Funding Update 5th November 2020
Welcome to the latest funding update from Volunteer Centre East Lothian.
Funding Categories:
NEWS & Covid-19 UPDATES
ARTS & CULTURE
BUSINESS & ENTERPRISE
CHILDREN & FAMILIES
COMMUNITY FUNDING
ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION
GENERAL FUNDING
HEALTH
LAND & PROPERTY
SPORT FUNDING
YOUNG PEOPLE
1. NEWS & Covid-19 UPDATES
Adapt & Thrive Programme
Grants and loans up to £250,000, as well as tailored specialist advice, are available to third sector organisations in Scotland for implementing organisational change needed to adapt to the challenges presented by the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic
Open for applications and runs until March 2021.
https://scvo.org.uk/support/coronavirus/funding/scottish-government/community-recovery/
Communities Recovery Fund
Grants up to £75,000 are available for third sector organisations in Scotland to support people and communities through the shift from lockdown to recovery and tackle the challenges presented by the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.
Open for applications and runs until March 2021.
https://scvo.org.uk/support/coronavirus/funding/scottish-government/community-recovery/
Museums Galleries Scotland COVID-19 Museum Development Fund
Local authority museums, museums managed by ALEOs and university museums can apply for funding up to £60,000 for projects addressing challenges brought about by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Deadline 11 November 2020
https://www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/funding/covid-19-museum-development-fund/
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - Force for Change Programme
Grants of up to £20,000 to projects supporting Armed Forces communities to become less isolated and engage more in their local area. Targeted to support Armed Forces communities as they address the needs that have arisen as a result of the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.
Deadline 30 November 2020
https://covenantfund.org.uk/programme/armed-forces-covenant-fund-force-for-change-programme/
COVID-19 Response Fund
Grants are available to UK charities that demonstrate a strong focus on alleviating social deprivation and helping vulnerable groups who have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Deadline 31 December 2020
https://www.volanttrust.org/how-to-apply-covid-19/
LGBT+ Futures Fund
Grants of up to £5,000 or for up to £15,000 are available. Grants are awarded for immediate responses and support to organisations, individuals and communities in need as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, grants are for short-term work. Funding will be awarded to support LGBT+ projects to enable them to continue through theCovid19 pandemic and which are meeting the immediate needs of LGBT+ people and communities adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Open for applications and runs until May 2021
https://www.consortium.lgbt/NETFund/
Response, Recovery & Resilience Fund
The Fund is open for applications up to £5,000 the fund is now focussing on Recovery. As some lockdown restrictions are lifted this phase of funding will support organisations to continue their operations in the ‘new normal’, to re-establish or re-design their activities to comply with new regulations in addition to providing emergency support for those who need it most.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/programmes/community-response,-recovery-resilience-fund/
British Muslim Covid-19 Fund
Peace & Relief International grants up to £5,000 are available for charities, organisations and voluntary groups in the UK impacted by the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. Small grants (up to £1,000) are intended for community groups, grassroots organisations, food banks and other volunteer groups.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://britishmuslimcovid19fund.co.uk/
Morrisons Foundation - COVID-19 Homeless Support Fund
Morrisons Foundation grants up to £10,000 are available to support charities caring for the homeless during the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. Registered charities that care for the homeless can apply for support to cover three broad areas:
Outreach and support for rough sleepers, including provision of essentials
Delivery of services in hostels and shelters ● Information and advice.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.morrisonsfoundation.com/latest-news/covid-19/
2. ARTS & CULTURE
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Teacher Development Fund
Grants up to £150,000 are available to partnerships of arts/cultural organisations and up to ten schools to support delivery of effective arts-based teaching and learning opportunities in the primary classroom.
Deadline 20 November 2020
https://www.phf.org.uk/funds/tdf/
Strategic Events and Festivals Fund
Grants are available up to £5,000 to £15,000 or £30,000 to organisers who are intending to hold strategic events and festivals in Argyll and Bute, that is events and festivals which contribute significantly to the culture, heritage and economy of Argyll and Bute whilst reaching a national/international audience.
