£1,699,950 was awarded to 43 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.
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.
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.
February 2021 awards:
Angus Citizens Advice Bureau (Angus)
Volunteer Training and Development Officer salary.
£99,000
Theme(s): Financial Wellbeing
UNACCI. Upper Nithsdale Arts and Community Initiative. A' the Airts. (Dumfries and Galloway)
Salary Cost of the Centre Manager
£51,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing & Relationships, Educational and Work Pathways
Kilmarnock Station Railway Heritage Trust (East Ayrshire)
Baking Bread Initiative
£84,000
Theme(s): Educational and Work Pathways
Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations Scotland (Scotland Wide)
The Financial Inclusion Project
£120,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships, Education and Work Pathways
The Ridge (East Lothian)
Core Running Costs of The Ridge Scotland SCIO
£75,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships, Education and Work Pathways
Multi-Cultural Family Base (MCFB) (Edinburgh City)
The costs of the 4-2-7 Service
£75,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Steps to Hope SCIO (Edinburgh City)
Running costs
£60,000
Theme(s): Financial Wellbeing, Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Baillieston Community Care (Glasgow City)
The running costs of Bealach House Day Care Centre
£60,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships,
Drumchapel Citizens Advice Bureau (Glasgow City)
Running Costs
£91,500
Theme(s): Financial Wellbeing
Parkhead Citizens Advice Bureau (Glasgow City)
Core Running Costs
£96,000
Theme(s): Financial Wellbeing
VIP Arts and Sports Academy (North Lanarkshire)
The running costs of VIP Arts and Sports Academy
£125,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Faith in Community Scotland (Scotland Wide)
The running costs of the organisation
£192,500
Theme(s): Financial Wellbeing, Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Starcatchers Productions Ltd (Scotland Wide)
The running costs of Starcatchers
£100,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
CEIS Ayrshire (South Ayrshire)
The costs of the Ahead/Tandem Project
£16,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
S.M.I.L.E Counselling (West Lothian)
The salary costs of the Senior Counsellor/ Trainer and an Administrator
£114,000
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’.
February 2021 awards:
Rosyth Community Projects Ltd (Fife)
The Capital Costs of Developing a new Community Hub
£50,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships, Educational and Work Pathways, Financial Wellbeing
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
February 2021 awards:
Kirkconnel and Kelloholm Development Trust (Dumfries and Galloway)
The Community Vehicle
£7,500
Theme(s): Financial Wellbeing, Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
B.J.O.Amara Association (Glasgow City)
The food delivery service vehicle for vulnerable families and individuals
£1,000
Theme(s): Financial Wellbeing
Govanhill Baths Community Trust (Glasgow City)
The Community Vehicle
£2,000
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.
February 2021 awards:
Community House Ltd (Clackmannanshire)
Running Costs
£75,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Wee County Men's Shed (Clackmannanshire)
The Shed Rewire
£2,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Feeling Strong (Dundee City)
Running Costs
£45,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Milngavie Old Peoples Welfare Committee (East Dunbartonshire)
Running costs
£5,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
PALS (Play and Learning Support (East Dunbartonshire; Glasgow City; North Lanarkshire; South Lanarkshire)
Running costs
£5,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Community Foundation for Planetary Healing (Edinburgh City)
Running costs
£5,500
Theme(s):Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Castlemilk Baptist Church (Glasgow City)
Castlemilk Community Church Furniture Service and Integration Programme.
£75,000
Theme(s): Education and Work Pathways
Youth Connections (Inverclyde)
The Food for Thought Project
£36,000
Theme(s):Financial Wellbeing, Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Anne Frank Trust UK (Scotland Wide)
The Scottish Youth Empowerment and Schools Programme
£30,000
Theme(s): Education and Work Pathways
PHEW (Scotland) (Scotland Wide)
Towards the salary costs of employing a PT Development Officer
£39,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
The Compassionate Friends (Scotland Wide)
Volunteer Training Expenses in Scotland
£33,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Castlemilk Baptist Church (Glasgow City)
Castlemilk Community Church Furniture Service and Integration Programme.
£75,000
Theme(s): Education and Work Pathways
The Wellington Mental Health and Wellness Trust (Scotland Wide)
Running costs
£15,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Samaritans of Lanarkshire (South Lanarkshire)
Running costs
£15,000
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.
February 2020 awards:
Jock Tamsons Gairden (Edinburgh City)
Running Costs
£2,000
Theme(s): Financial Wellbeing; Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
The Destiny Project (Edinburgh City)
Walking Equipment
£500
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
You Can Be a Doctor (Edinburgh City)
Support with Online Learning
£2,000
Theme(s): Education and Work Pathways
Forth Valley Broadcasting Service (Falkirk)
Royal Radio Entertainment
£2,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships, Education and Work Pathways
1st Vale of Leven Boys Brigade (Fife)
Running costs
£750
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Sharpen Her the African Womens Network (Glasgow City)
Running costs
£2,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships, Education and Work Pathways
Unity for Integration Project (Glasgow City)
Running costs of the Self Confidence and Community Integration Programme
£1,700
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Port Glasgow Victoria Boxing Club (Inverclyde)
The Club Refurbishment and Renovation
£2,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Hopeman Bowling Club (Moray)
Capital Improvements to the Old Club House
£2,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Friends of Monkland Canal (North Lanarkshire)
Start-up equipment and insurance
£2,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
North Inch Bowling & Sports Club (Perth and Kinross)
The Club House/ Community Hall Extension
£1,000
Theme(s): Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Forever Young (Renfrewshire)
The "We're Still Here" Project
£2,000
Theme(s): 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 an award made under our 2016-19 strategy was also made last month. If you think you may be eligible for continuation funding, please visit our Support for 2016-19 Grant Holders resource.
Deaf Equality & Accessibility Forum (South Lanarkshire)
The Social Prescribing/ Prevention Officer for the Empowering Projects
£17,000
Quarriers (Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire; Fife; Moray)
Epilepsy Fieldwork Service
£40,000
St. Machar Parent Support Project (Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire)
The salary costs of the Kinship Care Support Worker
£18,000
The Linda Tremble Foundation (Scotland Wide)
Salary costs of the Development Manager
£26,000
Would you like to discuss a potential application to our Wee Grants programme?
As part of our commitment to providing support for potential applicants, we will be hosting a day of 1:1 sessions on Thursday 4th March.
During your session, you will meet with a member of our Wee Grants team who will provide you with advice and support on making an application.
Sessions can take place on Teams, Zoom or a phone call, depending on your preference, and will last a maximum of 45 minutes.
Wee Grants are open to constituted community groups and registered charities working to alleviate poverty and/ or trauma in Scotland, and who have an annual income of under £25K. Find out more about Wee Grants our other funds here.
