Monthly Funding Update 6th August 2021

Funding Categories:

1. NEWS & Covid-19 UPDATES

2. ARTS & CULTURE

3. BUSINESS & ENTERPRISE

4. CHILDREN & FAMILIES

5. COMMUNITY FUNDING

6. ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION

7. GENERAL FUNDING

8. HEALTH

9. LAND & PROPERTY

10. SPORT FUNDING

11. YOUNG PEOPLE

1. NEWS & Covid-19 UPDATES 

Volunteer Support Fund
Join us for an information session from Impact Funding Partners to find out more about the Scottish Government’s £3.3million Volunteer Support Fund. The fund is open to applicants from third sector organisations with an annual income of under £250,000 to encourage people from disadvantaged, minority ethnic backgrounds or with poor mental health to volunteer in their local communities. Impact Funding Partners will be joining us onTuesday 10th August 3-4pmvia Zoom to share more information about the fund and how to apply.
To register your interest please email: heather@volunteereastlothian.org.uk

Volant Charitable Trust – COVID-19 Response Fund
Grants are available to charities that demonstrate a strong focus on alleviating social deprivation and helping vulnerable groups who have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Deadline: 31 December 2021
https://www.volanttrust.org/how-to-apply-covid-19/

National Heritage Memorial Fund – COVID-19 Response Fund
Grants are available to community and public sector organisations in the UK for projects to protect nationally important heritage assets that are at risk due to the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Deadline: 30 April 2023
https://www.nhmf.org.uk/funding/covid-19-response-fund

Alpkit Foundation – Grassroots Support Now
Grants up to £500 for organisations serving those affected by the coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://alpkit.com/blogs/foundation/adapting-to-the-coranavirus-crisis

Sylvia Waddilove Foundation UK – COVID–19 Emergency Fund
Grants up to £1,000 for small to medium sized not-for-profit organisations in the UK who are struggling to manage the financial impact of COVID-19 either because of increased demand for their services or from loss of income.
Deadline Ongoing
https://www.pwwsolicitors.co.uk/charity-grants/13-the-sylvia-waddilove-foundation-uk

Communities Recovery Fund
The Communities Recovery Fund aims to support community groups, charities, social enterprises, and voluntary organisations who are supporting people and communities in responding to the challenges presented by COVID-19 as we head towards recovery from the pandemic. The fund aims to prioritise those areas and communities experiencing the greatest impact from the pandemic, encouraging collaborative and partnership approaches to help maximise the funding available. Working with lead community organisations such as Community Anchor Organisations will enable access to funds to other smaller community groups and mutual aid groups who have a role in supporting community recovery.
Keep an eye on the webpage for further information and updates.
https://scvo.scot/support/coronavirus/funding/scottish-government/community-recovery/crf

2. ARTS & CULTURE 

Golsoncott Foundation
Grants up to £3,000 are available to voluntary sector organisations in the UK for projects that promote fine arts and music.
Deadline: 14 August 2021
http://www.golsoncott.org.uk/newintroduction.html

Art Fund – Reimagine
Grants up to £50,000 are available to a range of UK arts organisations for projects to transform their activities and build expertise, capacity and connections within and beyond the arts sector.
Deadline: 23 August 2021
https://www.artfund.org/supporting-museums/programmes/reimagine-grants

Michael Tippett Musical Foundation
Grants of between £500 and £3,000 are available for the development of group music making in the UK, especially involving young people, with composing central to the project.
Deadline: 30 September 2021
http://www.tippettfoundation.org.uk/index.htm

Foyle Foundation Main Grants Scheme
Grants up to £50,000 are available to registered charities in the UK to support the performing or visual arts and for projects that facilitate the acquisition of knowledge and learning.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.foylefoundation.org.uk/index.php

John Ellerman Foundation
Grants from £10,000 for small to medium-sized charities in the UK whose work in the Foundation’s priority areas of arts, environment or social action has impact across the whole of the UK.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.ellerman.org.uk/

Nesta Arts & Culture Impact Fund
Repayable loans of up to £1 million are available to support the UK’s arts, culture and heritage social enterprises.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.artsculturefinance.org/our-funds/arts-culture-impact-fund/

Paul Hamlyn Foundation – Arts-based Learning Fund
Grants from £30,000 to £400,000 to support work which enables pupils in formal education settings, particularly those experiencing systemic inequality or disadvantage, to thrive through engagement with high quality, arts-based learning.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.phf.org.uk/funds/arts-based-learning-fund/