Deadline 07 December 2020
https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/events-and-festivals-grants
Clore Duffield Foundation - Main Grants Programme
Grants ranging from £10,000 to in excess of £1m, are available to registered charities in support of the cultural sector in the UK. The majority of expenditure is for capital projects – only a small number of grants are made each year for programme funding.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.cloreduffield.org.uk/main-grants
Culture and Business Fund Scotland
A new fund of up to £40,000 has been launched that enables collaboration between businesses and arts and heritage organisations based in Scotland.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.aandbscotland.org.uk/culture-and-business-fund-scotland/https://www.culturebusinessfund.scot/
Said Foundation – Amal Grants Programme
Grants up to £50,000 to support a variety of high-quality arts and cultural activities that aim to increase understanding of Britain’s Muslim communities among people of other faiths and none, and foster a stronger sense of belonging in the UK among its Muslim communities.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://amal.org.uk/grants/
Open Fund: Sustaining Creative Development
Funding available for between £1,000 and £100,000 to enable individuals and organisations to explore ways of working that will help them to adapt and respond to the current changing circumstances. This fund is designed to support you to sustain your practice in a changing world. We are asking you to tell us what you want to do, and how it will help you and/or others in the months and years to come.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.creativescotland.com/funding/funding-programmes/open-fundsustaining-creative-development
Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers
Funding support creative freelancers working in Scotland who are experiencing immediate financial hardship due to the loss of income as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. These roles include those whose work has direct creative outcomes as well as those in supporting roles whose work directly supports the making and presentation of creative work.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.creativescotland.com/funding/funding-programmes/hardship-fund-for-creative-freelancers
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation
Funding is available to not-for-profit organisations, including charities, companies and community trusts, for projects in the areas of culture and the arts that make a real and ongoing difference to people’s lives in the UK.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.andrewlloydwebberfoundation.com/content/category/grants
3. BUSINESS & ENTERPRISE
Scotland Loves Local Fund
Grants up to £5,000 are available to constituted groups in Scotland for small scale improvements that will help motivate people to shop, eat and relax within their community whilst ensuring public health safety. Deadline 25 November 2020 https://www.scotlandstowns.org/scotland_loves_local_fund_application_form_and_guidance
Coronavirus - information for businesses
The UK and Scottish Governments have announced a package of support to assist businesses. You can use this business support finder to see what support is available for you and your business. Please check back regularly for updates.
Deadlines Changing
https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/coronavirus-information-businesses
Social Entrepreneurs Fund – Start It
Up to £5,000 of start-up funding for individuals with a business idea that addresses a social, environmental, and/or community issue. Build It
Up to £25,000 of funding for individuals who have tried and tested an idea and want to turn it into their full-time job.
Deadline Ongoing
https://www.firstport.org.uk/funding/
4. CHILDREN & FAMILIES
21. Shared Care Scotland - Better Breaks Grants
Grants up to £35,000 are available for third sector organisations to develop and deliver short breaks projects and services for disabled children and young people (aged 20 and under), and their carers (adult and/or young carers) in Scotland.
Deadline 19 November 2020
https://www.sharedcarescotland.org.uk/shortbreaksfund/betterbreaks/
Ironmongers' Company
Grants up to £10,000 are available for projects in the UK that provide opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people under the age of 25 years to fulfil their potential.
Deadline 19 November 2020
http://www.ironmongers.org/charity_organisations.htm
DM Thomas Foundation for Young People - Central Grants
Grants up to £30,000 are available to registered charities that are working with young people (up to 25 years) for projects that make a real difference to those most in need and which focus on children and young people with disabilities, who are sick in hospital, who are life limited or who have mental health issues.
Deadline 04 February 2021
https://dmthomasfoundation.org/what-we-do/grants/dmtf-central-grants/
Buttle UK - Chances for Children
Grants up to £2,000 is available to enable vulnerable children and young people in the UK to overcome financial barriers preventing them from achieving their education, training or employment goals.
Deadline Ongoing
https://www.buttleuk.org
Cattanach Charitable Trust
Grants up to £25,000 are available for charities registered in Scotland that support children from birth to three years old, who are affected by levels of relative deprivation.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.cattanach.org.uk/submit-a-proposal/
5. COMMUNITY FUNDING
Isla Foundation – Immediate Impact Grants
Grants up to £2,000 are available for voluntary and community organisations, schools and PTAs, clubs and societies, and entrepreneurial individuals in the UK for small-scale, short-term projects that create a positive change in people’s lives and in their communities.
Deadline 12 November 2020
https://www.scotmid.coop/community-and-charity/supporting-local-communities/community-grant/
NFU Mutual Community Giving Fund
Grants up to £1,000 are available for community initiatives and charitable events that are local to the business operations of NFU Mutual across the UK.
Deadline 01 December 2020
https://www.nfumutual.co.uk/about-us/responsible-business/nfu-mutual-community-giving-fund/
FCC Communities Foundation - FCC Scottish Action Fund
Grants up to £40,000 are available to not-for-profit organisations for environmental and community-based projects that are within 10 miles of any landfill site or transfer station in Scotland and are for the benefit of the general public. Formally constituted not-for-profit charities, community councils, church or community organisations and voluntary groups can apply as long as they have a bank account registered in the name of the organisation.
