FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
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Please note that TSI is here to help organisations with applications. Call 0300 303 4141 or email us at support@argylltsi.org.uk
Grants of up to £50,000 Available for Community Projects (UK)
Description: Aviva has launched the next round of its Community Fund. Aviva has teamed up with the fundraising platform Crowdfunder to offer funding of up to £50,000 to small charities, schools and community interest groups in the UK with innovative ideas that benefit their community. Every three months, £250,000 will be split equally among Aviva’s UK employees to donate to the projects that matter to them most.
Criteria: Aviva wants to support projects that boost the resilience of communities in the face of uncertainty and will be supporting projects in two key areas:
Once applications have been submitted, applicants will need to create a fundraising page on Crowdfunder that Aviva employees can browse and donate funds to. Applicants can also showcase their projects to raise additional public donations.
Closing Date: The closing date for applications is the 12th July 2022.
Description: Aviva has launched the next round of its Community Fund. Aviva has teamed up with the fundraising platform Crowdfunder to offer funding of up to £50,000 to small charities, schools and community interest groups in the UK with innovative ideas that benefit their community. Every three months, £250,000 will be split equally among Aviva’s UK employees to donate to the projects that matter to them most.
Criteria: Aviva wants to support projects that boost the resilience of communities in the face of uncertainty and will be supporting projects in two key areas:
- Climate Action: Promoting healthy, thriving communities by preventing, preparing for and protecting against the impacts of climate change.
- Financial Wellbeing: Helping people to take control of their wellbeing by giving them the tools to be more financially resilient and independent.
Once applications have been submitted, applicants will need to create a fundraising page on Crowdfunder that Aviva employees can browse and donate funds to. Applicants can also showcase their projects to raise additional public donations.
Closing Date: The closing date for applications is the 12th July 2022.
Emergency Fund to Help with Rising Cost of Living (UK)
Description: Mobile network provider giffgaff, in partnership with the Neighbourly Foundation, has launched a new fund aimed at helping to tackle the rising cost of living in communities across the UK.
Criteria: Money raised through donations and recycled mobile phones, will be awarded to community causes, with Neighbourly helping to identify the types of causes most impacted, and customers also asked to vote for causes they would like to see receive support.
Maximum: £1,000
Closing Date: To be announced.
Description: Mobile network provider giffgaff, in partnership with the Neighbourly Foundation, has launched a new fund aimed at helping to tackle the rising cost of living in communities across the UK.
Criteria: Money raised through donations and recycled mobile phones, will be awarded to community causes, with Neighbourly helping to identify the types of causes most impacted, and customers also asked to vote for causes they would like to see receive support.
Maximum: £1,000
Closing Date: To be announced.
Funding to Provide Targeted Support for Armed Forces Communities (UK)
Description: The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has opened a new fund to provide targeted support for Armed Forces communities across the UK. The Reaching and Supporting Armed Forces Communities programme offers funding for up to three years, with grants of up to £100,000 available, for projects that help address complex needs amongst veterans, Armed Forces families and serving personnel, especially where evidence has highlighted gaps in support and provision.
Criteria: This could include addressing hidden or compelling needs, as well as needs that are more well known. The Trust is more likely to fund projects that focus on specific groups of people, rather than more general approaches.
Maximum: £100,000 Larger grants may be awarded for exceptional circumstances.
Closing Date: The deadline for applications is the 8th August 2022.
Description: The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has opened a new fund to provide targeted support for Armed Forces communities across the UK. The Reaching and Supporting Armed Forces Communities programme offers funding for up to three years, with grants of up to £100,000 available, for projects that help address complex needs amongst veterans, Armed Forces families and serving personnel, especially where evidence has highlighted gaps in support and provision.
Criteria: This could include addressing hidden or compelling needs, as well as needs that are more well known. The Trust is more likely to fund projects that focus on specific groups of people, rather than more general approaches.
Maximum: £100,000 Larger grants may be awarded for exceptional circumstances.
Closing Date: The deadline for applications is the 8th August 2022.
Funding for Local Projects to Reduce Isolation Amongst the Armed Forces Community (UK)
Description: Grants of up to £10,000 are available for community projects supporting Armed Forces communities. In particular, funding is available to support Armed Forces communities to become less isolated and engage more in their local area, and to support needs that have arisen as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Criteria: To be eligible to apply, the applicant organisation must be an established registered charity or Community Interest Company (CIC) with substantial recent experience of supporting Armed Forces communities; an Armed Forces unit or base; a local authority; or a school.
Maximum: £10,000
Closing Date: Midday on 8th August 2022.
Description: Grants of up to £10,000 are available for community projects supporting Armed Forces communities. In particular, funding is available to support Armed Forces communities to become less isolated and engage more in their local area, and to support needs that have arisen as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Criteria: To be eligible to apply, the applicant organisation must be an established registered charity or Community Interest Company (CIC) with substantial recent experience of supporting Armed Forces communities; an Armed Forces unit or base; a local authority; or a school.
Maximum: £10,000
Closing Date: Midday on 8th August 2022.
UK Government Community Ownership Fund
Description: The Community Ownership Fund is a £150 million fund over 4 years to support community groups across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to take ownership of assets which are at risk of being lost to the community. The Community Ownership Fund has four strategic objectives: to provide targeted investment for communities to save and sustain community assets that would otherwise be lost to community use; to strengthen capacity and capability in communities, supporting them to shape their places and develop sustainable community businesses; to empower communities in left behind places to level up; to strengthen direct links between places across the UK and the UK government.
Criteria: To secure funding for your community project, you will need to fulfil all of the following mandatory eligibility requirements: the asset is at risk of loss without community intervention; risk might be from closure, sale, neglect and dereliction under current ownership, or unsustainable operations under the current business model.
You should demonstrate the nature of the risk facing the asset. This will include evidence that, without community intervention, the asset would be lost to the community.
Closing Date: 19th August 2022
Description: The Community Ownership Fund is a £150 million fund over 4 years to support community groups across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to take ownership of assets which are at risk of being lost to the community. The Community Ownership Fund has four strategic objectives: to provide targeted investment for communities to save and sustain community assets that would otherwise be lost to community use; to strengthen capacity and capability in communities, supporting them to shape their places and develop sustainable community businesses; to empower communities in left behind places to level up; to strengthen direct links between places across the UK and the UK government.
Criteria: To secure funding for your community project, you will need to fulfil all of the following mandatory eligibility requirements: the asset is at risk of loss without community intervention; risk might be from closure, sale, neglect and dereliction under current ownership, or unsustainable operations under the current business model.
You should demonstrate the nature of the risk facing the asset. This will include evidence that, without community intervention, the asset would be lost to the community.
