FIELD OF WORK: Education, Community

TYPE: Capital, Revenue

The Foundation makes donations to registered charities which are active in such sectors as the arts and culture, medical & health, the environment and education, care and support of the young and elderly, people with disabilities and the under-privileged. So long as the object is charitable, the Trustees will consider any application from a registered charity..

Funding Available: £5000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charity only

FIELD OF WORK: Homelessness

TYPE: Capital, Revenue

Funding is available for registered charities who are creating or improving spaces so that more people have a place to feel at home. They focus on charities that support people who are most in need because of homelessness, financial hardship, sickness, disability or other disadvantage.

Funding Available: £10,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charity only

FIELD OF WORK: Housing

TYPE: Revenue

The Victim Surcharge Fund (VSF) is available to organisations who provide direct support to victims of crime. It can be used to provide emergency household, food, utility, or clothing expenses for those escaping domestic abuse, or for installation of alarm systems to help victims feel safe, in line with published Guidance.

Funding Available - £5000 - £40,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Any organisation of two years standing which provides support to victims of crime.

Victim support organisations interested in applying to the Fund can request an application form by emailing VictimSurchargefund@gov.scot

FIELD OF WORK: Education, arts,mental health, older people, sport

TYPE: Revenue

The ASFT Fund has been established to support organisations across Scotland, awarding grants of up to £15,000 for one year.

Funding Available: £15,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Registered charities

Constituted voluntary and community organisations

Community companies e.g. companies limited by guarantee, community benefit societies or Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations

Community Interest Companies are eligible to apply if they meet the fund's minimum governance standards[see website]

Apply via Foundation Scotland's website.

FIELD OF WORK: Education, Community, Employment

TYPE: Capital, Revenue

In this phase, CashBack partners will deliver early and effective prevention activities for children and young people aged 10-25. By strengthening ties with local communities, Cashback for Communities will provide positive activities for young people facing the greatest challenges.

Funding Available: £150,000 - £1,500,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Applications are invited from a variety of entity types, including registered charities and companies limited by guarantee or shares. Funding is for activities taking place from April 2026 to end of March 2029.

FIELD OF WORK: Housing

TYPE: Capital

Supports projects that improve, fix and repair buildings, homes and facilities specifically used by people in need throughout the UK. The types of projects they can fund are:

Improved energy efficient lighting & heating

Installation of new kitchen, bathroom etc.

Installation of a sensory room

General painting & decorating

Improving safety and security of a building

Funding Available: £5000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charity only

FIELD OF WORK: Religion

TYPE: Capital

The Cherish project provides grants to churches, chapels or meeting houses for church maintenance, urgent repair work or project development.

Funding Available: £500 - £10,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Listed and unlisted Christian places of worship, of any denomination, that are located within North-West England, Wales, or Scotland.

FIELD OF WORK: Climate Change

TYPE: Core Costs

These Research and Innovation grants support environmental organisations, academic institutions, individuals, and policymakers in advancing research and innovative ideas about Scotland’s native woodlands. Future Woodlands Scotland wants to improve our understanding of how these woodlands are impacted by — and in turn impact — climate change, biodiversity, and the environment.

Funding Available: £10,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Any organisation or individual that can demonstrate they have the skills and capacity to carry out the proposed work can apply. Applications demonstrating a partnership approach to achieve common goals are particularly welcome.

FIELD OF WORK: Housing,Older people, Disabilities

TYPE: Revenue, Core costs

Lintel Trust, Scotland's housing charity have re-opened their small grants fund. Grants of either £500 or £1,000 are available.

Funding Available - £500 - £1000

WHO CAN APPLY: Not for Profit

FIELD OF WORK: Climate Action

TYPE: Revenue

The Electricals Recycling Fund aims to support industry bodies, start-ups, non-profits, companies and research institutions exploring new, innovative or significantly improved initiatives that apply and develop circular economy principles, reducing environmental impact and enhancing resource efficiency.

Funding Available: £125,000

WHO CAN APPLY: A wide variety of organisations can apply, including industry bodies, non-profits, private companies, compliance schemes, universities, and research institutions. Funding is available to registered organisations only.

FIELD OF WORK: Education

TYPE: Capital, Revenue

The Trust gives grants to individuals and organisations for the advancement of education for the public benefit. The Trustees have interpreted that as enabling them to support other charities working to help the education and development of young people, other organisations which carry out similar functions and individuals who need assistance with courses.

Funding Available: £1,000 to £5,000

WHO CAN APPLY: The Trust operates by giving grants to organisations and, less frequently, to individuals. Priority has been given to North East Fife and surrounding areas, but projects have been helped throughout Scotland.

Download the application form on the Trust's website and return it to Henderson Black & Co, giving full details of the project and reason for the request. In appropriate cases, a copy of the last set of accounts should be sent.

FIELD OF WORK: Community

TYPE: Capital, Revenue, Core costs

The Make it Happen Fund makes a difference by enabling families to set the fund’s priorities and design the funding proposal process. It empowers parents, carers, children and young people to decide how funds are spent, directing investment towards projects that otherwise may be overlooked by traditional funding schemes.

Funding Available: £30000 available per local area

WHO CAN APPLY: Not-for-profit groups benefitting local communities and the local area. Eligibility (e.g. annual income) varies based on local area. See website for respective fund guidance.

The Lochee Takeover Make It Happen Fund: now open, will close at 5pm on Friday 15th August.

Lochee: send your application to LocheeMIHF@whatmatters2u.org.uk or hand in to a Community Centre [see list] in a sealed envelope.

FIELD OF WORK: Sport,Recreational facilities, Animal Welfare Health Culture

TYPE: Capital, Revenue, Core Costs

The Weir Charitable Trust aims to support Scottish-based community groups and small charities to provide services across Scotland to help the Scottish community. These groups and charities are likely to have found it difficult to access funds elsewhere. 

Funding Available: £5000 to £25,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Registered Scottish charities, constituted groups and community interest companies with an annual income of up to £150,000. 

FIELD OF WORK: Heritage and building preservation

TYPE: Revenue

Partnership Fund is open to applications from third-sector organisations delivering strategic outcomes with national impact for Scotland’s historic environment or the Scottish historic environment sector.

Funding Available: Not Stated

WHO CAN APPLY: Applicants are likely to include charitable organisations playing an intermediary role or representing a specific area of activity within the sector.

FIELD OF WORK: Community Development

TYPE: Revenue

The Customer and Community Investment Fund (CCIF), is a funding scheme for community projects. The fund allows LNER to work in partnership with charities, their customers and the communities located along the LNER route.

Funding Available: £1,000 to £10,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Registered charities, community groups and other not-for-profits which are based within 15 miles of the LNER route, in England and Scotland. See map on funder website to check eligibility.

FIELD OF WORK: Children, Disability

TYPE: Revenue

Trefoil supports the interests of children and young people with special needs, including physical disability, caring obligations, other disadvantage or learning and psycho-social needs to foster their independence, confidence and assertiveness.

