Opened in September 2014, Airdrie Foodbank is run by Calderbank Parish Church and its volunteers, in association with the Trussell Trust. It exists to provide a lifeline to hungry people in the local community, providing food, a listening ear, and signposting to help clients tackle to root causes of their food poverty. The organisation was last month awarded £5,000 in our Community Vehicle fund towards the replacement of its van.
You can find out more about the organisation here.
Just over £69,000 was awarded to 21 organisations in the first awards to be made under our new strategy which launched at the end of September. 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. A full listings of our award is below.
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’.
October 2020 award:
The Scottish Centre for Personal Safety (North Ayrshire)
Refurbishment costs of the Scottish Centre for Personal Safety
£10,000
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
October 2020 awards:
Aberfeldy Parish Church of Scotland (Perth and Kinross)
Replacement Van for the Youth Community Programme
£5,000
Calderbank Parish Church of Scotland (North Lanarkshire)
Replacement vehicle for Airdrie Foodbank
£5,000
Mid Deeside Community Trust (Aberdeenshire)
Community Vehicle
£10,000
The Broomhouse Centre (Edinburgh City)
Community Vehicle
£7,500
The zone initiative limited (East Ayrshire)
Capital costs of purchasing an electric vehicle for the Zone Initiative.
£5,000
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.
October 2020 awards:
Alloa Bowling Club (Clackmannanshire)
Clubhouse Repairs & Equipment
£2,000
Belvidere Village Community Group (Glasgow City)
Intergenerational Peer Education Sessions
£1,000
Deaf Network Cultural Centre (Glasgow City)
Food shopping vouchers for members experiencing hardship
£2,000
EPIC East Ayrshire Pipe Band Academy (East Ayrshire)
Community Coaching Sessions
£2,000
Gateside and District Community Association (Fife)
Community Christmas Hampers
£1,000
Hartwood GreenSpace Project (North Lanarkshire)
Rural Community Development
£2,000
Inverkeithing Trust (Fife)
the running costs of the Pantry Project
£2,000
Irvine and Dreghorn Brass (North Ayrshire)
The Running Costs of the New Building
£2,000
Irvine Royal Academy Parent Council (North Ayrshire)
Store of Items for Struggling Families
£1,000
Jhankar Beats SCIO (Glasgow City)
Online Dance Classes
£1,000
Paisley FM 2017 Ltd (Renfrewshire)
Expanding the Educational Training Academy
£2,000
Pennyburn Community Association (North Ayrshire)
The Community Larder
£2,000
RETUNE SCIO (Glasgow City)
Running costs
£2,000
Sunshine Club (Fife)
The Regular Kitchen Sessions
£2,000
The Bright Action Team (Glasgow City)
Tablets for Refugee Families
£2,000
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.
Arbroath Courthouse Community Trust (Angus)
Arbroath Courthouse Adaptation and Renovation Project
£20,000
Art Angel (Dundee)
Manager's Salary
£32,000
Crags Community Sports Centre (Edinburgh)
The Sport for Mental Wellbeing Programme
£23,000
Drumchapel L.I.F.E. (Glasgow)
The Gener8 Project
£20,000
Dundee City Disability Sport (Dundee)
Branch coodinator
£15,000
Edinburgh Arts Festival (Edinburgh)
Towards the workshop delivery costs of the Community Partnerships programme
£10,000
Fares4Free (Scotland-wide)
Fares4Free Operations Manager
£32,000
Friends of Granton Castle Walled Garden (Edinburgh)
The Development Officer for the Walled Garden
£10,000
Glasgow Access Panel (Glasgow)
Towards the running costs
£20,000
Grampian Cardiac Rehabilitation Association (Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire)
Development Coordinator's salary cost
£26,000
Intercultural Youth Scotland (Edinburgh City; Glasgow City; Scotland Wide)
The PT Team Leader salary
£22,000
The Little Art School Trust (East Ayrshire; East Renfrewshire; North Ayrshire; South Ayrshire)
The Dementia Art Projects and Little Art Stars
£6,000
MADE4U IN ML2 (North Lanarkshire)
The Salary Costs of the Children and Young People's Worker
£17,000
Marie Trust (Glasgow)
The Marie Trust Core Funding
£36,000
Mill O' Mains Pavilion (Dundee)
The Mill O'Mains Replacement Community Building
£9,000
Mum and Me (Angus)
The staff costs
£28,000
Nature 4 Health (Highland; Moray)
Connecting and Achieving with Nature (CAN)
£14,000
Ochil Youths Community Improvement (Clackmannanshire)
The service leader
£18,000
Our Community Kitchen (East Lothian)
Salary costs of the Development Manager
£30,000
Peebles CAN (Scottish Borders)
The Growing Community Capacity Project
£16,000
Right Track (Glasgow City; North Lanarkshire; South Lanarkshire)
The running costs of the Launchpad programme
£32,000
River Cree Hatchery and Habitat Trust (Dumfries and Galloway)
The Hatchery Coordinator
£13,000
Saje Scotland (Fife; Scotland-wide)
The direct staff costs of Saje Scotland
£30,000
SkyeDance (Highland)
The Dance Support Officer
£8,500
Stirling District Citizens Advice Bureau (Stirling)
The salary costs of the Mental Health Money and Benefits Advice Worker
£30,000
Stirling Interfaith Community Justice Group (Scotland-wide)
The Family Visitor Centre Worker
£8,000
Toryglen Community Hall (Glasgow)
Running costs
£15,000
TRACTion Cancer Support (East Renfrewshire; Glasgow City; South Lanarkshire)
The ADT Cancer Support Hub
£16,000