Closing Date: 19th August 2022
Matthew Good Foundation
Description: The Matthew Good Foundation has launched the next round of its Grants for Good Fund. The aim is to support small charities, not-for-profit groups and social entrepreneurs who are passionate about making a difference to people, their community or the environment. The Fund will share £10,000 between five shortlisted projects, which will be voted for by John Good Group employees. The project that receives the most votes will receive a grant of £3,500, second place £2,500, third place £2,000 with fourth and fifth place both receiving £1,000. As well as established projects and charities, the Foundation is keen to hear from people with innovative ideas that need some funding to get their projects up and running.
Criteria: To be eligible, applicants will have to have had an income of less than £50,000 in the last 12 months.
Closing Date: 15th September 2022
Description: The Matthew Good Foundation has launched the next round of its Grants for Good Fund. The aim is to support small charities, not-for-profit groups and social entrepreneurs who are passionate about making a difference to people, their community or the environment. The Fund will share £10,000 between five shortlisted projects, which will be voted for by John Good Group employees. The project that receives the most votes will receive a grant of £3,500, second place £2,500, third place £2,000 with fourth and fifth place both receiving £1,000. As well as established projects and charities, the Foundation is keen to hear from people with innovative ideas that need some funding to get their projects up and running.
Criteria: To be eligible, applicants will have to have had an income of less than £50,000 in the last 12 months.
Closing Date: 15th September 2022
Magic Little Grants
Description: Funding is being made available through the Magic Little Grants programme which is run by the Postcode Community Trust in partnership with the online platform Localgiving. In total 2,650 grants will be awarded in 2022. As well as receiving a Magic Little Grant, successful organisations that are new to Localgiving will also be given a free annual membership with Localgiving. This membership gives them access to all of Localgiving’s wider online fundraising services, such as regular fundraising campaigns and training. This year, funding can go towards the following projects: improving mental wellbeing; enabling community participation in the arts; preventing or reducing the impact of poverty; supporting marginalised groups and promoting equality; improving biodiversity and green spaces; enabling participation in physical activity; responding to the climate emergency and promoting sustainability; increasing community access to outdoor space.
Criteria: To be eligible applicant organisations will need to have an annual income of below £250,000. Please note that schools are eligible to apply if they are a registered charity.
Maximum: £500
Closing Date: Ongoing
Description: Funding is being made available through the Magic Little Grants programme which is run by the Postcode Community Trust in partnership with the online platform Localgiving. In total 2,650 grants will be awarded in 2022. As well as receiving a Magic Little Grant, successful organisations that are new to Localgiving will also be given a free annual membership with Localgiving. This membership gives them access to all of Localgiving’s wider online fundraising services, such as regular fundraising campaigns and training. This year, funding can go towards the following projects: improving mental wellbeing; enabling community participation in the arts; preventing or reducing the impact of poverty; supporting marginalised groups and promoting equality; improving biodiversity and green spaces; enabling participation in physical activity; responding to the climate emergency and promoting sustainability; increasing community access to outdoor space.
Criteria: To be eligible applicant organisations will need to have an annual income of below £250,000. Please note that schools are eligible to apply if they are a registered charity.
Maximum: £500
Closing Date: Ongoing
Funding for Rural Community and Education Projects
Description: The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust, which supports charities in the UK working in agriculture, rural development and insurance has announced a new funding round. The Trustees are particularly interested in initiatives in young people's education in rural areas and the relief of poverty within rural areas.
Criteria: In addition, the Trust's Centenary Award is now open for applications. The annual award provides bursaries to pay up to 75% of course fees for selected students who are undertaking a postgraduate course in agriculture (Masters or PhD) within the UK. For further information please click here
Minimum: £1,000
Maximum: £50,000
Closing Date: 28th October 2022
Description: The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust, which supports charities in the UK working in agriculture, rural development and insurance has announced a new funding round. The Trustees are particularly interested in initiatives in young people's education in rural areas and the relief of poverty within rural areas.
Criteria: In addition, the Trust's Centenary Award is now open for applications. The annual award provides bursaries to pay up to 75% of course fees for selected students who are undertaking a postgraduate course in agriculture (Masters or PhD) within the UK. For further information please click here
Minimum: £1,000
Maximum: £50,000
Closing Date: 28th October 2022
Funding to Help Voluntary & Community Organisations Impacted by the Covid-19 Pandemic
Description: The National Emergencies Trust in partnership with Crowdfunder UK is making £1.2 million in match funding available to help voluntary and community organisations overcome the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The funding aims to support organisations including UK charities, CIC’s, churches and other religious organisations by helping them to counter financial challenges created by the pandemic, including the inability to fundraise in the usual ways, reductions in staff and volunteers, and increased demand on their services.
Criteria: Up to £20,000 in match-funding is available to either launch new local initiatives or to enable them to continue existing services, including health and wellbeing services; services addressing food poverty; and community response coordination.
Maximum: £20,000 in match funding.
Closing Date: The funding, which is being made available through the Local Action Fund, must be spent in full by the 31st December 2022.
Description: The National Emergencies Trust in partnership with Crowdfunder UK is making £1.2 million in match funding available to help voluntary and community organisations overcome the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The funding aims to support organisations including UK charities, CIC’s, churches and other religious organisations by helping them to counter financial challenges created by the pandemic, including the inability to fundraise in the usual ways, reductions in staff and volunteers, and increased demand on their services.
Criteria: Up to £20,000 in match-funding is available to either launch new local initiatives or to enable them to continue existing services, including health and wellbeing services; services addressing food poverty; and community response coordination.
Maximum: £20,000 in match funding.
Closing Date: The funding, which is being made available through the Local Action Fund, must be spent in full by the 31st December 2022.
Community Transport Schemes for the Disabled
Description: The funding is being made available through the charity Motability who are focusing their grant making on:
Minimum: £100,000
Maximum: £4 million
Closing Date: Applications can be submitted at any time until March 2025.
Description: The funding is being made available through the charity Motability who are focusing their grant making on:
- Funding support for staff or volunteer training and costs.
- Funding to increase the number of vehicles available in the community to help organisations support disabled people.
- Funding local, regional, or national initiatives to increase awareness of community transport and influence its inclusion in transport strategy and policy.
- Funding to schemes, programmes and initiatives that already exist, and who provide best practice solutions, but need further support to remain operational or scale up the service they can provide to help more disabled people.
Minimum: £100,000
Maximum: £4 million
Closing Date: Applications can be submitted at any time until March 2025.