Funding Available: £3000

WHO CAN APPLY: Organisations whose aims are to provide education, health and social welfare. All applicant organisations must be able to demonstrate their financial propriety, solvency and two years of audited/independently inspected accounts.

FIELD OF WORK: Education, Capacity Building

TYPE: Revenue

The fund supports small to medium-sized third sector organisations across Scotland to recruit additional volunteers for the delivery of a new, or the expansion of an existing, volunteering project. The aim is to improve how volunteers are supported in their roles. Organisations are encouraged to demonstrate how their project contributes to the Scottish Government’s priority of ending Child Poverty.

Funding Available: £20,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Third sector organisations, grassroots or community groups including unincorporated voluntary organisations, clubs and SCIOs 

FIELD OF WORK: Health & Wellbeing

TYPE: Capital, Revenue, Core Costs

This funding is for projects that will reduce health inequalities for unpaid carers, through systems change, i.e. making meaningful and lasting changes to the way things work.

Funding Available: £500,000 to £2,000,000

WHO CAN APPLY: You can apply if your organisation is a:

constituted voluntary or community organisation

registered charity

Scottish charitable incorporated organisation (SCIO)

not-for-profit company

community interest company (CIC)

statutory body (including local authorities and community councils)

community benefit society.

Read the guidance on the NLCF website and then contact the Scotland Advice Team to discuss what you're planning and get an application form

FIELD OF WORK: Environment

TYPE: Capital

Tree packs give the opportunity to bring people together to plant trees - encouraging local wildlife, protecting our landscape against tree disease and creating wooded areas. There are thousands of free trees to give away to schools, community and youth groups.

Funding Available: Equipment

WHO CAN APPLY: Schools across the UK, plus nurseries, colleges, universities and outdoor learning centres plus kinds of different groups such as resident associations, sports clubs, parish councils, scouts, guides can apply. You don’t need to belong to an official organisation. The land the trees are planted on need to be accessible to the public.

FIELD OF WORK: Community

TYPE: Revenue

SafeDeposits Scotland, the country’s leading tenancy deposit protection scheme, has introduced a Community Fund designed to provide small grants to projects enhancing communities across Scotland.

Funding Available: £5000

WHO CAN APPLY: Organisations which commit to deliver a project that meets at least one of its criteria:

Sustainability and the environment

Employability and career skills

Social inclusion

Technology and digital inclusion

Improving the local community

On applying for funding from the SafeDeposits Scotland Community Fund, an organisation will be required to provide a summary from its most recent accounts and, where applicable, its latest annual report and financial statement.

FIELD OF WORK: Elderly

TYPE: Revenue

The Creating Connections Grant Programme will be awarding 20+ grants of up to £7,500 to charities and community groups who are helping to reduce loneliness and isolation for the over 65’s. You may be providing direct person-centered interventions such as befriending OR group based social activities. The Foundation also supports Community Transport who assist in bringing together older people.

Funding Available: £7500

WHO CAN APPLY: Will open on 1 August and close on 29 August 2025 (for decision 6 October).

FIELD OF WORK: Music

TYPE: Capital, Revenue

The Pear Tree Fund for Music supports work in the following fields:

The promotion of classical music and/or the appreciation of classical music,

Working with children and young people in relation to their appreciation of music,

The promotion and/or research the benefits of music to health and mental wellbeing, and

The support of musicians based in Scotland.

Funding Available: £1,000 to £5,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Projects and work must be based in Scotland.

Applications should be made in writing on no more than three sides of A4 via the application form which is available on the Fund website. If your organisation does not have access to email, a hard copy application may be sent.

FIELD OF WORK: Health, Disability

TYPE: Capital, Revenue, Core Costs

The Trust aims to provide relief to those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial or other disadvantage, in East Lothian or elsewhere in Scotland.

Funding Available: £20,000 to £100,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Registered charities in East Lothian or elsewhere in Scotland.

Request an application form from denise.mckenzie@mfmac.com

FIELD OF WORK : Community

TYPE: Capital, Revenue, Core costs

The aim of People's Postcode Trust is to support smaller charities and good causes in the Scotland to make a difference to their community for the benefit of people and planet.

They support projects under the following categories:

Enabling participation in physical activity

Enabling participation in the arts

Preventing or reducing the impact of poverty

Supporting marginalised groups and tackling inequality

Improving biodiversity and responding to the climate emergency

Improving green spaces and increasing access to the outdoors

Providing support to improve mental health (Focus on organisations that actively support specific mental health issues)

Funding Available: £500 to £25,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Funding is available for organisations that have been operating for over a year and have a set of signed accounts at the time of application. See guidance for more details.

Priority will be given to charities and good causes that:

Have an annual income under £250,000

Support communities that rank within the top 15% on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation

Are led by and provide services for people from the following minority/marginalised groups: communities experiencing racial inequity; disabled people; LGBT+ community

FIELD OF WORK: Environment

TYPE: Capital, Revenue

The main fund objectives are:

Increase the amount of land available for community food growing, allotments and orchards

Improve food growing skills and knowledge to empower communities and individuals to grow their own food

Funding Available: £5000 to £100,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Applications are open to projects across Scotland.

FIELD OF WORK: Community

TYPE: Capital, Revenue

The Co-op Local Community Fund gives money to local causes, helping to bring people together and make a difference. They give preference to projects run by small, local organisations that make a real difference to people in their community.

Funding Available - £1000 to £6000

WHO CAN APPLY: Any organisation can apply as long as it can prove it’s not run for private profit and has a project in mind that benefits their local community. That includes charities, community organisations, co-ops and social enterprises.

FIELD OF WORK: Historic

TYPE: Capital

The Creative Minds Fund will support museums and organisations working with people experiencing mental health issues to create engagement opportunities. Projects will involve participants in creative activities related to the museum and its collection.

Funding Available: £25,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Accredited and non-accredited museums in Scotland. [terms apply for non-accredited museums] All museums must apply in partnership with an organisation which provides support or services to those experiencing mental health issues. The organisation must be a registered charity, Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO), public body or local authority.

FIELD OF WORK: Health and Wellbeing

TYPE: Capital / Revenue

Heart Research UK supports innovative projects designed to promote heart health and to prevent or reduce the risk of heart disease in specific groups or communities.

Funding Available: £15,000

Grants are only available for small, registered charities with an annual income of less than £1 million.

FIELD OF WORK: Environment

TYPE: Capital

Funded by The Scottish Government, The Nature Restoration Fund encourages applicants with projects that restore wildlife and habitats on land and sea and address the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. The primary focus of this fund is to increase the biodiversity value of land and sea with a focus on nature-based solutions to address the impacts of biodiversity loss and climate change.

Funding Available: £25,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Constituted organisations, including Registered charities and trusts and Constituted community groups

Private individuals and companies - where public benefit will be demonstrated

Partnerships and organisations working collaboratively with others.

Download an expression of interest form via the NatureScot website and submit via email to nrf@nature.scot. Stage two is a full application if invited.

