£1,470,000 was awarded to 49 organisations across our funds in July. 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.
July 2021 awards:
| Saheliya | Running Costs of Saheliya | Edinburgh City; Glasgow City | £175,000 |
| Fife Young Carers SCIO | The salary costs of the Transitions Worker | Fife | £155,000 |
| Dundee and Angus ADHD Support Group | ADHD Making a Positive IMPACT Programme. | Angus; Dundee City | £100,500 |
| Refugee Survival Trust | The costs of the ASPAR Project | Scotland Wide | £90,000 |
| Legal Services Agency | Towards the cost of Solicitors Salary | Edinburgh City; Glasgow City; West Dunbartonshire | £75,000 |
| Checkin Works | Running costs of the Giraffe Community Kitchen | Perth and Kinross | £75,000 |
| Elgin Youth Development Group | Salary costs of the Youth Team Manager | Moray | £75,000 |
| Nemo Arts | Running costs | Glasgow City | £69,000 |
| Merry-go-round Glasgow | The costs of the Volunteer Programme. | Glasgow City | £60,000 |
| Tain and District Youth Cafe YMCA | The salary costs of the Senior Youth and Community Worker | Highland | £60,000 |
| Second Chance Project | Salary costs of the Project Worker | Glasgow City | £52,500 |
| Kyle of Sutherland Hub | The salary costs of the Activities Co-ordinator & Facilitator | Highland | £51,000 |
| Fullarton ConneXions | Salary costs of the Fullarton Connexions Development Coordinator | North Ayrshire | £48,000 |
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’.
July 2021 awards:
| West of Scotland Regional Equality Council | The capital costs of the WSREC Centre | Glasgow City | £25,000 |
| Hillwood Community Trust | Capital costs of the Hillwood Community & Sports Hub | Glasgow City | £25,000 |
| Apex Church Peterhead | The Fire Escape for the Apex Centre | Aberdeenshire | £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
July 2021 awards:
| GAP CHILDCARE SERVICES | Minibus for Mobile Creche | Glasgow City | £7,500 |
| Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust | Van for transporting equipment | East Lothian; Edinburgh City; Midlothian | £7,500 |
| Outfit Moray | New Minibus | Moray | £7,500 |
| Start-Up Stirling | New Van | Stirling | £7,500 |
| The Learning Space | Community Vehicle | Scottish Borders | £5,000 |
| Music 4 U | Community Vehicle | Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire | £5,000 |
| Above Adventure | The Tow Vehicle | East Ayrshire | £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.
July 2021 awards:
| St. Ninians Stay and Play family Support Group | Running Costs | Dundee City | £45,000 |
| Faces and Voices of Recovery UK | Running Costs of FAVOR UK | Scotland Wide | £45,000 |
| ProjectChange | Running Costs of ProjectChange | Scotland Wide | £45,000 |
| Time to Heal | The Salary Costs of the Manager | Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire | £42,000 |
| Fool On | Running costs | North Lanarkshire | £31,500 |
| A Place for Change | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £22,500 |
| St Peter's Children's Centre | Running Costs | North Ayrshire | £12,000 |
| BECS - Because Everyone Counts (SCIO) | Training & Work Programme Costs | Aberdeenshire | £2,500 |
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.
July 2021 Awards:
| Newmachar and Kingseat Community allotments | The Community Allotments | Aberdeenshire | £2,000 |
| Christ Healing Evangelical Church Glasgow | Coffee Morning Project | Glasgow City | £2,000 |
| Spider Arts (SCIO) | The Calmbulance | Glasgow City | £2,000 |
| The VR Project | UV Sanitisation Unit Costs | North Ayrshire | £2,000 |
| Renfrewshire Environmental Trust | The Flower Bed Restoration Project | Renfrewshire | £2,000 |
| Humanity Uplifting People (HUP) (SCIO) | The Pop Up Kiosk | Glasgow City | £2,000 |
| 4th Fife (Cardenden) Scout Group | New Heating System | Fife | £2,000 |
| Barra Watersports Club | Shelter/Changing Facilities | Western Isles | £2,000 |
| Carrick Rugby Football Club | Transport Costs | South Ayrshire | £2,000 |
| Scottish Asylum Seekers Residents' Association | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £2,000 |
| Kemback Hall Charity | Roof repairs | Fife | £2,000 |
| Queensferry Sea Cadets | Running Costs | Fife | £2,000 |
| Spott Community Association | Commercial Cleaning Costs | East Lothian | £2,000 |
| Kilmarnock Chinese Community Association | Facility Upgrade | North Ayrshire | £2,000 |
| Carluke Men's Shed | The Portable Cabin/Unit | South Lanarkshire | £2,000 |
| On The Ball Academy | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £1,500 |
| The Senior Toddlers | Running Costs | Falkirk | £1,000 |
| Friends of Ashton | Sensory Garden & Horticultural Area | Glasgow City | £1,000 |
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.
| Elder Voice | Salary cost of the Local Service Manager | Perth and Kinross | £12,000 |