Our community fund is back!
Our Community Fund aims to support non-profit organisations registered to the islands and coastal ports we serve.
About the fund
We are pleased to be reopening the CalMac Community Fund.
The reopened fund will provide grants ranging from £1,000 to £10,000 to non-profit organisations working to support vulnerable and disadvantaged people in island and coastal communities.
The fund reflects our long-standing commitment to the communities we serve and aims to help local organisations deliver projects that:
Improve health, wellbeing and quality of life
Tackle poverty and financial hardship
Build stronger, more connected communities and reduce social isolation.
Due to the overwhelming volume of applications, the CalMac Community Fund will close one week early to new submissions.
The closing date for new submissions is now 9 November.
We are incredibly grateful for the enthusiastic response to the fund from the communities which we serve. However, we do not want to disappoint more people that we can support and given the high volume of applications and the budget available, we can no longer accept new submissions after the 9th of November.
Thank you for your support, it is truly heartwarming to see the power of work the communities deliver across the network and we sincerely regret any inconvenience or disappointment this early closure may cause.
For future funding opportunities through the CalMac Community Fund, please check our website and social media platforms in Summer 2027.
Please note: Should you have an application in progress on the portal, our fund administrator Foundation Scotland, will be in touch to confirm your final date for completion and submission is 16 November. The fund is administered by Foundation Scotland.
About the fund
We are pleased to be reopening the CalMac Community Fund.
The reopened fund will provide grants ranging from £1,000 to £10,000 to non-profit organisations working to support vulnerable and disadvantaged people in island and coastal communities.
The fund reflects our long-standing commitment to the communities we serve and aims to help local organisations deliver projects that:
Improve health, wellbeing and quality of life
Tackle poverty and financial hardship
Build stronger, more connected communities and reduce social isolation.
Due to the overwhelming volume of applications, the CalMac Community Fund will close one week early to new submissions.
The closing date for new submissions is now 9 November.
We are incredibly grateful for the enthusiastic response to the fund from the communities which we serve. However, we do not want to disappoint more people that we can support and given the high volume of applications and the budget available, we can no longer accept new submissions after the 9th of November.
Thank you for your support, it is truly heartwarming to see the power of work the communities deliver across the network and we sincerely regret any inconvenience or disappointment this early closure may cause.
For future funding opportunities through the CalMac Community Fund, please check our website and social media platforms in Summer 2027.
Please note: Should you have an application in progress on the portal, our fund administrator Foundation Scotland, will be in touch to confirm your final date for completion and submission is 16 November. The fund is administered by Foundation Scotland.
Find out more
See below to find out more about the community fund, including hearing from those who benefited from it previously.
