Funding Categories:
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NEWS & Covid-19 UPDATES
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ARTS & CULTURE
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BUSINESS & ENTERPRISE
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CHILDREN & FAMILIES
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COMMUNITY FUNDING
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ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION
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GENERAL FUNDING
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HEALTH
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LAND & PROPERTY
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SPORT FUNDING
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YOUNG PEOPLE
1. NEWS & Covid-19 UPDATES
Adapt & Thrive Programme
The Adapt and Thrive Programme aims to support organisations across the third sector to adapt to the challenges presented by COVID-19 and build back better to thrive in the future. The programme will help organisations to make the necessary changes to operate sustainably so they can continue to have a positive impact on people and communities. Adapt and Thrive offers tailored, specialist advice, as well as grants and loans. It is delivered in partnership by Firstport, Corra Foundation, SCVO, Just Enterprise, Community Enterprise and Social Investment Scotland.
Open for applications and runs until March 2021.
https://scvo.org.uk/support/coronavirus/funding/scottish-government/community-recovery/atf
Communities Recovery Fund
The Communities Recovery Fund aims to support charities, community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations in supporting people and communities through the shift from lockdown to recovery and tackle the challenges presented by COVID-19. The contribution from small community and mutual aid groups has been an essential part of how communities have responded to the pandemic, the connections and partnerships made will continue to play an important role in recovery. Partnership working is encouraged to enable ineligible organisations to access this funding where their activities meet the fund criteria. Applications from individual organisations and from partnerships such as Community Anchor Organisations will be accepted.
Open for applications and runs until March 2021. https://scvo.org.uk/support/coronavirus/funding/scottish-government/community-recovery/crf
Youth Work Education Recovery Fund
Funding awards of £20,000-£60,000 are available, with the aim of strengthening youth work and schools partnerships, increasing access to outdoor learning opportunities, and increasing the youth work provision for families and communities disproportionately disadvantaged by Covid-19. Deadline 14 October 2020 https://www.youthlinkscotland.org/funding/youth-work-education-recovery-fund/
Museum Recovery and Resilience Fund
Grants up to £732,320 are available to prevent independent museums in Scotland from running out of funds before the end of March 2021, and to support them to develop their resilience by adapting to changed circumstances, supporting their workforce and re-engaging with their communities.
Deadline: 30 October 2020
https://www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/funding/recovery-and-resilience-fund/
Force for Change Programme
Grants of up to £20,000 to projects supporting Armed Forces communities to become less isolated and engage more in their local area. Targeted to support Armed Forces communities as they address the needs that have arisen as a result of the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.
Deadline 30 November 2020
https://covenantfund.org.uk/programme/armed-forces-covenant-fund-force-for-change-programme/
COVID-19 Response Fund
Grants are available to UK 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 2020
https://www.volanttrust.org/how-to-apply-covid-19/
LGBT+ Futures Fund
Grants of up to £5,000 or for up to £15,000 are available. Grants are awarded for immediate responses and support to organisations, individuals and communities in need as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, grants are for short-term work. Funding will be awarded to support LGBT+ projects to enable them to continue through theCovid-19 pandemic and which are meeting the immediate needs of LGBT+ people and communities adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Open for applications and runs until May 2021
https://www.consortium.lgbt/NETFund/
#ShiftThePower Coronavirus Response Fund
Grants of up to £10,000 are available to help grass-roots organisations in Scotland to support vulnerable individuals, families, and communities, including helping them to cope with the impacts of coronavirus/COVID-19.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.corra.scot/grants/comic-relief-coronavirus/
Response, Recovery & Resilience Fund Response, Recovery & Resilience Fund is open for applications up to £5,000 the fund is now focussing on Recovery. As some lockdown restrictions are lifted this phase of funding will support organisations to continue their operations in the ‘new normal’, to re-establish or re-design their activities to comply with new regulations in addition to providing emergency support for those who need it most.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/programmes/community-response,-recovery-resilience-fund/
British Muslim Covid-19 Fund Peace & Relief International grants up to £5,000 are available for charities, organisations and voluntary groups in the UK impacted by the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. Small grants (up to £1,000) are intended for community groups, grassroots organisations, food banks and other volunteer groups
Deadline: Ongoing
https://britishmuslimcovid19fund.co.uk/
Morrisons Foundation – COVID-19 Homeless Support Fund
Morrisons Foundation grants up to £10,000 are available to support charities caring for the homeless during the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. Registered charities that care for the homeless can apply for support to cover three broad areas:
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Outreach and support for rough sleepers, including provision of essentials ● Delivery of services in hostels and shelters
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Information and advice.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.morrisonsfoundation.com/latest-news/covid-19/
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 31 October 2020
http://www.golsoncott.org.uk/how-to-apply.html
Music for All – Community Project Funding
Funding up to £2,500 is available to UK-based community groups that aim to bring musical projects to their local communities.