Rayne Foundation
Grants up to £20,000 are available to charities in the UK working in the fields of arts, health and wellbeing, education in its widest sense, and those that cover social issues, to support activities that bring clear and direct benefits to vulnerable and disadvantaged people.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.raynefoundation.org.uk/our-work/grantmaking-uk

Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust – Open Grant Fund
One-off cash awards of up to £5,000 are available to support the development of school pipe bands in Scotland.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://sspdt.org.uk/funding/open-grant-fund-guidelines/

Open Fund: Sustaining Creative Development
Grants between £1,000 and £100,000 are available to enable individuals and organisations to explore ways of working that will help them to adapt and respond to the current changing circumstances.
In response to feedback from applicants, Creative Scotland’s Open Fund for Individuals will move to a simplified online application process from Tuesday 10 August 2021
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.creativescotland.com/funding/funding-programmes/open-fund-sustainingcreative-development

Further links to Hardship Funds
Bella Caledonia are posting a list of hardship funds and awards currently available to artists and freelancers in
Scotland.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2020/11/07/list-of-hardship-funds-for-artists/

3. BUSINESS & ENTERPRISE 

UnLtd – Awards for Social Entrepreneurs
Funding up to £15,000 is available along with specialist support for UK social entrepreneurs to help them develop as social leaders, and to start up or grow their idea for a social venture.
Deadline: 30 September 2021
https://www.unltd.org.uk/awards

Co-operative and Community Finance
Financial aid up to £75,000 is available for the support of the development of cooperatives or employee-owned businesses and social enterprises in the UK for general business needs, including loans on property, business purchase, capital equipment and working capital.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://coopfinance.coop/

Third Sector Investment Fund
Loans to a maximum value of £3,000,000 are available to UK-based registered charities and social enterprises that are working in any social sector to improve the economic and social wellbeing of individuals, particularly those who are vulnerable and disadvantaged.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.socialandsustainable.com/third-sector-loan-fund

Visit Britain – Domestic Support Fund
Grants up to £15,000 are available for UK not-for-profit organisations, including associations and charities, to hold business events and to showcase that the UK has adapted to new ways of meeting in a COVID-19 secure environment
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.visitbritain.org/domestic-support-fund

Social Entrepreneurs Fund – Start It
Grants up to £5,000 and support are available to help you pay for start-up costs. If you have an idea for a social enterprise but need some funding to get it up and running you can apply.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.firstport.org.uk/funding/social-entrepreneurs-fund-start-it/

4. CHILDREN & FAMILIES 

BBC Children in Need – Main Grants Programme
Grants up to £100,000 are available for not-for-profit organisations that are working with disadvantaged children and young people aged up to 18 years and living in the UK.
Deadline: 23 August 2021
https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/grants/apply/

Toy Trust
Grants up to £5,000 are available for registered charities undertaking projects to support disadvantaged and disabled children who are under 13 years of age within the UK and abroad.
Deadline: 31 August 2021
https://toytrust.co.uk/

Foundation Scotland – Volant Charitable Trust
Grants up to £45,000 are available for registered charities and other not-for-profit organisations in Scotland undertaking projects to help poverty and social deprivation, particularly supporting children, young people and women.
Deadline: 29 October 2021
https://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/apply-for-funding/funding-available/volant-charitable-trust

Robert McAlpine Foundation
Grants up to £10,000 are available for registered charities in the UK undertaking projects for the benefit of children, youth, the elderly, social and medical research.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.robertmcalpinefoundation.org/

Barbara Ward Children’s Foundation
Grants for charitable organisations undertaking projects for severely disadvantaged children and young people anywhere in the world.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.bwcf.org.uk/

5. COMMUNITY FUNDING 

Asda Foundation – Bringing Communities Back Together
Grants up to £1,000 are available to local groups to reunite communities, celebrate togetherness and support groups as coronavirus restrictions are easing.
Deadline: 16 August 2021
https://www.asdafoundation.org/foundation-grants

Corra Foundation – #ShiftThePower Scotland Comic Relief Fund
Grants up to £30,000 are available to support grassroots organisations and charities that work to make a meaningful change in their communities, within one of two strategic themes: gender justice and a safe place to be.
Deadline: 20 August 2021
https://www.corra.scot/grants/revision-of-shiftthepower-scotland-comic-relief-fund/

Sustaining Support for Armed Forces Communities Programme
Grants from £20,000 up to £100,000 are available for existing charitable projects to provide short-term help to enable activities and services that are important to Armed Forces communities to be able to continue.
Deadline: 09 September 2021
https://covenantfund.org.uk/programme/sustaining-support-for-armed-forces-communities-programme/

