Local Authority Discretionary Fund

A £120 million fund will be distributed by local authorities (local councils) across Scotland. It will help with the short-term financial challenges being experienced by businesses.

(The fund was doubled from its original £60 million to £120 million as of 10 February 2021 to allow councils to respond further to local economic pressures.)

Eligibility for this fund is determined by local authorities, please check your local authority website.

This is a free service.

This is for businesses in Scotland who have not been eligible for previous business support grants.

If your business is still being adversely impacted by Tier 4 restrictions (and you have not received any support), you are eligible to apply. 

This fund is managed by local authorities. Funds will be issued at their discretion. They will assess which businesses have not received support until now and are most in need. 

Further information on these funds will be published on local council websites. We will update this list when information becomes available:

• Aberdeen
• Aberdeenshire
• Angus
• Argyll and Bute
• Clackmannanshire
• Dumfries and Galloway
• Dundee
• East Ayrshire 
• East Dunbartonshire
• East Lothian
• East Renfrewshire
• Edinburgh
• Falkirk
• Fife
• Glasgow
• Highland
• Inverclyde
• Midlothian 
• Moray 
• Na h-Eileanan Siar
• North Ayrshire
• North Lanarkshire
• Orkney 
• Perth and Kinross
• Renfrewshire
• Scottish Borders
• Shetland Islands
• South Ayrshire
• South Lanarkshire
• Stirling
• West Dunbartonshire
• West Lothian

Local authorities can use this fund at their discretion. So, they will assess need and develop application processes. 

Information will be published on individual local authority websites.

You can read the announcement about this fund on the Scottish Government website.