Southside and Newington
The total available for Southside and Newington Community Grants Fund (CGF) in 2024/25 is £29,416.
There will be two deadlines for Southside and Newington applicants this year if needed:
- 20 May 2024
- 26 August 2024.
Please submit your application early as it is first come first served and funds may run out early in the year.
You can find guidance and application form below. Please read this before applying to ensure that you meet the criteria.
Awards made in Round 1 (2024-25), leaving a balance of £2,095.84
- Edinburgh Rays Baseball Club - a partial Award of £1,077.16 to purchase equipment for club members
- The Salisbury Centre SCIO - a partial award of £2,000.00 to modernise the centre’s website and advertising
- Beetroots Collective CIC – a full award of £4,875.00 to support art workshops for new Scots on the theme of Scottish folklore
- Pregnancy & Parents Centre – a partial award of £2,600 to install buggy storage and second-hand prams
- Preston Street Primary School Parent Council – a partial award of £1,540 to purchase materials and equipment for community events
- Cameron House Community Education Centre Management Committee – a full award of £5,000 to support summer programme of activities
- Community Church Edinburgh – a full Award of £2,879.00 to deliver a suicide prevention course
- Canongate Youth – a full Award of £3,056.00 to support summer programme for children and young people
- Southside Community Centre Association SCIO – a partial Award of £3,083 to support a women's group and summer camp programme for children and young people
- Bridgend Farmhouse – a partial Award of £1,210 to support cost-of-living advice sessions and weekly free healthy meals for families.
How we assess applications
We check every CGF application for eligibility. We will get back to you if any information is missing or unclear.
Local funding panels will consider all eligible applications. Panels typically consist of ward councillors, community councillors plus representatives from local community organisations.
Panels will look for evidence of how the project will benefit the local community as well as accurate costings.
They may recommend to
- fully fund the project
- offer partial funding
- decline to recommend an award
- the panel may choose to defer an application to get further information if funds allow.
Recommendations from funding panels are then considered by the Community Empowerment and Engagement team Head of Service, Andrew Field.
If approved, we will get in touch with formal funding agreement papers.
Application and guidance
Please use this version of the application form and please note that any applications received that are not on this form may not be accepted.
Download the Community Grants Fund guidance and application form