As part of the phased re-opening of Our Funds, our Wee Grants and Transport Grants reopened for applications in September, and our Small Grants and Large Grants reopened for applications in October.
We are also initially taking Small Grant and Large Grant Applications under the Nurturing Relationships theme through an open call, open from 27th November 2024 and closing at 12 noon on 24th January 2025. You can view our guidance and apply here.
The listings below show the first Wee Grants and Transport Grants made under the new structure of our funds.
£138,200 was awarded to 29 organisations in November 2024, with a success rate of 59%. This is the first awards made under the new structure of Our Funds.
Each of the organisations below demonstrated in their application how their work is contributing to the alleviation of poverty and trauma in Scotland.
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Financial Security
Through our Financial Security theme, we want to fund, support, and influence to improve income adequacy, income security, reduce cost-related pressures on finances, and improve financial safety nets for people in financial trouble.
November 2024:
Primary Priority: Struggling with day-to-day costs
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Community Transport | Furniture Plus Ltd | Towards the costs of leasing a van and employing a driver. | £18,000 | Fife |
| Community Transport | Trust in Fife (the Cairn Centre) | Towards the capital costs of a Van | £10,000 | Fife |
| Wee Grant | Tummies Not Trash | Running costs | £5,000 | Edinburgh City |
| Wee Grant | Orchard Primary and Nursery parent Council | Christmas Ceilidh & Hampers/Gifts/Vouchers for Families | £5,000 | North Lanarkshire |
| Wee Grant | Gilfoot Tenants and Residents Association Action Group | Running Costs | £5,000 | East Ayrshire |
| Wee Grant | The Food Locker | Running Costs | £5,000 | East Ayrshire |
| Wee Grant | Africa Future | Running Costs | £5,000 | Glasgow City |
| Wee Grant | Return To Life SCIO | Electric blankets | £3,800 | Glasgow City |
Education Pathways
The ultimate aim of the Education Pathways theme is to help shape an education system that maximises its contribution to wellbeing, is trauma informed with the aim of preventing and reducing poverty in Scotland.
November 2024:
Primary Priority: Educational Engagement
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Community Transport | Carrick Rugby Football Club SCIO | Transport costs for the Diversionary Rugby Sessions | £18,000 | South Ayrshire |
| Community Transport | Church House, Bridgeton [SCIO] | The driver training and minibus running costs | £5,500 | Glasgow City |
Primary Priority: Engagement of Parents and Family Members
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Wee Grant | Forever Young | Jigsaw of Life intergenerational project | £2,000 | Renfrewshire |
Preventing or reducing poverty at a community level
| Funding Type | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Community Transport | Local Energy Action Plan | LEAP Shared Transport Project | £16,000 | Renfrewshire |
| Wee Grant | Craigbank Primary School Parent Council (known as The Craigbank Champions) | Cost of Mini Clubs and Protective Covers | £3,400 | Clackmannanshire |
| Wee Grant | Fernhill Soccer School | Running Costs | £3,000 | South Lanarkshire |
| Wee Grant | Gairn Community Garden | Running Costs | £3,000 | Aberdeen City |
| Wee Grant | Fraserburgh and District Men's Shed | Running Costs | £3,000 | Aberdeenshire |
| Wee Grant | Cousland Village Hall Association | Running Costs | £3,000 | Midlothian |
| Wee Grant | Al Manar Community Association | Cost of the Saturday Family Club | £3,000 | West Lothian |
| Wee Grant | Resonate : Creating Communities | Running Costs | £3,000 | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Wee Grant | Roots | Running Costs | £3,000 | Falkirk |
| Wee Grant | Inverclyde Music Festival Association | The Costs of the 2025 Festival | £2,500 | Inverclyde |
| Wee Grant | Shaping Life | Running Costs | £2,000 | Glasgow City |
| Wee Grant | Southwest Kinshipcare group | Running Costs | £2,000 | Glasgow City |
| Wee Grant | Childcare in Fairlie | Running Costs | £2,000 | North Ayrshire |
| Wee Grant | Fife Chinese Older Peoples Association | Running Costs | £2,000 | Fife |
| Wee Grant | Hamilton & District Men’s Shed | Running Costs | £1,500 | South Lanarkshire |
| Wee Grant | Beith Old Peoples Welfare Committee | Transport Costs | £1,500 | North Ayrshire |
| Wee Grant | The Voice Project Community Choir | Running Costs | £1,000 | Glasgow City |
| Wee Grant | Morning Call | Running Costs | £1,000 | Highland |
Wee Grants
- For constituted community groups and charities with an annual income of less than £30,000
- Funding of up to £5,000 for one year only
- Could cover revenue* or capital costs to support your work.
| Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Tummies Not Trash | Running costs | £5,000 | Edinburgh City |
| Orchard Primary and Nursery parent Council | Christmas Ceilidh & Hampers/Gifts/Vouchers for Families | £5,000 | North Lanarkshire |
| Gilfoot Tenants and Residents Association Action Group | Running Costs | £5,000 | East Ayrshire |
| The Food Locker | Running Costs | £5,000 | East Ayrshire |
| Africa Future | Running Costs | £5,000 | Glasgow City |
| Return To Life SCIO | Electric blankets | £3,800 | Glasgow City |
| Craigbank Primary School Parent Council (known as The Craigbank Champions) | Cost of Mini Clubs and Protective Covers | £3,400 | Clackmannanshire |
| Fernhill Soccer School | Running Costs | £3,000 | South Lanarkshire |
| Gairn Community Garden | Running Costs | £3,000 | Aberdeen City |
| Fraserburgh and District Men's Shed | Running Costs | £3,000 | Aberdeenshire |
| Cousland Village Hall Association | Running Costs | £3,000 | Midlothian |
| Al Manar Community Association | Cost of the Saturday Family Club | £3,000 | West Lothian |
| Resonate : Creating Communities | Running Costs | £3,000 | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Roots | Running Costs | £3,000 | Falkirk |
| Inverclyde Music Festival Association | The Costs of the 2025 Festival | £2,500 | Inverclyde |
| Shaping Life | Running Costs | £2,000 | Glasgow City |
| Southwest Kinshipcare group | Running Costs | £2,000 | Glasgow City |
| Childcare in Fairlie | Running Costs | £2,000 | North Ayrshire |
| Forever Young | Jigsaw of Life intergenerational project | £2,000 | Renfrewshire |
| Fife Chinese Older Peoples Association | Running Costs | £2,000 | Fife |
| Hamilton & District Men’s Shed | Running Costs | £1,500 | South Lanarkshire |
| Beith Old Peoples Welfare Committee | Transport Costs | £1,500 | North Ayrshire |
| The Voice Project Community Choir | Running Costs | £1,000 | Glasgow City |
| Morning Call | Running Costs | £1,000 | Highland |
Transport Grants
- For registered charities with an annual income of between £30,000 and £2 million
- Funding of between £5,000 and £20,000 per year, for 1-3 years, to contribute towards the costs of transport to support your work.
November 2024:
| Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Amount Awarded | Project Location |
| Furniture Plus Ltd | Towards the costs of leasing a van and employing a driver. | £18,000 | Fife |
| Carrick Rugby Football Club SCIO | Transport costs for the Diversionary Rugby Sessions | £18,000 | South Ayrshire |
| Local Energy Action Plan | LEAP Shared Transport Project | £16,000 | Renfrewshire |
| Trust in Fife (the Cairn Centre) | Towards the capital costs of a Van | £10,000 | Fife |
| Church House, Bridgeton [SCIO] | The driver training and minibus running costs | £5,500 | Glasgow City |
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