Deadline 02 December 2020
https://fcccommunitiesfoundation.org.uk/funds/fcc-scottish-action-fund
Robertson Trust new funds
New funds are from £2,000 to £75,000 are available to apply for. They offer both revenue and capital funding for registered charities and constituted community groups that help people and communities in Scotland who are living with poverty and trauma. Wee Grants up to £2,000, Small Grants up to £15,000 Large Grants up to £50,000,
Community Vehicle Grants up to £10,000 and Community Building Grants up to £75,000
Deadline Ongoing
https://www.therobertsontrust.org.uk/funding/our-funds/
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
Grants up to £100,000 are available to smaller charitable and not-for-profit organisations in the UK to fund community and family support projects in areas of extreme urban deprivation or deprived rural areas. Thier Small Grants programme is now open. Thier Major Grants programme will reopen on the 9th November.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.trusthousecharitablefoundation.org.uk/grants/
Resilient and Inclusive Communities Fund
Grants up to £3,000 are available for diverse Ethnic Minority community groups and organisations in Scotland to set up programmes and services supporting disadvantaged and excluded communities.
Deadline: Ongoing https://bemis.org.uk/ricfund/
Henry Smith Charity - Main Grants - Strengthening Communities
Grants up to £60,000 are available to support the running costs of small community-based organisations working in the most deprived areas of the UK to help people to make positive changes in their lives.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.henrysmithcharity.org.uk/explore-our-grants-and-apply/strengtheningcommunities-grants/strengthening-communities-overview/
Community-Led Activity grants
Funding from £10,000 to £150,000 is available to support communities to improve the places in which they live and the wellbeing of those most in need. They will fund organisations to deliver work that achieves the following outcomes:
Everyone in the community has the opportunity to influence and get involved in community-led activity.
People in the community are better connected and work together to improve their well-being.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/programmes/scotland/grants-for-community-ledactivity
6. ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION
Community Climate Asset Fund
The CCAF offering grants up to £100,000 to organisation who can:
Build on the invaluable role that community based organisations are playing in Scotland’s response to COVID-19
Support community groups to play a prominent role in the Green Recovery
Provide capital funding to community based organisations to help them tackle climate change as we accelerate our just transition to a net zero society
Complement funding provided through the Climate Challenge Fund and other community and place based
initiatives
Help communities to reduce usage of petrol and diesel cars, cut waste, grow local food and reduce emissions from community buildings.
Deadline 09 November 2020
https://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/ccaf
Allchurches Trust - Hope Beyond
Grants up to £50,000 are available for churches and Christian charities to adapt to the challenges and opportunities presented by the coronavirus/COVID-19 crisis.
Deadline Ongoing
https://www.allchurches.co.uk/what-we-fund/hopebeyond/
Charles Hayward Foundation
Grants up to £75,000 are available to registered charities for projects in the following categories: Heritage and Conservation; Social and Criminal Justice; Overseas; and Older People.
Deadline Ongoing
http://www.charleshaywardfoundation.org.uk/
Dulverton Trust
Grants up to £35,000 are available to registered charities working to produce significant impact in the Trust’s priority areas: youth opportunities, general welfare, conservation, heritage, Africa (Kenya and Uganda), and peace and humanitarian support.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.dulverton.org/
Pilgrim Trust
Grants are available for projects in the UK concerned with heritage preservation and social welfare, especially improving the life chances of vulnerable members of society (particularly women and girls).
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.thepilgrimtrust.org.uk/
Swire Charitable Trust
Grants are available for UK registered charities working to deliver positive and lasting change to UK society under three programme areas: opportunity, environment and heritage.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.swirecharitabletrust.org.uk/
Smarter Choices, Smarter Places Open Fund
Grants up to £50,000 are available for public, third and community sector organisations in Scotland that want to change people's everyday travel behavior; encouraging people to use sustainable travel choices for longer journeys, walking and cycling for short journeys, and home-working to replace daily commutes.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.pathsforall.org.uk/pfa/get-involved/smarter-choices-smarter-places-open-fund.html
7.GENERAL FUNDING
Steel Charitable Trust
Grants up to £25,000 are available to support registered charities working in the areas of arts and heritage, education, environment, health, or social and economic disadvantage.
Deadline 20 January 2021
https://steelcharitabletrust.org.uk/
RS MacDonald Charitable Trust
Funding is available for registered charities in Scotland in the following areas: tackling child abuse and neglect, visual impairment, neurological conditions, medical research and animal welfare.
