Northern Isles MP Alistair Carmichael is urging his local community to ensure the role of Orcadians and Shetlanders in World War I are not forgotten.
A further £4million available for projects commemorating the anniversary of the Great War.
And now Mr Carmichael is urging local communities to bid for their share of the pot.
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) assigned the additional money following the success of its community grants programme First World War: then and now.
Pots worth between £3,000 and £10,000 are available in 2015/16 for communities looking to explore, conserve and share local heritage of the 1914-18 conflict.
Scotland’s sole Liberal Democrat MP Mr Carmichael said the role of people from the Northern Isles should be recognised as the nation marks the anniversary.
He added: “Our small communities suffered substantial loss of life and commemorations like this can help preserve the local heritage.
“It is important that we remember the impact of this war one hundred years on.
“There is still time to apply for National Lottery money and I would urge anyone in the Northern Isles with an idea for their own project to get in touch with the HLF.”
HLF chairman Sir Peter Luff said the additional money, announced by culture secretary John Whittingdale as he unveiled UK government plans for the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, had been made available because the demand for
funding had been phenomenal.
He added: “This will mean everyone, in particular more young people, can explore the momentous events of a war that shaped our nation, Europe and the world.”
HLF has given more than £70million to over 1200 projects across the UK marking the centenary.
It has reached almost 80% of parliamentary constituencies and almost 90% of local authorities.