Funding to Empower Local Communities
The Scottish Government is making funding available to support community-led regeneration programmes in deprived areas across Scotland. The funding is made available through the Empowering Communities Programme which includes two targeted funds:
The Investing Communities Fund which supports community groups and projects tackling disadvantage, poverty and inequality. Initiatives could include supporting out-of-school provision, providing activities and workshops, creating a community café and improving job opportunities. Round two is expected to open in April 2022;
The £24.8 million Aspiring Communities Fund which will enable community bodies and third sector organisations to develop and deliver long-term local solutions that address local priorities and needs, increase active inclusion, reduce poverty and enable inclusive growth.
Details of future funding rounds will be released when they are available.
The Scottish Government is making funding available to support community-led regeneration programmes in deprived areas across Scotland. The funding is made available through the Empowering Communities Programme which includes two targeted funds:
The Investing Communities Fund which supports community groups and projects tackling disadvantage, poverty and inequality. Initiatives could include supporting out-of-school provision, providing activities and workshops, creating a community café and improving job opportunities. Round two is expected to open in April 2022;
The £24.8 million Aspiring Communities Fund which will enable community bodies and third sector organisations to develop and deliver long-term local solutions that address local priorities and needs, increase active inclusion, reduce poverty and enable inclusive growth.
Details of future funding rounds will be released when they are available.
Funding for Fishing & Coastal Communities
Description: £14 million in funding is available to support fishing businesses and wider marine organisations in Scottish coastal communities. The funding, which is made available through the Scottish Government’s Marine Fund Scotland, will support projects that improve the marine environment, reduce carbon emissions and support coastal communities. Key aims will include helping to improve safety standards and upskilling the safety training of individual fishers.
Criteria: Awards from the first year of the fund included supporting young fishers to purchase their first vessels, the purchase of safety equipment, enhancing sustainable fishing practices, data collection, marine litter collection, marine research, and assistance to the seafood processing and aquaculture sectors, including to implement more sustainable practices.
Closing Date: No application deadline is given.
Description: £14 million in funding is available to support fishing businesses and wider marine organisations in Scottish coastal communities. The funding, which is made available through the Scottish Government’s Marine Fund Scotland, will support projects that improve the marine environment, reduce carbon emissions and support coastal communities. Key aims will include helping to improve safety standards and upskilling the safety training of individual fishers.
Criteria: Awards from the first year of the fund included supporting young fishers to purchase their first vessels, the purchase of safety equipment, enhancing sustainable fishing practices, data collection, marine litter collection, marine research, and assistance to the seafood processing and aquaculture sectors, including to implement more sustainable practices.
Closing Date: No application deadline is given.
People’s Postcode Trust Re-opens (Scotland)
Description: Funding is available to smaller charities and good causes in Scotland delivering projects that have a positive impact on communities and the environment. Registered charities and CICs can apply for grants of up to £25,000, and other not for profit organisations can apply for grants of up to £2,500 to support both project and core costs.
Criteria: To be eligible to apply, organisations will need to have an annual income of below £1 million with preference given to those with an income of below £500,000 per year. The People’s Postcode Trust, funded by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery, will award grants on a monthly basis from February 2022 until October 2022.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: £2,500 and £25,000
Closing Date: Organisations will be able to submit their applications from around the 1st of each month until funding is exhausted for that round. Application rounds may close quickly depending on the number of applications and the funding available.
Description: Funding is available to smaller charities and good causes in Scotland delivering projects that have a positive impact on communities and the environment. Registered charities and CICs can apply for grants of up to £25,000, and other not for profit organisations can apply for grants of up to £2,500 to support both project and core costs.
Criteria: To be eligible to apply, organisations will need to have an annual income of below £1 million with preference given to those with an income of below £500,000 per year. The People’s Postcode Trust, funded by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery, will award grants on a monthly basis from February 2022 until October 2022.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: £2,500 and £25,000
Closing Date: Organisations will be able to submit their applications from around the 1st of each month until funding is exhausted for that round. Application rounds may close quickly depending on the number of applications and the funding available.
Grants of up to £5,000 Available for Social Welfare Projects (UK)
Description: The Inman Charity makes grants of around £350,000 per year. They support a wide range of UK Registered Charities. The directors are particularly interested in supporting the following areas of charitable work; Medical research, Care of the elderly, General welfare, Hospices, The Deaf and Blind, Care of the physically & mentally disabled & The Armed Forces.
Criteria: The directors do not support; Individuals, Young children and infants, Maintenance of buildings at a local level (e.g. churches and village halls), Animal Welfare, Wildlife and environmental conservation & Religious Charities.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: £5,000
Closing Date: Applications must be received by the end of August 2022 to be considered at the Autumn meeting
Description: The Inman Charity makes grants of around £350,000 per year. They support a wide range of UK Registered Charities. The directors are particularly interested in supporting the following areas of charitable work; Medical research, Care of the elderly, General welfare, Hospices, The Deaf and Blind, Care of the physically & mentally disabled & The Armed Forces.
Criteria: The directors do not support; Individuals, Young children and infants, Maintenance of buildings at a local level (e.g. churches and village halls), Animal Welfare, Wildlife and environmental conservation & Religious Charities.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: £5,000
Closing Date: Applications must be received by the end of August 2022 to be considered at the Autumn meeting
The Weir Charitable Trust
Description: Small community groups and charities based in Scotland can apply to the Weir Charitable Trust for funding of up to £25,000 to support projects relating to: sport i.e. encouraging and increasing public participation in sport; health i.e. the prevention or relief of sickness, disease or human suffering; culture i.e. supporting heritage through participation projects; the advancement of animal welfare; recreational facilities i.e. the provision or organisation of recreational facilities that are primarily intended for people who need them due to age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage and are available to members of the public at large.
Criteria: The Trust accepts applications from new or established community groups and small charities, based in Scotland and providing services in Scotland, who are struggling to secure funds through mainstream funders or who have unsuccessfully explored all the statutory sources of funding. Eligible applicant organisations will have an income of £125,000 or less per year.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: £25,000
Closing Date: 5pm on 31st August 2022
Description: Small community groups and charities based in Scotland can apply to the Weir Charitable Trust for funding of up to £25,000 to support projects relating to: sport i.e. encouraging and increasing public participation in sport; health i.e. the prevention or relief of sickness, disease or human suffering; culture i.e. supporting heritage through participation projects; the advancement of animal welfare; recreational facilities i.e. the provision or organisation of recreational facilities that are primarily intended for people who need them due to age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage and are available to members of the public at large.
Criteria: The Trust accepts applications from new or established community groups and small charities, based in Scotland and providing services in Scotland, who are struggling to secure funds through mainstream funders or who have unsuccessfully explored all the statutory sources of funding. Eligible applicant organisations will have an income of £125,000 or less per year.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: £25,000
Closing Date: 5pm on 31st August 2022
National Lottery Community Fund Improving Lives Programme
Description: Grants are available to voluntary, community and public sector organisations in Scotland for activities that help people overcome difficulties in their lives and become more resilient. The funding will support projects lasting up to three years that provide access to support and opportunities to improve the lives of: children, young people and families; people experiencing abuse, discrimination and/or work to challenge discrimination; those facing financial hardship; and to help tackle loss, isolation or loneliness. The funding, which is made available through the National Lottery Community Fund Improving Lives programme, can be used to cover staff, equipment, premises costs and overheads, along with some minor capital costs for items such as building refurbishment or adaptations.
