** Please note, applications for Round 1 of the 2024/2025 Community Grants Scheme are open from 1 April 2024.**
The Community Grants Scheme is one of the ways that the Council provides funding to the community and voluntary sector. Any group that has a constitution, a bank account, is not for profit and aims to bring benefits to the residents of East Dunbartonshire can apply to the grants scheme. You do not need to have charitable status to apply.
The Community Grants Scheme is committed to encourage and support community-led activities, that result in a community benefit for East Dunbartonshire residents.
Applications for grants are assessed against the Local Outcomes Improvement Plan (LOIP) which sets out the priority outcomes for East Dunbartonshire and focuses on improving public services across the authority.
Applying
Your application must be submitted via the webforms:
Please note, the online form must be completed and submitted in one sitting – you cannot save and return to it. We recommend that applicants read the FAQs below before completing their application.
Or alternatively you can fill out a PDF version of the application form at the bottom of this page and email it to communityplanning@eastdunbarton.gov.uk (please note, we are not able to consider any applications emailed outwith the funding application windows).
Who can Apply?
To apply an organisation must be operating in East Dunbartonshire Council area and must:
- Have a constitution or other document setting out how the organisation is constituted
- Be a not for profit organisation
- Have a bank account in the name of the organisation
- Have properly approved independent examined accounts or agreed procedures in place for recording income and expenditure if new organisations projected accounts
- Have met the reporting requirements in relation to any projects previously funded by the Council
- The project must meet at least one outcome of the Local Outcome Improvement Plan (LOIP)
What can we fund?
- You can apply for a grant for a wide range of projects as long as it is not for profit and brings benefits to the residents of East Dunbartonshire. You can apply for capital, revenue, consumables, ongoing capital and overhead costs
- In your application you can ask for funding for start-up costs, special projects, equipment and salaries
- Applications may only be made for costs incurred throughout the period of one year
- Religious organisations that want to carry out work in the community can apply to the grants scheme
When can you apply?
- Round 1 will open on 1 April and close on 26 April 2024.
How to apply?
Submit a completed signed application. Provide the requested supporting information:-
- A copy of your organisation’s constitution or other document setting out how the organisation is constituted
- A copy of your organisation’s most recent approved independently examined accounts or if you are a new organisation an income and expenditure plan for the first year
- A copy of your organisation’s most recent bank statement
- Copies of 2 quotes/estimates that your organisation has obtained for individual items costing £500 or more that you are seeking funding for
- Proof of ownership or signed copy of a lease in favour of your organisation if this grant is to be used to fund improvements to land or buildings owned/leased by your organisation
- Copies of any licences/ consents granted to your organisation which may be relevant to the application (only if applicable)
- A Job Description for each post to be funded or part funded with this grant.
How we assess your application?
Applications are considered on individual merit by the Grants Advisory Committee. Your application will be assessed on the following criteria:-
- Community impact
- Local Outcome Improvement Plan (LOIP)
- Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)
- Value for Money
- Financial Viability
- Project management (for applications £5,000 - £10,000)
What happens next?
- All applications will be assessed and scored against the same set of criteria, as set out in the Scoring Matrix.
- Due diligence checks will be undertaken
- Applications made will be assessed by Grants Advisory Committee
- Those applications with a score of 10 or above for grant applications below £5,000 and those scoring 13 or above for grant applications between £5,000 and £10,000 will be put forward for award
- Final determination of the outcome of your application are made by the Community Planning Partnership Board
- If awarded a grant you will be notified by letter
- When a grant has been approved, and the terms & conditions met, payment is usually made directly to your organisation’s bank account, normally within 14 working days of formal notification via BACS transfer
- A blank monitoring report is issued with your award letter; this should be completed and returned as soon as your project is completed. All grants must be spent within 12 months of award. Further applications cannot be considered until previous projects have been satisfactorily monitored and accepted as complete
- If you are not awarded a grant, you will receive a letter explaining why. Unsuccessful applicants can reapply in future if they have an eligible project
Need more help with your application?
If you are not sure about applying or require assistance please contact us on communityplanning@eastdunbarton.gov.uk by the deadline in order for your application to be considered.
Community Planning
East Dunbartonshire Council
Southbank House
Strathkelvin Place
Kirkintilloch
G66 1XQ
Tel: 0300 123 4510
Email: Communityplanning@eastdunbarton.gov.uk
or
East Dunbartonshire Voluntary Action
Unit 4/5 18-20 Townhead
Kirkintilloch
G66 1NL
Tel: 0141 578 6680
Email: info@edva.org
Monitoring and Evaluation
If successful in receiving a grant, at the end of the year when your project is completed you need to send us a monitoring form. You can use the form within the document section of the page or complete our online form (new form coming soon).
