Taic Freumhan Coimhearsnachd (Community Grants)

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.

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