Criteria: Voluntary, community and public sector organisations in Scotland are encouraged to apply.
Minimum: £10,001
Maximum: £200,000
Closing Date: Midday on 30th September 2022
Description: Grants are available to voluntary, community and public sector organisations in Scotland for activities that help people overcome difficulties in their lives and become more resilient. The funding will support projects lasting up to three years that provide access to support and opportunities to improve the lives of: children, young people and families; people experiencing abuse, discrimination and/or work to challenge discrimination; those facing financial hardship; and to help tackle loss, isolation or loneliness. The funding, which is made available through the National Lottery Community Fund Improving Lives programme, can be used to cover staff, equipment, premises costs and overheads, along with some minor capital costs for items such as building refurbishment or adaptations.
Criteria: Voluntary, community and public sector organisations in Scotland are encouraged to apply.
Minimum: £10,001
Maximum: £200,000
Closing Date: Midday on 30th September 2022
National Lottery Community Fund - Community-led Activity (Scotland)
Description: Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations in Scotland for projects in local communities that bring real improvement to the places where people live and to the wellbeing of those most in need.
Criteria: Applications are accepted from voluntary and community organisations in Scotland that are based in the local area they serve and are run by local people. Activities must achieve the following outcomes:
The grants should mainly be used to cover revenue costs (including staff, equipment, premises costs and overheads). However, organisations can also include up to £50,000 of minor capital costs as part of their application, for items such as building refurbishment, adaptations or landscaping.
Minimum: £10,001
Maximum: £150,000 Funding is available for up to three years.
Closing Date: Midday on 30th September 2022. The first step is to contact the Scotland Advice Team for an informal chat about the proposed project. Organisations will then be sent an application form to fill out.
Description: Grants are available to voluntary and community organisations in Scotland for projects in local communities that bring real improvement to the places where people live and to the wellbeing of those most in need.
Criteria: Applications are accepted from voluntary and community organisations in Scotland that are based in the local area they serve and are run by local people. Activities must achieve 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.
- Be people-led: Meaningfully involving the people the organisation is working with in the development, design and delivery of activities.
- Be strength-based: Making the most of, and building on, the skills and experiences of people and assets within communities.
- Be connected: Having a good understanding of what others are doing locally, developing good working relationships and complementing and adding value to other relevant activity in the area.
The grants should mainly be used to cover revenue costs (including staff, equipment, premises costs and overheads). However, organisations can also include up to £50,000 of minor capital costs as part of their application, for items such as building refurbishment, adaptations or landscaping.
Minimum: £10,001
Maximum: £150,000 Funding is available for up to three years.
Closing Date: Midday on 30th September 2022. The first step is to contact the Scotland Advice Team for an informal chat about the proposed project. Organisations will then be sent an application form to fill out.
The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund (UK)
Description: The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund (PWCF) has re-opened its Small Grants Programme to registered not-for-profit organisations supporting grassroots projects in diverse and deprived communities across the UK. Grants of up to £5,000 are available (the average award is £1,500) to organisations with an income of up to £1 million to support a wide range of good causes within the PWCF’s core funding themes: Heritage & Conservation, Education, Health & Wellbeing, Social Inclusion, Environment, Countryside. Multi-year small grants will be considered.
Criteria: Priority will be given to organisations of which HRH The Prince of Wales is Patron.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: £5,000
Closing Date: Applications can be made at any time.
Description: The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund (PWCF) has re-opened its Small Grants Programme to registered not-for-profit organisations supporting grassroots projects in diverse and deprived communities across the UK. Grants of up to £5,000 are available (the average award is £1,500) to organisations with an income of up to £1 million to support a wide range of good causes within the PWCF’s core funding themes: Heritage & Conservation, Education, Health & Wellbeing, Social Inclusion, Environment, Countryside. Multi-year small grants will be considered.
Criteria: Priority will be given to organisations of which HRH The Prince of Wales is Patron.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: £5,000
Closing Date: Applications can be made at any time.
Funding to Sustain Rural Services using the Local Pub
Description: Grants are available to enable rural pub owners, licensees, and local communities to work together to help support and sustain local services in England, Scotland and Wales. Pub is the Hub’s Community Services Fund will assist projects which support the needs of local communities by using pubs to offer a new service or replace a service that has already been lost, such as a local shop, library, post office or community centre, or encouraging the local sourcing of products, providing school meals, IT training and church services.
Criteria: Funding will support projects where no other local funding for services currently exists.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: £3,000
Closing Date: Applications can be submitted at any time.
Description: Grants are available to enable rural pub owners, licensees, and local communities to work together to help support and sustain local services in England, Scotland and Wales. Pub is the Hub’s Community Services Fund will assist projects which support the needs of local communities by using pubs to offer a new service or replace a service that has already been lost, such as a local shop, library, post office or community centre, or encouraging the local sourcing of products, providing school meals, IT training and church services.
Criteria: Funding will support projects where no other local funding for services currently exists.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: £3,000
Closing Date: Applications can be submitted at any time.
The Scottish Land Fund
Description: To help urban and rural communities to become more resilient and sustainable, the National Lottery Community Fund is awarding grants to enable voluntary, community and public sector organisations to take ownership of land and buildings. Successful applicants will clearly demonstrate that their project will help their local community to: achieve more sustainable economic, environmental and/or social development through ownership of land and buildings, have a stronger role in and control over their own development, own well-managed, financially sustainable land and buildings. Delivered in partnership with the National Lottery Community Fund and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, The Scottish Land Fund enables both urban and rural communities to successfully manage local land and land assets to meet local need and deliver benefit for the whole community. Practical support will also be provided to help communities to develop their aspirations into viable projects.
Criteria: Applicants can be from one of a wide range of representative community bodies, including voluntary organisations, social enterprises or community councils.
Minimum: £5,000
Maximum: £1m
Closing Date: Applications can be made at any time.
Description: To help urban and rural communities to become more resilient and sustainable, the National Lottery Community Fund is awarding grants to enable voluntary, community and public sector organisations to take ownership of land and buildings. Successful applicants will clearly demonstrate that their project will help their local community to: achieve more sustainable economic, environmental and/or social development through ownership of land and buildings, have a stronger role in and control over their own development, own well-managed, financially sustainable land and buildings. Delivered in partnership with the National Lottery Community Fund and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, The Scottish Land Fund enables both urban and rural communities to successfully manage local land and land assets to meet local need and deliver benefit for the whole community. Practical support will also be provided to help communities to develop their aspirations into viable projects.