Case Studies
Projects Funded in Round 2 2023/2024
Scheme A
Organisation Name |
Numbers benefitting in EDC |
Target |
Purpose of Grant |
Grant Awarded |
|
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1st Lenzie Girls Brigade |
32 |
0-25 year olds |
Fully fund as organisation addressing social isolation and request is below £750 |
£428 |
|
1st Waterside Brownies |
24 |
Young People (girls) |
Girlguiding Subscriptions Cost £1428.00 Amount needed £1428.00 (£59.50 per brownie x 24) Epson ecotank 104 genuine multipack ink bottles Cost £27.99 Amount needed £27.99 Craft Daft on a Raft event Cost £327 Amount needed £327 Craft paper & card Cost £77.19 Amount needed £77.19 Pens & pencils Cost 43.07 Amount needed 43.07 |
£1,903 |
|
Auchinairn Parent and Toddler |
60 |
0-5 years of age |
Fully fund to enable excursion for adults and children to Clyde Valley Park. |
£743 |
|
Bearsden in Bloom |
30,000 |
Older People 66+ years |
Item Anderson Park bed; Hub Photinia + compost Cost £500 Amount needed £500 Item Hub minus Photinia and Choisya + compost Cost £500 Amount needed £500 Cost £500 Amount needed £500 Item Anderson Park pergola, planters + Hub Pieris Cost £500 Amount needed £500 Item Kirk Rd + Kessington Rd Railing planters Cost £500 Amount needed £500 Item Kessington + Roman Rd planters + compost Cost £500 Amount needed £500 Item Hub minus Photinia and Choisya + compost Cost £500 Amount needed £500 |
£2,000 |
|
Beautiful Feet |
150 |
Other People - 66 + |
Workwear & PPE for Volunteers Cost 300.00 amount requested £300 IT Equipment – Laptop Cost 299.00 Amount needed 299.00 Floor Protectors Cost 110.00 Amount needed 110.00 Equipment - Podiatry Foot Stools Cost 435.00 Amount needed 435.00 Equipment - Privacy Screens Cost 459.00 Amount needed 459.00
|
£1,603 |
|
Betterbriggs Ltd |
1250 |
People with no or low income |
MPLC Motion Picture Licensing Company Licence and movie rights Cost £240.48 for MPLC + £1740 for rights (20 x £87) Amount needed £1980.48 Hall Hires Cost £1000.00 (assuming 10 screenings costing £100 for four-hour hall hire Amount needed £1000.00 Projector Cost £499.00 Amount needed £499.00 Item Screen Cost £314.00 Amount needed £314.00 Player and Sound System Cost £200 for Player; £400 for Sound System Amount needed £600.00 |
£4,395 |
|
Birdston Regeneration Group |
4,000 |
Community and Voluntary Organisations |
Projector & Screen £630, Laptop &Software £560, Display Board £360, Roller banners £300, Photographs £150 |
£2,000 |
|
Bishopbriggs Young Golfers Club |
46 |
Young people (0-25) |
9X Teeing area Mats £1506, Gravel and sand building materials £200 |
£ 1706 |
|
Community Response In East Dunbartonshire |
350 |
People with support needs such as a |
5 Mobile Phones (for admin) Cost £130 each Amount needed £650.00 5 Sim cards Cost £75 per month Amount needed £900 Laptop Cost £450.00 amount needed £450 Transport Expenses Cost £225.00 per month Amount needed £2700.00 2 Printers Cost £300.00 Amount needed £300.00 |
£4,500 |
|
Halo Arts(Education) Ltd |
30 |
Young People 5-25 years |
Drama Practitioner cost £65 x 24= £1560 amount requested 1560 Workshop Assistant cost £35 x 24= £840 amount requested 840 Hall Hire @ Bearsden Academy cost £45 x 24= £1080 amount requested £1080 Publicity, Promotion & Distribution, Flyers, Facebook cost £400, amount requested £400 Workshop Materials cost £250 amount requested £250 Management, Admin & Coordination cost £300 amount requested £300 Community Taster Sessions (4 hour long sessions cost £180 amount requested £180
|
£4,610 |
|
Kirkintilloch and Kilsyth ASC |
82 |
5-25 year olds |
Item 10 hours coaching x 48 weeks Cost 10 Amount needed £4,800 |
£4,800 |
|
Kirkintilloch Camera Club |
41 |
All ages, with interest in photography |
Projector Cost 669.60 Amount needed 669.60 2023 Lenovo 15.6 32gb Laptop Cost 599.99 Amount needed 599.99 |