Community Capacity and Resilience Fund
Grants up to £8,000 are available to support organisations in Scotland to mitigate the impact of poverty and welfare reform through innovative and creative short-term projects.
Deadline: 10 September 2021
https://scvo.org.uk/funding/community-capacity-resilience-fund

Corra Foundation – Enabling Neighbourhoods and Communities Fund
Grants up to £3,000 are available for community and voluntary groups in Scotland who are delivering activities that connect and support people within their local community
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.corra.scot/grants/enabling-neighbourhoods/

Cruden Foundation Limited
Grants up to £5,000 are available for registered charities in Scotland working for the support and improvement of their local community.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.crudengroup.co.uk/group/about-us/corporate-and-social-responsibility

Foundation Scotland – Community Benefit Funds
Grants up to £10,000 are available for voluntary and community organisations which are working for the benefit of residents and communities in specific community council areas in Scotland.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/apply-for-funding/funding-available/volant-charitable-trust

Garfield Weston Foundation
Grants up to £100,000 are available to voluntary and community organisations in Scotland for projects in local communities that bring real improvement to the places where people live and to the wellbeing of those most in need.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.garfieldweston.org/

National Lottery Community Fund – Community-led Activity
Large grants up to £150,000 are available to charitable organisations in the UK for a wide range of projects in the areas of welfare, youth, community, arts, faith, environment, education, health, and museums and heritage
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/grants-for-community-led-activity

National Lottery Awards for All – Scotland
Grants up to £10,000 are available for voluntary, community and public sector organisations in Scotland to carry out projects that will improve local communities and the lives of people most in need.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/national-lottery-awards-for-all-scotland

Scotmid Co-op Community Grants
Grants up to £500 are available to local voluntary and community groups and charities for projects that support local communities served by Scotmid stores.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.scotmid.coop/community-and-charity/supporting-local-communities/community-grant/

Tesco Community Grants
Grants up to £1,500 are available to non-profit making, constituted groups and organisations for local good causes
that focus on supporting children and families in the UK.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://tescocommunitygrants.org.uk/

Henry Smith Charity – Main Grants – Strengthening Communities
Grants up to £60,000 are available to support the running costs of small community-based organisations working in the most deprived areas of the UK to help people to make positive changes in their lives.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.henrysmithcharity.org.uk/explore-our-grants-and-apply/strengtheningcommunities-grants/strengthening-communities-overview/

6. ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION 

Co-op Community Fridge Fund
Grants up to £4,000 are available to non-profit organisations across the UK to establish a new Community Fridge to minimise food waste.
Deadline: 16 August 2021
https://www.hubbub.org.uk/grant-funding-for-community-fridge

Skinners Company – Lady Neville Charity
One-off capital grants up to £1,000 are available to grassroots charitable organisations in the UK that are offering a diverse range of activities and interests within one of the Charity’s areas of priority: local heritage, local community; and performing arts and visual arts.
Deadline: 17 September 2021
https://www.skinners.org.uk/neville/

Event and Activity Support Fund – Climate Fringe
Grants between £100 and £500 are available to grassroots and community groups in Scotland who wish to create an event/activity for Climate Fringe Week 18-26 September 2021.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://climatefringe.org/event-and-activity-support-fund/

DPD Eco Fund
Grants up to £2,000 are available to charities, community groups, schools, small businesses and other local organisations in the United Kingdom for green projects and environment-friendly initiatives.
Opening: Ongoing
https://www.dpd.co.uk/green-ts-and-cs.jsp

Smarter Choices, Smarter Places Open Fund
Grants up to £50,000 are available for public, third and community sector organisations in Scotland that want to change people’s everyday travel behavior; encouraging people to use sustainable travel choices for longer journeys, walking and cycling for short journeys, and home-working to replace daily commutes.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.pathsforall.org.uk/pfa/get-involved/smarter-choices-smarter-places-open-fund.html

Volunteering Matters Action Earth Grants
Small grants of up to £500 are available for local volunteer groups in Scotland to help local communities tackle climate change and biodiversity loss.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://volunteeringmatters.org.uk/volunteering-matters-action-earth/

DWF Charitable Foundation
Grants up to £5,000 are available to registered charities in the UK for projects that address issues of homelessness, employability, education, health and well being, and environment and sustainability.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.dwf.law/about-us/dwf-foundation/

