Monthly Funding Update 6th July 2021
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 to support organisations across the third sector to adapt to the challenges presented by COVID-19 and build back better to thrive in the future. It supports organisations to reflect on their current operations and determine which areas need to change, flex, innovate, or grow in order to be resilient and financially sustainable during and post COVID-19. The advice is designed to help organisations to build recovery plans that are flexible, allowing them to stay open, respond to the planned easing of restrictions or adapt quickly to any changes in guidelines or tier levels whilst working towards financial sustainability. The funding is unrestricted so it can also adapt around the needs of the organisation. The Adapt and Thrive programme will welcome applications beyond the end of June and continue to support the recovery of the third sector.
In addition to meeting the programme’s criteria, organisations seeking funding must ensure their work fits within one or both funding priorities:
Organisations operating in areas or with individuals who have suffered disproportionately from the effects of COVID-19.
Organisations working with people who have protected characteristics or the most vulnerable.
Deadline: 19 July 2021
https://scvo.scot/support/coronavirus/funding/scottish-government/community-recovery/atf
Volant Charitable Trust - COVID-19 Response Fund
Grants are available to charities that demonstrate a strong focus on alleviating social deprivation and helping vulnerable groups who have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Deadline: 31 July 2021
https://www.volanttrust.org/how-to-apply-covid-19/
Asda Foundation - Bringing Communities Back Together
Grants up to £1,000 are available to local groups to reunite communities, celebrate togetherness and support groups as coronavirus restrictions are easing.
Deadline: 18 August 2021
https://www.asdafoundation.org/foundation-grants
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust - Force for Change Programme
Grants up to £10,000 for ideas that need small amounts of funding to deliver nimble and focused local projects to Armed Forces communities or small grants to support services, projects and activities that are used by Armed Forces communities, but which are struggling as a result of the impact of the Covid pandemic.
Deadline: 02 August 2021
https://covenantfund.org.uk/programme/armed-forces-covenant-fund-force-for-change-programme/
Alpkit Foundation – Grassroots Support Now
Grants up to £500 for organisations serving those affected by the coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://alpkit.com/blogs/foundation/adapting-to-the-coranavirus-crisis
Clubs in Crisis Fund
Grants up to £2,000 to support grassroots sports clubs and organisations in the UK working in the sport-fordevelopment sector that have been adversely affected by the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://cash-4-clubs.com/2021-clubs-in-crisis
Sylvia Waddilove Foundation UK - COVID–19 Emergency Fund
Grants up to £1,000 for small to medium sized not-for-profit organisations in the UK who are struggling to manage the financial impact of COVID-19 either because of increased demand for their services or from loss of income.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.pwwsolicitors.co.uk/charity-grants/13-the-sylvia-waddilove-foundation-uk
2. ARTS & CULTURE
Radcliffe Trust
Grants up to £7,500 are available for UK registered charities working in the areas of music, especially chamber music, composition and music education, or in heritage and crafts.
Deadline: 31 July 2021
https://theradcliffetrust.org/guidelines/
Skinners Company - Lady Neville Charity
One-off capital grants up to £1,000 are available to grassroots charitable organisations in the UK that are offering a diverse range of activities and interests within one of the Charity's areas of priority: local heritage, local community; and performing arts and visual arts.
Deadline: 17 September 2021
https://www.skinners.org.uk/neville/
Maoin nan Ealan Gàidhlig
Grants are available to support individual artists and art organisations in Scotland deliver Gaelic arts projects.
Deadline: 05 November 2021
https://www.feisean.org/en/meg-en/
Foundation Scotland - Mary Janet King Fund
Grants up to £5,000 are available to support Scottish community groups working with young people in arts and music, particularly activities to encourage the uptake of music.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/apply-for-funding/funding-available/mary-janet-king-fund
Michael Tippett Musical Foundation
Grants of between £500 and £3,000 are available for the development of group music making in the UK, especially involving young people, with composing central to the project.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.tippettfoundation.org.uk/index.htm
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Arts Access and Participation Fund
Grants up to £400,000 are available to support change in the way the arts are created, presented, accessed and experienced so that a wider and more diverse group of people have access to quality artistic practice, both as audiences and participants.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.phf.org.uk/our-work-in-the-uk/arts-access-participation/
Victoria Wood Foundation
Grants are available for arts projects and initiatives in the UK.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://victoriawoodfoundation.org.uk/
Open Fund: Sustaining Creative Development
Grants between £1,000 and £100,000 are available to enable individuals and organisations to explore ways of working that will help them to adapt and respond to the current changing circumstances.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.creativescotland.com/funding/funding-programmes/open-fund-sustainingcreative-development
Further links to Hardship Funds
Bella Caledonia are posting a list of hardship funds and awards currently available to artists and freelancers in
Scotland.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2020/11/07/list-of-hardship-funds-for-artists/
3. BUSINESS & ENTERPRISE
Social Entrepreneurs Fund – Build It
Grants up to £25,000 and support are available for social entrepreneurs who have tried and tested a social enterprise idea and want to turn it into their full-time job.
