FCC Scottish Action Fund Accepting Applications
FCC Communities Foundation is offering grants of between £2,000 and £40,000 for constituted not-for-profit organisations and local authorities across Scotland to support community, environmental, and heritage projects in communities near landfill sites and transfer stations.
- Land Reclamation (Object A) – The reclamation, remediation, restoration, or other operation on land to facilitate economic, social, or environmental use.
- Community Recycling (Object B) – Community-based recycling, reuse, and waste prevention projects.
- Public Amenities and Parks (Object C) – To provide, maintain or improve a public park or other public amenities.
- Biodiversity (Object D) – The conservation or promotion of biological diversity through the provision, conservation, restoration or enhancement of a natural habitat or the maintenance or recovery of a species in its natural habitat.
- Historic Buildings (Object E) – The maintenance, repair or restoration of a building, other structure or a site of archaeological interest which is a place of religious worship, or a site of historic, architectural, or archaeological interest and is open to the public.
Projects under objects C, D and E must be within 10 miles of an eligible licensed landfill site or transfer station. Applicants can check to see if their site is in an eligible area by using the screening tool on SEPA’s website.
Funding can be used for the following types of costs:
- Contractors.
- Materials.
- Capital items.
- Small items of equipment used by volunteers and staff to deliver the project.
The total cost of any proposed project should not exceed £250,000. All grant recipients are required to secure a ‘Contributing Third Party’ (CTP) payment.
There are two funding rounds each year.
The next deadline for applications is 19 November 2025.
