External Funding

External Funding advice and assistance is provided to both internal Council departments and Community Planning Partners to access external funding opportunities. The range of funding streams includes:

European Structural and Investment Funds for economic development projects http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Business-Industry/support/17404/EuropeanStructuralFunds
LEADER funding for rural economic development projects in selected areas of West Dunbartonshire, e.g. Gartocharn, Kilpatrick Hills, Bowling www.fvl.org.uk
Other European Finance Initiatives e.g. the SPRUCE Loan Fund for regeneration and energy efficiency projects http://www.amberinfrastructure.com/our-funds/spruce
Skills Development Scotland for support for skills training https://www.ourskillsforce.co.uk/
The Big Lottery Fund for community development projects https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/scotland
Awards for All for small projects for schools and community groups https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/awardsforallscotland
sportscotland for sports related projects https://www.sportscotland.org.uk/funding
Creative Scotland for arts related projects http://www.creativescotland.com/funding
The Heritage Lottery Fund and Historic Environment Scotland for funding for our local heritage and historic buildings https://www.hlf.org.uk/looking-funding/where-we-fund, https://www.historicenvironment.scot/grants-and-funding/
Charitable Trusts and Foundations for various activities. View the database of Funders - Funding Scotland

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