Criteria: Applicants can be from one of a wide range of representative community bodies, including voluntary organisations, social enterprises or community councils.
Minimum: £5,000
Maximum: £1m
Closing Date: Applications can be made at any time.
Greenhall Community Fund
Description: The objectives of the fund is to improve lives: among the sick, the elderly, the disabled and the disadvantaged particularly in the UK. Overseas projects are also supported provided that the applicant charity is registered in the UK. Only the first 100 applications received will be forwarded to the trustee board for consideration and they meet in May and November each year to allocate the funds.
Criteria: Grants are available to UK registered charities. Preference will be given to applications for specific projects rather than to supplement funds used for general purposes. In this funding round grants will be awarded to charities with an annual income of £250,000 or less.
Minimum: £1,000
Maximum: £10,000
Closing Date: Early applications are advised. Next round of applications open 1st September 2022.
Description: The objectives of the fund is to improve lives: among the sick, the elderly, the disabled and the disadvantaged particularly in the UK. Overseas projects are also supported provided that the applicant charity is registered in the UK. Only the first 100 applications received will be forwarded to the trustee board for consideration and they meet in May and November each year to allocate the funds.
Criteria: Grants are available to UK registered charities. Preference will be given to applications for specific projects rather than to supplement funds used for general purposes. In this funding round grants will be awarded to charities with an annual income of £250,000 or less.
Minimum: £1,000
Maximum: £10,000
Closing Date: Early applications are advised. Next round of applications open 1st September 2022.
The National Churches Trust’s Gateway Grant Programme (UK)
Description: Grants are available to listed and unlisted Christian places of worship, of any denomination, across the UK towards project development and investigative work up to RIBA planning stage 1, to support churches preparing for a major project, and in developing their project to the point at which they can approach a major grant funder.
Minimum: £3,000
Maximum: £10,000
Closing Date: The deadline for applications is midnight on the 15th September 2022.
Description: Grants are available to listed and unlisted Christian places of worship, of any denomination, across the UK towards project development and investigative work up to RIBA planning stage 1, to support churches preparing for a major project, and in developing their project to the point at which they can approach a major grant funder.
- The Gateway Grant Programme is also now able to offer grants for urgent and essential maintenance and repair projects costing between £10,000 and £100,000.
- The Gateway Grant Programme also offers grants to local church trusts to fund projects that support organisational development, increase their capacity to churches in their area or that deliver new ways of supporting churches in their area.
Minimum: £3,000
Maximum: £10,000
Closing Date: The deadline for applications is midnight on the 15th September 2022.
The Tudor Trust
Description: The Tudor Trust provides grants to voluntary and community groups and has a preference for supporting smaller, community led organisations that provide direct assistance to promote positive change to those described as ‘at the margins of society’. This focus on smaller organisations means that the Trust seeks applications from organisations with an annual income of less than £1million. Tudor supports a wide range of groups and activities and primarily seeks to ensure that funding is awarding to organisations that:
There is no minimum or maximum grant award, although it is unusual for grants of less than £10,000 to be awarded. The majority of funding awarded is for core costs and the Trust supports the award of unrestricted funding to ensure that organisations have the flexibility to respond quickly and appropriately to the needs of those they support. Grants can also support capital costs.
Closing Date: Applications accepted on a rolling basis
Description: The Tudor Trust provides grants to voluntary and community groups and has a preference for supporting smaller, community led organisations that provide direct assistance to promote positive change to those described as ‘at the margins of society’. This focus on smaller organisations means that the Trust seeks applications from organisations with an annual income of less than £1million. Tudor supports a wide range of groups and activities and primarily seeks to ensure that funding is awarding to organisations that:
- Display positive organisational characteristics; examples of which include making good use of resources, offering longer term engagement and support; encouraging and developing positive connections and relationships.
- Address marginalisation by engaging with such groups; providing direct support for those in read need; and affecting the lives of groups in a positive manner.
- Make a difference; which can involve creating an impact beyond direct beneficiaries; demonstrating best practise and/or demonstrating new thinking; and those that reflect on work and share findings.
There is no minimum or maximum grant award, although it is unusual for grants of less than £10,000 to be awarded. The majority of funding awarded is for core costs and the Trust supports the award of unrestricted funding to ensure that organisations have the flexibility to respond quickly and appropriately to the needs of those they support. Grants can also support capital costs.
Closing Date: Applications accepted on a rolling basis
The National Lottery Community Fund
Description: The National Lottery Community Fund is offering grants for community-led projects that brings communities across the UK together. This funding is from the National Lottery Community Fund UK Portfolio. The UK Portfolio is where the National Lottery Community Fund explores new approaches, experiments with how to do things differently, and look to fund work that is more future-focused. The Fund expects to make up to twenty awards over the next twelve months to enable organisations to deliver collaborative projects across at least two countries in the UK that focus on equality, diversity and inclusion, particularly amongst communities disproportionality affected by the pandemic such as people of colour, disabled people, LGBTQ+ people, and asylum seekers or refugees.
Criteria: The Bringing People Together programme will support projects run by charities, voluntary and community organisations, CICs, CIOs and statutory bodies that build stronger connections across communities and improve the infrastructure and conditions that are needed to strengthen these connections.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: £300,000
Closing Date: Applications can be made at any time.
Description: The National Lottery Community Fund is offering grants for community-led projects that brings communities across the UK together. This funding is from the National Lottery Community Fund UK Portfolio. The UK Portfolio is where the National Lottery Community Fund explores new approaches, experiments with how to do things differently, and look to fund work that is more future-focused. The Fund expects to make up to twenty awards over the next twelve months to enable organisations to deliver collaborative projects across at least two countries in the UK that focus on equality, diversity and inclusion, particularly amongst communities disproportionality affected by the pandemic such as people of colour, disabled people, LGBTQ+ people, and asylum seekers or refugees.
Criteria: The Bringing People Together programme will support projects run by charities, voluntary and community organisations, CICs, CIOs and statutory bodies that build stronger connections across communities and improve the infrastructure and conditions that are needed to strengthen these connections.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: £300,000
Closing Date: Applications can be made at any time.
Funding to Improve the Lives of Vulnerable People in Disadvantaged Communities
Description: The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation is inviting applications from frontline charities, voluntary organisations, CICs, social enterprises, and other not-for-profit organisations working to address local issues in communities of extreme urban deprivation and deprived rural districts across the UK. Funding can be used to support core costs, salaries, running and project costs for projects focusing on community support and family support, including early intervention, families coping with addiction and prisoners’ families.