7.GENERAL FUNDING 

Asda Foundation – Bringing Communities Back Together
Grants up to £1,000 are available to local groups to reunite communities, celebrate togetherness and support groups as coronavirus restrictions are easing.
Deadline: 18 August 2021
https://www.asdafoundation.org/foundation-grants

Scottish Government’s Volunteering Support Fund 2021-24
A maximum grant over three years of £30,000 is available for small to medium third sector organisations in Scotland
to recruit additional volunteers who experience disadvantage or barriers to volunteering
Deadline: 28 August 2021
https://www.impactfundingpartners.com/open-applications/volunteering-support-fund-2021-24

Hedley Foundation
Grants up to £5,000 are available to smaller charities operating across the spectrum of social need in the UK.
Deadline: 29 September 2021
http://www.hedleyfoundation.org.uk/

Dulverton Trust
Grants up to £35,000 are available to UK registered charities working to produce significant impact in the Trust’s priority areas: youth opportunities, general welfare, conservation, heritage, Africa (Kenya and Uganda), and peace and humanitarian support.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.dulverton.org/

Foundation Scotland – Gateway Exchange Fund
Grants up to £2,000 are available to constituted not-for-profit organisations with charitable aims for projects that empower people to move on with their lives and fulfil their potential, where they would otherwise not have the opportunity.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/programmes/gateway-exchange/

Foyle Foundation Small Grants Scheme
Grants up to £10,000 are available to smaller charities registered and operating in the UK for projects that will make a significant impact on their work.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.foylefoundation.org.uk/small-grants-scheme/

MacRobert Trust
Grants up to £50,000 are available for UK registered charities with a preference for organisations based in Scotland which have projects that address the themes set out by The MacRobert Trust.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.themacroberttrust.org.uk/grant-making/monetary-awards/

Morrisons Foundation
Grants up to £25,000 are available to registered charities for new projects which directly improve the lives of local people or communities, especially those that are vulnerable or disadvantaged, in England, Scotland or Wales.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.morrisonsfoundation.com/

8. HEALTH 

Hilden Charitable Fund
Grants around £5,000 are available for charities working in the areas of homelessness, penal affairs, asylum seekers and refugees, community based initiatives for disadvantaged young people (16-25), and projects in developing countries working on community development, education, and health (with particular interest in projects that address the needs and potential of girls and women)Deadline 31 August 2021
http://www.hildencharitablefund.org

RS MacDonald Charitable Trust
Small grants up to £15,000 and Main grants for more than £15,000 are available for registered charities in Scotland in the following areas: tackling child abuse and neglect, visual impairment, neurological conditions, medical research and animal welfare
Deadline 08 September 2021
https://www.rsmacdonald.com/our-grants/

Wolfson Foundation
The Foundation aims to support excellence in the UK, generally through the funding of capital infrastructure in the fields of science and medicine, arts and humanities, education, and health and disability.
Deadline 05 January 2022
https://www.wolfson.org.uk/funding/funding-for-places

Boshier-Hinton Foundation
Grants up to £2,000 are available for charities in the UK working with children and adults with special educational or other needs
Deadline Ongoing
http://www.boshierhintonfoundation.org.uk/apply.php

Bruce Wake Charitable Trust
Grants are available for the provision of leisure activities for the disabled in the UK.
Deadline Ongoing
https://brucewaketrust.co.uk/index.php/grants/

Challenger Children’s Fund
Small grants up to £500 are available to help meet the needs of physically disabled children (under the age of 18) in Scotland.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.ccfscotland.org

Scottish Government National Drugs Mission Funds – Local Support Fund Micro Grants
Grants up to £10,000 are available to small community-based groups which deliver frontline services to support people who use or used drugs, people in recovery and families affected by someone else’s drug use.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.corra.scot/grants/drugs-services-funds/

9. LAND & PROPERTY 

Community Ownership Fund
Grants up to £250,000 are available to voluntary, community and charitable organisations in the UK to support them in taking ownership of local assets such as pubs, theatres and parks.
Deadline: 13 August 2021
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/community-ownership-fundprospectus/community-ownership-fund-prospectus

Theatre Improvement Scheme
Grants up to £20,000 are available for not-for-profit theatres in the UK for capital improvement projects that will improve environmental sustainability.
Deadline: 06 September 2021
http://www.theatrestrust.org.uk/how-we-help/grants-funding/theatre-improvement-scheme

Idlewild Trust
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to registered charities for arts and conservation projects in the UK.
Deadline: 14 September 2021
https://www.idlewildtrust.org.uk/

