Some other sources of funding available to projects concerned with sustainable development.
Community and Householder Renewables Initiative
The Scottish Community and Householder Renewables Initiative (SCHRI), developed by the Government, provides a "one-stop" service for community groups and householders interested in developing renewable energy solutions to meet their own energy needs.
Strategic Waste Fund
The Scottish Government established a Strategic Waste Fund for local authorities to implement Area Waste Plans under the National Waste Strategy. Local authorities are being encouraged to work in partnership with community or voluntary sector groups in implementing these plans particularly where existing initiatives can be developed and expanded.
Landfill Tax Credit Scheme
The Landfill Tax Credit Scheme was designed to help mitigate the effects of landfill upon local communities. It encourages partnerships between landfill operators, their local communities and the voluntary and public sectors. The landfill tax credit scheme was introduced with the landfill tax in October 1996 and enables landfill site operators to donate up to 6.5 per cent of their landfill tax liability to environmental projects in return for a 90 per cent tax credit. These projects should conform to one of six objects set for the LTCS
National Lottery
Good causes money from the National Lottery, aimed at bringing real improvements to communities: Big Lottery Fund.