£1,475,500 was awarded to 36 organisations across our funds in August. Our award announcements will now be monthly and anyone who would like to receive these directly to their inbox can do so by signing up to our mailing list.
If you would like to find out more about our funds, please click here. Currently, our funding is aimed at constituted community groups and registered charities who are working to alleviate poverty and trauma in Scotland, and who have an annual income of under £2 million. We have five funds under our new strategy: Wee Grants, Small Grants, Large Grants, Community Buildings and Community Vehicles. Each of these funds is designed to be clear, transparent and accessible to meet the needs of those we fund and potential applicants, and make sure our funding is targeted.
Each of the organisations below demonstrated in their application how their work is contributing to the alleviation of poverty and trauma in Scotland.
Would you rather see this list split by Local Authority? Download our report here.
Large Grants
- For registered charities with an annual income of between £100,000 and £2 million
- Revenue funding of between £15,000 and £50,000 for up to five years
- Unrestricted or restricted funding
- Can include the costs of equipment to support your work.
August 2021 awards:
| Community Help & Advice Initiative (CHAI) | Running costs of CHAI | Edinburgh City | £105,000 |
| Home-Start Aberdeen | Running costs of Home-Start Aberdeen | Aberdeen City | £105,000 |
| Home-Start Clackmannanshire | The running costs of Home-Start Clackmannanshire | Clackmannanshire | £105,000 |
| South West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau | The salary costs of the Depute Manager and Project Coordinator. | Aberdeenshire | £96,000 |
| Argyll & Bute Citizens Advice Bureau | Running costs of Argyll & Bute CAB | Argyll and Bute | £90,000 |
| Geeza Break | Running costs | Glasgow City | £90,000 |
| YoMo Young Movers | The salary costs of the Engagement Officer | Glasgow City | £84,000 |
| Toonspeak Young People's Theatre | Running costs | Glasgow City | £78,000 |
| Buddies Clubs and Services (Glasgow West) Limited | Running costs of the Buddies Clubs and Services (Glasgow West) Limited | Glasgow City | £75,000 |
| Youth Highland | Running costs | Highland | £75,000 |
| Amma Birth Companions | Running costs | Glasgow City | £70,500 |
| Ayr: Newton Wallacetown Church of Scotland | The salary costs of the Youth Worker | South Ayrshire | £57,000 |
| Gorebridge Community Cares | Development & Training Manager salary costs. | Midlothian | £48,000 |
| Kirkcudbright Development Trust | Kirkcudbright Youth Project | Dumfries and Galloway | £34,000 |
| Values Into Action Scotland | Triple E (Elevate, Equality & Empowerment) project costs | Glasgow City; Renfrewshire | £20,000 |
Community Building Grants
- For registered charities with an annual income of between £25,000 and £2 million
- Capital funding of up to £75,000 towards ‘community hubs’.
August 2021 awards:
| The Ridge SCIO | The North Side Black Bull Close Project | East Lothian | £50,000 |
| Wester Loch Ewe Trust | The Phase 1 Regeneration of Inverasdale School | Highland | £20,000 |
Community Vehicle Grants
- For registered charities with an annual income of between £25,000 and £2 million
- Funding of up to £10,000 for a vehicle to support your work
August 2021 awards:
| Girvan Youth Trust | New Minibus | South Ayrshire | £7,500 |
| Care and Repair in South Lanarkshire | Replacement Vehicle for Home Visits | South Lanarkshire | £5,000 |
Small Grants
- For registered charities with an annual income of between £25,000 and £100,000
- Revenue funding of between £2,000 and £15,000 for up to five years
- Unrestricted or restricted funding
- Can include the costs of equipment to support your work.
August 2021 awards:
| West Lothian Financial Inclusion Network | Running Costs | West Lothian | £45,000 |
| Newcastleton and District Community Trust | Towards the salary costs of the PT Community Outreach Worker | Scottish Borders | £45,000 |
| Pillar Kincardine | Running Costs of Pillar Kincardine | Aberdeenshire | £36,000 |
| Developing Potential SCIO | Outreach Support (Mental Health) costs | Argyll and Bute | £33,000 |
| South East Area Lifestyle Community Health Project | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £30,000 |
| Craigmillar Now | Running Costs of Craigmillar Now | Edinburgh City | £30,000 |
| Edinburgh Street Pastors | Running Costs | Edinburgh City | £15,000 |
| Gilvenbank Community Sports Hub | The Health & Wellness Hub Activator | Fife | £10,000 |
Wee Grants
- For constituted community groups and charities with an annual income of less than £25,000
- Funding of up to £2,000 for one year only
- Could cover revenue* or capital costs to support your work.
PLEASE NOTE As our Wee Grants fund offers small amounts of funding for grassroots groups, with a light-touch application and assessment process, we are able to fund some projects here which we would not consider supporting through our other Funds. This includes, for example, activities focused on wellbeing for groups of people we know are more likely to experience poverty and/or trauma. For our larger awards, we look for applicants to clearly demonstrate how their work seeks to address poverty and/or trauma, in line with our funding strategy. All awardees listed below have, however, shown that their work fits with one of our funding themes and may be aimed at one of our priority beneficiary groups.
August 2021 Awards:
| Inclusive Homework Club | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £2,000 |
| Friends of Springburn Park | Resources & Family Art Activities | Glasgow City | £2,000 |
| Perth Indigent Old Mens Society | Running Costs | Perth and Kinross | £2,000 |
| Greenock United | Pitch Hire | Inverclyde | £2,000 |
| Community Food Hub & Freecycle | Running Costs | Dundee City | £2,000 |
| Wimpy Park Community Group | The Community Garden | Clackmannanshire | £2,000 |
| 4 The Benefit of All | The Community Multi Media Room | Falkirk | £2,000 |
| Aberchirder Village Hall | The Hall Renovation | Aberdeenshire | £2,000 |
| Drummore Bowling Club | Clubhouse Modifications | Dumfries and Galloway | £500 |
Continuation Awards
While all the above awards have been made as part of our 2020-30 strategy, the following continuation awards were made under our 2016-19 strategy last month. If you think you may be eligible for continuation funding, please visit our Support for 2016-19 Grant Holders resource.
| Cairns Counselling | Towards the running costs of Cairns Counselling | Aberdeen City | £30,000 |
| Lilias Graham Trust | Towards the salary of the Mental Health Family Support Worker and transport costs | Scotland Wide | £28,000 |
| The David Livingstone Trust | The STEM Learning and Global Citizenship Project. | Glasgow City; North Lanarkshire; Scotland Wide; South Lanarkshire | £9,500 |
| The Kilmarnock Community Sports Trust | The Community Support Officer | East Ayrshire | £15,000 |