Criteria: Charities, voluntary organisations, CICs, social enterprises and other not-for-profit organisations may apply.
Minimum: Small grants: £2,000 Major grants: £10,000
Maximum: Small grants: £10,000 Major grants £100,000
Closing Date: Applications can be made at any time.
Description: The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation is inviting applications from frontline charities, voluntary organisations, CICs, social enterprises, and other not-for-profit organisations working to address local issues in communities of extreme urban deprivation and deprived rural districts across the UK. Funding can be used to support core costs, salaries, running and project costs for projects focusing on community support and family support, including early intervention, families coping with addiction and prisoners’ families.
Criteria: Charities, voluntary organisations, CICs, social enterprises and other not-for-profit organisations may apply.
Minimum: Small grants: £2,000 Major grants: £10,000
Maximum: Small grants: £10,000 Major grants £100,000
Closing Date: Applications can be made at any time.
Fareshare’s Surplus with Purpose
Description: Fareshare provides funding to food businesses to offset the costs of sending good quality surplus food to good causes, helping the people most in need.
Criteria: The fund is open to companies seeking to unlock new or hard-to-reach surplus (or ‘waste’) food as well as those that haven’t previously worked with Fareshare.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: £50,000
Closing date: Applications can be submitted at any time
Description: Fareshare provides funding to food businesses to offset the costs of sending good quality surplus food to good causes, helping the people most in need.
Criteria: The fund is open to companies seeking to unlock new or hard-to-reach surplus (or ‘waste’) food as well as those that haven’t previously worked with Fareshare.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: £50,000
Closing date: Applications can be submitted at any time
Community Partnership Programme to Tackle Food Poverty and Support the Elderly
Description: Groundwork and One Stop Stores have teamed up to deliver the One Stop Community Partnership Programme to support groups and organisations who are working to tackle food poverty or supporting the elderly within the local community.
Criteria: One Stop convenience stores will create partnerships with local community groups or charities across the UK to provide support for local good causes which could include funding, volunteering, fundraising and awareness raising.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: Unknown
Closing Date: Applicants are encouraged to visit their local One Stop store for more information.
Description: Groundwork and One Stop Stores have teamed up to deliver the One Stop Community Partnership Programme to support groups and organisations who are working to tackle food poverty or supporting the elderly within the local community.
Criteria: One Stop convenience stores will create partnerships with local community groups or charities across the UK to provide support for local good causes which could include funding, volunteering, fundraising and awareness raising.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: Unknown
Closing Date: Applicants are encouraged to visit their local One Stop store for more information.
Scottish Sea Farms Heart of the Community Trust
Description: The broad aim of the Trust is to provide financial grants for the community using the following criteria: health and health promotion, education and personal development that leads to the enhancement of a community and community projects.
Criteria: Projects that deliver lasting change within the regions in which the company operates, including Argyll.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: The average award is currently £4,000-£5,000
Closing date: Ongoing
Description: The broad aim of the Trust is to provide financial grants for the community using the following criteria: health and health promotion, education and personal development that leads to the enhancement of a community and community projects.
Criteria: Projects that deliver lasting change within the regions in which the company operates, including Argyll.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: The average award is currently £4,000-£5,000
Closing date: Ongoing
Foyle Foundation Small Grants Scheme
Description: The scheme is designed to support charities registered and operating in the United Kingdom, especially those working at grass roots and local community level, in any field, across a wide range of activities. The focus will be to make one-year grants only to cover core costs or essential equipment, to enable ongoing service provision, homeworking, or delivery of online digital services to charities that can show financial stability. The priority will be to support local charities still active in their communities which are currently delivering services to the young, vulnerable, elderly, disadvantaged or the general community either directly or through online support if possible.
Criteria: The Foundation can only accept applications from organisations with charitable status. This includes registered charities, charitable incorporated organisations (SCIOs), excepted charities and exempt charities. Organisations must have an annual turnover of less than £150,000 per annum. Larger or national charities will normally not be considered under this scheme.
Minimum: £1,000
Maximum: £10,000
Closing Date: Ongoing
Description: The scheme is designed to support charities registered and operating in the United Kingdom, especially those working at grass roots and local community level, in any field, across a wide range of activities. The focus will be to make one-year grants only to cover core costs or essential equipment, to enable ongoing service provision, homeworking, or delivery of online digital services to charities that can show financial stability. The priority will be to support local charities still active in their communities which are currently delivering services to the young, vulnerable, elderly, disadvantaged or the general community either directly or through online support if possible.
Criteria: The Foundation can only accept applications from organisations with charitable status. This includes registered charities, charitable incorporated organisations (SCIOs), excepted charities and exempt charities. Organisations must have an annual turnover of less than £150,000 per annum. Larger or national charities will normally not be considered under this scheme.
Minimum: £1,000
Maximum: £10,000
Closing Date: Ongoing
Garfield Weston Foundation
Description: The Foundation aims to be responsive to where need is greatest and therefore supports a wide range of charitable activity in the following categories: Arts, Education, Youth, Health, Museums & Heritage, Community, Environment, Faith and Welfare. The Trustees have a preference for charities directly delivering services and activities to those in need, and are especially keen to see applications from charities in the Welfare, Youth and Community sectors and also in regions of economic disadvantage. The common theme is that charities demonstrate they are meeting a need effectively with clear outcomes and benefits, good leadership, sensible business plans and a commitment to excellence.
Criteria: From small community groups to large national institutions, the Foundation’s aim is to support organisations that have effective solutions to helping those most in need.
Minimum: Regular grants up to £100,000
Maximum: Major grants £100,000 and over
Closing date: Ongoing
Description: The Foundation aims to be responsive to where need is greatest and therefore supports a wide range of charitable activity in the following categories: Arts, Education, Youth, Health, Museums & Heritage, Community, Environment, Faith and Welfare. The Trustees have a preference for charities directly delivering services and activities to those in need, and are especially keen to see applications from charities in the Welfare, Youth and Community sectors and also in regions of economic disadvantage. The common theme is that charities demonstrate they are meeting a need effectively with clear outcomes and benefits, good leadership, sensible business plans and a commitment to excellence.
Criteria: From small community groups to large national institutions, the Foundation’s aim is to support organisations that have effective solutions to helping those most in need.
Minimum: Regular grants up to £100,000
Maximum: Major grants £100,000 and over
Closing date: Ongoing
Grants of Up to £25,000 Available for Projects working with Young People and Their Families (Scotland)
Description: Registered charities in Scotland working with young children (under 3) and their parent/families, or with a parent/families expecting a baby can apply for grants of between £3,000 and £25,000 per year for projects lasting up to three years through the Cattanach Charitable Trust.
