Rural Community Local Led Development 2027-2028 Expressions of Interest

West Lothian's Rural Community Led Local Development Fund (CLLD) anticipates opening for Expressions of Interest in February 2027, subject to confirmation of our allocation from the Scottish Government.

Further information on the 2027-2028 programme will be posted here as soon as it becomes available. Alternatively, you can sign up to our newsletter to receive updates using the link at the bottom of this page.

Priorities:

The aim of the RCLLD Fund is to deliver community-based activity to meet one or more of the following Scottish Government priorities:

Eradicating child poverty
Growing the economy
Tackling the climate emergency
High quality and sustainable Public Services

Eligible areas:

West Lothian towns, villages and settlements with population under 10,000 are eligible for support.

Towns and villages with population under 10,000 but part of a larger conurbation are eligible if they support surrounding areas and demonstrate a high level of fit with rural development.

These areas are:

East Whitburn	Pumpherston
Uphall	Uphall Station

Areas not eligible for support are:

Armadale	Bathgate
Broxburn	Linlithgow
Livingston	Whitburn

Eligible applicants:

Organisation and groups eligible to apply include but are not limited to; CICs, SCIOs, development trusts, community groups, volunteer groups and social enterprises*.

We do not accept applications from unincorporated associations

We do not accept applications from individuals

We are not accepting applications from businesses at his time

*Your group/organisation must be incorporated and have a bank account.