Scotland: National Rural Network
Under the Historic Scotland Historic Building Repair Grants Scheme, financial help is available to owners to meet the cost of high-quality repairs using traditional materials and specialist craftsman to conserve original features in buildings of special architectural or historic interest. In return, owners must insure and maintain the building and allow some access to visitors.
Updated versions of the Scottish Government's Rural Funding Opportunities Guide are available to download from the documents library. In the concise leaflet, you'll find information about grant assistance available from the Scottish Government, its agencies and bodies, including contact details to help you get started.
Grant assistance covered in the leaflet includes Rural Priorities, LEADER, schemes to fund Social Regeneration and Environment projects.
Village SOS is an exciting new initiative from the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) and the BBC. It is searching for six UK villages with ideas for successful enterprises that will help revive their communities, create new jobs and improve the quality of life of local people. The final six projects will share up to £3 million. They aim to make three awards in England and one each in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
This is the question that most groups ask at some time or another. However, there are a large number of sources of funding and it can be very difficult to identify the best opportunities for your project. The situation is also always changing with new funds starting, schemes closing and criteria altering regularly. This guide provides a useful selection of links, signposts and information to help you find your way through the funding maze.
Funding comes from four main sources: public; lottery; trusts and European.
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