Criteria: Projects working with families experiencing deprivation or in crisis will be given priority. Grants may be for project funding, or for core funding including salaries and general running costs in smaller organisations. The Trustees prefer to fund revenue costs and a grant towards a capital project will usually only be associated with staff costs or some other aspect of revenue funding. The Trust prefers to make a grant which is a sizable contribution to a project and so is unlikely to make a small grant towards a very large project.
Minimum: £3,000
Maximum:£25,000
Closing Date: Applications can be submitted at any time. Trustees meet 4 times a year, usually in February, May, August and November to consider applications.
Description: Registered charities in Scotland working with young children (under 3) and their parent/families, or with a parent/families expecting a baby can apply for grants of between £3,000 and £25,000 per year for projects lasting up to three years through the Cattanach Charitable Trust.
Criteria: Projects working with families experiencing deprivation or in crisis will be given priority. Grants may be for project funding, or for core funding including salaries and general running costs in smaller organisations. The Trustees prefer to fund revenue costs and a grant towards a capital project will usually only be associated with staff costs or some other aspect of revenue funding. The Trust prefers to make a grant which is a sizable contribution to a project and so is unlikely to make a small grant towards a very large project.
Minimum: £3,000
Maximum:£25,000
Closing Date: Applications can be submitted at any time. Trustees meet 4 times a year, usually in February, May, August and November to consider applications.
Tesco Community Grants
Description: Funding has been made available by Tesco’s Community Grants programme which is administered by Groundwork to support local good causes. Grants of £500, £1,000 or £1,500 are available through the Tesco Community Grants programme to support local good causes that focus on helping children and families. Every three months, three local good causes/ projects are selected to be in the blue token customer vote in Tesco stores throughout the UK. Grants will be awarded depending on the number of votes their project receives. The scheme will give priority to projects that provide food security and support to young people.
Criteria: Registered charities, voluntary and community organisations, schools, parish/town councils and other not-for-profit organisations may apply.
Minimum: £500
Maximum: £1,500
Closing date: Applications can be made at any time.
Description: Funding has been made available by Tesco’s Community Grants programme which is administered by Groundwork to support local good causes. Grants of £500, £1,000 or £1,500 are available through the Tesco Community Grants programme to support local good causes that focus on helping children and families. Every three months, three local good causes/ projects are selected to be in the blue token customer vote in Tesco stores throughout the UK. Grants will be awarded depending on the number of votes their project receives. The scheme will give priority to projects that provide food security and support to young people.
Criteria: Registered charities, voluntary and community organisations, schools, parish/town councils and other not-for-profit organisations may apply.
Minimum: £500
Maximum: £1,500
Closing date: Applications can be made at any time.
National Lottery Community Fund – Growing Great Ideas Programme
Description: The Growing Great Ideas programme, part of the UK portfolio, funds projects that support long-term societal change. The UK Portfolio is where the National Lottery Community Fund explores new approaches, experiments with how to do things differently, and looks to fund work that is more future-focused.
Criteria: Lead organisations need to be a registered charity, CIC, SCIO, Community benefit society, Co-operative society, voluntary or community organisation , statutory body (including community councils - they can be part of the initiative but not lead it), Company limited by guarantee (if it has a not-for-profit clause). The minimum length for projects is two years.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: £150,000
Closing date: Applications can be submitted on an ongoing basis.
Description: The Growing Great Ideas programme, part of the UK portfolio, funds projects that support long-term societal change. The UK Portfolio is where the National Lottery Community Fund explores new approaches, experiments with how to do things differently, and looks to fund work that is more future-focused.
Criteria: Lead organisations need to be a registered charity, CIC, SCIO, Community benefit society, Co-operative society, voluntary or community organisation , statutory body (including community councils - they can be part of the initiative but not lead it), Company limited by guarantee (if it has a not-for-profit clause). The minimum length for projects is two years.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: £150,000
Closing date: Applications can be submitted on an ongoing basis.
Funding to Support Pet Rescue Organisations Affected by the Coronavirus
Description: Funding is available to support organisations which rescue and re-home pets or provide temporary support to ensure pets can remain with their owners.
Criteria: Charities and not-for-profit organisations may apply.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: £10,000
Closing date: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Description: Funding is available to support organisations which rescue and re-home pets or provide temporary support to ensure pets can remain with their owners.
Criteria: Charities and not-for-profit organisations may apply.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: £10,000
Closing date: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Funding Available to Support Local Good Causes
Description: The Morrison’s Foundation awards grants to community projects that improve people’s lives and deliver public benefit.
Criteria: Charities with financial information dating back to 2012.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: £25,000
Closing date: Applications can be submitted at any time
Description: The Morrison’s Foundation awards grants to community projects that improve people’s lives and deliver public benefit.
Criteria: Charities with financial information dating back to 2012.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: £25,000
Closing date: Applications can be submitted at any time
The Argyll Energy Advice Service
Description: Alienergy delivers a home energy advice service to households across Argyll and Bute, where assistance is available to anyone suffering from fuel poverty. Free training events can be delivered to organisations and groups that support disadvantaged people, to help them recognise and refer fuel-poor households.
Criteria: Contact Rachel on 07860 774 929 to enquire or make a referral.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: Unknown
Closing date: Ongoing
Description: Alienergy delivers a home energy advice service to households across Argyll and Bute, where assistance is available to anyone suffering from fuel poverty. Free training events can be delivered to organisations and groups that support disadvantaged people, to help them recognise and refer fuel-poor households.
Criteria: Contact Rachel on 07860 774 929 to enquire or make a referral.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: Unknown
Closing date: Ongoing
Updates to National Lottery Community Fund Programmes
Description: The National Lottery Community Fund for Scotland has announced changes to two of its funding programmes to ensure that communities are supported better through the pandemic. The changes have been made to ensure that communities are still able to access funding to help them respond and recover by helping to broaden the type of work that can be funded, making funding available for shorter periods and making the application process quicker. National Lottery Awards for All and Young Start Fund remain unchanged.
Criteria: The Community-Led Fund, which provides grants of up to £150,000 for wellbeing projects, will now support projects of up to 3 years. The Improving Lives Fund has increased funding to up to £200,000 for projects lasting up to 3 years to help people facing challenging circumstances.
Minimum: Please see above
Maximum: Please see above
Closing date: Applications can be made at any time.
Description: The National Lottery Community Fund for Scotland has announced changes to two of its funding programmes to ensure that communities are supported better through the pandemic. The changes have been made to ensure that communities are still able to access funding to help them respond and recover by helping to broaden the type of work that can be funded, making funding available for shorter periods and making the application process quicker. National Lottery Awards for All and Young Start Fund remain unchanged.
Criteria: The Community-Led Fund, which provides grants of up to £150,000 for wellbeing projects, will now support projects of up to 3 years. The Improving Lives Fund has increased funding to up to £200,000 for projects lasting up to 3 years to help people facing challenging circumstances.