FIELD OF WORK: Environment

TYPE: Capital, Revenue

The Scottish Fishermen's Trust is a charity established to enable individuals and organisations to receive funding for projects related to the marine environment, education and safety at sea.

Funding Available: £15,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Individuals and organisations involved in the fishing industry

FIELD OF WORK: Mental Health

TYPE: Revenue

The Serving Families: On the Move programme supports projects which help improve the quality of life for Service families impacted by relocation as a direct result of Service life.

They want to support early intervention projects that assist military families in accessing services as they relocate. These initiatives will help families integrate into their new communities and build lasting friendships.

Funding Available: £5000 to £50,000

WHO CAN APPLY: To be eligible to apply for this funding you must be a charity registered with one or more of the charity commissions for England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.

FIELD OF WORK: Sport

TYPE: Capital

The Aldi Scottish Sport fund is a Scotland-wide community-based sport programme designed to make it easier for kids to take part in sports within their local communities by giving clubs the chance to secure funding.

Funding Available - £2500

WHO CAN APPLY: They only accept applications from organisations based in Scotland that meet one or more of the following criteria:

a local, community focused club with sport at the heart of what you do

a registered community amateur sports club (CASC)

a school or educational organisation

a religious organisation

a Scout or Guide group

a charitable service fund of the Armed Forces

a Community Interest Company

Download application form from the Aldi website and submit via email.

FIELD OF WORK: Mental Health

TYPE: Revenue

Grants are available for projects that will help to mitigate the impact of long or frequent involuntary separation for families, spouses, and serving personnel, including reservists and their families.

The programme will need to address one or more following outcomes:

Reduced impact of separation, loneliness, and isolation for Serving families.

Improved mental health and well being for Service families.

Enhanced access to support and activities to improve quality of life.

Support personnel to reintegrate into family and units post deployment.

Funding Available: £5000 - £25,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Applications are welcome from:

A registered charity with substantial recent experience of supporting Armed Forces communities.

Community interest Company (CIC) with substantial recent experience of supporting Armed Forces communities.

An Armed Forces unit or base.

FIELD OF WORK: Environment

TYPE: Capital, Revenue

Cycling Scotland work with a number of Regional Transport Partnerships to support delivery of Transport Scotland funded People & Place programme. Funding is available to enable more people to cycle through increasing affordable access to bikes, parking and storage.

Funding Available: £10,000 to £50,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Local authorities and registered social landlords, schools, workplaces, community organisations.

FIELD OF WORK Arts, Medical, Welfare and the Environment

TYPE: Capital, Revenue, Core costs

The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust funds United Kingdom Registered Charities operating in the UK in the fields of the advancement of the arts, health and medical welfare and environmental protection or improvement.

Funding Available: £500 to £6,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Applicants must be UK Registered Charities operating in the UK for the benefit of UK residents, and the organisation’s annual returns to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator must be up to date..

FIELD OF WORK: Women, Children & Young People

TYPE: Revenue, Core Costs

The Volant Charitable Trust Small Grants Programme is prioritising the focus of its awards on charities and organisations who are particularly addressing poverty and deprivation, helping to support vulnerable groups who are most affected, with an emphasis on women, children and young people.

Funding Available: £5000

WHO CAN APPLY: All applicants must fit Foundation Scotland's funding criteria and have an annual income of less than £350,000.

FIELD OF WORK: Children, Armed Forces

TYPE: Revenue

The Early Years programme is designed to help Armed Forces families access good quality early childhood education and childcare provision close to where they live or serve.

Funding Available - £5,000 to £80,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Not Stated

FIELD OF WORK: Advice, Research, Poverty

TYPE: Revenue

The fund's mission is to contribute towards strategic change which improves financial well-being in the UK. They want everyone to have a decent standard of living and feel in control of their finances, improving the lives of those on low-to-middle incomes.

Their funding programmes focus on income, spending and assets.

Funding Available: £10,000 to £200,000

WHO CAN APPLY: To apply for the Climate Change and Household Finances grant round, applicants must contact the Trust to discuss their project in advance.

FIELD OF WORK: Various Funding Pots

TYPE: Capital / Revenue

The funding will be targeted at the three following priority areas:

Communities and Place - Thriving Places: Development of the visitor economy and improving well-being.

Supporting Local Business: Advice and support to businesses, developing an enterprise culture and start-up support and developing business sites and premises.

People and Skills: Supporting people to progress towards and into employment or education, supporting essential skills and delivering higher level, employment related skills.

Funding Available: Not Stated

send an email to externalfunding@dundeecity.gov.uk with the name of the applicant organisation, project name, and approximate funding request

FIELD OF WORK: Young People

TYPE: Revenue

The Essentia Foundation is looking to provide financial support to charities and community groups that will help achieve the following objectives:

Improved health and social welfare of children and young people up to the age of 25 years old.

Increased opportunities for training, enhancing learning, upskilling, and developing career opportunities, and supporting young people up to the age of 25 years old to move towards employment

Funding Available: £50,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Minimum annual income of £250,000 Max £2,000,000

FIELD OF WORK: Education and Training

TYPE: Revenue

Groups and organisations can apply for funding to help people understand how climate change affects their lives and what actions they can take.

Funding Available: £25,000 to £80,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Not Stated

FIELD OF WORK: Music

TYPE: Capital / Revenue

The Power of Music Fund offers small grants to local organisations that use music making to support people living with dementia and their carers. 

Funding Available: £2000

WHO CAN APPLY: Not Stated

FIELD OF WORK: Armed Forces

TYPE: Capital

Large grants towards new builds and significant refurbishment, including extensions, of rental accommodation offering high quality support for Veterans with a housing need.

Funding Available - £75,000 to £500,000

WHO CAN APPLY: EOI to be sent befre application

FIELD OF WORK: Horticulture, Science, Art, History

TYPE: Capital / Revenue

The Trustees can make grants for any charitable purpose, but their present policy is to focus grant-making in the areas of horticulture and plant sciences, as well as fine art and art history. The Foundation funds both capital and revenue projects.

Funding Available: £500 - £1000

WHO CAN APPLY: Anyone

FIELD OF WORK: History + Mental Health

TYPE: Capital

This fund aims to develop programming that includes and benefits people experiencing mental health issues. It also aims to strengthen relationships between Scottish museums and mental health organisations and increase the museum sector’s confidence and capacity to become more inclusive places..

Funding Available: £25,000

WHO CAN APPLY: If you are considering applying to the Creative Minds Fund, please get in touch with the grants team at grants@museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk by the Expression of Interest (EOI) deadline. 

FIELD OF WORK: Community Facilities

TYPE: Capital / Revenue

The Community Energy Generation Growth Fund will support community groups across Scotland to set up renewable energy generation projects.

Applications must meet the following objectives:

Contribute to Scotland’s target of 2GW of community or locally owned renewable energy by 2030.

Support communities to develop and be engaged in energy projects and the energy transition.

Deliver concrete economic benefits to communities, while also supporting Scotland’s net zero ambitions.

