What is the Lower Earn Trust
The Lower Earn Trust (LET) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) and a Registered Charity No SC052869. It was established in 2024 to receive, manage and redistribute funds received from a variety of sources (notably windfarms in the local area) for the benefit of the Lower Earn community, which covers the area shown in the map below. With Bridge of Earn lying at its centre, it covers an area from Forteviot in the west to Rhynd in the east, and Aberdalgie in the north to Stronachie in the south.
Area of the Lower Earn Community
Mission
The Mission of the Lower Earn Trust is to encourage self-help in the community and to allow it to find a way of choosing its own path in provision of projects to benefit the community.
Purposes
The purposes of the Lower Earn Trust are to fund-raise, apply for grants, accumulate funds, manage applications and make grant awards to local charities and charitable projects within the Ward of Earn Community Council.​
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The advancement of education;
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The advancement of health;
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The advancement of citizenship or community development;
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The advancement of public participation in sport;
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The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended;
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The advancement of environmental protection or improvement.
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Initial applications
Applications may be made from Friday 15th August 2025. The initial closing date for applications to be received is Wednesday, 22nd October and thereafter at 3-monthly intervals (see Grant Application Process for other dates in 2026). Applications will be reviewed by the Trustees on 19th November and responses provided to applicants on 27th November.