Deadline: 15 July 2021
https://www.firstport.org.uk/funding/social-entrepreneurs-fund-build-it/
UnLtd - Awards for Social Entrepreneurs
Funding up to £15,000 is available along with specialist support for UK social entrepreneurs to help them develop as social leaders, and to start up or grow their idea for a social venture.
Deadline: 30 September 2021
https://www.unltd.org.uk/awards
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.
Deadline: Changing
https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/coronavirus-information-businesses
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Ideas and Pioneers
Fund Up to £15,000 are available along with a package of support to help awardees develop their ideas to individuals, small groups and organisations who are focused on exploring an innovative new idea or approach for change.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.phf.org.uk/funds/ideaspioneers/#about-the-ideas-and-pioneers-fund
Matthew Good Foundation - Grants for Good Fund
Grants up to £3,500 are available for local community groups, charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises in the UK for projects that have a positive impact on communities, people, or the environment.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.matthewgoodfoundation.org/grantsforgood/
Social Entrepreneurs Fund – Start It
Grants up to £5,000 and support are available to help you pay for start-up costs. If you have an idea for a social enterprise but need some funding to get it up and running you can apply.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.firstport.org.uk/funding/social-entrepreneurs-fund-start-it/
4. CHILDREN & FAMILIES
7stars Foundation
Grants up to £2,500 are available to support young people challenged by abuse and addiction, those who are young carers, and those who are homeless or without a safe place to call home.
Deadline: 31 July 2021
https://the7starsfoundation.co.uk/apply
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: 08 August 2021
https://www.cattanach.org.uk/submit-a-proposal/
BBC Children in Need - Main Grants Programme
Grants up to £100,000 are available for not-for-profit organisations that are working with disadvantaged children and young people aged up to 18 years and living in the UK.
Deadline: 23 August 2021
https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/grants/apply/
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://buttleuk.org/apply-for-a-grant/
Casey Trust
Grants are available for UK registered charities (or UK affiliates) for start-up projects, or new initiatives, taking place in the UK that exclusively support children (up to 18 years) and their welfare.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.caseytrust.org/applying/4545413744
Happy Days Children's Charity
Funding for families with children aged 3-17 who have learning difficulties, physical or mental disabilities, acute, chronic or life limiting illnesses, been abused or neglected, witnessed domestic violence, been bereaved or act as carers for a parent or a sibling.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.happydayscharity.org/applications
Wooden Spoon Charity
Grants are available for organisations that are working to support disadvantaged and disabled children in the UK.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://woodenspoon.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/
5. COMMUNITY FUNDING
Places Called Home Fund
Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations including schools to help improve community spaces and deliver sustainable activities for communities in the UK.
Deadline: 14 July 2021
https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/awards-from-the-uk-portfolio
Corra Foundation - #ShiftThePower Scotland Comic Relief Fund
Grants up to £30,000 are available to support grassroots organisations and charities that work to make a meaningful change in their communities,within one of two strategic themes: gender justice and a safe place to be.
Deadline: 20 August 2021
https://www.corra.scot/grants/revision-of-shiftthepower-scotland-comic-relief-fund/
Magic Little Grants
Fund 2021 Small one off grants up to £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 2021
https://localgiving.org/about/magic-little-grants/
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation - Grants
Grants from £30,000 and upwards are available to organisations doing legally charitable work in the UK that focuses on the Foundation's funding priorities of improving the natural world, securing a fairer future, and strengthening the bonds in communities in the UK.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://esmeefairbairn.org.uk/
National Lottery Community Fund - Bringing People Together
Large grants up to £300,000 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
Poundland Foundation
Grants up to £750 for local charities and organisations across the UK working to make a difference in their communities.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://poundlandfoundation.org.uk/apply-for-support/
Stuart Halbert Foundation
Grants are available to UK registered charities and other charitable organisations for projects that support disadvantaged people, animal welfare, the Armed forces or the local community.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.stuarthalbertfoundation.org.uk/
Sustaining Support for Armed Forces Communities Programme
Grants from £20,000 up to £100,000 are available for existing charitable projects to provide short-term help to enable activities and services that are important to Armed Forces communities to be able to continue.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://covenantfund.org.uk/programme/sustaining-support-for-armed-forces-communities-programme/
6. ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION
Scotland - Island Communities Fund
Grants up to £150,000 are available to businesses and community organisations located across Scotland's inhabited islands for projects focused on supporting sustainable island economies and the journey towards net zero. Projects must be completed by 31 March 2022.
