Costs which may be included when applying for funding include:

• Contractors
• Materials
• Capital items
• The cost of small items of equipment used by volunteers and staff to deliver the project

Please note: Salary costs, day to day management and running costs, together with routine maintenance costs will not be funded.

FCC Scottish Action Fund What we are unable to fund

• Projects which have already started
• Purchase of land
• Revenue or salary costs of staff including training and travel costs
• Purchase or lease of vehicles
• Construction of new buildings or extensions to existing buildings (see separate guidance)
• Projects located at leisure centres, swimming pools or sports facilities that are owned and managed by a Local Authority
• Any works to public highways, roads (either on or off project site, adopted or un-adopted) pavements beside highways, roundabouts. This does not include recreational footpaths, bridle paths or cycle ways.
• Projects involving Membership-only organisations where the general public (i.e. non-members) are unable to use the facilities
• Village or town centre enhancements such as walkways, street works or signage
• Administration posts
• Projects to provide or enhance overnight accommodation or residential areas of any amenity
• War Memorials that do not have full public access or are not located within a public park