Marine Fund Scotland 2025-2026: general guidance notes version 1 - May 2025

Notifications of change – costs and suppliers

This section provides information on what to do if you are successful in your application to the Marine Fund Scotland and there is a change at any point before or during the grant period to the costs of your project or the contractors/suppliers you are using, compared with what you set out in your application. Notifications must be made either using your/your organisation’s account on the Marine Scotland Funding Portal or by emailing us at MFS@gov.scot.

Changes to costs

You must notify us of any change to the overall costs of your project at the earliest opportunity via the Notification of Change process on the Marine Scotland Funding Portal). Please note, there will not be an automatic increase in grant funds offered if the project costs increase. Also, Marine Fund Scotland funding is provided as a percentage of eligible costs approved in the application process. This means that if the eligible costs of your project decrease, then so will the grant offered.

You can also request a change to the work/items funded through the grant as long as the aims/benefits of the project are still delivered. You should set out the rationale for the change, evidence value for money and any changes to the project’s targets, and any other relevant information. We will then consider the request and confirm if we are content to approve.