Community Benefit Fund
2024 December awards
LUCT is delighted to announce the following projects were successful in their bids for the December funding round. A total of £7635.86 was awarded. The next round of funding, 2025 dates will be announced on this page and in the Ullapool News and on social media.
Ullapool High School, Gold Award D of E Expedition - £1,771
Ullapool Active Schools- Climbing for all - £1,400
Ullapool Primary School, Breakfast club - £1000
Church of Scotland , Superkids - £1000
Highland Rangers, Homes for wildlife - £860
Ullapool Rotary, defib maintenance - £500
Blue Hope Alliance, adopt a bay -£500
Ullapool Unpacked, signage -£354.86
Church of Scotland, Giving Tree - £250
This round of funding was resourced from surplus income from the Broom Power Hydro scheme and individual donations. Thank you.
The community benefit fund, has been established as a means of enabling LUCT to financially support community projects within its remit area. The fund came into existence through a partnership between Lochbroom Community Renewables (Broom Power) and LUCT. We are actively seeking further funding sources and welcome individual donations to the fund.
The funding will be allocated by the Community Benefit Fund Panel which represents the community, LUCT, Loch Broom Renewables and the Community Council. Funding will be allocated on an ongoing basis. Payments from £250 up to £4,000 are available . Non-constituted groups and/or individuals may apply if they are sponsored by another non-profit group who can receive the grant on their behalf.
Queries and requests for printed application packs should be directed to:
Lochbroom & Ullapool Community Trust, The New Broom, 28 Argyle Street, Ullapool, IV26 2UB email info@ullapoolcommunity.org
In 2025 we plan, (if funds allow) to again have two rounds of funding , first in late Spring and the second in late Autumn. Our funds fluctuate each year depending on the amounts we receive from Broom Power and from individual donations. If you would like to contribute to the fund please see donation form link at bottom of this page.
Watch this page for next application round dates.
November 2024 Community Benefit Fund now CLOSED to applications awards will be decided by the panel over the next month and announced in late December . Thankyou
Closing date 18.11.24 midnight
Grants from £250 to £4,000 from a total budget of £7,500
If you have a project or initiative which will benefit our community then do apply. Application forms are available below as word docs. or email us at info@ullapoolcommunity.org paper forms and guidance notes are also available at the New Broom.
CBF 2024 June award decisions
LUCT is delighted to announce the following projects have been successful in their bids for the June funding round of the. A total of £9,016.16 was awarded. There will be a second round of funding this Autumn dates will be announced in the Ullapool News, on our website and on social media.
Ullapool Museum: Geikie Centenary Exhibition -£1,000
Ullapool Village Hall: all access pathway to Youth Space - £1,731
Ullapool Flower & Produce Show- £1,070
Scoraig Community Centre Group: defibrillators for the peninsular - £2,000
Lochbroom Sailing Club: SCIO asset transfer costs - £1,700
Ross & Cromarty Citizens Advice Bureau: Ullapool Outreach Project - £1,515.16
This round of funding was resourced from surplus income from the Broom Power Hydro scheme and individual donations. Thank you.
Decisions about which projects receive funding are made by an independent panel of volunteers from the community with input from LUCT, the Community Council and LCR. The work of the CBF panel is reliant on volunteers and LUCT would like to thank those individuals for their commitment and time in refining and delivering the fund. We hope it will be even more successful this year.
