Who’s Eligible for funding?
- Constituted Community Groups
- Voluntary Organisations
- Social Enterprises
- Private Individuals for Courses for advancing Education or Employment opportunities
- Private individuals organising projects that benefit residents of the Dunvegan and district community council area
Who is NOT Eligible for funding:
- Anti-Wind Farm Groups
- Private Businesses
- Political Groups
- Religious Groups
Applications must also meet the following criteria:
- Projects must be located within the Dunvegan area (as defined by Dunvegan Community Trust Constitution) or benefit the residents of the Dunvegan Area
- Projects must meet at least one of the objectives of the Dunvegan Community Trust as set out in the Constitution.
Eligible Costs:
- Professional Fees for projects
- Site preparation
- Environmental improvements and enhancements
- Feasibility studies
- Rental costs
- Insurance
- Marketing
- Software
- Office costs
- Participant and Volunteer Expenses
- Non-Recoverable VAT
- Purchase of Equipment related to the eligible project
- Altering, Refurbishing or Extending a building owned or leased by the Applicant/Group
- Constructing a new building
- Purchase of Vehicles
- Arts and Monuments
- Online/web resource development projects
- General heritage /restoration projects
- Donations to charities
- Medical Equipment or research
Ineligible Costs:
- Financial Charges including Accounting Costs, Bank Charges on Account and Other Financial Charges (i.e Credit Card Charges), Costs of Guarantees provided by Banks or other financial institution, Debit interest and transaction charges, Loan Charges, Service charges (leases and hire purchase), Costs for winding up companies, Bad Debts, Fines.
- Ineligible Staff Costs: Statutory Maternity, Paternity, Adoption or Sick Pay, Payments for unfunded Pensions, Redundancy Payments, Commission and Bonus Payments.
- Existing/ongoing core staff costs are ineligible for funding
- Expenditure committed to or incurred before your grant has been awarded (offer letter signed and returned)
- Recoverable Vat
- Extended Credit agreements and finance leases for capital purchases.
- Animals and livestock
- Prize Money
- Alcohol
- Hire Purchase, Credit Agreements and Financial Leases for Capital Purchases