Deadline 01 November 2020
http://www.musicforall.org.uk/apply-for-funding/
Foyle Foundation Main Grants Scheme
Grants 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
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
3. BUSINESS & ENTERPRISE
Shackleton Foundation Leadership Award Seed funding grants of up to £10,000 and support are available to inspirational leaders and early stage social enterprises in the UK to establish their own non-profit ventures with the potential to provide solutions to intractable social problems faced by disadvantaged and socially marginalised young people. Deadline Ongoing http://shackletonfoundation.org/
Social Entrepreneurs Fund – Start It
Up to £5,000 of start-up funding for individuals with a business idea that addresses a social, environmental, and/or community issue. Build It
Up to £25,000 of funding for individuals who have tried and tested an idea and want to turn it into their full-time job.
Deadline Ongoing
https://www.firstport.org.uk/funding/
4. CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Volant Charitable Trust – Open Grants Programme
Grants up to £30,000 are available for registered charities and other not-for-profit organisations. The Volant Trust’s aim is to support women, children and young people who are at risk and facing social deprivation. Targeting charities and projects which help alleviate social deprivation, particularly supporting women, children and young people at risk.
Deadline 31 October 2020
https://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/programmes/volant/
Baillie Gifford Community Awards Programme
Grants up to £2,000 are available to support small community organisations across Scotland that are running programmes focussed on children and families, elderly people, education, the environment, health, people who are physically disabled, homelessness and women. Additionally, there is a ring fenced budget for projects involving grass roots sports.
Deadline 02 November 2020
https://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/programmes/baillie-gifford/
Ragdoll Foundation
Grants up to £50,000 are available to support not-for-profit organisations, especially arts organisations, in the UK that are working with children and young people using the arts and creative media.
Deadline Ongoing
http://www.ragdollfoundation.org.uk/portfolio/grant-giving
Wooden Spoon Charity
Grants are available for organisations that are working to support disadvantaged and disabled children in the UK.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://woodenspoon.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/
Happy Days Children’s Charity
Funding for families with children aged 3-17 who are disabled, have a special need or have been abused in the UK.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.happydayscharity.org/applications
5. COMMUNITY FUNDING
Robertson Trust new funds Guidance for thier new funds is available from September, meaning Scotland’s charities and community organisations will be able to access funding to support work which aims to alleviate the effects of poverty and trauma on individuals and communities across the country. Wee Grants up to £2,000, Small Grants up to £15,000 Large Grants up to £50,000, Community Vehicle Grants up to £10,000 and Community Building Grants up to £75,000
Deadline Ongoing
https://www.therobertsontrust.org.uk/news-and-blogs/launch-of-our-new-funds/
Scotmid Co-op Community Grants
Small 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/
Wakeham Trust
Grants are available to registered charities, community and voluntary groups in the UK to support small-scale projects with a community emphasis that would find it hard to obtain funding elsewhere. Preference is given to projects that are being run by ordinary people, not professionals.