Funding Available: £250,000 to £1,500,000

WHO CAN APPLY: See Website

FIELD OF WORK: Community Development

TYPE: Capital / Revenue

Build It aims to help early-stage social enterprises working towards becoming financially sustainable. It offers grant funding for salary costs so that the new jobs help the enterprise increase its income, become financially sustainable and continue to deliver social impact without relying on grant funding.

Funding Available: £27,000 to £40,000

WHO CAN APPLY: See Website

FIELD OF WORK: Community Development

TYPE: Revenue

The Social Innovation Challenge is a programme that funds and supports innovators to kick-start solutions that tackle some of the most pressing challenges of our time. The 2024 Social Innovation Challenge is focused on breaking barriers to better health and wellbeing.

Funding Available: £50,000

WHO CAN APPLY: See Website

FIELD OF WORK: Children

TYPE: Revenue

The Trust provides financial assistance to help finance holidays, including respite care, for physically and mentally disabled children (aged 3 to 17 years), with preference being given to those locally resident in Scotland.

Funding Available: £892 to £11,600

WHO CAN APPLY: See Website

FIELD OF WORK: Community Development

TYPE: Capital / Revenue

Tayside Contracts can provide services [not money] to charities and community groups across Tayside, funded for by the Community Fund. Services include:

Funding Available: £3,000

WHO CAN APPLY: See website and email

FIELD OF WORK: Employability

TYPE: Revenue

The programme provides specialist support for social entrepreneurs to help them grow as social leaders. They combine cash and coaching to help nurture ideas and grow impact. It doesn't matter what stage of development your social venture is at. It can be an idea on paper, or a social venture in practice already.

Funding Available: £8,000 to £18,000

WHO CAN APPLY: See Website

FIELD OF WORK: Young People

TYPE: Capital, Revenue, Core costs

To develop and inspire children and young people (From age 11 to 21 inclusive)

Funding Available: £1000 to £30,000

WHO CAN APPLY: To apply for funding from the Gannochy Trust you must be a charity registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).

FIELD OF WORK: Education

TYPE: Capital / Revenue

The Trustees seek applications for grants to assist with the completion of existing projects and to aid publication.

Funding Available: £5000

WHO CAN APPLY: Not Stated

FIELD OF WORK: Community

TYPE: Revenue

The small grants programme supports small charities providing vital services to the most vulnerable members of our community. Your organisation must be currently supporting vulnerable people in geographical areas of high deprivation.

Funding Available - £5000

WHO CAN APPLY: They do not fund:

Community Interest Companies (CICs)

Capital projects

Medical research

Hospices

Services that charge participants for access, irrespective of a person’s ability to pay

FIELD OF WORK: Housing

TYPE: Capital

Supports projects that improve, fix and repair buildings, homes and facilities specifically used by people in need throughout the UK.

Funding Available: £5000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities

FIELD OF WORK: Arts & Culture

TYPE: Revenue

Fidelio welcomes applications for grants in support of the Arts particularly for Music, including Opera, Lieder, Composition and Dance.

Funding Available: £5000

WHO CAN APPLY: Applications need to be supported by Institutions, Colleges, Arts Festivals or other similar arts organisations in the United Kingdom with recognised relevant expertise.

FIELD OF WORK: Community Facilities

TYPE: Capital

SUEZ Communities Trust provides funds to undertake work that is eligible under the Scottish Landfill Communities Fund (SLCF). Applications are considered for the five main areas of work:

Land Reclamation Community Recycling Public Amenities Biodiversity  Historic Buildings, Structures or Sites

Funding Available: £3000 -£20,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Volunteer organisations

FIELD OF WORK: Activities and Training

TYPE: Capital, Revenue

This option aims to encourage landscape-scale collaborative projects between two or more landowners by providing support for project facilitation and co-ordination. The subsequent management activity can be supported through other options within the Forestry Grant Scheme.

Funding Available: £10,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Applications can be submitted by either a facilitator on behalf of a group or a group of landowners/organisation that wishes to appoint a facilitator

FIELD OF WORK: Arts & Culture

TYPE: Revenue / Core Costs

The fund will support exhibitors to deliver audience development activity that addresses one or more of the BFI and FAN priority outcomes, in line with BFI’s Screen Culture 2033 strategy:

Engaging with children and young people

Accessing a wider choice of film

Tackling social, economic and geographic barriers

Engaging with heritage collections that reflect the diversity of the UK

Funding Available: £2000 - £10,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Not Stated

FIELD OF WORK: Community/ Health/ Art and culture

TYPE: Capital, Revenue

The Weir Charitable Trust aims to support Scottish-based community groups and small charities to provide services across Scotland to help the Scottish community. These groups and charities are likely to have found it difficult to access funds elsewhere. It fund supports services/projects in the following qualifying categories: sport, Recreational facilities, Animal welfare,Health,Culture.

Funding Available - £25,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities

FIELD OF WORK: Community

TYPE: Capital

The Trust offers help to customers faced with high charges for an electricity connection within the Scottish Hydro-Electric Distribution area.

Funding Available: £900 - £2100

WHO CAN APPLY: Anyone

FIELD OF WORK: Healthcare & Wellbeing

TYPE: Capital / Revenue

The purpose of the Short Breaks Fund is to increase the range, availability and choice of short breaks for unpaid carers and those they care for across Scotland.

Funding Available: £35,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities

FIELD OF WORK: Education and Training

TYPE: Revenue

Grants are available to help bring literature alive with an author, poet, playwright, graphic novelist or storyteller visit.

Funding Available: £200

WHO CAN APPLY: Anyone

FIELD OF WORK: Children & Young People

TYPE: Capital / Revenue

The association supports organisations devoted to the care and welfare of children and young people in Scotland with a preference for those residing in the Edinburgh area. Grant giving covers a range of activities from music to sport, disability and care.

Funding Available: £500 to £1500

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities

FIELD OF WORK: Environment

TYPE: Revenue

The Nature of Scotland Awards celebrate the inspirational people, projects and partnerships across different aspects of nature conservation in Scotland. There are 10 awards to choose from

Funding Available: Not Stated

WHO CAN APPLY: See Website

FIELD OF WORK: Environment

TYPE: Revenue

The SafeDeposits Scotland Community Fund will award grants to organisations who commit to deliver a project that meets at least one of five criteria, namely:

Sustainability and the environment

Employability and career skills

Social inclusion

Technology and digital inclusion

Improving the local community

Funding Available: £5000

WHO CAN APPLY: organisations which commit to deliver a project that meets at least one of its criteria:

Sustainability and the environment

Employability and career skills

Social inclusion

Technology and digital inclusion

Improving the local community

FIELD OF WORK: Community

TYPE: Revenue

The Women & Girls Match Fund is a match funding campaign for charities that are working to improve the lives of vulnerable, disadvantaged or underrepresented women and girls in England and Scotland.

Funding Available: £2000 to £10,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Create a Big Give account and apply online. Click on My Campaigns and start a new campaign, then create a match funding campaign.

