External Funding
External Funding advice and assistance is provided to both internal Council departments and Community Planning Partners to access external funding opportunities. The range of funding streams includes:
- European Structural and Investment Funds for economic development projects http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Business-Industry/support/17404/EuropeanStructuralFunds
- LEADER funding for rural economic development projects in selected areas of West Dunbartonshire, e.g. Gartocharn, Kilpatrick Hills, Bowling www.fvl.org.uk
- Other European Finance Initiatives e.g. the SPRUCE Loan Fund for regeneration and energy efficiency projects http://www.amberinfrastructure.com/our-funds/spruce
- Skills Development Scotland for support for skills training https://www.ourskillsforce.co.uk/
- The Big Lottery Fund for community development projects https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/scotland
- Awards for All for small projects for schools and community groups https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/awardsforallscotland
- sportscotland for sports related projects https://www.sportscotland.org.uk/funding
- Creative Scotland for arts related projects http://www.creativescotland.com/funding
- The Heritage Lottery Fund and Historic Environment Scotland for funding for our local heritage and historic buildings https://www.hlf.org.uk/looking-funding/where-we-fund, https://www.historicenvironment.scot/grants-and-funding/
- Charitable Trusts and Foundations for various activities. View the database of Funders - Funding Scotland