Come to the cafe at Leith Community Centre at 6pm for ‘Awards Night’ or check online after 8pm to find out which groups/projects will receive funding through £eith Chooses 2020.
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Thank you, Leith!
A huge ‘thank yu’ to everyone who contributed to making £eith Chooses Voting event such a great day, on Saturday. Organisers, project applicants and teams, volunteers, and of course, voters! It all came together in a lovely, buzzy community day when we could find out about all the fantastic charities and groups that work in Leith, for the benefit of our local community.
So the voted are all cast, and are now being counted. The results will be announced on Tuesday 18th February (after half-term, to make sure nobody misses it!).
Get the date in your diary!
Saturday 1st February is the Voting Day for £eith Chooses. Please come along and support the community projects that you feel will best help to fight hunger and/or loneliness in Leith. 
£eithChooses is coming up!
Make sure YOU take part in £eith Chooses 2020! Hear about it here from past recipients of funding.
Get your applications in NOW (by 6th January) and come along and vote (1st February).
Apply by 6th January 2020
£eith Chooses is open for applications now for new 1 year community projects that aim:
- to fight loneliness and social isolation in the Leith community.
- to fight hunger and food poverty in Leith.
One or the other. Or both together.
The deadline date is 6th January 2020. (Forms that are emailed in or posted between now and then may not be acknowledged immediately because of the holiday period, but their date will be noted.) You will be contacted asap after 6th January.
Do you have a project idea? Project costs need to be no more than £5,000 (unless you can prove you have the additional funding in place to cover higher costs). But you should just apply for what you need. Application forms here
Key contact is caroline.lamond@edinburgh.gov.uk
How’s your project idea / application coming along? Come to a Support Session
£eith Chooses is accepting applications now for new 1 year community projects that aim to fight loneliness and social isolation in the Leith community. Or to fight hunger and food poverty in Leith.
One or the other. Or both together.
Do you have a project idea? Project costs need to be no more than £5,000 (unless you can prove you have the additional funding in place to cover higher costs). But you should just apply for what you need.
Please get your application as early as you can. The deadline date is 6th January – it’s best not to leave it all until the last minute.
If you want to talk over your idea and check on details to make sure it’s eligible, before submitting your application, do come along to a support session on Wednesday 11th December at MacDonald Road Library (downstairs in Business Hub) between 3 pm and 7pm
or email caroline.lamond@edinburgh.gov.uk
Fighting Hunger and/or Loneliness
Applications are invited for project proposals that address the £eith Chooses 2019-20 theme, which is:
Fighting Hunger and / or Loneliness
Your application can address either Hunger or Loneliness, or both.
You can download Guidance Notes and Applications forms here
Applications are invited as soon as possible, ideally before Christmas, and must be in by 6th January 2020 at the very latest. Please think about coming along to a Support session before submitting your application, to make sure your idea / application is on the right track.
£eith Chooses 2019-2020 Launch, 1st October
Do please come along to the launch of the latest £eith Chooses process. There are new themes for this year, that you will want to hear about before planning your community project application. 6:30 pm, Leith Community Centre Cafe area, Tuesday 1st October
Hot News – £eith Chooses 2019-2020 – Key dates!
Here’s a heads up of key dates for £eith Chooses 2019/ 2020 to get into your diary.
- Applications to be in by Monday 6th January 2020 (but ideally before Christmas….)
- Voting Event is Saturday 1st February 2020
There is £44, 000 for community projects, up to £5,000 per project. Start thinking and planning now! Come to a support session for discussion and advice, if needed.
Possible Funding Sources for Projects
Sadly, there is just not enough money available through City of Edinburgh Community Grants Fund to support all the great projects that were put forward to £eith Chooses. There’s always next year…..
Meanwhile, here are some other possible avenues to explore, in the hunt for funding:
- Community Growing Fund – Scottish Government funding for local community growing projects
- Scotch Whisky Action Fund: Tackling Alcohol Related Harm
- Edinburgh4Community database of funding organisations, filtered by categories and types of projects funded.
- List of grant-making bodies, through Foundation Scotland
- North Edinburgh ‘Meet the Funders’ event, 21st March, at WPNC, 19 West Pilton Grove