Deadline: 16 July 2021
https://www.inspiringscotland.org.uk/what-we-do/our-funds/island-communities-fund
Event and Activity Support Fund - Climate Fringe
Grants of £500 are available to grassroots and community groups in Scotland who wish to create an event/activity for Climate Fringe Week 18-26 September 2021.
Deadline: 30 July 2021
https://climatefringe.org/event-and-activity-support-fund/
Ernest Cook Trust
Grants up to £15,000 are available to registered charities, schools and not-for-profit organisations in the UK for educational projects that will encourage young people’s interest in the countryside and the environment.
Opening Ongoing
http://ernestcooktrust.org.uk/grants/
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/
Viridor Credits - Scottish Landfill Communities Fund
Grants of up to £25,000 are available to not-for-profit groups for community, heritage or biodiversity projects that benefit local communities in areas that are within ten miles of a Viridor Waste Management landfill site in Scotland.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.viridor-credits.co.uk/scottish-landfill-communities-fund
W F Southall Trust
Grants between £1,000 and £5,000 are available for charities in the UK working in the fields of environmental action and sustainability; social action; peace and reconciliation; and Quaker work.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://southalltrust.org/
The Botanist Foundation
Small grants available for the people of Islay and beyond to further the understanding and conservation of the island’s biodiversity. Looking for proposals concerning the sustainability and conservation of national biodiversity out with Islay. However, Islay based projects will always be our priority. For more informationhttps://www.thebotanist.com/news/sustainability/the-botanist-foundation-background/
Deadline: Ongoing
https://remy-cointreau.box.com/s/rvyz4oigkmhww8h64122s8e11zg3k01t
7.GENERAL FUNDING
Steel Charitable Trust
Grants between £2,500 and £25,000 to registered charities in the UK working in the areas of arts and heritage, education, environment, health, or social and economic disadvantage.
Deadline: 20 July 2021
https://steelcharitabletrust.org.uk/
NFU Mutual Charitable Trust
Grants ranging from £1,000 to £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: 29 September 2021
https://www.nfumutual.co.uk/about-us/charitable-trust/
Mickel Fund
Grants up to £10,000 are available for registered charities for projects in Scotland that address the charitable objectives of the Fund.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.mickelfund.org.uk/
National Lottery Community Fund - Grants for Improving Lives
Grants of between £10,001 and £200,000 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
People's Postcode Trust - Scotland
Grants between £500 and £20,000 are available to support smaller charities and good causes in the Scotland to make a difference to their community for the benefit of people and planet.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.postcodetrust.org.uk/applying-for-a-grant
Robertson Trust
Grants up to £750,000 are available to registered charities in Scotland that are working with communities experiencing poverty and trauma.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.therobertsontrust.org.uk/funding/our-funds/
Robertson Trust - Wee Grants
Grants ranging from £500 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/
8. HEALTH
Elise Pilkington Charitable Trust
Grants for registered equine charities or charities/hospices supporting older people in the UK.
Deadline: 15 August 2021
http://elisepilkingtontrust.org.uk/how-to-apply/
Albert Hunt Trust
Grants 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/
Clothworkers' Foundation
Capital grants are available to UK registered charities working in the UK in one of the following areas: alcohol and substance misuse, people with disabilities, disadvantaged minority communities, disadvantaged young people, domestic and sexual abuse, older people, homelessness, prisoners and ex-offenders, and visual impairment.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://foundation.clothworkers.co.uk/
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/
Lionel Wigram Memorial Trust
Grants between £400 and £3,000 are available for charities that are providing services for blind, deaf and disabled people in the UK
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.lionelwigrammemorialtrust.org/
Percy Bilton Charity- Grants for Organisations
Grants up to £5,000 are available to charities with primary objectives to assist one or more of the following groups:
disadvantaged/underprivileged young people (persons under 25); people with disabilities (physical or learning disabilities or mental health problems); older people (aged over 60).
