£1,683,400 was awarded to 65 organisations in November 2022. If you would like to receive our award announcements directly to your inbox, please sign up to our mailing list.
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 four funds under our strategy: Wee Grants, Small Grants, Large Grants, 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. If you would like to find out more about our funds, please click here.
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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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.
October 2022 awards:
| Family Service Unit Scotland (Circle) | The costs of the Addiewell Project | North Lanarkshire; South Lanarkshire; West Lothian | £105,000 |
| Central Borders Citizens Advice Bureau | Towards a Training Officer and Support Worker's salary costs | Scottish Borders | £96,000 |
| Parent Network Scotland | Scottish Parent Academy | Scotland Wide | £90,000 |
| Home-Start Lorn | Core running costs | Argyll and Bute | £90,000 |
| Dundee North Law Centre operating as Dundee Law Centre | Towards the Running Cost of Dundee Law Centre | Dundee City | £90,000 |
| Home-Start West Lothian | Running costs of Home-Start West Lothian | West Lothian | £90,000 |
| Caithness KLICS SCIO | The Salary Cost of the Project Manager | Highland | £84,000 |
| Right Track Scotland Ltd | Towards the REACH & LAUNCH programmes | Glasgow City; North Lanarkshire; South Lanarkshire | £84,000 |
| Dyslexia Scotland | Running costs | Scotland Wide | £82,500 |
| Citizens Rights Project CRP | Supporting European Migrant Workers facing Financial Trauma In Scotland | Scotland Wide | £75,000 |
| Works+ | The running costs of Works+ | Scottish Borders | £75,000 |
| Mayfield and Easthouses Youth 2000 Project | Guid2Go Health & Wellbeing Service | Midlothian | £72,000 |
| Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust | The salary costs of the Project Manager | Highland | £66,000 |
| Empty Kitchens Full Hearts SCIO | Running costs of Empty Kitchens Full Hearts | Edinburgh City | £60,000 |
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 2022 awards:
| Port Glasgow Voluntary Trans-Port Group | A Wheelchair Accessible Minibus | Inverclyde | £10,000 |
| Edinburgh: St Nicholas' Sighthill Parish Church of Scotland | Community Vehicle | Edinburgh City | £5,000 |
| Articulate Cultural Trust | Mini Bus | East Renfrewshire | £5,000 |
| Friends of Romano Lav | Community Vehicle | Glasgow City | £5,000 |
| EAST LOTHIAN ROOTS AND FRUITS | Delivery Van | East Lothian | £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.
October 2022 awards:
| The School Bank West Lothian | Salary costs of the Project Manager | West Lothian | £45,000 |
| Home-Start Orkney | The salary costs of the PT Family Support Co-ordinator | Orkney Islands | £45,000 |
| Our Community Kitchen | Towards the Running Cost of Our Community Kitchen | East Lothian | £45,000 |
| The Manda Centre | Freedom and SafeTime Peer Group Programmes | Scotland Wide | £40,500 |
| Fares4Free | The running costs of Fares4Free | Scotland Wide | £39,000 |
| Mum and Me Angus | Running Costs | Angus | £33,000 |
| Forth Valley Sports Association for People with a Disability | The salary costs of the Branch Coordinator | Clackmannanshire; Falkirk; Stirling | £27,000 |
| Equi-Power Central Scotland RDA | Towards the Manager's salary costs | Clackmannanshire; Falkirk; Stirling | £27,000 |
| Shetland Community Connections | The Shared Lives Project | Shetland Islands | £24,000 |
| Fire & Peace Recovery | Running Costs of F&P Recovery | Glasgow City | £24,000 |
| Kinross-shire Youth Enterprise | The delivery costs of Kinross-shire Youth Enterprise | Perth and Kinross | £24,000 |
| Miscarriage Services | Running Costs | Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire; Angus; Dundee City; Highland; Moray | £21,000 |
| Spit it Out | The Costs of the Aye Breathe Programme and Office Rent | Edinburgh City | £19,500 |
| JUSTNESS | Mental Health Project | Edinburgh City | £7,000 |
| Bothwell Futures | Running Costs of Winter Warmers Project | South Lanarkshire | £7,000 |
| Community Foundation For Planetary Healing | Activities for Children, Young People and Families in Scotland | Edinburgh City | £5,500 |
| Drymen Village Hall Committee | Towards the running costs of Drymen Village Hall | Stirling | £5,000 |
| Computers and Integration SCIO | Running Costs | Aberdeenshire | £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 2022 awards:
| Bags Full of Love | Running costs | West Dunbartonshire | £2,000 |
| CIC Community in Cupar | Running Costs | Fife | £2,000 |
| CAREA Community Hub | Running Costs | Fife | £2,000 |
| Parkinson's UK | Parkinson's UK - Perth Branch Running Costs | Perth and Kinross | £2,000 |
| Pennyburn Community Association | The Community Larder and Cafe | North Ayrshire | £2,000 |
| Good Clean Fun | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £2,000 |
| Spittal Village Hall | Running Costs for Hall | Highland | £2,000 |
| Orchard Primary and Nursery parent Council | The 2022 Christmas Appeal | North Lanarkshire | £2,000 |
| Berwickshire Swap SCIO | Running Costs | Scottish Borders | £2,000 |
| Aberchirder Village Hall | Towards the running costs of Aberchirder Village Hall | Aberdeenshire | £2,000 |
| Milngavie Old Peoples Welfare Committee | Running Costs | East Dunbartonshire | £2,000 |
| SHOUT kinship care north Ayrshire | Running Costs | North Ayrshire | £2,000 |
| Scamps Junior Musical Theatre and Support Group | Running Costs | East Ayrshire | £2,000 |
| THE HOPE PROJECT SCOTLAND | Running costs of Music Programme | Glasgow City | £2,000 |
| Southwest Kinship Care Group | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £2,000 |
| Weaving Words and Wonder (We-Wo-Wonder). | Running Costs | Moray | £2,000 |
| Hillhead | Play Centre (Free vouchers) | Renfrewshire | £2,000 |
| Oor Space Youthy | Running costs | Scottish Borders | £2,000 |
| Tumour Support Scotland | The Weekend Residential | South Lanarkshire | £2,000 |
| Ochiltree and Skares Action Group | The Children's Christmas Party | East Ayrshire | £2,000 |
| Greenock IBM Retirees | Running Costs | Inverclyde | £2,000 |
| Project Northern Lights | Running Costs | Perth and Kinross | £2,000 |
| Shine Your Light Community | Food Provision for Single Parent Asylum Seeker Families | Glasgow City | £1,800 |
| South West Family Support Group | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £1,000 |
| Men's Shed Govan | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £1,000 |
| Carnbroe Community Action for Residents | Seasonal Events for the Community & Gardening Equipment | North Lanarkshire | £1,000 |
| Kilmarnock Pipe Band | Running Costs | East Ayrshire | £1,000 |
| Rotary Club of Castle Douglas | The Christmas Event | Dumfries and Galloway | £600 |