£1,270 |
|
Kirkintilloch Men’s Shed |
120 |
Adult Males |
2 cordless drills £376.34 1 bandsaw £449.98 2 extraction units £339.98 Alarm upgrade £200 Workshop lighting upgrade £1666.30 |
£4, 028 |
|
Lenzie and Kirkintilloch Childminders |
50 |
0-5 year olds |
£500 towards rent of venue - 25% of rental costs-annual rent for 2024 will be 44 weeks x £54.00 per week = £2,376.00 |
£500 |
|
Live Music Now Scotland |
330 |
Care Home Residents |
Musicians' fees - 15 duos @£90 Cost 2,700 Amount needed 2,700 Musicians Travel 15 trips @ £30 average cost £450, amount needed £450 Monitoring and Evaluation 1 Day cost £150; amount needed £150; Marketing, social media and photography £150: £250; cost £400 amount needed £400; project management @ 20% £740 amount needed £740 |
£4,440 |
|
Milngavie and Bearsden Mens Shed |
212 |
Men aged 66+ |
Item Infra-red Heating Cost £1,796 Amount needed £1,796 Item Axminster Charcoal Filter Cost £395 Amount needed £395 Item De Walt Handheld Vacuum Cost £146 Amount needed £146 Item CNC Router Upgrade Cost £509 Amount needed £509
|
£2846 |
|
Milngavie Community Development Trust |
6,000 |
All people of Milngavie and EDC |
Large info board, metal legged Cost £490 Amount needed £490 |
£940 |
|
Money Advice Scotland |
1150 |
Young People |
Item Staff costs 3750 Amount needed 3750 Item Technology + phone costs Cost 140 Amount needed 140 Admin support costs inc training and PVG Cost 1110 Amount needed 1110 |
£5,000 |
|
Primary Care Chaplaincy Scotland |
100 |
other - 26 - 65 years |
Chaplain Salary Costs £4,000
|
£4,000 |
|
Quarriers |
6 |
25-65 |
6 Tablets x £599 each. Cost £3,600 Amount needed £3,600 6 Tablet cases x 23.99 each + 6 USB – USC Connectors x £10 each Cost 203.94 Amount needed £203.94 6 Screen protectors x 13.99 each Cost £83.94 Amount needed £83.94 6 Antivirus softwares x £15 each + 6 Micro SD Card x £20 each Cost £210 Amount needed £210 6 Sony Headphones x £30 each + 6 Dongles x £10 Cost £240 Amount needed £240 |
£4,338 |
|
Ramekins and Rolling Pins |
912 |
People with no or low income |
Salary costs for community kitchen chef amount requested £5,000 |
£5,000 |
|
Recovery Life Café |
80 |
Recovery |
Hall rental 9 x 120 1080 amount requested £1080 Advertising 9 x 40 360 amount requested £360 Food and beverages 9 x 350 amount requested £3150 Entertainment cost £350, amount requested £250 Learning and Development cost £160 amount requested £160
|
£5,000 |
|
SELBL (Society for English Learning through Biblical Literature) (SCIO) - (SC044067) |
15 |
Children, Young People, and Families |
Workshop Trainer 120 x 20 Amount needed 2400 Interpreter100 x 20 Amount needed 2000 Light Lunch 20 x 20 Amount needed 400 Stationary Cost 200 Amount needed 200 |
£5,000 |
|
Springfield Cambridge Guild |
56 |
Elderly |
Bus £500 amount requesting £450 |
£450 |
|
Strathkelvin Battalion BBs |
150 |
Young People (5 to 25 years) |
Printing of Promotional Leaflets/Business Cards cost £400, amount requested £400 Printing of Promotional Banners & Flags cost £400, amount requested £400 Subsidy of Anchor B oy/Junior Section Funday cost tbc, amount requesting £400 Subsidy of Company Section Night Out cost TBC, amount requested £400 Subsidy of Battalion Seniors Network Events cost TBC, amount requested £400 |
£2,000 |
|
Sunshine Wishes Children’s Charity |
700 |
0 to 5 young children |
Item Cereal and breakfast bars Cost £2,793 Amount needed £1,000 Soup tins and sachets Cost £1,560 Amount needed £1,000 Pasta, pasta sauces and noodles Cost £2,694 Amount needed £1,000 |
£3,000 |
|
The Bearsden Festival Association |
700 |
Young People 5-25 years |
4 months fees for Producer/Coordinator, Cost £2,664 Amount needed £1,332 Actor, Musician, Director fees Cost £3,200 Amount needed £1,600 Band for Schools' Dance Festival Cost £450 Amount needed £450 Filmmakers x 2 fees Cost £1,100 Amount needed £550 Play Outdoors and Storyteller fees, full day Cost £680 Amount needed £680 |