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.percy-bilton-charity.org/applyOrg.html
Princess Royal Respite Fund for Carers
Grants are available for unpaid carers for respite breaks and associated replacement care across the UK.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://carers.org/her-royal-highness-the-princess-royal-respite-fund-for-carers/respite-fund-faqs
Shift Grants
Grants between £400 and £800 and expert support to run activities that will help people jump on a bike, instead of into their car.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.cyclinguk.org/shift
9. LAND & PROPERTY
Barcapel Foundation
Grants up to £100,000 are available to registered charities in Scotland for projects and activities that promote the Foundation's priority areas of health, heritage and youth.
Deadline: 01 October 2021
http://www.barcapelfoundation.org/
National Heritage Memorial Fund - COVID-19 Response Fund
Grants are available to community and public sector organisations in the UK for projects to protect nationally important heritage assets that are at risk due to the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Deadline: 30 April 2023
https://www.nhmf.org.uk/funding/covid-19-response-fund
Charles Hayward Foundation
Grants up to £75,000 are available to UK 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/
The Scottish Land Fund
The Land Fund is open to full applications, with the first grants due to be made in early summer 2021. Grants from £10,001 to £100,000 are available to support rural and urban communities to become more resilient and sustainable through the ownership and management of land and land assets.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/scottish-land-fund
Grocers' Charity - Memorial Grants
One off grants of 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: Ongoing
https://grocershall.co.uk/the-charity/memorial-grants/
10. SPORT FUNDING
Canoe Foundation
Grants of between £500 and £10,000 are available for clubs, community groups and Local Authorities across the UK for projects that improve the accessibility of available waterways and canoeing facilities and protect the natural environment.
Deadline: 31 August 2021
http://www.canoefoundation.org.uk/
Sports Facilities Fund
Grants of up to £100,000 to support capital projects that provide opportunities for people to get involved in and participate in sport and physical activity in Scotland.
Support is available to projects that demonstrate the greatest impact on: Progression - providing opportunities for people to develop, progress and achieve success at their chosen level of sport. Participation - providing opportunities for people to get involved and participate in sport and stay involved throughout their life with a particular focus on increasing participation within those groups who are under-represented in sport: young people; women and girls; disabled people or those from deprived communities.
Deadline: 01 September 2021
https://sportscotland.org.uk/funding/sport-facilities-fund/
Rowing Foundation
Grants of between £500 and £3,000 are available to support rowing in Britain with preference shown to encouraging participation in rowing by the young or disabled through the provision of equipment.
Deadline: 25 October 2021
http://www.therowingfoundation.org.uk/home/
Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust
Eight to twelve grants averaging £400 each are available to fund projects that allow disadvantaged young people in the UK to take up opportunities to develop an existing interest in the great outdoors and outdoor activities.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.andyfanshawe.org
Baillie Gifford Community Awards
Grants of between £500 and £5,000 are available to support grassroots community organisations across Scotland that are running programmes focussed on children and families, elderly people, education, the environment, health, people who are physically disabled, homelessness and women. Additionally, there is a ring fenced budget for projects involving grassroots sports.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://www.foundationscotland.org.uk/programmes/baillie-gifford/
Peter Harrison Foundation - Opportunities through Sport Programme
Grants are available to charities registered in the UK that are running sports projects which provide opportunities for people who are disabled or otherwise disadvantaged to fulfil their potential and develop personal and life skills.
Deadline: Ongoing
https://peterharrisonfoundation.org/grant-programmes/grant-programmes
11. YOUNG PEOPLE
Ironmongers' Company
Grant up to £10,000 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: 31 July 2021
http://www.ironmongers.org/charity_organisations.htm
Buttle UK - Chances for Children
Grants up to £5,000 for Scout or Guide groups in the UK to encourage new members and to ensure long term benefits from the award.
Deadline: 22 September 2021
http://lesliesellct.org.uk/the-peter-sell-annual-award/
Leslie Sell Charitable Trust
Grants for trips or projects associated with the Scouts or Guides movement within the UK.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.lesliesellct.org.uk/
Peter Sell Annual Award
Grants up to £2,000 are available for charities in the UK working with children and adults with special educational or other needs.
Deadline: Ongoing
http://lesliesellct.org.uk/the-peter-sell-annual-award/
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
Grant is between £250 and £600 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