FIELD OF WORK: N/A

TYPE: Capital / Revenue

The Dunard Fund seeks to promote and advance the arts in Scotland, and makes donations principally for:

The performance of classical music at the highest standard

the education and display of visual arts at an international standard

the rehabilitation of endangered architectural masterpieces and the design and construction of new architectural masterpieces.

Funding Available: £1000

WHO CAN APPLY: Apply via email to the Fund. Applications can also be made in writing to their Edinburgh address, 4 Royal Terrace EH7 5AB.

FIELD OF WORK: Sports

TYPE: Capital  

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.

Funding Available: £200,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Community Groups Any non profit distributing, constituted organisations whose membership is open to all sections of society. This includes schools and public bodies such as local authorities.

FIELD OF WORK: Sports

TYPE: Capital / Core Costs

Funds applications for physical activity initiatives that: 

Offer high-impact, life-enhancing opportunities for those who live in the top 10% of areas of deprivation 

Remove barriers to participation for disabled or disadvantaged people  

Focus on grassroots involvement rather than elite participation in physical activity 

Focus on skills development and confidence building for individuals 

Incorporate effective strategies for wider impact, perhaps through training, partnerships and/or dissemination activities 

Demonstrate a high degree of involvement across the organisation from beneficiaries and those with lived experience 

Have a well-developed plan for sustainability and seek to deliver a legacy 

Reflect their values:   Excellence, Entrepreneurship, Integrity, Sustainability

Funding Available: £5000 - £30,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Organisations which:are either a registered charity or a registered CASC (Community Amateur Sports Club)

have been registered with the charity regulator for two years or more (charity applicants)

have been registered as a CASC for two years or more (CASC applicants)

have produced independently examined or audited accounts for at least one full year of operation

FIELD OF WORK: Ethnic minority-led voluntary or community organisation

TYPE: Revenue

Bring ethnic minority people together and build strong relationships across communities.

Help more ethnic minority people to be the best they can be, by supporting them as soon as possible.

Improve places and spaces that matter to ethnic minority communities.

Funding Available - £500 - £15,000

WHO CAN APPLY: You can apply if your organisation is a:

Unregistered voluntary or community organisation

Not for profit company

Registered charity (unincorporated)

Charitable incorporated organisation (SCIO)

Community interest company (CIC)

Faith based group (like a mosque, gurdwara, temple, church, synagogue etc.)

Standard and easy read applications forms can be downloaded from the Cemvo Scotland website. All completed forms should be e-mailed to: emdf@cemvoscotland.org.uk or sent by post.

FIELD OF WORK: Christian Faith

TYPE: Capital / Revenue

The Trust supports new work with the provision of small short-term grants to initiate projects in Christian action and research which cannot readily be financed from other sources.

Funding Available: £500 - £2,500

WHO CAN APPLY: Essentially Scottish

Distinctively new

Not readily able to be financed from other sources

Short term to get the project started - normally one year. The Novum Trust aims to ‘prime the pump’ and allow a new enterprise the chance to prove itself

Focussed on the welfare of young people, the training of lay people or new ways of communicating the Christian faith

FIELD OF WORK: Young people

TYPE: Capital / Core Costs

This round aims to reach under-served and marginalised children and young people. They may be affected by challenges including poverty, discrimination, and exclusion. For example, this could include care experienced or disabled children and young people. It may include children and young people from minoritised ethnic communities.

Funding Available: £1000 - £45,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Organisations which:

Address the specific local priorities (In Scotland, the Pudsey Next Steps programme welcomes applications from organisations working with racially minoritised children and young people. We particularly welcome applications from organisations working with children and young people from Asian communities.)

Have not been funded by BBC Children in Need before

Have an annual income of £100,000 or less

Are based in the community they serve

Are reaching children and young people aged 0-18 years who are experiencing inequality of opportunity Organisations must meet BBC Children In Need's Minimum Standards for Grant-making.

Organisations can apply for:

Grants from £1,000 – £15,000 per year for up to three years

Core (organisational running costs) or Project funding

Apply through the Project Costs or Core Costs programmes.

FIELD OF WORK: Arts, Heritage and Culture

TYPE: Capital, Revenue

The advancement of the arts, heritage and culture.

The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational facilities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities are primarily intended.

The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health and disability

Funding Available: £500 -£5,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities

FIELD OF WORK: Activities and Training

TYPE: Capital, Revenue

The Trust promotes the education and training of young people across voluntary youth organisations at a local level. Activities funded include: climbing, mountain biking, quad biking, skiing, sailing, kayaking and trips to various places of interest as well as weekends at Scout and Guide Centres. Support for overseas trips, expeditions and activities is also provided.

Funding Available: £90 - £8,500

WHO CAN APPLY: Scout Group

FIELD OF WORK: Isolation, independence, disability, housing

TYPE: Revenue / Core Costs

They support projects:

tackling social isolation in housing communities

promoting digital participation for housing communities

enabling older people to remain independent and in their own home

enabling people with disabilities to live independently

assisting people moving from homelessness into a secure tenancy

Funding Available: £500 - £1,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Not for Profit

FIELD OF WORK: Community

TYPE: Capital, Revenue

For the prevention or relief of poverty

the advancement of education

the advancement of religion

the advancement of health

the saving of lives

the advancement of citizenship or community development

the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended

the advancement of environmental protection or improvement

the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

the advancement of animal welfare.

Funding Available - £1,000 to £2,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities in Tayside and Fife

Application form email or call Trust

glenrothes@eqaccountants.co.uk

FIELD OF WORK: Ecosystems

TYPE: Revenue / Core Costs  

Your project must focus on one (or more) parts of ecosystem restoration. These are:

Connecting nature corridors

Habitat and species restoration

Freshwater and wetland restoration

Coastal and marine initiatives

Control of invasive non-native species impacting on nature

Enhancing and connecting nature within villages, towns, or cities

Funding Available: £13,500

WHO CAN APPLY: Community Groups 

Successful applicants will receive up to £1,500 in professional fundraising support.

FIELD OF WORK: Health

TYPE: Revenue / Core Costs

The vision of the charity is to help people in Tayside live better for longer. This will be done through a new funding programme distributing funds to NHS Tayside services and the third sector, fundraising to increase the impact of the charity and wraparound support offering partnership opportunities, advice and collaboration.

Funding Available: £100,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Community Groups

FIELD OF WORK: Mental Health

TYPE: Not stated

The Fund’s aim is to support communities, enabling them to create the conditions for good mental health and wellbeing at a population level whilst ensuring access to a range of support to match their needs. 

Funding Available - £7,500

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities / CIC

FIELD OF WORK: Sports and Education

TYPE: Capital / Revenue

Supports the advancement of education and public participation in sport by assisting individuals to participate in physical outdoor activities in Scotland and other countries, assisting individuals to learn about the history and culture of Scotland and other countries, assisting individuals with training in outdoor skills.

Funding Available: £500

WHO CAN APPLY: Individuals, groups charities etc

Contact the Trust for an application form.

