Mid Argyll communities invited to apply for wind farm funds

on October 25th,2011

Community groups based within 10 kilometres of the An Suidhe Wind Farm near Inveraray are being invited to apply for a slice of a £28,500 grant fund.

The An Suidhe Wind Farm Community Fund benefits Inveraray,Furnace,Eredine and Dalavich and their surrounding areas –providing they are within the 10k radius –and is open for applications until November 7 2011.

For the next 25 years,wind farm operator RWE npower renewables will award £28,500 annually,rising in line with inflation,to the An Suidhe Wind Farm Community Fund. The fund’s purpose is to support activities which will enhance quality of life and promote people’s well-being,bring people together and foster vibrant,sustainable communities.

The Scottish Community Foundation,a grant-making charity,will process applications from constituted community groups,not-for-profit organisations and registered charities.

An advisory panel made up of local residents and representatives from the areas will meet regularly each year to make decisions.

Applications for grants of up to between £250- £7,000 are being invited. Additionally,smaller awards of less than £250 can be made through a ‘micro’ grants scheme administered by each of the community councils serving the area.

Forms and guidelines will be available direct from the community councils and are also available on the Scottish Community Foundation website at http://www.scottishcf.org/resources/funds/view/105/rwe-npower-renewables-an-suidhe-community-fund/?from=R/1.