Deadline 08 March 2021
https://www.rsmacdonald.com/who-we-fund/animal-welfare/
Garfield Weston Foundation
Grants are available to charitable organisations in the UK for a wide range of projects in the areas of welfare, youth, community, arts, faith, environment, education, health, and museums and heritage.
Deadline Ongoing http://www.garfieldweston.org/
8. HEALTH
Co-op Food Fund
Are offering Grants up to £5,000 to support organisations or projects that provide access to food and sustainable solutions to food poverty in Scotland.
Easy access to nutritious food and balanced means to those on a limited budget
Education and learning on low cost meal solutions, limiting food waste and shopping smartly
Support to future generations by prioritising the wellbeing of children and young people struggling with food insecurity
Provide locally delivered food programmes for vulnerable communities and which help address food insecurity and its impacts.
Deadline: 13 November 2020
https://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/programmes/the-coop-food-fund/
Catalysts for Change
Grants are available of up to £5,000 to help community nurses in Scotland and their local partners explore shortterm initiatives that prevent, reduce or overcome health inequities. Catalysts for Change projects are all led by community nurses and are fundamentally about working in close collaboration with individuals, families and local organisations to find new ways to tackle the physical and mental health issues adversely affecting them.
Deadline 26 November 2020
https://www.qnis.org.uk/catalysts-for-change/catalysts-for-change-apply/
Paths for All - Walking for Health Fund
Grants up to £7,500 and up to £15,000 are available to a range of organisations working in Scotland for innovative and new approaches to significantly increase the number of people becoming active through walking.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.pathsforall.org.uk/walking-for-health/wfh-grants/wfh-fund
Gamesys Foundation
Grants are available for organisations who support individuals suffering from mental health issues and who focus on research in the mental health field.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://gamesysfoundation.org/
Marsh Christian Trust
Grants up to £2,000 are available to registered charities that are working in the fields of social welfare, healthcare, arts and heritage, environmental causes and animal welfare, and education and training.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.marshchristiantrust.org/default.asp?V_ITEM_ID=3
9. LAND & PROPERTY
Sylvia Waddilove Foundation UK COVID–19 Emergency Fund
THE FOUNDATION’S USUAL GRANT MAKING PROGRAMME HAS BEEN SUSPENDED
The Foundation has set up an emergency fund to help small to medium sized organisations who are struggling to manage the financial impact of COVID-19 either because of increased demand for their services or loss of income.
Grants are for a maximum of £1,000.
Applications are on-going and will be decided within three weeks of submission. Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.pwwsolicitors.co.uk/funding-applications/13-the-sylvia-waddilove-foundation-uk
10. SPORT FUNDING
Boost Charitable Trust
Small grants are available to charities and non-profit making organisations with a focus on helping disabled and disadvantaged individuals in the UK to participate in sport.
Deadline Ongoing
https://www.boostct.org/get-involved
Hedley Foundation
Grants up to £5,000 are available for small UK registered charities working with young people in the areas of recreation, sport, training, health and welfare, support and outdoor education of young people.
Deadline Ongoing
http://www.hedleyfoundation.org.uk/
11. YOUNG PEOPLE
Strategic Legal Fund for Vulnerable Young Migrants
Grants up to £30,000 are available to not-for-profit organisations in the UK that provide specialist level legal advice to vulnerable young migrants as well as to firms of solicitors that provide specialist level legal advice to vulnerable young migrants.
Deadline 24 November 2020
http://strategiclegalfund.org.uk/about/
Youth Scotland Rural Action Fund
Micro grants up to £750 are available for youth groups in Scotland to enhance and develop community-based youth work in Scotland’s rural communities.
Deadline 29 November 2020
https://www.youthscotland.org.uk/programmes/youth-scotland-rural-action-fund/
the7stars Foundation
Grants are available to support young people challenged by abuse and addiction, those who are young carers, and those without safe homes.
Deadline Ongoing
https://the7starsfoundation.co.uk/apply
Variety Club - Equipment Grants
Grants are available for specialist equipment for the direct use of children up to the age of 18 years who are sick, disabled or disadvantaged and are resident in the UK.
Deadline Ongoing
https://www.variety.org.uk/what-we-do/equipment-grants
Variety Club - Youth Clubs Grant
Grants for equipment is available to youth clubs in the UK that provide opportunities for improving social skills, team spirit and self-esteem for young people aged from 8 to 18 years.
Deadline Ongoing
https://www.variety.org.uk/what-we-do/youth-clubs-grants