Minimum: Please see above
Maximum: Please see above
Closing date: Applications can be made at any time.
The National Lottery Community Fund – Awards for All
Description: Awards for All provides grants of between £300 - £10,000 and a quick way for voluntary, community, or public organisations to apply for smaller scale projects and activities, but please note that there are variations on what schools, or organisations working within schools can apply for. There is a rolling deadline for applications with a simple online application to complete. When developing your application you need to ensure that your project incorporates at least one of the following: - Activity brings people together and builds stronger relationships across communities; The project improves places and spaces that matter to communities; Activity helps more people to reach their potential by supporting them at the earliest stage.
If your project happens to have a sports focus, please consider how you can involve young people from deprived areas, girls and young women and young people with disabilities in your project. Every application needs to demonstrate that there has been community involvement in coming up with the project idea, and that the community will be involved in the development and delivery of the project once funded. Don’t be put off by this – consulting with your community might mean discussing the project with service users or undertaking a simple survey. The approach just needs to be proportionate to your project.
The fund supports a wide range of activity costs and can pay for small items of equipment however, it cannot contribute to the costs of VAT that can be reclaimed, loans, profit making and fundraising activities, work that is considered statutory or overseas travel.
Criteria: Applicants should visit the website to view the full list of eligible costs and exclusions before applying.
Minimum: £300
Maximum: £10,000
Closing Date: Applications can be made at any time.
Description: Awards for All provides grants of between £300 - £10,000 and a quick way for voluntary, community, or public organisations to apply for smaller scale projects and activities, but please note that there are variations on what schools, or organisations working within schools can apply for. There is a rolling deadline for applications with a simple online application to complete. When developing your application you need to ensure that your project incorporates at least one of the following: - Activity brings people together and builds stronger relationships across communities; The project improves places and spaces that matter to communities; Activity helps more people to reach their potential by supporting them at the earliest stage.
If your project happens to have a sports focus, please consider how you can involve young people from deprived areas, girls and young women and young people with disabilities in your project. Every application needs to demonstrate that there has been community involvement in coming up with the project idea, and that the community will be involved in the development and delivery of the project once funded. Don’t be put off by this – consulting with your community might mean discussing the project with service users or undertaking a simple survey. The approach just needs to be proportionate to your project.
The fund supports a wide range of activity costs and can pay for small items of equipment however, it cannot contribute to the costs of VAT that can be reclaimed, loans, profit making and fundraising activities, work that is considered statutory or overseas travel.
Criteria: Applicants should visit the website to view the full list of eligible costs and exclusions before applying.
Minimum: £300
Maximum: £10,000
Closing Date: Applications can be made at any time.
National Lottery Community Fund – Young Start
Description: Young Start helps young people across Scotland become more confident, so they can realise their own potential. Funding is available to help children and young people have better physical, mental and emotional wellbeing, have better connections with the wider community and get access to new skills and training opportunities which will help them get a new job or start a business.
Criteria: Voluntary or community organisations
Minimum: £10,001
Maximum: £100,000
Closing date: Applications are being accepted now
Description: Young Start helps young people across Scotland become more confident, so they can realise their own potential. Funding is available to help children and young people have better physical, mental and emotional wellbeing, have better connections with the wider community and get access to new skills and training opportunities which will help them get a new job or start a business.
Criteria: Voluntary or community organisations
Minimum: £10,001
Maximum: £100,000
Closing date: Applications are being accepted now
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
Description: In response to the COVID pandemic and climate change, the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation is launching a new strategy which will focus on three inter-dependent aims: improving the natural world, tackling injustice to deliver a fairer future and creative, confident communities.
Criteria: Charities or initiatives with ideas working towards these aims should apply. Funding can be used to cover core or project costs and collaborative approaches are encouraged.
Minimum: £30,000
Maximum: Social investments of between £100,000 and £2 million.
Closing date: Expressions of interest can be submitted at any time.
Description: In response to the COVID pandemic and climate change, the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation is launching a new strategy which will focus on three inter-dependent aims: improving the natural world, tackling injustice to deliver a fairer future and creative, confident communities.
Criteria: Charities or initiatives with ideas working towards these aims should apply. Funding can be used to cover core or project costs and collaborative approaches are encouraged.
Minimum: £30,000
Maximum: Social investments of between £100,000 and £2 million.
Closing date: Expressions of interest can be submitted at any time.
Small Grants Available for Community Projects
Description: The Scotmid Co-operative is offering grants to assist and support community projects and initiatives throughout Scotland. Funding is concentrated on the areas of: Children/Youth, Health & Wellbeing, Fair Trade, Social Inclusion, Arts & Culture, Environment, 65+ Groups (age), and Active Lifestyles.
Criteria: To be eligible for funding, applicants must be a group or individual acting for the wider benefit of the local Community; and live within the geographic boundaries of one of Scotmid Regional Committees.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: £500
Closing date: Applications can be submitted at any time.
Description: The Scotmid Co-operative is offering grants to assist and support community projects and initiatives throughout Scotland. Funding is concentrated on the areas of: Children/Youth, Health & Wellbeing, Fair Trade, Social Inclusion, Arts & Culture, Environment, 65+ Groups (age), and Active Lifestyles.
Criteria: To be eligible for funding, applicants must be a group or individual acting for the wider benefit of the local Community; and live within the geographic boundaries of one of Scotmid Regional Committees.
Minimum: £0
Maximum: £500
Closing date: Applications can be submitted at any time.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Description: The Fund will provide some much-needed financial assistance, particularly to those heritage sector organisations which have been unable to access Covid-19 emergency funds.
Criteria: The Fund will prioritise projects that boost the local economy, provide job creation and encourage skills development, support local health and wellbeing, encourage re-building community cohesion and demonstrate environmental long-term sustainability and inclusions have been built into the plans. Applications should fully reflect the changed circumstances brought about by the pandemic.
Minimum: Levels of funding: £3,000 - £10,000, £10,000 - £250,000, £250,000 - £5m
Maximum: As above
Closing date: Applications can be made at any time.
Description: The Fund will provide some much-needed financial assistance, particularly to those heritage sector organisations which have been unable to access Covid-19 emergency funds.
Criteria: The Fund will prioritise projects that boost the local economy, provide job creation and encourage skills development, support local health and wellbeing, encourage re-building community cohesion and demonstrate environmental long-term sustainability and inclusions have been built into the plans. Applications should fully reflect the changed circumstances brought about by the pandemic.
Minimum: Levels of funding: £3,000 - £10,000, £10,000 - £250,000, £250,000 - £5m
Maximum: As above
Closing date: Applications can be made at any time.
