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Scottish Hydro Achany Community Fund

WindfarmBackground

The fund is provided by SSE, the developer of the Achany Wind Farm. It benefits the community council areas of Ardgay & District, Creich and Lairg. The annual fund value will be at least £76,000.

Purpose

The Achany Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund invests in activities and initiatives that help to build a vibrant local economy, supports and encourages thriving communities and makes the area an attractive place to live, work and visit for people of all ages.

The Fund will do this by awarding a mixture of capital and revenue grants that:

Strengthen and diversify the local economy through support for social enterprises, especially those that explore, test and develop activity that sensitively exploits the area’s tourist potential or niche business areas.

Stimulate new ideas and innovative approaches to generate growth and development and new employment.

Support the acquisition, development and use of new community assets and maintain and enhance existing ones.

Ensure adequate provision and/or services are available for the community that improve their life chances and/or quality of life.

Support efforts that co-ordinate community activity and optimise local resources and assets.

Respond to unforeseen circumstances or opportunities that are in keeping with the broad Fund aims identified above.

For details of grants that have been awarded to date, please visit our grant-making map and selecting SSE Achany in the Scheme search box. 

How to apply

Groups in Ardgay & District, Creich and Lairg can apply for grants from £2,000 to £10,000.  Deadline for the coming year are 1 March, 2 July and 8 October. Use the following link to download an Achany application form and guidelines. 

Occasionally, applications for more than £10,000 will be considered. If you would like to discuss a larger applications, please call Rachel on 0141 341 4961.

You can:

  • Visit the Achany Community page to find out about the local panel and awards made from the fund
  • Find out more about the area by downloading the Achany Community Profile
  • over £230,000 is currently benefiting local communities, click here to read more about the achievements of the fund to date.