Successful applicants to Round Five (In alphabetical order)
Auchencairn Climate Transition SCIO, ACT Edibles Project – £8,100
Expands community food growing across Auchencairn, creating more growing spaces, increasing volunteer involvement and exploring food sharing opportunities to support local resilience and sustainability.
Barbour Memorial Hall – Barbour Memorial Hall, Heating Upgrade – £8,678.53
Improves the hall’s heating system with energy-efficient technology, creating a warmer, more comfortable and sustainable space while reducing energy use and carbon emissions.
Building Futures Galloway, Future-proofing our Workshop – £30,000
Upgrades to the main joinery workshop include a new insulated roof, which creates a warmer training space and provides trainees with practical construction and teamwork skills.
Castle Douglas Day Centre for Older People, Room Hire – £2,012.50
Helps with room hire costs, enabling the Day Centre to continue providing nutritious lunches, activities and social opportunities for older people in the community.
Castle Douglas Development Forum, Stepping Stones Community Larder and Foodbank – £12,000
Supports staffing for the community larder, providing access to affordable and nutritious food while connecting local people with advice, support and wider community services.
Dumfries and Galloway Carers Centre, Carers Groups – £10,000
Provides free, accessible groups, activities and social opportunities for Adult and Young Carers, helping reduce isolation, ease financial barriers and improve wellbeing across Dumfries and Galloway.
Dumfries and Galloway Citizen’s Advice Service, Outreaches for Upper Nithsdale – £10,000
Extends face to face advice services in Kelloholm and Sanquhar, helping residents access free, confidential support on benefits, debt, housing, employment and other issues.
Dumfries Baptist Church, Food Project For All In Need – £9,551.40
Provides nutritious weekly food parcels and essential items to families and individuals facing financial hardship across Nithsdale, helping reduce food insecurity and social isolation.
Ecclefechan Day Centre, Ecclefechan Community Garden Project – £2,524.47
Creates an accessible community garden and upgrades kitchen equipment, providing opportunities for growing, cooking and socialising while promoting healthier eating, wellbeing and community connections.
Fed Up Community Café, Mobile Meal Provision – £3,320.92
Expands hot meal delivery and welfare-check services to support vulnerable residents across Stranraer and surrounding rural communities, helping tackle food insecurity and social isolation.
Glenkens Community and Arts Trust, Developing Community Led Learning in the Glenkens – £10,000
Supports community led development of sustainable education, childcare and learning opportunities across the Glenkens, helping strengthen local provision and create opportunities for people of all ages.
Heathhall Community Centre, Community Centre Manager – £23,778
Supports a dedicated Centre Manager to strengthen day-to-day operations, coordinate volunteers and activities, and develop new services that meet local needs and support community wellbeing.
Home-Start Wigtownshire, Mums in Mind Health and Wellbeing Group – £6,112
Delivers weekly wellbeing groups for mums and female carers in Stranraer and Newton Stewart, helping to reduce isolation, build confidence and improve health and wellbeing.
Horses4Help CIC, 6 Week Equi-Learning Course (ASDAN Accredited) – £9,600
Supports inclusive six-week equi-learning courses that help people build confidence, communication, emotional resilience and practical life skills through structured outdoor activities and interaction with ponies.
Include Us, Salvage Squad – £9,400
Provides practical workshops in repair, reuse and upcycling, helping local people develop affordable skills, reduce waste, build confidence and connect with their community.
Independent Living Support, It’s All About You D&G – £29,814
Supports peer led wellbeing and resilience programmes across Dumfries and Galloway, helping people build confidence, independence and practical skills while reducing poverty and social isolation.
IT Centre Castle Douglas, Digital Inclusion Drive – £5,000
Provides 20 refurbished laptops to people who need them, helping improve access to digital technology and providing ongoing support where required.
Kirkconnel and Kelloholm Development Trust, Community Café – £2,082
Creates a welcoming community café where residents can meet, socialise, build confidence and develop new friendships.
Kirkdale Hall Trustees, Carsluith Village Hall – Small Hall Improvements – £5,000
Improves the small hall with better insulation, energy-efficient heating and lighting, creating a warmer, more comfortable and sustainable space for community use.
Let’s Get Sporty CIC, Let’s Get Sporty – £26,820
Provides accessible sport, physical activity and active travel sessions in Kelloholm, Sanquhar, Annan and Gretna, helping improve health and wellbeing, reduce isolation and strengthen community connections.
Lochside Community Association, Grub Club – £19,663.03
Supports the delivery of Grub Club during school holidays, providing nutritious meals, a warm welcoming space and opportunities to reduce social isolation for local families and vulnerable residents.