FIELD OF WORK: Community and Environment

TYPE: Revenue

Every three months, five shortlisted projects will be voted for by John Good Group employees. These five charities will all receive a share of £15,000 – the more votes a cause receives, the bigger the donation.

Funding Available: £2,000 - £15,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Be a local community group, charity, voluntary group or social enterprise that has a positive impact on communities, people or the environment.

Have an average income of less than £50,000 in the last 12 months.

Have a bank account in the organisation’s name.

Apply using the online form on the Foundation's website.

FIELD OF WORK: Arts

TYPE: Capital, Revenue, Core costs

The Small Grants Fund welcomes applications from arts charities working in any art form or cross-art form including but not limited to visual arts, performing arts, poetry, literature, film-making, music, photography, and digital arts.

Funding Available: £5,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Any

Download and complete the application form via the website, and submit with the accounts and protection policies as advised on the website guidance.

FIELD OF WORK: Environment

TYPE: Capital, Revenue

The aim of the Scottish Strategic Timber Transport Scheme is to facilitate the sustainable transport of timber in rural areas of Scotland for the benefit of local communities and the environment, maximising the value of monies available through innovative Regionally and Nationally Strategic projects and partnerships.

Funding Available: 50% of Cost

WHO CAN APPLY: Projects should have community and social and environmental benefits and reduce damage and disruption to public roads.

Application form and guidance available on the Scottish Forestry website.

FIELD OF WORK: Healthy Ageing / Employment

TYPE: Revenue

The programme provides specialist support for social entrepreneurs to help them grow as social leaders. They combine cash and coaching to help nurture ideas and grow impact. It doesn't matter what stage of development your social venture is at. It can be an idea on paper, or a social venture in practice already.

Funding Available: £8,000 - £18,000

WHO CAN APPLY: They can support you if you are:

Aged 16 and over

Living in and working to benefit people in the United Kingdom

Willing to participate in a learning experience

Have a real social impact

Fulfil a clear need and demand and have clear outputs and goals

Apply online via the UnLtd website.

FIELD OF WORK: Young People

TYPE: Capital, Revenue

The core objective of Digital Xtra is to inspire young people to learn digital technologies skills through high quality, exciting extracurricular activities, thus expanding Scotland’s future talent pipeline.

Funding Available - £500 to £5,000

WHO CAN APPLY: UK registered company or UK registered charity, chartered body, local authority, school, college, or university actively involved in the provision of computing education and/or digital technologies related activities for young people

Application form available via the website.

FIELD OF WORK: Historic Buildings

TYPE: Revenue / Core Costs

The Historic Environment Grants Programme can support a wide range of projects which clearly relate to and will benefit Scotland’s historic environment.

Funding Available - £1000 - £500,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities, Local authorities, Religious bodies).

There are three different funding streams:

Express Grants: £1,000 to £25,000

Small Grants: £25,001 to £100,000

Large Grants: £100,001 to £500,000

Charities and not-for profit organisations can apply for up to 40% of grant-eligible costs.

Submit an expression of interest via the Historic Environment Scotland website. If your EOI is approved, you will be invited to complete and submit a full application which will ask for more detailed information about your project.

FIELD OF WORK: Vulnerable People

TYPE: Capital

The small grants programme supports small charities providing vital services to the most vulnerable members of our community. Your organisation must be currently supporting vulnerable people in geographical areas of high deprivation.

Funding Available - £5,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities and Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs) registered and operating in the UK

Apply online via the Leathersellers' Company website

FIELD OF WORK: Community

TYPE: Capital, Revenue, Core costs

The Trust’s charitable purposes are the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science, the provision of recreational facilities, the advancement of citizenship and community development and the advancement of environmental protection or improvement.

Funding Available - £1,000 to £5,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Not Stated

Application form available on the Trust's website

FIELD OF WORK: Disability

TYPE: Revenue

The Trust provides financial assistance to help finance holidays, including respite care, for physically and mentally disabled children (aged 3 to 17 years), with preference being given to those locally resident in Scotland.

Funding Available - £1,000

WHO CAN APPLY: It invites applications from individuals and institutions.

FIELD OF WORK: Culture, Education, Health and Social

TYPE: Capital / Revenue

The Alexander Moncur Trust is a grant making charity based in Dundee. Its primary aim is to support, cultural, educational, health and social projects within Dundee and its environs.

Funding Available: £1,000 to £5,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities

FIELD OF WORK: Small Unrestricted Grants

TYPE: Core Costs  

UK-wide and overseas also considered if the applicant charity has a significant presence in Scotland.

Funding Available: £500 - £2000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities with a presence in Scotland

No application send short letter

FIELD OF WORK: Children

TYPE: Capital / Revenue

The trust gives grants to organisations which deal specifically with the care and assistance of children.

Funding Available: £500 - £1000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities

Organisations of a charitable nature who support children in need of convalescent treatment for sickness or disability.

Contact Trustees for an application form

FIELD OF WORK: Vulnerable People

TYPE: Revenue

The small grants programme supports small charities providing vital services to the most vulnerable members of our community. Your organisation must be currently supporting vulnerable people in geographical areas of high deprivation.

Funding Available - £5,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities

FIELD OF WORK: Most charitable activites considered

TYPE: Capital / Revenue

The Foundation makes donations to registered charities which are active in such sectors as the arts and culture, medical & health, the environment and education, care and support of the young and elderly, people with disabilities and the under-privileged. So long as the object is charitable, the Trustees will consider any application from a registered charity.

They are particularly interested in applications from parts of Scotland where the local economy and/or circumstances make fundraising for charitable purposes difficult.

Funding Available: £4,713

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities

Online application

FIELD OF WORK: Children and Young People

TYPE: Revenue

Trefoil supports the interests of children and young people with special needs, including physical disability, caring obligations, other disadvantage or learning and psycho-social needs to foster their independence, confidence and assertiveness.

Funding Available: £3,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Organisations

All applicant organisations must be able to demonstrate their financial propriety, solvency and two years of audited/independently inspected accounts. They won't normally consider applications from organisations with a turnover of £500,000 or more.

FIELD OF WORK: The Art, Medical Welfare, The Environment

TYPE: Revenue, Core costs

The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust funds United Kingdom Registered Charities operating in the UK in the fields of the advancement of the arts, health and medical welfare and environmental protection or improvement.

Funding Available: £500 -£6,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities

Annual returns must be up to date

FIELD OF WORK: Housing

TYPE: Revenue, Core costs

They support projects:

Tackling social isolation in housing communities

promoting digital participation for housing communities

enabling older people to remain independent and in their own home

enabling people with disabilities to live independently

assisting people moving from homelessness into a secure tenancy

Funding Available: £500 - £1,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Not for profit and close connection to a housing Association, Housing co-operative or social housing provider

FIELD OF WORK: Financial, Wellbeing

TYPE: Revenue

The fund's mission is to contribute towards strategic change which improves financial well-being in the UK. They want everyone to have a decent standard of living and feel in control of their finances, improving the lives of those on low-to-middle incomes.

