Monthly Funding Update 10th October 2022
Funding Categories:
NEWS & Covid-19 UPDATES
ARTS & CULTURE
BUSINESS & ENTERPRISE
CHILDREN & FAMILIES
COMMUNITY FUNDING
ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION
GENERAL FUNDING
HEALTH
LAND & PROPERTY
POVERTY & COST OF LIVING CRISIS
SPORT FUNDING
YOUNG PEOPLE
1. NEWS & Covid-19 UPDATES
Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund
The overarching aim of the Fund is to support community based initiatives that promote and develop good mental health and wellbeing and mitigate and protect against the impact of distress and mental ill health within the adult population. There has been an allocation of £276,434.64 to distribute amongst the third sector in East Lothian by the end of March 2022
Opening: 17 October 2022
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Rural Community Engagement Fund
Grants of up to £2,500 are available for local groups and organisations in rural communities in Scotland to improve mental wellbeing and support recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Deadline: 21 October 2022
https://www.supportinmindscotland.org.uk/News/rural-community-engagement-fund
National Lottery Grants for Heritage
Three levels of grant of up to £5,000,000 are available to support the heritage sector to strengthen its recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the medium term and to build back for positive change across the UK’s heritage. Deadline: 17 November 2022
https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/funding
2. ARTS & CULTURE
Museums Galleries Scotland Museum Development Fund
Grants between £15,000 and £50,000 are available for Scotland's museums to strategically develop core or new work.
Deadline: 31 October 2022
https://www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/funding/museum-development-fund/
Film Education Partnership Fund
Funding up to £140,000 is available to increase access to film education provision in communities across Scotland.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.screen.scot/funding-and-support/funding/film-education-partnership-fund
Foundation Scotland - Cockaigne Fund
Grants up to £5,000 are available for charities, unincorporated organisations and individuals involved in classical and traditional music, with emphasis on community initiatives.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/apply-for-funding/funding-available/cockaigne-fund
Foyle Foundation Main Grants Scheme
Grants are available to registered charities in the UK to support the performing or visual arts and for projects that facilitate the acquisition of knowledge and learning.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.foylefoundation.org.uk/index.php
John Ellerman Foundation
Grants from £10,000 + are available to medium-sized charities in the UK whose work in the Foundation's priority areas of arts, environment or social action has impact across the whole of the UK.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.ellerman.org.uk/
Music for All - Community Project Funding
Grants of up to £8,000 are available to UK-based community groups that aim to bring musical projects to their local communities.
Deadline: 25 November 2023
https://www.musicforall.org.uk/apply-for-funding/the-application-process/
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Arts Access and Participation Fund
Grants of between £30,000 and £400,000 for activity lasting between 12 months and 4 years are available for organisations to widen and deepen participation in the arts.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.phf.org.uk/our-work-in-the-uk/arts-access-participation/
3. BUSINESS & ENTERPRISE
Adopt an Apprentice
A financial incentive of £2,000 is available for employers in Scotland to take on a Modern Apprentice who has been made redundant from another employer.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.apprenticeships.scot/for-employers/adopt-an-apprentice/
Big Issue Invest - Social Enterprise Investment Fund
Loan investment of between £500,000 and £15 million is available to UK-based fund managers and social banks who provide financial and other support to charities and social enterprises for projects tackling major social issues within the UK.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://bigsocietycapital.com/
Circular Economy Investment Fund
Funding for businesses and third sector organisations to undertake projects that aim to improve the scale, range and depth of resource efficiency work and reduce carbon output in Scotland.
Opening soon
https://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/circular-economy/investment-fund
The Catalyst Fund
Loans starting at £50,000 are available to support social enterprises in Scotland that are unable to secure other repayable investments to help them start and grow their business.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.firstport.org.uk/social-investment/the-catalyst-fund/
Third Sector Investment Fund
Loans are available to UK-based registered charities and social enterprises that are working in any social sector to improve the economic and social wellbeing of individuals, particularly those who are vulnerable and disadvantaged.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.socialandsustainable.com/third-sector-loan-fund
4. CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Cattanach Charitable Trust
Grants of between £3,000 and £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: 04 November 2022
https://www.cattanach.org.uk/submit-a-proposal/
Asda Foundation - U18 Better Starts Grants
Grants from £500 to £1,500 are available for local organisations in the United Kingdom to support activities for children under 18 years old to improve their lives and transform the community.
