£1,429,500 was awarded to 38 organisations in the latest awards to be made under our new strategy which launched at the end of September 2020. 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.
In addition to these awards, we are also delighted to share details of funds that were distributed to provide financial support for individuals and families facing particularly challenging circumstances over winter, largely as a consequence of the COVID pandemic. Full details below.
Each of the organisations below demonstrated in their application how their work is contributing to the alleviation of poverty and trauma in Scotland. To bring this to life, we have included how the organisation's work relates to at least one our three themes; financial wellbeing, emotional wellbeing and relationships and educational and work pathways.
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.
December 2020 awards:
Aberdeen FC Community Trust (Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire)
Salary costs of the Senior Partner Schools Coach
£150,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships; Educational and Work Pathways
Bright Light Relationship Counselling (Edinburgh)
The Family Therapy Service
£180,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Childcare in the Community (South Lanarkshire)
The Running Costs of Childcare in the Community
£41,000
Theme(s): Educational and Work Pathways
Children's Health Scotland (Scotland Wide)
Running costs of Children's Health Scotland
£190,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
First Steps Future Training (Scotland Wide)
Core running costs
£90,000
Theme(s): Educational and Work Pathways
Furniture Plus (Fife)
Core running costs
£120,000
Theme(s): Financial Wellbeing; Education and Work Pathways
Reachout With Arts In Mind (Clackmannanshire; Falkirk; Stirling)
Core running costs
£90,000
Theme(s): Educational and Work Pathways; Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Relationships Scotland - Couple Counselling Fife (Fife)
500 hours of Free Counselling Sessions for Couples & Individuals
£80,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
South Ayrshire Befriending Project (SABP) (South Ayrshire)
Core running costs
£78,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
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’.
December 2020 awards:
Birth, Baby & Beyond (East Dunbartonshire; Glasgow City; North Lanarkshire; West Dunbartonshire)
Refurbishment of new Birth, Baby and Beyond Hub
£25,000
Theme(s): Financial Wellbeing
Loganlea Miners Welfare Charitable Society (West Lothian)
Capital renovation and refurbishment costs of the Pitstop Community Facility and Social Club.
£17,000
Theme(s): Financial Wellbeing;
Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
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
December 2020 awards:
The Scottish Centre for Personal Safety (Scotland Wide)
The minibus
£5,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Touch of Love Outreach (Aberdeen)
The Vehicle for the Feeding Vulnerable Families Project
£1,000
Theme(s): Financial Wellbeing
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.
December 2020 awards:
Four Pillars (Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire; Moray)
Salary costs of the Community Relations Manager
£37,500
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Lairg and District Community Initiatives (Highland)
The Hardship Fund
£6,500
Theme(s): Financial Wellbeing
Portree and Braes Community Trust (Highland)
The Portree and North Skye Community Response Work
£10,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships; Financial Wellbeing
Scottish Detainee Visitors (Glasgow City; South Lanarkshire)
The salary costs of the Director
£45,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
St Rollox Community Outreach Project (Glasgow)
The running costs of the St Rollox Community Project
£33,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Tannochside Information & Advice Centre (North Lanarkshire)
Running costs
£75,000
Theme(s): Financial Wellbeing
The Scottish Centre for Personal Safety (East Dunbartonshire; Falkirk; North Ayrshire; Renfrewshire)
Core running costs
£55,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
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.
December 2020 awards:
1st Marnoch Scout Group (Aberdeenshire)
Scout membership
£1,500
Theme(s): Financial Wellbeing
Aboyne and District Men's Shed (Aberdeenshire)
Set up and running costs
£2,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships; Educational and Work Pathways
Annan Bowling Club (Dumfries and Galloway)
Upgrading the facilities
£2,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
CAT SCOTLAND (Glasgow)
Essential items for communities affected by COVID
£2,000
Theme(s): Financial Wellbeing; Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Community in Cupar (Fife)
The capital costs of a Van for collections and deliveries
£2,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
ESAS (Edinburgh)
Vouchers, Befriending & Translation Services
£2,000
Theme(s): Financial Wellbeing
Esolperth (Perth and Kinross)
Mother and Toddler Group
£2,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Gorebridge Opportunities Limited (Midlothian)
Youthwork Activities
£2,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships; Educational and Work Pathways
Harbourside Mens Shed (Renfrewshire)
Running costs
£2,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
John O'Groats New Hall (Highland)
Upgrade of hall equipment
£2,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Lochee Community Larder (Dundee City)
Premises Renovation Costs
£2,000
Theme(s): Financial Wellbeing
More Hope Foundation (Glasgow)
Digital resources
£2,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Noone Dies Alone Ayrshire (East Ayrshire)
Running costs
£2,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
The Bluevale Boxing Club SCIO (Glasgow)
Capital repairs
£2,000
Theme(s): Financial Wellbeing; Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Continuation Awards
While all the above awards have been made as part of our 2020-30 strategy, the following continuation of awards made under our 2016-19 strategy were also made last month. If you think you may be eligible for continuation funding, please visit our Support for 2016-19 Grant Holders resource.
Good Vibrations (Glasgow)
The Costs of the Facilitators for The Resonate Music Project Glasgow
£16,000
Lingo Flamingo CIC (Scotland Wide)
Community Outreach Officer
£20,000
Urban Uprising (Aberdeen; Edinburgh; Glasgow)
Salary costs of the Programme Manager
£8,000
Wing Tsjun Scotland (Glasgow)
The WOMANity Project, Glasgow
£20,000
Winter Hardship Fund
Over December, £160,000 was also distributed to five existing partners in order to ensure Trust funding could provide short term financial support to people affected by poverty and/or facing destitution over winter. These one-off awards were based on the scale of each organisation's overall reach in distributing emergency funds and included:
- £50,000 to Aberlour's Urgent Assistance Fund
- £50,000 to One Parent Families Scotland which extended its Christmas appeal to become the Single Parent Families Urgent Essentials Fund.
- £30,000 to Simon Community Scotland to enable financial support for people affected by the sharp end of homelessness.
- £20,000 to Positive Action in Housing – to cover crisis grants and destitution support, helping refugees and migrants in Glasgow to rebuild their lives.
- £10,000 to the Hardship Fund run by Shelter Scotland.
