"The aim of the Fund is to offer financial assistance to local projects which will increase the resilience, sustainability and well-being of the community of Colonsay and Oronsay"
What You Need to Know About Applying
Anyone can apply for a grant from the Fund, and applications will be reviewed by an independent Panel of community members, to see if they meet the criteria for the fund. To be successful an application will need to show that the project will benefit the community of Colonsay and Oronsay.
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An Advice to Applicants guide can be found here and has been written to help applicants through the application process, and a ‘Buddy’ system (more information found here) is in place to provide additional support applicants. If you require the assistance of a ‘Buddy’, please contact the Fund Administrator William Young at william.young@colonsayandoronsaycommunityfund.com to arrange a ‘Buddy’ to help you with your application.
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Application for grants up £1000 by community members can be made on the COCF Short Form Application, and applications for grants over £1000 should be made on the COCF Long Form Application. Completed application forms should be sent to the fund Administrator who's details can be found at the bottom of our website. You can ask for application forms from the Fund's Administrator or they are available for download here.
1. Applications for grants from the fund will be considered on their merits, and a project must meet a local need or benefit the community of Colonsay & Oronsay.
2. A Mission and Ethos of the fund have been created to help us all have a shared understanding of what community benefit can be. As well community benefit a project may bring personal benefit and this is acceptable and supported within the Mission and Ethos of the fund.
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3. Generally, the larger the grant being requested the greater should be the community need being addressed and also the greater the community benefit resulting.
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4. For a grant to be awarded there must be sufficient community benefit to justify the size of grant requested.
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5. As a special case, where a grant is for less than £1000 and the applicant is a community member, even where there may be a greater personal benefit than community benefit a grant can be given. This is because there is an inherent community benefit in a community member having a grant from the fund.
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