£ 4,612 |
|
Torrance Community Initiative |
32 |
Residents of Torrance and wider community of East Dunbartonshire |
Grass cutter/mower -cost £3499.00. Mulcher - cost £180.00; Service Plan - cost £300.00 |
£3979 |
|
Walk, Run, Cycle East Dunbartonshire |
1,000 |
All ages |
First Aid £70 each for 6 members = £720 Accident books 2 X £4 each = £8 First aid kits £20 x 6 = £120 Walk leader training £35 X 4 £140 Lowland training course £49 X4 £196 Mountain training level 1 £49 X2 £98 Nordic walking training £180 X2 £360 Nordic training for participants £25 X6 £150 Nordic walking poles £30 X6 £180 Hut to store all this equipment £40 |
£1450 |
|
West Park United |
300 |
5 to 25 year old |
Salary £12,000 amount requested £5,000 |
£5,000 |
|
Total |
|
Scheme B
Organisation Name |
Numbers benefiting EDC |
Target Group |
Purpose of Grant |
Awarded |
---|---|---|---|---|
Apna Ghar Womens Project |
50 |
Older BME community esp. Women |
Training costs for volunteers: £1,000, The Life story Project/performance of life story work: £499, Cooking classes: £420, Pilates: £300, volunteers’ costs: £499, Digital artwork: £499 Printer and photo cards: £450, venue hire:£480. Lunch for 50 people £499 |
£6,275 |
Carers Link |
80 |
05–25-year-olds |
Transport 8 x 1 day activities (Glasgow & Surrounds) 3 x residential break in Scotland (East Ayrshire, Fife & Fort William) Cost Average £250 per day £490 (Fife) £300 (Ayrshire) £432 (Fort William Train Amount needed £3222 Catering 8 days x Lunch/Snacks for 16 Hopscotch Residential for 16 for 1 week Cost £100 per day £450 Amount needed £1250 Carer Activity Costs (Entrance Fees etc.) VR Simulators Flip Out Treezone In Your Element Go Karting Mind & Draw Ski Club Craft Cost £455 £464 £494 £435 £327 £410 £318 £218 Amount needed £3121 Residential Breaks x 4 Fort William (Hopscotch) Ayrshire (Honeypot - £85 per head x 12) Fife (Young Carers Festival) Cost £250 £1020* Amount needed £1270 |
£8,863 |
Caurnie Angling Club |
241 |
Project helping elderly, but group caters to all ages/abilities |
Voltacom Offgrid System- £7594.68, Champion 7.5kw generator £949.95, Electrical materials for installation £780.66 |
£9,325 |
GRACE |
300 |
People with supported needs, disability, or long-term health condition |
fitness classes x 40 weeks £2400, yoga classes x 40 weeks £2400, music and dance classes x 20 weeks £1000, Venue costs £2600, Promotion & management costs£1000 |
£9,600 |
Greenhouse Café - Kirkintilloch Baptist Church |
1,000 |
People with support needs such as a disability or long-term health condition |
2 600Ltr freezers (3407.98) and deli serve over counter £3779.99 Cost 7187.97 Amount needed 7187.97 Aprons x 50 (£21 each with logo stitched on)) Cost 1050 Amount needed 1050 training (coffee training x4 people at £80 each and food hygiene courses 10 x £20+vat) Cost 560 Amount needed 560 |
£8,798 |
Hillhead Housing Association |
200 |
Tenants in hardship. People on a low income |
Emergency vouchers: £5,000 (£50 per person) Winter Bundle Packs: £5,000 (£50 per person) |
£10,000 |
The Hive |
300 |
Low/No income |
Gladystine Panel Solid Wood Room Divider/Wayfair cost £237.99 amount requested £237.99 Lommapp cabinet/Ikea cost £379 amount requested £379 Lap top HP Store intel own site cost £399 x 2 amount requested £798 Loga mats from Amazon cost ££14.99 each x 10 amount requested £149.09 Folding Chairs/Argos cost £16 x 25 amount requesting £400 Amazon: Folding tables 5ft cost 4 x £43.99 each amount requesting £175.96 Aroma therapy oils starter pack/Quinessence/web sit cost £120, amount requested £120 First quote from Printer Base: Printer OKI MC853dn A3 Colour Laser Multifunction Printer: inc vat cost £1,632.83 amount