Over £200k to Support Gaelic Projects in Communities across Scotland
Bòrd na Gàidhlig has committed up to £210,000 to 53 Gaelic projects that will run between 2026 and 2028. This has been done through the Taic Freumhan Coimhearsnachd (Community Grants) funding scheme, Bòrd na Gàidhlig’s primary fund for supporting projects to promote and increase the usage and learning of Gaelic at community level in Scotland.
Funding has been approved for projects across Scotland and a wide range of community groups, schools, Gaelic centres and other groups will be supported. For the first time, the scheme was also opened to independent individuals as well as organisations with the aim of removing barriers to community-lead Gaelic development. Bòrd na gàidhlig hopes that this will encourage people of all ages across the country to speak and learn Gaelic and provide much needed support to Gaelic communities.
As well as the 53 projects to be supported through this year’s round of funding, there are an additional 32 receiving continued support that was granted in 2025. These groups are still building on the work they’ve been doing in regions across the country to encourage people to speak and learn Gaelic and will carry that work forward over the coming year.
Artsplay Highland is the group receiving the largest grant, £10,000 over two years. The funding will be used to develop their Ceòl is Cèilidh (Music and Ceilidh) project, which will support young children and families to speak Gaelic together more often. This will be done through the delivery of Gaelic classes and family ceilidhs in nurseries and primary schools and the creation of digital resources. Artsplay Highland hope that at least 125 children and families will benefit from the project and will be encouraged to use more Gaelic together at home.
Back Historical Society will be the recipient of the biggest grant made to an organisation based in the Western Isles. The group will receive £7,000 for their Muinntir a’ Bhac (the People of Back) project, which has been running since 2024 with support through that year’s round of Community Grants funding. The group organises community events and opportunities for people of all ages in the local community to speak Gaelic together. The plan is to expand this events programme and to add to their existing digital archive, which can be used to learn about the history of the area and to hear the local Gaelic dialect.
12 groups have been granted between £5,000 and £10,000 to deliver a range of projects. Among these are Cultarlann Inbhir Nis, who’ll receive £5,000 for the continuation of their Gaelic Cafe Cafe Cabadaich, and Bothan Dhùn Èideann, who plan to use their £8,000 grant to organise monthly concerts and Gaelic nights in Edinburgh over the next two yeas.
There are groups who will receive smaller grants too, ranging from £800 – £5,000. This includes Portree High School, the Lochaber Fèis, Stornoway Primary School, and the Trotternish Centre. While the nature and scope of these projects vary, they all share an aim of encouraging and increasing Gaelic use in their communities.
Màiri MacInnes, Chair, Bòrd na Gàidhlig, said:
“Gaelic being used every day in communities is a priority focus for us at Bòrd na Gàidhlig, as well as being at the heart of the National Gaelic Language Plan 2023-28. Bòrd na Gàidhlig aims to support the efforts of people and organisations in our communities to create new opportunities for people to use and learn Gaelic in the way that best suits their specific community.
The Taic Freumhan Coimhearsnachd (Community Grants) scheme is an important way in which we give this support and I’m very much looking forward to seeing the impact of the work the successful applicants will carry out over the next two years.”
Steven Kellow, Funding and Projects Manager, Bòrd na Gàidhlig, said:
“It’s been very encouraging to see such a big interest in creating opportunities for Gaelic to be spoken and learned in communities across the country. It’s great that so many groups and individuals have come to us with new and exciting ideas and we look forward to working with them over the next two years to bring those ideas to fruition.”
More information about the TFC funding scheme can be found here.
Bòrd na Gàidhlig run a range of funding schemes at different times throughout the year. If you have a project you would like to deliver and you would like to speak to Bòrd na Gàidhlig about funding opportunities, please email tabhartas@gaidhlig.scot.