Lochryan Pipe Band, Get Lochryan Pipe Band Competition Ready Again – £8,526
Supports equipment, uniforms and training for the band’s growing group of young players, helping them build confidence and skills to compete in pipe band events in 2027.
Machars Churches Basics Food Bank SCIO, Cost of Living Amelioration – £5,500
Provides essential food and basic necessities to people in need across the DG8 area, helping meet continued demand for support during the cost of living crisis.
Newstart Recycle, Building Capacity for Crisis Response and Community Support – £25,740
Supports additional staff capacity to respond more quickly to local crisis needs, increasing access to essential goods while strengthening partnerships, volunteering and the organisation’s long-term sustainability.
Restoring Upland Nature (RUN), Moffat Eagle Festival: Nature, Community and Rural Tourism in Scotland’s Eagle Town – £10,000
Supports the delivery of the Moffat Eagle Festival, bringing the community together through nature, wildlife and conservation activities while promoting Moffat as a destination for rural tourism.
Root and Rise Wellbeing CIC, Root and Rise Community Yoga and Mindfulness Programme – £9,539.60
Provides free yoga, mindfulness and relaxation sessions, improving access to wellbeing support while helping people build confidence, reduce isolation and improve physical and emotional wellbeing.
SHAX, Remote Location Starter Pack Distribution – £20,802.80
Expands local distribution hubs, ensuring people in remote areas of Dumfries and Galloway have better access to essential starter packs and support.
Solway Disability Support CIC, Sensory Garden – £7,685.47
Creates an accessible sensory garden where clients and the wider community can develop practical skills, connect with nature and enjoy activities that support physical and mental wellbeing.
South West Scotland RnR, Driving Forward Together – £28,460
Supports veterans with HGV driver training and advocacy, helping them build confidence, improve wellbeing and access employment opportunities.
Step Together Volunteering, Brighter Futures for Young People, Dumfries and Galloway – £10,000
Supports young people aged 15–25 to build confidence, resilience and practical skills through one-to-one support and volunteering opportunities.
Stranraer Water Sports Association, Increasing Staff Capacity – £16,650
Supports two local water sports instructors, increasing capacity for inclusive sailing, kayaking, paddleboarding and other activities while creating training and employment opportunities in the community.
The Brig Inn Pub and Hub Ltd, Brig Inn Community Pub and Hub: Remedial Work to External Supporting Wall – £12,000
Supports essential remedial and stabilisation work to the Brig Inn’s retaining wall, helping secure the community-owned building and enable its future development as a welcoming rural community hub.
The Eskdale Foundation, Langholm’s Changing Places Facility – £19,531.31
Supports the installation of a fully accessible Changing Places facility in Langholm, improving access and independence for people with complex disabilities and making the town more welcoming for residents and visitors.
The Food Train, Food Train and Fed Up: Eat Well Stranraer – £7,095.78
Provides affordable, nutritious meals and friendly contact for older people in Stranraer, helping support independence, reduce isolation and improve access to healthy food.
The Furniture Project (Stranraer) Ltd, Community Eco Teacher – Reuse, Sustainability and Skills for Life – £28,216.46
Provides practical education and workshops on reuse, sustainability and upcycling, helping local people develop skills to reduce waste, save money and make more sustainable choices.
The Veterans Garden Dumfries, Glass Houses Survey – £10,000
Supports specialist feasibility and planning work for new accessible glasshouses, helping create year-round opportunities for gardening, training, volunteering and community wellbeing.
Threave Rovers FC, Facility Management and Community Access Project Threave – £14,000
Supports a dedicated Facility Manager to ensure the new 3G facility is safe, accessible and well managed, expanding opportunities for sport, community activities and local participation.
Town Dynamics Limited, Dumfries Market Canopy Renewal Project – £2,942.73
Replaces worn market canopies, improving shelter for traders and customers while creating a more welcoming market that supports local businesses and strengthens Dumfries town centre.
Upper Annandale Parish Church, UAPC Dementia Educational Programme – £1,900
Provides community dementia education and training for local volunteers, helping raise awareness, reduce stigma and build more inclusive and supportive communities for people living with dementia.
Whithorn Trust, Digitising the Past: Whithorn’s Database Access Project – £29,526
Digitises over 52,000 archaeological artefacts, creating an interactive online archive that will make Whithorn’s rich heritage accessible to researchers, schools and the wider public.
Wigtown and Bladnoch Community Initiative, 33 South Main St Affordable Housing – £3,491
Supports the development of an affordable, energy-efficient home in Wigtown while safeguarding the Community Shop and strengthening this important local community asset.
Wigtownshire and Stewartry Partnership (WaSP), Let’s Eat Together Tuesday (LETT) – £9,827.40
Provides supported work placements in hospitality, helping people with disabilities and additional support needs develop practical skills, confidence and work experience while building pathways towards employment.