Deadline: 11 November 2022
https://www.asdafoundation.org/foundation-grants
Armed Forces Families Fund: Early Years Programme
Grants of £20,000 to £80,000 for up to two years are available to private, public and non-profit sector nursery education providers within five miles of an Armed Forces base to help enhance Early Years learning environments for children from Forces families across the UK.
Deadline: 05 December 2022
https://covenantfund.org.uk/programme/armed-forces-families-fund-early-yearsprogramme/#guidance-and-resources
Buttle UK - Chances for Children
Grants of up to £2,000 are 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
Tesco Community Grants
Grants up to £1,500 are available to non-profit making, constituted groups and organisations for local good causes that focus on supporting children and families in the UK.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://tescocommunitygrants.org.uk/
5. COMMUNITY FUNDING
The Prince's Countryside Fund - Supporting Rural Communities Programme
Grants up to £25,000 over two years are available to constituted not-for-profit organisations for community-led projects that improve the lives of those living in rural communities in the UK.
Deadline: 11 October 2022
https://princescountrysidefund.org.uk/
Warburtons Families Matter Community Grants Programme
Small grants up to £400 are available for local projects, activities and organisations that have charitable aims and that will be of real direct benefit to families in England, Scotland and Wales.
Deadline: 07 November 2022
https://www.warburtons.co.uk/our-company/sustainability/within-thecommunity/giving-donating/financial-giving/
Asda Foundation - Empowering Local Communities Grant
Grants between £500 and £1,500 are available to community groups in the UK to support a broad range of activities which can contribute towards transforming their community and improving the lives of people in their community. Support to help with the cost of living rise and for refugees is available.
Deadline: 11 November 2022
https://www.asdafoundation.org/foundation-grants
Ocado Foundation for Good
Grants of up to £1,000 are available for registered charities, community interest companies, local authorities and other organisations to support skills development or sustainability projects that bring benefit to communities across the UK.
Deadline: 31 December 2022
https://www.ocadogroup.com/our-responsible-business/corporate-responsibility
Sustrans – Love Your Network Grant
Grants up to £1,000 are available for community groups and organisations for small, community-led projects that benefit people or wildlife on traffic-free National Cycle Network routes in Scotland.
Deadline: 06 February 2023
https://www.sustrans.org.uk/our-blog/projects/2019/scotland/the-love-your-networkgrant-for-community-groups-in-scotland/
Weir Charitable Trust
Grants of up to £25,000 are available to small charities or community groups in Scotland for work addressing sport, health, culture, animal welfare, or recreational facilities.
Deadline: 28 February 2023
http://www.weircharitabletrust.com/
DWF Foundation
One-off grants up to £5,000 are available to registered charities in the UK for projects that enable communities achieve their full potential.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://dwfgroup.com/en/about-us/dwf-foundation
National Lottery Community Fund - Bringing People Together
Grants of up to £1 million for up to five years are available to voluntary and community organisations in the United Kingdom for projects that will build stronger connections across communities, and improve the infrastructure and conditions that are needed to strengthen these connections.
Deadline: Ongoing https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/bringing-people-together
Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund - Small Grants
Single-year grants of up to £5,000 and multi-year grants of up to £15,000 are available for UK registered non-profit organisations supporting grassroots projects in diverse and deprived communities in the United Kingdom.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.pwcf.org.uk/how-apply-grant
6. ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION
D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
Grants from £500 to £6,000 are available for UK registered charities working in the UK in the areas of advancement of the arts, health and medical welfare, and improvement or protection of the environment.