Cruach Trust
Grants to charities and other organisations to support gardeners, retired gardeners and the preservation of gardens throughout the United Kingdom. Additionally, funding can support a wide range of activities.
Deadline: 10 September 2021
https://www.wssociety.co.uk/charities/cruach-trust

Architectural Heritage Fund – Loans and Social Investment
Funding up to £100,000 is available for charities and not-for-profit organisations to support with the acquisition, restoration and conservation of historic buildings in the UK.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://ahfund.org.uk/

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
Grants are available towards the VAT incurred during repairs and maintenance of listed buildings that are used principally as public places of worship, or which are listed places of worship owned by specified organisations that look after redundant places of worship.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.lpwscheme.org.uk/

The Scottish Land Fund
The Land Fund is open to full applications, with the first grants due to be made in early summer 2021. Grants from £10,001 to £100,000 are available to support rural and urban communities to become more resilient and sustainable through the ownership and management of land and land assets.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/scottish-land-fund

10. SPORT FUNDING 

Weir Charitable Trust
Grants up to £25,000 are available to small charities or community groups in Scotland for work addressing sport, health, culture, animal welfare, or recreational facilities.
Deadline: 27 August 2021
http://www.weircharitabletrust.com/

Canoe Foundation
Grants of between £500 and £10,000 are available for clubs, community groups and Local Authorities across the UK for projects that improve the accessibility of available waterways and canoeing facilities and protect the natural environment.
Deadline: 31 August 2021
http://www.canoefoundation.org.uk/

Sports Facilities Fund
Grants of up to £100,000 to support capital projects that provide opportunities for people to get involved in and participate in sport and physical activity in Scotland.
Support is available to projects that demonstrate the greatest impact on: Progression – providing opportunities for people to develop, progress and achieve success at their chosen level of sport. Participation – providing opportunities for people to get involved and participate in sport and stay involved throughout their life with a particular focus on increasing participation within those groups who are under-represented in sport: young people; women and girls; disabled people or those from deprived communities.
Deadline: 01 September 2021
https://sportscotland.org.uk/funding/sport-facilities-fund/

Boost Charitable Trust
Small grants are available to charities and non-profit making organisations with a focus on helping disabled and disadvantaged individuals in the UK to participate in sport.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.boostct.org/get-involved

Clubs in Crisis Fund
Grants up to £2,000 are available to support grassroots sports clubs and organisations in the UK working in the sport-for-development sector that have been adversely affected by the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.madebysport.com/clubsincrisis

Dan Maskell Tennis Trust
Grants up to £1,500 are available to help disabled people in the UK to play tennis through the purchase of wheelchairs, tennis equipment and grants for coaching.
Deadline: 12 October 2021
https://www.danmaskelltennistrust.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant

RYA Foundation
Grants are available for sailing clubs in the UK to promote participation in boating by those who are disadvantaged by reason of youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.rya.org.uk/about-us/charities-foundations/Pages/rya-foundation.aspx

11. YOUNG PEOPLE 

Ragdoll Foundation
Grant up to £20,000 are available to support arts, cultural and youth-focused organisations working with children and young people in the UK through the arts, artists and creative media.
Deadline: 27 August 2021
http://www.ragdollfoundation.org.uk/portfolio/grant-giving

Allander Youth Activities Charitable Trust
Grants are available for voluntary organisations to support activities that promote the welfare and advance the education and training of young people in Scotland.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.allandertrust.org.uk

Gannochy Trust
Small grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 and Major grants of over £30,00are available across Scotland for work that aims to inspire young people under 25 years of age; and for projects in Perth and Kinross that aim to improve the quality of life for local people, develop and inspire young people or improve the availability/quality of the built and natural environment for wide community use.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.gannochytrust.org.uk/index.php?page=grant-making

National Lottery Community Fund – Young Start Fund
Grants up to £100,000 are available to voluntary and community organisations for work that helps young people (aged 8 to 24) to become more confident and play an active part in realising their potential.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/young-start

Paul Hamlyn Foundation – Youth Fund
Grants up to £90,000 (a maximum of £30,000 per year) are available for organisations whose main purpose is working with and for young people (aged 14-25) who face complex transitions to adulthood.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.phf.org.uk/funds/youth-fund/

The Pixel Fund
Grants up to £5,000 are available for registered UK-based charities and registered community interest organisations to support projects that promote the mental health and wellbeing of children and young adults.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.pixelfund.org.uk/

The Scout Association – Scout Grants Committee UK HQ Grants
Grants are available to Scout groups across the UK.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-yourlocal-group/grants-from-ukhq