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Grants of up to £2,500 Available for Sporting Activities (Edinburgh & The Lothians)

Grants of up to £2,500 are available to organisations, including sports clubs, schools, religious organisations and Scout and Guides groups in Scotland, to run sporting activities to benefit people in the local community.

The funding is being made available through the Aldi Scottish Sport Fund, and to be eligible, projects must be located in areas with an Aldi store.

The fund opens for applications at various times throughout the year in different locations across Scotland. 

The current funding round applies to Edinburgh & The Lothians.  Areas in Edinburgh & The Lothians where there are Aldi stores include: Linlithgow, Whitburn, Broxburn, Livingston Almondvale Road, Livingston Houston Park, Bathgate, Herminston Gait, Gorgie, Fruitmarket Place, Oxgangs Road North, Gilmerton Road, Lady Road, Thornybank Dalkeith, Newhailes Musselburgh, Portobello, Leith, Tranent, North Berwick, Straiton and Haddington.

Previous projects supported have included wheelchair sports clubs and Special Olympics events.

The closing date for applications is 5th October 2025.

 

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4th September 2025