Community Grants Fund

City Centre

The total available for City Centre Community Grants Fund (CGF) in 2024/25 is £25,030.

There will be two deadlines for City Centre applicants this year if needed

  • 20 May 2024

  • October 2024

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.

How we assess applications

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

  • ward councillors
  • community councillors
  • representatives from local community organisations.

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. 

Application and guidance

Download the Community Grants Fund guidance and application form

Awards made in 2022/23

  • Grassmarket Residents Association £4,000
  • People Know How £1,432
  • Edinburgh Old Town Development Trust £4,800
  • Association of Ukrainians GB £3,550
  • Cockburn. Assoc. £1,276
  • Dancebase £3,718
  • St. Mary’s £4,897
  • Old Town Community Council £1,375