Deadline: 11 October 2022
http://www.doylycartecharitabletrust.org/
Rewilding Britain - Rewilding Innovation Fund
Grants of up to £15,000 are available to boost locally led land and marine nature recovery projects across Britain.
Deadline: 14 October 2022
https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/support-rewilding/the-rewilding-network/rewilding-innovation-fund
Cycling Friendly Schools Fund
Grants of between £2,500 and £25,000 are available for primary and secondary schools in Scotland to encourage travel by bike or scooter.
Deadline: 27 October 2022
https://www.cycling.scot/what-we-do/cycling-friendly/primary-school https://www.cycling.scot/what-we-do/cycling-friendly/secondary-school
Tree Council - Branching Out Fund
Grants between £200 and £2,000 are available to assist schools and community groups in undertaking well-planned tree planting projects across the UK, preferably during National Tree Week.
Deadline: 04 December 2022
https://treecouncil.org.uk/take-action/grants-for-trees/
International Tree Foundation - UK Community Tree Planting Programme
Grants of up to £1,000 and larger grants for large-scale projects up to £15,000 are available to protect, promote and plant trees in local communities in the UK.
Deadline: 16 December 2022
http://internationaltreefoundation.org/
American Express - Community Giving Programme
Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations to help empower more diverse and inclusive workforces and communities, build inclusive economic growth and financial literacy, and advance climate innovation and action. Deadline: Ongoing
https://about.americanexpress.com/corporate-sustainability/how-to-apply-for-a-grant/default.aspx
Rhododendron Trust
Grants between £500 and £1,500 are available to small UK registered charities for social welfare and humanitarian projects in the UK (and the developing world). Cultural and wildlife projects can also be funded.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.rhododendron-trust.org.uk/contacting-the-trust
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 behaviour; 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
The Mushroom Trust
Grants of between £500 and £10,000 are available for organisations in Scotland to support the creation, maintenance and improvement of urban green spaces.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://mushroomtrust.com/projects/
The Nineveh Charitable Trust
Grants are available to not-for-profit organisations and schools in the UK for a broad range of projects and activities that promote a better understanding of the countryside.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.ninevehtrust.org.uk/
Volunteering Matters Action Earth Grants
Grants of between £50 and £250 are available for local volunteer groups in Scotland to help local communities tackle climate change and biodiversity loss.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://volunteeringmatters.org.uk/project/action-earth/
7.GENERAL FUNDING
Magic Little Grants Fund
Small one-off grants of £500 are available to small local charities and community groups for community projects in Great Britain that address themes set out by the funders.
Deadline: 31 October 2022
https://localgiving.org/about/magic-little-grants/
Rosa - Voices from the Frontline
One-off grants between £500 and £7,000 are available to support campaigning and influencing work that enables women and girls to use their voices to achieve change in the UK.
Deadline: 03 November 2022
https://rosauk.org/funds/voices-from-the-frontline/
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - Force for Change Programme
Grants up to £10,000 are available for local community projects that respond to hidden or compelling needs within Armed Forces Communities.
Deadline: 14 November 2022
https://covenantfund.org.uk/programme/armed-forces-covenant-fund-force-for-change-programme/
Baillie Gifford Community Awards
Grants up to £5,000 are available to support grassroots community organisations across Scotland.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/apply-for-funding/funding-available/baillie-gifford-community-awards
Homes for Ukraine Scheme
Monthly payments are available for individuals, charities, faith groups, local community groups and businesses in the UK to volunteer accommodation to Ukrainians and their family members who are escaping their homeland due to the Russian invasion.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://homesforukraine.campaign.gov.uk/
MacRobert Trust
Grants are available for UK registered charities with a preference for organisations based in Scotland which have projects that address the themes set out by The MacRobert Trust.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.themacroberttrust.org.uk/grant-making/monetary-awards/
National Lottery Community Fund - Grants for Improving Lives
Grants of between £10,001 and £200,000 are available for up to three years, are available to a range of organisations in Scotland for activities which help people in Scotland to overcome difficulties and become more resilient.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/grants-for-improving-lives
8. HEALTH
Sustrans Scotland – Places for Everyone
Grants are available for local authorities, businesses, charities, and community organisations to support the design and construction of active travel infrastructure that encourages people across Scotland to walk, wheel, or cycle. Deadline: 18 October 2022
https://www.showcase-sustrans.org.uk/places-for-everyone/
Ash Scotland – Small Grants
Grants of £500 are available for charities and community groups in Scotland to support projects and activities that address smoking.
