Grant

Applicants will be granted:

• Action 1 (Local Innovative Projects) - Maximum 50% of total project costs, Maximum £50,000
• Action 2 (Trans Regional and Trans National) - Maximum 70% of total project costs, Maximum £50,000

Funding cannot be awarded retrospectively i.e. expenditure incurred prior to a project receiving approval.

Match Funding?

Applicants will need to have matching funds, normally 50% or more of the total project cost. The LEADER grant cannot be released until you have this match funding in place.

To assist groups researching for match funding or if your project does not qualify for LEADER funding the East Lothian 4 Community website (www.open4community.info/eastlothian) or Midlothian 4 Community website (www.open4community.info/midlothian) are a free online funding search tool especially for local organisations in East Lothian.

What information do I need to supply with the community application?

You will need to supply a variety of information, details of which will depend on the nature of each project coming forward. Some examples might be: details of the community group and constitution, any planning permission or building warrant, estimates of equipment/services being provided, detailed proposals of the project including who is going to undertake the work, and letters of the community's own contribution and match funding being in place.