How to apply
Applications for the Small Scale Accessible and Sustainable Capital Fund are now open.
Rolling application deadline:
- Round one: Closes 20 November 2026
- Roud two: Closes 26 February 2027
- Round three: Closes 10 December 2027
You must submit your application online through our consultation hub.
SSASCF is a competitive fund, which means applications will be assessed against the published eligibility and assessment criteria and ranked according to their overall score. Funding will be allocated to eligible projects in order of score until the available annual budget has been committed.
You should make sure your project:
- meets the eligibility criteria for the relevant funding strand
- demonstrates a clear need or opportunity
- represents a new, enhanced or collaborative activity that would not otherwise be delivered, or would be significantly reduced, without fund support
- has a clear and realistic delivery plan
- demonstrates measurable benefits for businesses, visitors and/or accessibility and inclusion
- provides clear and measurable outputs and outcomes.
How we will assess applications
Applications will be assessed through a competitive process by an assessment panel made up of sector specialists (heritage, accessibility, adaptation), the Fund manager, and a community representative.
Each application will be scored against the relevant assessment criteria out of 100.
For an application to be eligible for funding, it must achieve a minimum weighted score of 60. High priority ranking will be awarded to projects that achieve a score over 80, with medium priority given to projects with a score of 70-79. Projects that score between 60-69 will be placed on a reserve list.
Funding will take account of geographic spread and be allocated in order of ranking until the annual budget is fully committed.
All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application and will receive feedback.
Conditions applying to successful applicants
Successful applicants will be required to accept our standard grant conditions and reporting requirements.
You will also need to submit a completion report with
- outputs
- outcomes
- evidence of delivery.
Questions
Contact the Fund team before you start your application if you are unsure about eligibility, evidence requirements, or which application route applies to your project.