Deadline: 28 November 2022
https://www.ashscotland.org.uk/what-you-can-do/scotlands-charter-for-a-tobacco-freegeneration/charter-small-grants/
Albert Hunt Trust
Grants up to £20,000 are available to local charities in the UK that provide hospice care, provide support for the homeless or promote health and wellbeing
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.alberthunttrust.org.uk/
Home Instead Charities
Grants up to £1,500 are available for grass roots community groups and charities addressing mental health and isolation in older people in the UK.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.homeinstead.co.uk/charities/apply-for-a-grant/
People's Health Trust - Active Communities Funding Programme
Grants of between £5,000 and £40,000 for projects lasting up to two years are available for local communities in England, Scotland and Wales to help create a society without health inequalities.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/funding
Scottish Government National Drugs Mission - Local Support Fund
Funding of up to £50,000 per year for up to four years is available to small community-based groups which deliver frontline services to support people who use drugs, people in recovery and their families.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.corra.scot/grants/drugs-services-funds/
9. LAND & PROPERTY
Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) - Project Development Grants
A range of grants are available for not-for-profit organisations in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland to cover some of the costs of developing and coordinating a building project and taking it towards the start of work on site. Deadline: 18 October 2022
https://ahfund.org.uk/grants/scotland/
National Churches Trust - Foundation Grants Programme 2019-2023
Grants between £500 and 5,000 are available for listed and unlisted Christian places of worship of any denomination in the UK to support interventions to investigate or address small problems before they turn into large repairs.
Deadline: 31 October 2022
https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/get-support/grants/which-grant
Screwfix Foundation
Grants up to £5,000 are available to UK registered charities for projects that fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and community facilities for those in need across the UK.
Deadline: 10 November 2022
https://www.screwfix.com/help/screwfixfoundation
Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) - Project Viability Grant
Grants up to £10,000 are available to carry out an initial assessment of whether it is viable to bring a historic building in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales back into a sustainable use.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.ahfund.org.uk/
Scottish Land Fund
Grants up to £1,000,000 are available to help urban and rural communities in Scotland take ownership of the land and buildings that matter to them, as well as practical support to develop their aspirations into viable projects.
Deadline: Ongoing https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/scottish-land-fund
10. POVERTY & COST OF LIVING CRISIS
NFU Mutual Charitable Trust
Grants between £1,000 and £50,000 are available to large charitable groups and organisations in the UK for projects that further the objectives of the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust, particularly those that educate young people in rural areas and the relief of poverty in rural areas.
Deadline: 28 October 2022
https://www.nfumutual.co.uk/about-us/charitable-trust/
Hubbub - Community Fridge Food Hub Fund
Grants of £6,000 are available to support the development of new activities relating to cooking, growing, budgeting and using surplus food that fit into one of four themes: skills, affordable food, community connection, growing.
Deadline: 07 November 2022
https://www.hubbub.org.uk/community-fridge-funding
Grocers' Charity - Memorial Grants
One off grants up to £5,000 are available to small UK registered charities for work in the specific areas of: relief of youth poverty, the disabled, the elderly, health, military, and the arts and heritage.
Deadline: 31 January 2023
https://grocershall.co.uk/the-charity/
Asda Foundation - Cost of Living Grant
Grants of between £500 and £2,000 are available for local community groups in the UK who are affected by the increase in the cost of living.