Funding Recipients by Local Authority
Aberdeen
Independent Individual: Aberdeen Sradagan (extracurricular activities group) – £4,000
Argyll and Bute
Arrochar Gaelic Language and Culture Society: Gaelic Culture in the Community – £3,000
Comann nam Pàrant Cowal: Tugainn! – £4,000
Comunn Gàidhealach Mhuile (mull Mòd Club): Further Gaelic Sharing in the Community through young People – £2,400
Independent Individual: Gaelic Development in Central Argyll – £3,300
Dumfries and Galloway
Gàidhlig Dumgal: Gaelic Learning for Adults – £8,000
East Dunbartonshire
Bishopbriggs Gaelic Group: Gaelic Learning Opportunities for Adults – £7,000
Edinburgh
Bothan Dhùn Èideann: Bothan 2026-28 – £8,500
Ionad Gàidhlig Dhùn Èidean: Community Sessions – £2,500
Parkside Primary School: Parkside Music Project – £1,750
Glasgow
Gàidhlig san Dachaigh (South Glasgow): Gaelic Classes for Adults – £5,000
Maryhill Burgh Halls Trust: Bruidhinn ar Cànan: Everyday Gaelic in Maryhill – £3,500
Highland
Acharacle Community Company: Cupan agus Cabadaich (tea and a chat) – £4,000
Artsplay Highland: Ceòl agus Cèilidh (music and Ceilidh) – £10,000
ATLAS Arts: Isle of Skye Schools Song Books – £4,000
Brora Heritage Centre / Clyne Heritage Society: (Re)Connecting our Gaelic Heritage – £8,000
Columba 1400: Gaelic Classes – £5,500
Comann nam Pàrant Portree: Sradagan (extracurricular activities group)- £4,000
Cultarlann Inbhir Nis: Gaelic Cafe (3) – £5,000
Eadarainn (Dingwall Gaelic Choir): Gaelic Development Project – £1,750
Fèis na h-Òige: Friday Club – £3,625
Independent Individual: Gaelic in East Sutherland – £4,500
Independent Individual: Singing Together (Breakish) – £1,000
Kilmuir & Staffin Cluster: Gaelic in the Community – £4,100
Kinlochewe Village Hall: Speaking Gaelic – £3,000
Lochaber Fèis: Lochaber Fèis Sports – £2,200
Lochaber Gaelic Choir: Labhair – £1,750
Portree high School: Gaelic Trip on the isle of Skye – £800
Strathnairn Development Company: Gaelic Heritage in Strathnairn – £7,500
The Trotternish Centre: The Trotternish Centre and Dublin Gaelic Circle – £3,000
Ullapool high School: Nova Scotia Trip – £4,000
Inverclyde
Inverclyde Gaelic Learners Group: Gaelic Learning opportunities for Adults – £2,000
North Lanarkshire
Greenfaulds High School: A Trip to Flodigarry – £8,000
Perth and Kinross
The Growspace Network: Dàimh na Tìre: Gaelic Heritage, Community, and the Future of the Land – £4,000
Live Music Now Scotland: Perth Tea and Tunes – £3,000
Renfrewshire
West Primary Shool: Gaelic at West Primary School – £3,000
The Scottish Borders
Independent Individual: Gaelic in the Scottish Borders – £3,000
South Ayrshire
Friends of the Broadway Prestwick: The Broadway Cinema Phase One – £2,000
Stirling
Làmhan: Fèis Calasraid – £4,000
Western Isles
Back Historical Society: Voices of the People of Back (2) – £7,000
Bragar and Arnol Community Trust: Gaelic at Grinneabhat – £4,000
Caraidean Uibhist SCIO: Caraidean (friends) – £2,500
Carloway Estate Trust: Youth Immersion Trip – £2,200
Fèis Taigh Dhonnchaidh: Our Voices from Ness – £4,750
Lionel School: Lionel Schools Songs – £2,000
Ness Historical Society: young Historians – £1,295
Stornoway Primary School: P7 Trip to Edinburgh – £2,000
Uist Council of Voluntary Organisations (UCVO): Tea, Cake, and Conversation – £3,000
National
Independent Individual: Play in a Day – £2,500
Lingo Flamingo: Bidh Seana-ghuth a’ Roinn na h-Aoise – £6,500
Open Book: Gaelic Project – £7,700
International
Independent Individual: A-nunn ‘s Anall – £2,000
Independent Individual: Music of the Gaels – £3,500