Funding Scotland is run by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector. This is one of our local funding websites.
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Type of funding:
Grant
Source:
Lottery
Type of cost:
Capital,
Revenue
National Lottery Awards for All offers funding to support what matters to people and communities. The programme is a partnership between the National Lottery Community Fund Scotland, sportscotland and Creative Scotland. It has three funding priorities: - bringing people together and building strong relationships in and across communities - improving the places and spaces that matter to communities - enabling more people to fulfil their potential by working to address issues at the earliest possible stage. If you are applying for a project involving the arts, they will prioritise projects that: engage people from areas of high deprivation; remove financial barriers to access creative activities; address rural isolation and encourage activity in rural areas; engage older people, people in care homes and carers; engage care leavers; support integration of refugees and asylum seekers. If you are applying for a project focused on sport, they will prioritise projects that: engage young people from our most deprived areas; engage girls and young women; engage disabled young people.
Type of funding:
Grant
Source:
Statutory
Type of cost:
Capital,
Revenue
The fund will help communities take ownership of the land and buildings that matter to them, as well as practical support to develop their aspirations into viable projects. It supports communities to become more resilient and sustainable through the ownership and management of land and land assets. The Scottish Land Fund is open to organisations in both urban and rural Scotland which are community-led, community-controlled, and defined by a geographic area.
Type of funding:
Grant
Source:
Lottery
Type of cost:
Capital,
Revenue
Funding to support communities to bring real improvements to the places they live and the wellbeing of those in need. They will fund organisations to deliver work that achieves the following outcomes: - Everyone in the community has the opportunity to influence and get involved in community led activity - People in the community are better connected and work together to improve their wellbeing.
Type of funding:
Grant
Source:
Lottery
Type of cost:
Capital
**Due to Covid-19, greater prioritisation will be given to applications which support Return to Sport objectives and outcomes.** The fund supports capital projects that create or improve places that people take part in sport and physical activity. Awards are available for sports facility projects within club & communities, school & education or performance sport environments. In clubs and communities they will support: - new, upgraded or extended sports facilities; Inclusive changing facilities - facilities that provide or improve access for outdoor sport and adventure activities - floodlights that increase capacity at appropriate sports facilities - major items of sports equipment. They will provide enhanced support to projects within or serving the most deprived communities, according to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD). They focus participation and progression and prioritise projects where there is a commitment to equalities & inclusion, people development, collaboration & impact.
Type of funding:
Grant
Source:
Trust/Foundation
Type of cost:
Capital,
Revenue
The Gordon and Ena Baxter Foundation supports a huge variety of projects. Generally, applicants should demonstrate a sound management plan, and a clear benefit to communities in Moray and the Highlands and Islands. They will fund projects that cover one or more of the following: Education and Training, Health, Care, Sport, Arts and Heritage, and Conservation and Environment.
Type of funding:
Grant
Source:
Trust/Foundation
Type of cost:
Capital,
Revenue,
Core Costs
The Foundation supports a broad range of organisations and activities that share a commitment to making a positive impact to the lives of the communities in which they work, and that are driven by a desire to achieve excellence. They make grants across the UK to organisations in the following categories: - Arts - Education - Youth - Health - Community - Museums and Heritage - Environment - Religion and Welfare.
Type of funding:
Grant
Source:
Trust/Foundation
Type of cost:
Core Costs
Fund projects that help families and young people and that are aiming to improve the life chances of the beneficiaries. They prefer projects that promote community cohesion and the development of skills that will change the outlook and outcomes for the users. Organisations that promote volunteering and involve both past and present users in their delivery are encouraged. They are looking for organisations which aim to achieve a positive impact in at least one of the following areas: - Children and young people who are isolated, at risk of exclusion or involved in anti-social behaviour. - Disadvantaged families - Prisoners and ex-offenders and specifically projects that maintain and develop contact with prisoner’s families and help with the rehabilitation and resettlement of prisoners and/or ex-offenders after their release. The Trustees favour small-scale, locally based initiatives and most grants are only for one year.
Type of funding:
Loan
Source:
Trust/Foundation
Type of cost:
Capital,
Revenue
The Arts & Culture Impact Fund is a new £20 million impact investment fund for the UK's arts, culture and heritage social enterprises. The fund offers loans between £150,000 and £1 million repayable over a period of up to ten years.
Type of funding:
Grant
Source:
Lottery
Type of cost:
Revenue
The fund aims to enable organisations to explore ways of working that will help them to adapt and respond to the current changing circumstances due to the coronavirus pandemic. The fund will prioritise ideas and activities that help organisations sustain their creative practice and / or programmes of work.
Type of funding:
Grant
Source:
Trust/Foundation
Type of cost:
Revenue,
Core Costs
The Schroder Charity Trust is an independent grant-making Family Trust that has been supporting the charitable and voluntary sector for over 70 years. They support a broad range of charitable causes in the UK and overseas.