£2,325,405 was awarded to 67 organisations in May 2023. 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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Award Focus - Cottage Family Centre
The Cottage Family Centre was established in 1987. The focus of CFC’s work is to provide holistic support to families who are experiencing, or are at risk of, inter-related factors such as poverty, unemployment, poor housing, relationship breakdown, drug and alcohol problems and health related issues. The overall approach is to empower parents to promote the bond between parents and their children.
What the team says... "At the Cottage we adopt a strengths based community development approach that puts the needs and aspirations of children and families at the centre of our development and delivery. Every year we support over 400 families and 900 children within our support services.
Our Children’s Therapeutic Service has been supporting families to explore their feelings and emotions in a safe, non-judgmental environment for over 14 years, providing individualised therapeutic interventions to children and young people and their families who have been affected by trauma, abuse and adversities which have been further exacerbated over recent years due to the pandemic and cost of living crisis.
The stress of everyday life has not only compounded adults but has placed a very heavy burden on the shoulders of our children and young people too.
Our service is unique, diverse and creative in working towards a resolution of reducing family breakdown across our communities, recognising how crucial the fragile relationship between parent and child is and the impact and effect this relationship can have on each individual’s life and the effects on the whole family unit dynamics. By improving this relationship now, we really can limit the generational consequences of poor parent child relationships and family dysfunction for years to come." Pauline Buchan, Strategic Manager
What our team says... "I’m delighted to share the details of our recent award with The Cottage Family Centre. Their work is a strong fit with our Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships theme, where we are particularly interested in direct, whole family support, identifying with the family all those issues which are having the greatest impact on their lives.
Our recent conversations with the team have provided so much insight into the experiences and needs of families. It is clear that parents and children are at the centre of service development and delivery which allows them to provide individualised support to families. This will make a real difference to family relationships and resilience, and their children’s life chances in the long term.
The staff share a wealth of knowledge and experience and we look forward to learning from them over the next 3 years, which will also help us to continue to shape and focus our own work." Wendy Knowles, Funding Manager
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.
May 2023 awards:
| Govan Law Centre | The Running Costs of Govan Law Centre | Glasgow City; Scotland Wide | £135,000 |
| Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service | The South of Scotland Employment Rights & Advice Service (SoS ERAS) | Dumfries and Galloway; Scottish Borders | £134,082 |
| Roxburgh & Berwickshire Citizens Advice Bureau | The South of Scotland Employment Rights & Advice Service (SoS ERAS) | Dumfries and Galloway; Scottish Borders | £130,823 |
| The Cottage Family Centre | The running costs of Cottage Family Centre | Fife | £120,000 |
| The Jeely Piece Club | The Running Costs of The Jeely Piece Club | Glasgow City | £105,000 |
| Home-Start Edinburgh | Salary costs of the Family Support Co-ordinator (SE Edinburgh) | Edinburgh City | £105,000 |
| YMCA Tayside | Running costs of YMCA Tayside | Perth and Kinross | £105,000 |
| Raploch Urban Regeneration Company | The Resilience programme costs | Stirling | £90,000 |
| Glasgow East Alcohol Awareness Project | Salary Costs of a F/T and P/T Counsellor. | Glasgow City | £84,000 |
| Home Link Family Support | Systemic Family Counselling | Midlothian | £81,000 |
| YMCA Dumfries SCIO | Running costs of YMCA Dumfries | Dumfries and Galloway | £75,000 |
| WHALE Arts | The Community Programme of Activities | Edinburgh City | £66,000 |
| Pathways Services Limited | The Pathways from Abuse Domestic Abuse Counselling Service | Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire | £66,000 |
| The Scheme Livi | Core costs of The Scheme Livi | West Lothian | £60,000 |
| Carers Forum Stirling Area t/a Stirling Carers Centre | Young Carers Service | Stirling | £60,000 |
| Stable Life | Equine Assisted Learning & Therapy Programme | Scottish Borders | £58,500 |
| Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action | Towards the costs of the Magpie Project | Aberdeenshire | £54,000 |
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
May 2023 awards:
| Royston Youth Action | Nine seater van | Glasgow City | £10,000 |
| D&G HandyVan (SCIO) | New Eletric Van | Dumfries and Galloway | £10,000 |
| Cùram Thiriodh | Wheelchair accessible minibus | Argyll and Bute | £10,000 |
| Emmaus Glasgow | New Van | Glasgow City | £10,000 |
| Dumfries & Galloway Care Trust | Minibus | Dumfries and Galloway | £5,000 |
| Oor Space Youthy | Minibus Upgrade | Scottish Borders | £2,500 |
| SISU | Community Vehicle | Scotland Wide | £2,500 |
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.
