Greengairs East Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund

Funding

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Location

Scotland

Applications

Rolling (always open)

Overview

The Greengairs East Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund provides £180,000 each year to five Scottish communities. The communities are Greengairs, Upperton, Longriggend, Caldercruix and Plains. Each community gets an equal share of the money. This means each community receives £36,000 per year. The amount increases with inflation each year. You can apply if your project benefits one of these five communities. The fund appears to run continuously with no set deadline.

Eligibility

Who can apply:

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Key requirements:

  • Must benefit one of the five specified communities
Who is this for?

This fund is for community groups and projects in five specific Scottish areas: Greengairs, Upperton, Longriggend, Caldercruix and Plains. Your project must benefit one of these communities to be eligible.

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Recent awards data

Foundation Scotland distributes funds on behalf of other funders and donors. These figures cover awards across all funds they administer.

Awards published

8,598

Typical award

£1,500

Most awards

£500 to £5,000

Most funded region

Scotland

3,547 awards in 2025, up from 2,326 the year before.

Recent awards include Time To Heal (£5,000, 2025), Glenrothes & District Foodbank Community Project (£4,700, 2025) and Heathhall Community Council (£4,000, 2025).

This funder has made 8,598 awards with a typical award of £1,500. Would you qualify?

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Contains data from 360Giving publishers, used under open licence.

Full details from Foundation Scotland

The Greengairs East Farm Community Benefit supports the communities of Greengairs, Upperton, Longriggend, Caldercruix and Plains. Each community receives an equal share of the annual payment and which totals an index linked annual sum of £180,000.

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Last updated: 18 August 2026