Funding Available: £10,000 - £200,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Registered charities, voluntary organisations, think tanks, campaigning groups, research bodies and universities.

FIELD OF WORK: Outdoor funding

TYPE: Capital

Grants of equipment and training bundles for community groups delivering projects which will benefit people or wildlife on the traffic-free paths of the National Cycle Network in Scotland.

Funding Available - Small Grant Funding

WHO CAN APPLY: Constituted community groups, charities and social enterprises can apply, as well as informal groups.

FIELD OF WORK: Disability

TYPE: Revenue / Core Costs

The Trust now focuses on one key area of funding support: offering grants to charities that support disabled people in Scotland

Funding Available - £3000 - £10,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Applicants must:

Provide a service that supports disabled people

Be a charity registered with OSCR

Deliver a service in Scotland

Have an annual income of less than £1 million

FIELD OF WORK: Buildings

TYPE: Capital

Supports projects that improve, fix and repair buildings, homes and facilities specifically used by people in need throughout the UK. 

Funding Available - £5,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities

FIELD OF WORK: Vulnerable People

TYPE: Capital, Revenue, Core costs

Bank of Scotland Foundation recognises the profound impact that the cost of living crisis is having on people across Scotland. To ensure funding can reach those in real need, the Empower grants programme for 2024 will solely focus on helping charities who support vulnerable groups/people.

Funding Available - £50,000 to £150,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities

Have an income of between £150k - £500k

Have a minimum of three years accounts lodged at OSCR

FIELD OF WORK: Young People

TYPE: Revenue

Benefit young people aged 11-25 years old. Supports those in a position of social disadvantage

Funding Available - £200 - £60,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charity, CIC or Club/ Association

Organisations must have have existed for at least 12 months at the time of submission, have a signed constitution/ governing documents, have a bank account in its own name which requires two unrelated signatories/ dual authorisation, have an active board of trustees or directors and have a suitable safeguarding policy.

To apply, submit a two minute video and complete an online expression of interest form which can be accessed from the Foundation's website. If you are shortlisted after the first stage, you will asked to complete a more detailed application on the application portal.

FIELD OF WORK: Veterans, young people, elderly

TYPE: Capital / Revenue

The main focus areas for the Trust are charities operating in Scotland or Canada, specialising in work related to veterans, young people and the elderly.

Within these criteria they have a particular but not exclusive or predominant interest in hospices and veterans of the armed forces.

Funding Available: Up to £7,500

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities

FIELD OF WORK: Housing

TYPE: Revenue

It funds projects which promote and facilitate education, training and best practice for landlords, letting agents and tenants. 

Funding Available: Up to £24,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Organisations and individuals

FIELD OF WORK: Refugees

TYPE: Revenue

The Refugee Festival Scotland Small Grants Fund aims to help celebrate and highlight the contribution that refugee communities make to life in Scotland, while promoting and strengthening partnerships and connections.

Funding Available: £750

WHO CAN APPLY: The Fund is open to community groups and organisations that are led by refugees or focused on assisting refugee communities.

FIELD OF WORK: Electricity Support

TYPE: Capital

The Scottish Hydro Electric Community Trust is an independent charitable trust. The Trust offers help to customers faced with high charges for an electricity connection within the Scottish Hydro-Electric Distribution area.

Funding Available - £900 to £2100

WHO CAN APPLY: The supply must be for a connection to a domestic property or a community project. It can be for a supply to new property or to upgrade an existing supply..

FIELD OF WORK: Buildings

TYPE: Capital

Land Reclamation, Community Recycling, Public Amenities, Biodiversity, Historic buildings

Funding Available: £3000 - £50,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Not for Profit

FIELD OF WORK: Education, Health and Wellbeing

TYPE: Capital, Revenue

The Trust is a grant-making charity and although the objectives set out in its trust deed are far-reaching, the trustees wish to focus their help upon organisations and projects that address social issues particularly relating to education, health and well-being, and inclusion.

Funding Available: £300 to £5000

WHO CAN APPLY: Organisations

Apply in Writing

FIELD OF WORK: Children and Young People

TYPE: Capital, Revenue

Funding is intended for organisations which are involved in initiatives that benefit children, young people, students or researchers. In particular the grant aims to aid the development of medical research and higher or further education.

Funding Available: Small Grant Funds

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities

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FIELD OF WORK: Sports, Health & Culture

TYPE: Capital, Revenue

The Weir Charitable Trust aims to support Scottish-based community groups and small charities to provide services across Scotland to help the Scottish community. These groups and charities are likely to have found it difficult to access funds elsewhere

Funding Available: Average of £25,000

WHO CAN APPLY: The applicant must be a community group or small charity, applying from a Scottish address, with an income of less than £125,000 a year.

FIELD OF WORK: Sports

TYPE: Capital / Core Costs

Funds applications for physical activity initiatives that: 

Offer high-impact, life-enhancing opportunities for those who live in the top 10% of areas of deprivation 

Remove barriers to participation for disabled or disadvantaged people  

Focus on grassroots involvement rather than elite participation in physical activity 

Focus on skills development and confidence building for individuals 

Incorporate effective strategies for wider impact, perhaps through training, partnerships and/or dissemination activities 

Demonstrate a high degree of involvement across the organisation from beneficiaries and those with lived experience 

Have a well-developed plan for sustainability and seek to deliver a legacy 

Reflect their values:   Excellence, Entrepreneurship, Integrity, Sustainability

Funding Available: £30,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charity 2 years + / CASC 2 years +

NEEDS ACCOUNTS FOR APPLICATION

FIELD OF WORK: Armed Forces

TYPE: Capital

Grants towards projects that assist in the refurbishment or extension of rental accommodation that will offer high quality support for veterans with a housing need. They want to support projects that need help to refurbish existing housing for veterans. This could be transitional or permanent housing

Funding Available: £75,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities or registered social housing

FIELD OF WORK: Armed Forces

TYPE: Capital

The Hidden Voices Programme will award grants of up to £20,000 to enable and deliver accessible mental health and wellbeing support for those with seldom heard needs in Armed Forces communities.

Funding Available - £20,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities / CIC

FIELD OF WORK: Armed Forces

TYPE: Capital

Large grants towards new builds and significant refurbishment, including extensions, of rental accommodation offering high quality support for Veterans with a housing need.

Funding Available: £75,000 - £500,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities / Social Housing providers

Two stage funding application process

FIELD OF WORK: Mental Health / Arts

TYPE: Revenue

The Anti-Stigma Arts Fund supports arts projects in any medium that aim to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination.

Funding Available: £500 - £5,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Constituted Groups and Organisations

Partnership working between organisations and creative practitioners is encouraged and you must be able to demonstrate that you possess / can access the necessary skills to take the project forward.

Application forms are available on the See Me website and should be submitted by email.

FIELD OF WORK: Arts

TYPE: Capital / Revenue

Fidelio welcomes applications for grants in support of the Arts particularly for Music, including Opera, Lieder, Composition and Dance.

