Housing funding reinstated but lack of clarity remains over how it could be used

Youth-led charity scoops £150k funding

18 February 2025

A collage of various artistic images, including abstract paintings, musicians with instruments, nature scenes, and human figures.

Deadlines approaching for arts funding opportunities

29 January 2025

•Arts

Wooden workshop interior with boats in progress, colorful flags above, and tools scattered around. A black boat is in the foreground, and a blue canoe is suspended from the rafters.

Maritime heritage initiative among projects given funding go-ahead

28 November 2024

A modern building is reflected in a body of water.

Local arts concern over closure of Creative Scotland fund

22 August 2024

•Arts

The pool at Clickimin will re-open on 10 October after the school holidays. Photo SRT

Grant given as swimming association looks to replace electronic timing system

9 April 2024

•Sport

Three groups awarded Loot for Lerwick funding after public vote

4 February 2024

Funding boost for Dim Riv

23 December 2023

•Marine

Hall upgrades among latest coastal communities funding awards

13 December 2023

Funding boost for waste management firm

4 October 2023

Upgrade of Unst boating club building awarded £100k funding

27 September 2023

A large blue and white boat inside a covered dry dock with its hull exposed above yellow railings. Two people in red coveralls are visible on the right side of the image.

HIE funding for Malakoff slipway improvements

16 August 2023

Will some footpath funding need to be handed back?

28 June 2023

•Transport

Delight for Lunna Kirk group as new funding edges building closer to community ownership

7 April 2023

Rural shops could benefit from new funding through council

16 December 2022

Scalloway Youth Centre, which opened in 1996, will close if the SIC stops funding youth centres. Photo Peter Johnson Partnership

Crown Estate grants awarded to projects all over isles

28 September 2022

British pound coins and notes on a white background.

Covid funding to help low income families and businesses

Extra funding will also go to the busy Shetland Citizens Advice Bureau

23 June 2022

Business start-up fund open for applications

6 April 2022

Councillors approve new business start-up grant scheme

14 March 2022

Surplus Covid business funding being used up

22 December 2021

Proposed government funding settlement ‘disappointing’, says council leader

21 December 2021

Crown Estate funding to increase

19 November 2021

Groups invited to bid for £124,000 community fund

4 October 2021

New all-terrain wheelchair for Michaelswood

27 August 2021

Funding boost for Westside projects

19 August 2021

More funding for Shetland Arts

5 August 2021

•Arts

Island MSPs call on government to fix college funding ‘anomaly’

20 July 2021

•Politics

Projects from Fair Isle to Unst receive cash boost from Crown Estate fund

30 June 2021

Updated

New £2m fund opens to support ‘green economic recovery’ in the islands

17 June 2021

Plenty of cash went unused in Covid discretionary fund

14 June 2021

•Coronavirus

An impression of how part of the Viking Energy windfarm could look.

More grants given out from Viking Energy community fund

1 June 2021

More grants given out by community benefit fund

2 May 2021

Small community groups secure funding from charitable trust

26 April 2021

Three large grant applications receive backing of councillors

14 April 2021

Funding success for local projects

19 February 2021

New fund to support businesses not eligible for Covid funding

17 February 2021

The NAFC Marine Centre in Scalloway, one of the colleges earmarked to merge into one organisation. Photo: Shetland News

Three projects secure ‘green recovery’ funding

27 January 2021

Sumburgh Head lighthouse secures funding

26 January 2021

Coutts supports call for ‘fair funding’ settlement for councils

18 January 2021

Lerwick Lifeboat nets donation after winter grotto

13 January 2021

Asta campsite secures funding worth quarter of a million

11 January 2021

Christmas funding boost for range of organisations

21 December 2020

Strong interest in Crown Estate grant aid scheme

14 October 2020

Crown estate funding scheme gets green light

10 August 2020

Coastal income fund could offer community grants of up to £100,000

6 August 2020

Arts agency secures £250k funding boost

Chief executive Graeme Howell says the money has allowed Shetland Arts to ‘significantly reduce’ the number of redundancies it was considering

6 August 2020

•Coronavirus

Lerwick Community Council approves funding requests

7 July 2020