Deadline: 01 February 2023
https://www.asdafoundation.org/foundation-grants
National Lottery Community Fund - Cost-of-Living Support Scotland
Grants from £10,001 to £75,000 for projects to help support individuals, families and communities currently experiencing hardship as a result of the cost-of-living increases.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/cost-of-living-support-fund
BBC Children in Need Emergency Essentials Programme
Funding for the purchase of essential items to meet the most basic needs of children and young people in the UK who are facing exceptionally difficult circumstances.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.familyfundservices.co.uk/
British Gas Energy Trust
Grants to cover arrears of up to £1,500 will be paid and are available to individuals and families across Great Britain to be used to write off their energy debts.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://britishgasenergytrust.org.uk/grants-available/
COSARAF – Hardship Grants
Grants of up to £2,000 are available for third party social organisations to support individuals and families across the UK who are in financial need and have exhausted all other sources of funding.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.cosaraf.org/apply-for-funding/hardship-grants-application-guide/
Family Action - Welfare Grants Programme
Grants up to £300 are available to support families and individuals for essential personal and household needs to assist families and individuals with low incomes, particularly those living on benefits.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.family-action.org.uk/what-we-do/grants/welfare-grants/
Robertson Trust - Wee Grants
Grants of £300 to £2,000 are available for small charities and community groups in Scotland carrying out charitable work in local communities to address poverty and trauma.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.therobertsontrust.org.uk/funding/wee-grants/
11. SPORT FUNDING
Rowing Foundation
Grants of between £500 and £3,000 for up to 50% of the costs are available for equipment that will support the participation of young people and disabled people in rowing in the UK.
Deadline: 18 October 2022
http://www.therowingfoundation.org.uk/home/
Greene King IPA – Proud to Pitch In
Grants up to £3,000 are available for grassroots sports clubs to deliver activities within local communities across the UK.
Deadline: 30 October 2022
https://www.greeneking-pubs.co.uk/proud-to-pitch-in/
Sports Facilities Fund
Grants of up to £100,000 are available for the provision or upgrading of sports facilities in local communities throughout Scotland.
Deadline: 01 April 2023
https://sportscotland.org.uk/funding/sport-facilities-fund/
Baillie Gifford Grassroots Sports
Grants up to £5,000 are available to support grassroots sports organisations to widen participation in sport across Scotland.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/apply-for-funding/funding-available/baillie-gifford-grassroots-sports
Boost Charitable Trust
Small grants are available to charities and not-for-profit 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
RYA Foundation
Grants are available for sailing clubs in the UK to promote participation in boating by those who are disadvantaged by reason of youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.rya.org.uk/about-us/charities-foundations/rya-foundation
12. YOUNG PEOPLE
Gannochy Trust
Grants of up to £30,000 per year for up to three years are available across Scotland for work that aims to inspire young people under 21 years of age; and for projects in Perth and Kinross that aim to improve the quality of life for local people, develop and inspire young people or improve the availability/quality of the built and natural environment for wide community use.
Deadline: 21 October 2022
http://www.gannochytrust.org.uk/
Cycling Friendly Schools Fund
Grants of between £2,500 and £25,000 are available for primary and secondary schools in Scotland to encourage travel by bike or scooter.
Deadline: 21 October 2022
https://www.cycling.scot/what-we-do/cycling-friendly/secondary-school
Barclays Community Football Fund
Grants of £500 are available to community groups in the UK to a make playing football more accessible at the grassroots level, and in particular encourage girls and young people from lower socio-economic and under-represented groups, including culturally diverse communities, young people with disabilities, and young people from the LGBTQ+ community to take part.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://sported.org.uk/barclays-community-football-fund-2/
Garfield Weston Foundation
Grants of up to £100,000 and Grants of £100,000 + 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/
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Start Fund
Grants of between £10,001 and £100,000 for up to three years are available to voluntary and community organisations in Scotland for work that helps young people (aged 8 to 24) to become more confident and play an active part in realising their potential.
Deadline: Ongoing https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/young-start
Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust - Open Grant Fund
One-off cash awards of up to £5,000 are available to support the development of school pipe bands in Scotland.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://sspdt.org.uk/funding/open-grant-fund-guidelines/
