Community Grants Fund

Portobello and Craigmillar

The total available for Portobello and Craigmillar Community Grants Fund (CGF) in 2024/25 is £22,637.

There will be two deadlines for Portobello and Craigmillar applicants this year if needed

Please submit your application early as it is first come first served and funds may run out early in the year.

You can find guidance and application form below. Please read this before applying to ensure that you meet the criteria.

We check every CGF application for eligibility. We will get back to you if any information is missing or unclear.

Local funding panels will consider all eligible applications. Panels typically consist of

Panels will look for evidence of how the project will benefit the local community as well as accurate costings.

They may recommend to

fully fund the project
offer partial funding
decline to recommend an award
the panel may choose to defer an application to get further information if funds allow.

Recommendations from funding panels are then considered by the Community Empowerment and Engagement team Head of Service, Andrew Field.

If approved, we will get in touch with formal funding agreement papers.