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Community Grants Fund

Pentlands

The total available for Pentlands Community Grants Fund (CGF) in 2025/26 is £44,179. The deadline for the next funding round is midnight on Wednesday 30th April 2025.

Application and guidance 

You can find the fund guidance and application form below. Please read the guidance before applying. 

Download the Community Grants Fund applicant guidance

Apply for a grant

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Awards made in 2024/25

Round 1

  • Wester Hailes Youth Agency: Awarded £5000 to cover costs related to a new kitchen in the Youth Agency building. 
  • Colinton Village Enterprise: Awarded £1598 to support the creation of a community hub in Spylaw Park. 
  • West Edinburgh Majorettes: Awarded £3000 to support equipment and uniforms for a majorette group. 
  • Rotary Club of Currie: Awarded £510 to support the Currie Flowers project which provides planters in public spaces. 
  • St Marys Church Dalmahoy: Awarded £715 to support an archaeology project involving local people on the history and the significance of Tormain Hill. 
  • South West Edinburgh 20 Minute Neighbourhoods (SW20): Awarded £2500 to expand a free community e-bike loan scheme across the Pentlands area. 
  • The Wee Haven Youth (WHY) Project: Awarded £2000 to support the ‘Connected Families’ programme will provide family trips during school holidays. 
  • Wester Hailes Growing Communities: Awarded £1524 to install solar panels so their gardens can capture and store enough energy to run small kitchen appliances. 
  • Manipulate Arts (Puppet Animation Scotland): Awarded £870 to produce a young person led creative anti-racism resource, made for other young people to engage with and in an accessible format. 
  • Home Link Family Support: Awarded £3196 to support a drop-in weekly PEEP group for parents with pre-school age children in partnership with Wester Hailes Library. 

Round 2

  • Community Wellbeing Collective: Awarded £2000 to hold five community events to address wellbeing issues through discussions, workshops, and open mics.  
  • Tormain Explorer Unit: Awarded £966 to purchase new tents for hiking and camping expeditions. 
  • Pentland Community Education Centre: Awarded £3500 to launch a series of Tea Dances for older people at risk of loneliness and isolation. 
  • Prospect Community Housing: Awarded £2220 to provide air fryers and starter packs to vulnerable residents to help reduce fuel debt.