Drongan and Ochiltree Green Community Fund
Funding
£500 – £20,000
Deadline
14 April 2027
Location
Drongan; Ochiltree; Coylton; 5km of Coylton Greener Grid Park
Applications
Deadline: 14 April 2027
Overview
Groups within 5km of the Coylton Greener Grid Park in East Ayrshire can apply for £500 to £20,000 for carbon-cutting projects. Bids over £5,000 need 20% match funding. Apply by midnight on 14 April 2027. Official source: https://grantscape.org.uk/fund/dronganochiltreegreen/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 26 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- £500 to £20,000 per grant.
- Within 5km of the Coylton Greener Grid Park only.
- Bids over £5,000 need 20% match funding.
- Closes 14 April 2027.
Voluntary and community groups, local charities, community councils, schools (above curriculum), not-for-profit social enterprises and CICs, and providers of carbon reduction training, with a governing document and an organisation bank account, for projects within 5km of the Coylton Greener Grid Park in East Ayrshire. Not projects that support local businesses or only benefit individuals.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Community groups, community councils and schools around Drongan and Ochiltree, East Ayrshire.
Regions
Full details from GrantScape (funded by Statkraft)
Statkraft's Drongan and Ochiltree Green Community Fund, run by GrantScape, has £20,000 a year for community and environmental projects that cut carbon, within 5km of Statkraft's Greener Grid Park near Coylton in East Ayrshire. Grants run from £500 to £20,000; bids over £5,000 need at least 20% match funding (in kind allowed). Examples include energy audits of community buildings and the works they find (insulation, solar and batteries, efficient heating, glazing), net zero education, carbon training for groups, habitat work and tree planting, and public EV charge points. It cannot fund statutory work, projects for local businesses or individuals, or work started before a contract. There is one round a year; the next closes at midnight on 14 April 2027, with decisions by the end of June 2027.
Read the criteria on the Drongan & Ochiltree Green Community Fund page on GrantScape's website and check your project location on the fund map, then click Next to register and complete the online application form before midnight on 14 April 2027. Make sure you press Submit; you will get an automatic acknowledgement with a PDF copy of your form. If unsure about your location, contact GrantScape before applying. A local advisory panel decides by the end of June 2027. Questions go to GrantScape on 01908 247630 or info@grantscape.org.uk.
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