The Aldi Scottish Sport fund is a Scotland-wide community-based sport programme designed to make it easier for kids to take part in sports within their local communities by giving clubs the chance to secure up to £2,500 of funding. The Aldi Scottish Sport Fund is open to any sporting organisation in Scotland with registered charity status, from rugby clubs to after school groups and everything in between. Groups can apply for funding for a wide range of purposes, such as new strips, equipment or to subsidise transports costs.

The Stevenston Charitable Trust was established in 2000 with the particular aim of supporting the arts, and particularly the art of music, in the Lothians and Borders regions of Scotland. It makes grants to charities which work in the following fields: the advancement of the arts and culture – the Trustees favour musical and visual arts, but other aspects of the arts and culture will be considered. Charities which promote access to the arts by young people are of particular interest to the Trustees. The vast majority of grants are made in this field; the advancement of health – the Trustees consider only a small number of grants in this field in any one year focused on the Lothians and Borders regions of Scotland only. Large national health charities are unlikely to be successful.

The Drone Hill Community Fund is a charitable Fund to benefit residents of Reston & Auchencrow, Grantshouse, Coldingham and Cockburnspath Community Council areas. Constituted, not-for-profit groups and organisations working to benefit people in the four Community Council areas are able to apply to the Foundation for grants from the Fund. 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. A wide range of costs and activities will be considered for funding e.g.; equipment costs, running costs for local groups, staff or sessional worker costs, consultations, maintenance or refurbishment of community facilities. The Panel will also welcome applications that propose to work across the four areas.

The prevention or relief of poverty,The advancement of education,The advancement of religion,The advancement of health,The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended,The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. The fund has a particular focus on the Scottish Borders and Galashiels in particular.

The AEB Charitable Trust presently makes grant to charities in support of the following: The promotion of interests of wildlife, ecology and nature; The advancement of health, in particular, research into and treatment of Alzheimer's and the care of the confused elderly; The support of museums and galleries, music and the arts in Scotland; assistance to the infirm, the emergency services, disabled and retired members of the Armed Forces. The Trust favours organisations in the Lothians and Borders areas.

The charity raises millions of pounds each year and awards grants to help disabled and disadvantaged children aged 0 to 18 who are suffering from abuse or neglect, who are disabled or who simply need extra care and guidance. Grants are also given to children's charities and organisations to help them undertake projects and new initiatives or to ensure that much needed services can continue to provide essential care and support. They cover 22 areas around the UK in partnership with Bauer Radio and in Scotland these include areas covered by Northsound, West FM, West Sound, Tay FM, Forth, Moray Firth Radio (MFR), Clyde and Radio Borders.

Local projects can apply to deliver work which will support people affected by dementia living in the following health board areas: NHS Borders, NHS Lothians, NHS Fife and NHS Tayside. The funding awarded must be used wholly for the benefit of people living with dementia and their unpaid carers/families. It can be used to support new or existing work.

The aims of the Edinburgh Local Community Grants scheme are to: Increase engagement between the University and local communities; Have a positive social impact; Create learning opportunities (including informal and non-traditional forms of learning).

The Fund is provided by EDF Energy Renewables, the developer of the Longpark wind farm. It benefits the Community Council area of the Parish of Stow in the Scottish Borders. It provides 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.

The funds are operated for the common good of the residents of Duns, Galashiels, Hawick, Jedburgh, Kelso, Lauder, Peebles and Selkirk and may be used to provide advancement of citizenship or community development.