Funding Available: £5000

WHO CAN APPLY: Institutions Colleges, Arts Festivals

FIELD OF WORK: Education

TYPE: Capital / Revenue

The Trust gives grants to individuals and organisations for the advancement of education for the public benefit. The Trustees have interpreted that as enabling them to support other charities working to help the education and development of young people, other organisations which carry out similar functions and individuals who need assistance with courses.

Funding Available: £1000 - £5,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Organisations and individuals

Grants are given for equipment and project costs, or for bursaries. Priority has been given to North East Fife and surrounding areas, but projects have been helped throughout Scotland.

FIELD OF WORK: Armed Forces

TYPE: Capital

This programme offers grants of between £3,000 and £20,000 to support serving families stationed overseas. It aims to help overseas bases, or UK-based charities working with them, identify and address challenges impacting the wellbeing of partners, children and young people during overseas deployments.

Funding Available: £3000 - £20,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Armed forces Unit / registered charities working in partnership with an Armed Forces overseas unit

FIELD OF WORK: Museums

TYPE: Revenue

The Small Grant Fund supports museums to develop their work and deliver against the priority areas of Scotland’s museums and galleries Strategy. The fund can support:

Small scale project work

Acquisition of equipment and other resources to address time specific needs

Preparation and scoping work to plan and inform future strategic development

Funding Available - £300 - £15,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Any organisation that runs an accredited museum in Scotland

FIELD OF WORK: Environmental

TYPE: Capital / Revenue / Core Costs

The Green Match Fund is a match funding campaign for charities which are working on environmental issues as part of their core mission. All public donations made to participating charities via the BigGive website during the week of the campaign (18 - 25 April 2024) will be matched up to a specific amount.

Funding Available - £2500 - £25,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities

FIELD OF WORK: Heritage

TYPE: Revenue

Historic Environment Scotland’s Heritage & Place Programme is an area-based funding programme that aims to contribute to the development of vibrant and sustainable places in Scotland, through community-led regeneration of the historic environment. It supports the development and delivery of heritage focused schemes within conservation areas, or alternatively distinctive heritage areas with local authority recognition.

Funding Available - £750,000 - £1.5M

WHO CAN APPLY: Local authorities, national park authorities and not-for-profit organisations based in Scotland.

FIELD OF WORK: Families

TYPE: Revenue / Core Costs

his theme aims to support nurturing relationships within families and communities to help break the cycle between persistent poverty and intergenerational trauma, and support recovery

Funding Available - No Specified

WHO CAN APPLY: You must be a registered charity with an annual income of between £30,000 and £2 million

FIELD OF WORK: N/A

TYPE: Revenue

This Scottish Government funded programme was set up to support development of co-produced, person centred, self management activity across Scotland. Learning from people’s lived experience of living with long term conditions, and their unpaid carers, is at the heart of what the Fund is designed to achieve.

Funding Available - £15,000 - £120,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Constituted not-for-profit organisations, such as charities, CICs, and community groups

FIELD OF WORK: Welfare

TYPE: Not Stated

The Trust supports a wide array of charitable initiatives. Previous awards have been under the following categories:

Adult and Child Welfare

Animals

Children

Medical Research and Support

Funding Available: £0 -£2000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities, hospices and other health related services

FIELD OF WORK: Sports

TYPE: Capital / Grant / Loan

The Transforming Scottish Indoor Tennis Fund will deliver a national strategy to create a network of regionally based indoor tennis centres in Scotland to ensure that the majority of the country has access to a high quality indoor tennis centre.

FUNDING AVAILABLE: up to £1,250,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Community Tennis Networks, Tennis clubs and schools

Priority will initially be given to projects which involve a minimum of 3 indoor courts and funding of up to 66% project costs is available up to a maximum of £250,000 per court.

FIELD OF WORK: Building Renovations

TYPE: Capital

Land Reclamation (Object A) Community Recycling (Object B) Public Amenities and Parks (Object C) Biodiversity (Object D) Historic Buildings (Object E)

Funding Available: £2,000 - £40,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charities , Community groups, Not for profit

FIELD OF WORK: New Organisations

TYPE: Any / Unrestricted

The Fore offers development funding and strategic support to early-stage charities and social enterprises. It makes unrestricted grants which have the potential to have a transformational impact on an organisation. For example enabling your organisation to take a step forward in its development or giving you the chance to do something you couldn’t before.

Funding Available: £30,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Registered charities, community interest companies, charitable incorporated organisations and community benefit societies with annual income of less than £500,000.

FIELD OF WORK: Communities

TYPE: Revenue

Every three months, five shortlisted projects will be voted for by John Good Group employees. These five charities will all receive a share of £15,000 – the more votes a cause receives, the bigger the donation.

Funding Available: £2000 to £5,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Your application must be on behalf of a local community group, charity, voluntary group or social enterprise that has a positive impact on communities, people or the environment and has an average income of less than £50,000 in the last 12 months.

FIELD OF WORK: Mental Health

TYPE: Revenue and Core Costs

The Fund’s aim is to support communities, enabling them to create the conditions for good mental health and wellbeing at a population level whilst ensuring access to a range of support to match their needs.

Funding Available - Level 1 up to £7,500. Level 2 grants from £7501 - £25,000

Charities and charitable organisations and constituted groups. Unconstituted groups can apply for up to £2000.

FIELD OF WORK: Building

TYPE: Capital

The main goals of the funding are that:

Church buildings are well maintained, adaptable and in good repair

Church buildings are suitable, open and welcome

Funding Available: £500 - £10,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Christian Place of Worship

FIELD OF WORK: Welfare

TYPE: Revenue and Core Costs

The Volant Charitable Trust Small Grants Programme is prioritising the focus of its awards on charities and organisations who are particularly addressing poverty and deprivation, helping to support vulnerable groups who are most affected, with an emphasis on women, children and young people. Poverty and deprivation/ Women/Children and Young people

Funding Available: £5,000

WHO CAN APPLY: All applicants must fit Foundation Scotland's funding criteria and have an annual income of less than £250,000.

FIELD OF WORK: Holiday fund

TYPE: Revenue

The Trust provides financial assistance to help finance holidays, including respite care, for physically and mentally disabled children (aged 3 to 17 years), with preference being given to those locally resident in Scotland.

Funding Available: Average £892

WHO CAN APPLY: Individuals and groups

FIELD OF WORK: welfare

TYPE: Capital / Revenue

The Stafford Trust is a grant making Scottish charitable trust which provides financial support to charities registered in the United Kingdom, with a preference towards charitable organisations in Scotland.

It funds charities under the headings of :

animal welfare

child/adult welfare

medical research

local community projects

HM services personnel

sea rescue

overseas appeals

Funding Available: £1000 - £20,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charitable Organisations

FIELD OF WORK: Medical / Youth / Aged / Culture

TYPE: Capital and Revenue

The Meikle Foundation (previously the Martin Connell Charitable Trust) has supported a wide range of charitable activities including medical, youth, aged and cultural.

Funding Available: £1000 - £10,000

WHO CAN APPLY: Charitable Organisation