Gilbert Clark Foundation
FEDAGA has established a small grant scheme in memory of Gilbert Clark who volunteered a great deal of his time and expertise to the allotment community in Midmar, Edinburgh and Scotland. The Foundation is for affiliated allotment sites and community garden sites in Edinburgh for the purchase of capital equipment or facilities that will help their associations run and develop their sites more effectively.
Applications should be made on the prescribed form which soon be posted here, and must be signed by 2 members of the relevant association/community garden site committee or 3 plotholders where sites do not have a constituted committee.
Applications must include a person and their contact details who can answer questions on the application.
Applications must be for capital items, not revenue expenditure. The association is required to state how much grant money they require, when they require it, together with any ongoing revenue requirement indicating how they would finance this.
Capital funding includes materials, equipment etc, but not maintenance of equipment, buildings, or other structures. This year FEDAGA is considering applications for new or refurbished noticeboards as these are no longer provided by the Council.
Adequate provision needs to be made for the storage of any item purchased, and for its maintenance.
The maximum level of grant from FEDAGA will be £500. Match funding by the association or community garden for an application of up to £300 is strongly encouraged but not mandatory, recognising that some smaller sites have limited funds. For larger grants match funding will be required.
Items could be for more specialised equipment for use by more than one association - for example FEDAGA has an apple press that associations can book to use in the Autumn.
It will be a condition of any grant that the Allotment Association or Community Garden site recognise any contribution from FEDAGA and participate in any publicity organised by FEDAGA in respect of any grant that might be made.
Applications should be submitted electronically to FEDAGA’s Treasurer in the first instance, treasurer@fedaga.org.uk by 29th February 2024.
Applications will be considered by FEDAGA and a decision announced before the end of March 2024.
Grants must be spent by the end of May 2024, any unspent grants must be returned to FEDAGA and will be reallocated.
The decision of FEDAGA is final.
Applications should be made on the prescribed form which soon be posted here, and must be signed by 2 members of the relevant association/community garden site committee or 3 plotholders where sites do not have a constituted committee.
Applications must include a person and their contact details who can answer questions on the application.
Applications must be for capital items, not revenue expenditure. The association is required to state how much grant money they require, when they require it, together with any ongoing revenue requirement indicating how they would finance this.
Capital funding includes materials, equipment etc, but not maintenance of equipment, buildings, or other structures. This year FEDAGA is considering applications for new or refurbished noticeboards as these are no longer provided by the Council.
Adequate provision needs to be made for the storage of any item purchased, and for its maintenance.
The maximum level of grant from FEDAGA will be £500. Match funding by the association or community garden for an application of up to £300 is strongly encouraged but not mandatory, recognising that some smaller sites have limited funds. For larger grants match funding will be required.
Items could be for more specialised equipment for use by more than one association - for example FEDAGA has an apple press that associations can book to use in the Autumn.
It will be a condition of any grant that the Allotment Association or Community Garden site recognise any contribution from FEDAGA and participate in any publicity organised by FEDAGA in respect of any grant that might be made.
Applications should be submitted electronically to FEDAGA’s Treasurer in the first instance, treasurer@fedaga.org.uk by 29th February 2024.
Applications will be considered by FEDAGA and a decision announced before the end of March 2024.
Grants must be spent by the end of May 2024, any unspent grants must be returned to FEDAGA and will be reallocated.
The decision of FEDAGA is final.