Deadline Ongoing
https://thewakehamtrust.wordpress.com/
National Lottery Community Fund Scotland Improving Lives grants – Update
From October 1, 2020 the maximum available Improving Lives grant will be £200K over one to three years. It will be a single stage application.
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They will only accept applications for more than £200k or more than 3 years until noon on Wed 30 September.
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They are reaching out to organisations we think will be affected by this change, but please don’t hesitate to get in touch if they can help support someone you are working with
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Before the end of 2020 they intend to adapt the priorities for Improving Lives to make it more relevant to the current situation. These priorities are in development, but they plan for these to expand the types of work they can currently fund rather than replace them Deadline: Ongoing https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/programmes/scotland/grants-for-improving-lives
Community-Led Activity grants – Update
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The Community-Led Activity grants remain open. They are reviewing the fund to make sure it’s relevant for current situation, and they will make some tweaks before the end of 2020
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They plan to increase the maximum grant to £200K Deadline: Ongoing https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/programmes/scotland/grants-for-community-led-activity
6. ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION
Pedal for Scotland Grants
Grants up to £10,000 are available for community organisations in Scotland to organise and deliver beginnerfriendly, local cycling events.
Deadline 30 November 2020
https://www.cycling.scot/pedal-for-scotland/grant-funding
FCC Communities Foundation – FCC Scottish Action Fund
Grants up to £25,000 are available to not-for-profit organisations for environmental and community-based projects that are within 10 miles of any landfill site or transfer station in Scotland and are for the benefit of the general public.
Deadline 02 December 2020
https://fcccommunitiesfoundation.org.uk/funds/fcc-scottish-action-fund
Volunteering Matters Action Earth
Small grants up to £500 are available for local volunteer groups in Scotland to take action and improve their local environment through volunteering activities.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://volunteeringmatters.org.uk/project/action-earth/
Viridor Credits – Scottish Landfill Communities Fund
Grants up to £25,000 are available to non-profit groups for community, heritage or biodiversity projects that benefit local communities in areas that are within ten miles of a Viridor Waste Management landfill site in Scotland.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.viridor-credits.co.uk/scottish-landfill-communities-fund
Tree Council – Branching Out Fund
Grants up to £1,500 are available to assist schools and community groups in undertaking well-planned tree planting projects across the UK, preferably during National Tree Week.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://treecouncil.org.uk/take-action/grants-for-trees/
Schroder Charity Trust
Grants up to £5,000 are available to charities supporting education, communities, the environment, health, arts and culture, international development, heritage, and the armed forces.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://schrodercharitytrust.org/homepage
Energy for Tomorrow (EfT) A UK-wide social impact scheme with grants up to £500,000 are available to support entrepreneurs working within private businesses, non-profit companies, charities and community interest companies, who have concepts and innovations that tackle climate change, lower energy bills and deliver tangible positive impacts to people and communities.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.centrica.com/energy-for-tomorrow
7.GENERAL FUNDING
Stafford Trust
Grants up to £5,000 are available to support registered charities in the UK, with a preference towards charitable organisations operating in Scotland.
Deadline 31 December 2020
http://www.staffordtrust.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/
Mickel Fund
Grants up to £10,000 are available for registered charities for projects in Scotland that address the charitable objectives of the Fund.
Deadline 03 February 2021
http://www.mickelfund.org.uk/
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/
National Lottery Awards for All – Scotland
Funding is available for voluntary groups, registered charities, schools and statutory 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
8. HEALTH
Catalysts for Change
Grants are available of up to £5,000 to help community nurses in Scotland and their local partners explore shortterm initiatives that prevent, reduce or overcome health inequities. Catalysts for Change projects are all led by community nurses and are fundamentally about working in close collaboration with individuals, families and local organisations to find new ways to tackle the physical and mental health issues adversely affecting them.
Deadline 26 November 2020
https://www.qnis.org.uk/catalysts-for-change/catalysts-for-change-apply/
Paths for All – Community Active Travel Grants
Small grants up to £3,000 are available for constituted community groups in Scotland to develop, deliver, and promote their own community led active travel projects.
