Communities and Place Grant Scheme

Clackmannanshire Council has launched its third round of the Communities and Place Fund, which is a challenge fund for local development projects that will close to applications at 5pm on 17 September 2025.

Supported by the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund, Clackmannanshire Council is inviting community groups, third sector organisations and businesses to submit applications to the fund if they have a capital project that will deliver one or more of the following funding objectives:

• Bringing communities together
• Development of the visitor economy
• High Street and town centre improvements

All projects will also have to deliver against the crosscutting theme below.

• Demonstration of how the capital investment will lead to job creation potentially in the future

Applications

The fund is open to applications of between £5,000 and £25,000, which can be up to 100% funding, while grants of between £25,000 and £50,000 will be considered but must have a minimum of 25% match funding.

Projects must be able to complete before the end of March 2026.

Potential applicants can be community groups, social enterprises, businesses or business groupings.

There is a total funding pot of £150,000 available for the programme and costs must be capital, so a fixed asset such as buildings, vehicles, equipment pathways, land purchase, landscaping or improvements to buildings, but not repairs or replacements. Revenue costs, like salaries are also ineligible.

Please refer to our web page which gives full guidance on the fund. 

Contact Neil Ramsay at e: nramsay@clacks.gov.uk if you have any questions about the fund or would like an application form.