Funding
Funding for access-related projects may be obtainable from a variety of sources.
Key sources of path-related funding
- Paths for All - Ian Findlay Path Fund and other grants
- Sustrans - Place for Everyone
Other sources of funding that might be relevant for access-related projects
- Community Regeneration Funding (The Highland Council)
- Coastal Communities funding (from Crown Estate revenues) - distributed by each local authority (e.g. Aberdeenshire Coastal Communities Challenge Fund)
- Crown Estate Scotland - Sustainable Communities Fund
- Investing in Communities Fund 2023-2026 (Scottish Government)
- Island Communities Fund and Rural Communities Ideas into Action (Inspiring Scotland)
- National Lottery Heritage Fund
- People's Health Trust
- Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund (VisitScotland)
- Scottish Forestry Community Fund
- Scottish Landfill Communities Fund
Useful sources of funding support information
- Foundation Scotland - manage a diverse range of community funding programmes, some Scotland-wide and others aimed at specific geographical areas or themes
- Funding Update on sources of funding for community, environmental and related projects on TCV’s Supporting Local Projects webpage
- Funding Scotland – SCVO’s free online search engine to help charities, community groups and social enterprises find funding
- Greenspace Scotland – information about grant schemes that Greenspace Scotland operates, crowdfunding opportunities through MyParkScotland and a handy list of other funding sources
- Scotland's Towns Partnership – Funding Finder provides information on current funding streams, highlighting new fund announcement application deadlines
- Sustainable Travel - interactive, one-stop-shop on the support available from Scotland’s key active travel organisations including grants, training, advice and ideas
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