Deadline Ongoing
https://www.pathsforall.org.uk/community-paths/cmp-grants
Percy Bilton Charity- Grants for Organisations
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to UK registered charities with primary objectives to assist one or more of the following groups: disadvantaged/underprivileged young people (persons under 25); people with disabilities (physical or learning disabilities or mental health problems); older people (aged over 60).
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.percy-bilton-charity.org/applyOrg.html
Scottish Sea Farms – Heart of the Community Trust (HCT)
Grants for projects that deliver lasting change within Shetland, Orkney, Highland, Argyll and Dumfries in the following areas: health and health promotion; education; personal development; and community projects. Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.scottishseafarms.com/community/heart-of-the-community/
9. LAND & PROPERTY
Sylvia Waddilove Foundation UK COVID–19 Emergency Fund
THE FOUNDATION’S USUAL GRANT MAKING PROGRAMME HAS BEEN SUSPENDED
The Foundation has set up an emergency fund to help small to medium sized organisations who are struggling to manage the financial impact of COVID-19 either because of increased demand for their services or loss of income.
Grants are for a maximum of £1,000.
Applications are on-going and will be decided within three weeks of submission.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.pwwsolicitors.co.uk/funding-applications/13-the-sylvia-waddilove-foundation-uk
Charles Hayward Foundation
Grants up to £75,000 are available to registered charities for projects in the following categories: Heritage and Conservation; Social and Criminal Justice; Overseas; and Older People.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.charleshaywardfoundation.org.uk/
10. SPORT FUNDING
Rowing Foundation
Grants up to £3,000 are available to support rowing in Britain with preference shown to encouraging participation in rowing by the young or disabled through the provision of equipment.
Deadline 26 October 2020
http://www.therowingfoundation.org.uk/home/
Magic Little Grants Fund 2020
Small one-off grants up to £500 are available to small local charities and community groups for community projects in Great Britain that support and inspire people to participate in sports or exercise with the primary aim of improving their physical health.
Deadline 31 October 2020
https://localgiving.org/about/magic-little-grants/
Sports Facilities Fund
Sport Scotland grants up to £100,000 are available for the provision or upgrading of sports facilities in local communities throughout Scotland. Applications will be considered from any non-profit distributing, constituted organisations whose membership is open to all sections of society.
Deadline 01 November 2020
https://sportscotland.org.uk/funding/sport-facilities-fund/
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 26 February 2021
https://weircharitabletrust.com/apply-now
Hargreaves Foundation
Grants are available for charities and educational institutions that support those under the age of 18 years, and living with a mental health condition, disability or growing up in poverty through the mediums of sport and education.
Deadline Ongoing
https://www.thehargreavesfoundation.org/
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
Strategic Legal Fund for Vulnerable Young Migrants
Grants up to £30,000 are available to not-for-profit organisations in the UK that provide specialist level legal advice to vulnerable young migrants as well as to firms of solicitors that provide specialist level legal advice to vulnerable young migrants.
Deadline 20 October 2020
http://strategiclegalfund.org.uk/about/
Youth Arts Access Fund
Grants up to £30,000 to support an increased range of music-making projects for children and young people in Scotland aged 0-25 years as well as introducing projects which deliver across wider art form areas.
Deadline 12 November 2020
https://www.creativescotland.com/funding/funding-programmes/youth-arts-fund/access
Weaver’s Company Benevolent Fund
Grants up to £15,000 are available for smaller UK based charities working with young offenders, prisoners and exprisoners, and young disadvantaged people, especially those at risk of criminal involvement within the UK. Deadline 19 November 2020
http://www.weavers.org.uk/
National Lottery Community Fund – Young Start Fund
Grants up to £100,000 are available to third sector organisations for work that helps young people (age 8 to 24 years) across Scotland become more confident so they can realise their own potential.
Deadline Ongoing
https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/young-start
