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The fund focuses on time-limited work on collections which has clear social benefit, outside the scope of an organisation’s core resources. Between 2017 and 2019, the Fund will award £3.5m to collections projects that demonstrate the inspiring and engaging potential of collections to deliver social impact for people and communities, innovating for the sector or at least for your organisation. They are looking for proposals to: work with an existing collection or collections to improve understanding of them and increase their use; and through that collections work, involve, inspire and have impact on people, communities and audiences. To be successful applications will need to: Engage local communities and/or those who aren’t typical museum attendees, and think about social impact and be developmental for the organisation or sector .

The developers of the Lochelbank Wind Farm, RWE Innogy UK provide this Fund for the benefit of residents in the geographic areas represented by the Community Councils of Glenfarg and Bridge of Earn. Money from the Fund will be used to support community projects and activities in these areas. RWE Innogy UK will contribute at least £20,000 per annum, rising in line with inflation for the lifetime of the wind farm (up to 25 years). The Fund will provide grants to support charitable activities that: Enhance quality of life for local residents; Contribute to vibrant, healthy, successful and sustainable communities; Promote community spirit and encourage community activity.

Hadyard Hill Community Fund (Hadyard Hill) is funded by SSE community benefit funding from the Hadyard Hill wind farm in South Ayrshire. The fund supports projects located within or directly benefiting one or more of the three community council areas of Barr, Pinmore & Pinwherry and Dailly. It will support charitable activities that support the rural regeneration and sustainability of the areas of benefit. Awards can support a wide range of costs and activities including equipment costs, running costs for local groups, staff or sessional worker costs, consultations, maintenance or refurbishment of community facilities etc.