Funding News

Looking for the latest funding opportunities for your organisation?

The Hub can support community groups to find & apply for funding from climate action projects to capital funding. We recommend subscribing to newsletters of regular funders where possible.

We’re here to be your funding friends, whether that’s checking over an application for you and offering feedback or supporting to search out funds for a community land buy-out. We will be here every step of the way on hand to help.

You can find information on how to find external funding below, including the Hub’s own funding finder. To access exclusive content and the most up-to-date information you can sign up to become a member of the Highlands & Climate Hub.

Hub Funding Finder

The Hub compiles a monthly funding finder that is delivered straight to our members inboxes every month. Whether you’re looking to fund a large scale capital project, or a one off event, we have it all covered in our funding finder. We bring our members the latest funds that are relevant to our region and the organisations we represent. You can find our previous funding finders below.

Funding Sources

Checked out the Hub’s monthly funding finder and nothing quite fits your project?

You can find alternative funding streams on Foundation Scotland, Funding Scotland and the Argyll & Bute Council Funding Finder.

Foundation Scotland manage various community benefit funds throughout the Highland, Orkney and Shetland region on behalf renewable energy and private companies.

Members of the Hub can enjoy exclusive access to our helpful funding hints & tips, meet the funder, and funding masterclass sessions. If you are not already a member of the Hub, please click the button below to fill out our membership form.

Funding assistance from the Hub

We regularly run online events that are aimed at the community groups we support. One particular area we are keen to assist with is funding as we know there can be challenges to securing funding. Below you can find our upcoming events which often include our members networking, meet the funder, and our funding masterclass workshops.

Looking for one-to-one assistance with funding?

Get in touch with a member of the team - we’re here to help. We can offer assistance from community engagement exercises to proof reading your funding application. We have a team of development officers based in communities around the Highlands, Orkney & Shetland. We can talk you through the process of searching for funding to making your dream project become a reality.