The Caithness & North Sutherland fund was established by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd to distribute funding to community organisations for projects that will increase the attractiveness of Caithness & North Sutherland as a place to live, work and invest with particular emphasis on achieving environment, social, culture and infrastructure improvements.
The funding package was agreed as part of the development of a new disposal facility for low-level waste from decommissioning Dounreay.
The NDA will provide £4M to the fund – £1m at the start of construction in 2011 and £300,000 in 2014 and each year until 2023.
PRESS RELEASE CNSF2018PR029 (13/03/2018) COMMUNITY GROUPS REWARDED TO DELIVER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS! Community groups across Caithness and north Sutherland have gained more than £178,000 from a local fund’s recent awards. The Caithness & North Sutherland Fund, which is provided by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), has held two funding rounds since October and awarded money to […]
The CNSFund office will be closed for the festive period from Friday 22nd December – Monday 8th of January.
Please select the following link to download the CNSF 2017 AGM Report. CNSF(2017)AGM006-P001 Chairperson’s Report This year we find ourselves at a significant milestone for the Caithness and North Sutherland Fund as 2017 is now half way through the Fund’s lifetime plan. At this noteworthy stage, the Fund has committed a total of £1,673,669 towards one […]
The CNSFund assesses applications on a quarterly basis. Please ensure that you submit your initial enquiry form well in advance of the closing dates to allow yourself sufficient time to complete your full application form, which we will provide you with after we receive your initial enquiry form and have concluded our eligibility screening checks. […]