Grants for community groups
Midlothian Local Employability Partnership Employability Funding – (No One left Behind)
The Local Employability Partnership (LEP), Employability Funding Midlothian is a Scottish Government fund delivered in partnership with Midlothian Council. It supports employability programmes that help Midlothian people overcome employment barriers. Applications for 2026/27 are now closed.
Data Protection Act 2018
To provide an effective service to help you achieve your goals, we need to record and store data about you. Here at Midlothian Council, we take your privacy seriously. As we collect and process personal information about you or your organisation we are registered as a ‘data controller’ under the Data Protection Act (ICO registration Z6284453). Under the Data Protection Act, you have a right to know how the Council collects, uses and shares your personal data. The information below provides a general description of the kinds of personal data we collect, and how we might use and share it.
Midlothian Council Small Grant Fund
We regret that as part of its budget savings, Midlothian Council has withdrawn its small grant funding programme. Unfortunately, as a result, we can no longer consider applications.
Other funding
- Funding Scotland provides information on over 1200 funds which support Scottish projects including charities, community groups and social enterprises
- SCVO also provides information on funding at: Funding (scvo.scot)