Community Grant Scheme (CGS)

Funding available for community focused or charitable activities which sustain and develop the local community, represent value for money, show community involvement and are financially viable.

All 18 community councils are allocated funding from the Viking Community Fund on a share basis.

The five-share host areas are Delting, Nesting and Lunnasting, Sandsting and Aithsting and Tingwall, Whiteness and Weisdale and each have an annual allocation of £32,575.

Single share areas are Bressay, Burra and Trondra, Dunrossness, Fetlar, Gulberwick, Quarff and Cunningsburgh, Lerwick, Northmaven, Sandness and Walls, Sandwick, Scalloway, Skerries, Unst, Whalsay and Yell and have an annual allocation of £6,515.

Applicants applying to a specific community council area should complete a Tier 1 or Tier 2 application.

The Viking Community Fund has also allocated £135,000 to the CGS Tier 3 which is for applicants whose projects are Shetland-wide. Tier 3 will open 3 times per year with £45,000 available during each round.

Tier 1

  • Applications £50 to £1,000
  • Apply online
  • Open all year round (subject to remaining funding in your area)
  • Multiple applications up to an annual total of £2,000
  • Local community council decision making
  • Outcome within 8 weeks

Tier 2

  • Applications £1,001 and above
  • Apply online
  • Projects within individual or across 3 community council areas
  • Open all year round (subject to remaining funding in your area)
  • One application permitted every 12 months
  • Local community council decision making
  • Outcome within 8 weeks

Tier 3

  • Applications £200 to £15,000
  • Apply online
  • Shetland-wide projects
  • Open 3 times per year
  • One application permitted every 12 months
  • SCBF decision making
DeadlinePanel meets
30th SeptemberMid November
31st JanuaryMid March
31st MayMid July
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