May 2023 awards:
| St Matthew's Centre | The Running Costs of St Mathew's Centre | Glasgow City | £45,000 |
| Al Masaar SCIO | Running Costs | Falkirk | £45,000 |
| Spiral - Creative Arts Therapies | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £45,000 |
| Gordon Park Early Learning & Childcare Centre | The Family Learning Practitioner | Aberdeenshire | £45,000 |
| Boomerang Community Centre SCIO | The salary costs of the full-time Development Worker | Dundee City | £45,000 |
| Wing Tsjun Scotland SCIO | The WOMANity Project | Glasgow City | £45,000 |
| Lyra | The running costs of Lyra | Edinburgh City | £39,000 |
| KGV Trust | The Salary Costs of the Development Officer | Dumfries and Galloway | £37,500 |
| Blairgowrie & Rattray Development Trust Ltd | Running Costs | Perth and Kinross | £37,500 |
| You My Sister | Delivery costs for You My Sister's Scotland operations | Edinburgh City; Midlothian; West Lothian | £33,000 |
| Connect Alloa | Core Running Costs | Clackmannanshire | £33,000 |
| Outdoors For You SCIO | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £30,000 |
| Ross County Foundation | The Personal Development Programme | Highland | £30,000 |
| Brighter Futures Health Hub | Health & Wellbeing Manager Salary Costs | Fife | £30,000 |
| Food for Thought SCIO | Salary Costs of the Operations Administrator | West Dunbartonshire | £24,000 |
| Dumfries & Galloway Care Trust | Running Costs | Dumfries and Galloway | £24,000 |
| The Under 12s Project | Running Costs | Dundee City | £24,000 |
| A Moment's Peace Theatre Company | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £21,000 |
| Aberdeen Street Pastors | Running Costs (excluding salaries) | Aberdeen City | £18,000 |
| The School Mock Court Case Project | Towards the costs of the work in Scotland | Scotland Wide | £18,000 |
| The Inverclyde Shed | Running Costs | Inverclyde | £15,000 |
| Carnwadric Church of Scotland | The Helping Hands Community Foodbank Sessional Foodbank Co-ordinator | Glasgow City | £15,000 |
| Perth Riverside Church | The Equipment costs of Martha’s Kitchen | Perth and Kinross | £5,000 |
| King's Church West Lothian | 'The Feast' project | West Lothian | £4,000 |
| Dedridge Good Neighbour Network SCIO | Running Costs | West Lothian | £3,000 |
| Christ Healing Evangelical Church, Scotland | Towards the direct costs of the homeless outreach, food bank and energy tokens. | Glasgow City | £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.
May 2023 awards:
| Ross County Girls and Women FC | Running Costs | Highland | £2,000 |
| Beith Theatre Group | Sound Equipment | North Ayrshire | £2,000 |
| Spikin Autism and More | Running Costs | Aberdeenshire | £2,000 |
| Cunninghame Blind Club | Running Costs | North Ayrshire | £2,000 |
| 32nd Greenock & District Scout Group | Running Costs | Inverclyde | £2,000 |
| 1st Connel Brownie Pack | Running Costs | Argyll and Bute | £2,000 |
| Finmill Centre | Finmill Family Fun Club Costs | Dundee City | £2,000 |
| Speyside Children's Arts Festival | The 2023 Speyside Children's Arts Festival | Moray | £2,000 |
| Alford and District Men's Shed | Running Costs | Aberdeenshire | £2,000 |
| The Tinnis Trust | Stable Moments Programme | Scottish Borders | £2,000 |
| Distinctive Dance Academy | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £2,000 |
| Linwood Community Council | The Community Garden | Renfrewshire | £2,000 |
| Newtonmore Baby and Toddler Group | Running Costs | Highland | £2,000 |
| Broadford Youth Club | Running Costs | Highland | £2,000 |
| Langholm Girls Football Club | Running Costs | Dumfries and Galloway | £2,000 |
| SERENITI | Food & Household Essentials for Families | Aberdeen City | £1,500 |
| Meigle and Ardler Community Development Trust | Community Engagement & Launch Event Costs | Perth and Kinross | £1,000 |