requested £1,632.83 Wayfair: Gladystine 225cm wx172cm panel solid wood folding room divider cost £237.99 amount requested £237.99 Non-perishable goods for the pantry/community cost £480, amount requested £480 Cleaning equipment to use in the Hive: different coloured mops, cost £350 amount requested £350 Roseland website: large black extendable table cost £269.97 amount requested £269.97 Blinds for two windows cost £120 amount requested £120 Bean bags: from light in the box £20 each x 6 cost £120 amount requested £120 All from Ikea: costs included and asking for amount requested same as cost Lockage storage: Ikea Lockable cabinet: Article Number404.747.61 £179 TROTTEN Cabinet with sliding doors, white, 80x55x75 cm £150 Table lamps x 3 Floor lamps x2 £80 OMAR2 shelf sections, 211x36x94 cm: Article Number392.790.44 £110 OMAR1 shelf section, 92x36x181 cm £90 Article Number698.290.83 OMAR2 shelf sections, 197x36x181 cm £220 Article Number892.790.51 OMAR Shelving unit with 3 baskets, galvanised, 92x36x94 cm £55 Article Number804.830.75 OMARClip-on basket Article Number003.346.64 £5 each x 4 £20 Pantry: Storage containers £200 Ikea variety of sizes TROTTEN Cabinet with sliding doors, white, 80x55x110 cm £199 Article Number604.747.60 OMAR Shelving unit with clothes rail Article Number605.309.78 £75 BILLYBookcase, white Article Number090.178.26 £105 Baby changing table £100 |
£7,054 |
New Creation |
20 |
Young People (5 to 25 years) |
Stationery and printing for 12 months Cost 200 Amount needed 200 Food and beverage for 12 months Cost 200 Amount needed 200 Project worker and tutor Cost 480 x 12 months Amount needed 5760 Venue Cost 200 x 12 months Amount needed 2400 Outings expenses Cost 350 x 4 times Amount needed 1400 |
£9,960 |
New Roots Initiative |
25-40 |
16-25 year olds who are neuro-divergent members of our community. |
Salary Costs |
£10,000 |
St Mary's Parish Church |
500+ |
Other People 66+ |
Contribution towards installation of Video Monitors/Screens £10,000 |
£10,000 |
Stitch the Gap |
120 |
People with support needs, disability or long term health conditions |
Contribution towards Salaries (2 x sewing technicians, tutor, sewing machine mechanic & admin) Cost 8600 Amount needed 8600 Material (Velcro, handles to alter/redesign items, patterns, drafting paper, cutting mats, scissors, haberdashery Cost 450 Amount needed 450 Rent Cost 450 Amount needed 450 Utilities (heating costs) Cost 400 Amount needed 400 Sundries (tea, coffee, biscuits) Cost 100 Amount needed 100 |
£7,667 due to awarding £7,333 in round one |
Week day Wow Factor |
40 |
Age 66+ |
8 sessions of Disco Lunch and themed resources Cost £200 x 8 = £1600 Amount needed £1600 sessions of hall hire Cost £16.25 x 8= £130 Amount needed £130 4 sessions of Minibus adventures- maintenance, Fuel, insurance, MOT and Vehicle Tax Cost £140 x 4 = £560 Amount needed £560 Staff costs(DJ/Minibus support £50 per session&Lead Facilitator costs £100 per session and Travelling expenses (£40 per session) Cost £190 x 12 = 2280 Amount needed £2280 Marketing leaflets (£80 for 100 leaflets) and 10 percent Accountant backend costs and Admin and social support (5hrs/mon= £20p/h) Cost £80 + (£100x8= £800) + (10% £5450= £545) = £ 1425 Amount needed £1425 |
£5,995 |
|
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|
Total Awarded |
£101,514 |
Community Grants success story
Grants Advisory Committee
The Grants Advisory Committee (GAC) was formed in 2003. The committee’s role is to assess grant applications made to the Community Grants Scheme run by East Dunbartonshire Council. The group of 25 volunteers represent community groups and organisations across East Dunbartonshire. If you are a member of a local community group and are interested in joining the GAC please get in touch: communityplanning@eastdunbarton.gov.uk