Community Grants Fund

Craigentinny and Duddingston

The total available for Craigentinny and Duddingston Community Grants Fund (CGF) in 2024/25 is £25,477.

There will be two deadlines for Craigentinny and Duddingston applicants this year

  • 20 May 2024

  • August 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

  • Wilson Memorial Church £3,000
  • Jock Tamson's Gairden £894
  • Craigentinny Telferton Allotments £1,500
  • Craigintinny Lochend Social Centre £1,200
  • Craigintinny Garden Project £3,000
  • ALMA Project £2,890
  • Royal High Primary School Parent Association £2,950
  • Northfield Willowbrae Community Centre £864
  • North East dementia Group £2,800
  • People Know How £3,000
  • Northfield and Willowbrae Community Council £2,299