Grant Funding & Financial Assistance

Clackmannanshire Council administers several types of grant funding. Links to these are listed below.

• School Clothing Grants
• A grant to assist parents on low incomes to purchase school clothing for their children.
• Free School Meals
  Pupils of parents on low incomes are entitled to free school meals.
• Education Maintenance Allowance
  Financial help for 16 to 19 year olds to continue learning.
• Clackmannanshire Educational Trust
  Small grants available for educational purposes to residents of Clackmannanshire.
• Clackmannan District Charitable Trust
  Small grants available for essential household items.
• Spittal Trust
  Small grants available for essential household items.
• Clackmannanshire Community Grant
• Grant of up to £500 for Clackmannanshire villages or communities to help fund one community celebration in that area each year.
• Old Age Pensioner (OAP) Associations
  Small grants to properly constituted community organisations to assist with the funding of Christmas lunch for members who are old age pensioners.
• GRANTfinder
  • Business funding - contact Clackmannanshire Works

Other types of financial assistance may be available. The telephone contact numbers/links for further information are listed below:

• Home Energy - help with heating and insulation 
• Cost of living help and support 
• Educational Grants
  Education
  Tel: 01259 450000
  e: education@clacks.gov.uk
• Sports Related Grants
  Education
  Tel: 01259 450000
  e: sportsdevelopment@clacks.gov.uk
• CFSLA (Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling Local Authorities) Payroll Lottery Committee
  • CFSLA Payroll Lottery Committee consider applications from Charity, Community and Voluntary Groups for assistance.
• Forth Valley & Lomond CLLD
  • Invites applications for innovative or pilot projects seeking funding in the rural areas of Clackmannanshire, where projects are able to provide at least 50% match funding from another source.