurbishing a bar area

How to apply

Read the fund page, the Ballantrae Fund Framework, Foundation Scotland's common eligibility criteria and the What we can't fund page
Optionally preview the application questions on Foundation Scotland's website
For requests up to £15,000, apply online through the Foundation Scotland portal (the grants £5,000 and under form, or the grants over £5,000 form)
For requests over £15,000, first submit the Large Grant Enquiry form; the panel decides whether to invite a full application in a future round
Upload supporting documents and submit by the round deadline (next: 9 October 2026)
Foundation Scotland assesses the application, including a follow-up phone call, and reports to the Ballantrae Community Fund Panel, which decides
If funded, accept the grant terms, acknowledge the fund in publicity and accounts, keep receipts for six years, and submit a completion report

Four rounds a year, deadlines usually in January, April, July and October with decisions in March, June, September and December.

Time-sensitive projects that cannot wait may be decided out of cycle by email in some circumstances (not for groups that simply missed a deadline); contact Foundation Scotland first. Micro-grants of up to £1,000 for groups and £250 for individuals are run by Ballantrae Community Council.

Criteria questions go to Linda West (lindawest@foundationscotland.org.uk, 0131 524 0300); portal problems to grants@foundationscotland.org.uk.

Have ready

Governing document (constitution or equivalent), unless downloadable from Companies House
Latest approved annual accounts (not needed if the organisation is under 18 months old)
Recent bank statement showing account name, number and sort code
Safeguarding policy and procedures, if your core work or the project involves children or vulnerable adults
Quotes: at least one quote or catalogue reference for items costing £301-£3,000 and three for items over £3,000

Budget lines over £30,000 are normally expected to have gone through an open tender. The large grant enquiry form needs only the governing document and accounts.