Earlier this year, we announced plans to make changes to the structure of Our Funds to ensure we are maximising the impact of our resources. We paused to new applications on 31st May ahead of our relaunch from the end of September 2024. We are pleased to announce that our Wee Grants and Transport Grants will open to applications next week (w/c 30th September), and these will be followed by our other Funds shortly afterwards.
As a result of the pause of Our Funds, there was a significant increase in applications, particularly for our Large Grants. Over the summer, our team has been working hard to assess those applications, using the same criteria and assessment guidelines as before and adding further funding meetings to get decisions out to applicants as soon as we could.
The listings below show the final awards to be made under our the previous structure of our funds.
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£4,312,000 was awarded to 69 organisations in August 2024, with a success rate of 77%. If you would like to receive our award announcements directly to your inbox, please sign up to our mailing list.
Each of the organisations below demonstrated in their application how their work is contributing to the alleviation of poverty and trauma in Scotland.
Awards by theme
Financial Security
Through our Financial Security theme, we want to fund, support, and influence to improve income adequacy, income security, reduce cost-related pressures on finances, and improve financial safety nets for people in financial trouble.
August 2024:
Primary issue: Lack of access to advice services and support
| Funding Request | Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total Awarded | Location | |
| Large Grant | THAW Orkney | The costs of the Community Sustainability Officer | £105,000 | Orkney Islands | |
| Large Grant | Citizens Advice Bureau West Lothian | The salary costs of the Financial Inclusion Adviser (In work focus) | £105,000 | West Lothian | |
| Large Grant | Argyll and Bute Citizens Advice Bureau | Salary costs of the Outreach Development Worker - Trainer | £105,000 | Argyll and Bute | |
| Large Grant | CHAP (Community Housing Advice Project) | Towards the Education Programme | £99,000 | North Ayrshire | |
| Large Grant | Refugee Sanctuary Scotland (Formerly Refugee Survival Trust) | The running costs of Refugee Sanctuary Scotland (RSS) | £99,000 | Glasgow City | |
| Large Grant | Greater Pollok Citizens Advice Bureau | Running costs of the Greater Pollok Citizens Advice Bureau. | £96,000 | Glasgow City | |
| Large Grant | Skye & Lochalsh Citizen Advice Bureau | Salary costs of the Operations Manager. | £90,000 | Highland | |
| Large Grant | Lochaber Citizens Advice Bureau | The running costs of Lochaber CAB | £90,000 | Highland | |
| Large Grant | Ayr Housing Aid Centre SCIO | Running costs of Ayr Housing Aid Centre | £90,000 | East Ayrshire; South Ayrshire | |
| Small Grant | Cumbernauld Poverty Action | Running Costs | £45,000 | North Lanarkshire | |
| Small Grant | Romano Lav | Running Costs | £45,000 | Glasgow City | |
| Small Grant | Crookston Community Group | Salary costs of the Welfare Rights Project Officer | £45,000 | Glasgow City | |
Primary issue: Struggling with outgoing costs
| Large Grant | Feeding Britain | Running costs of Threehills Community Supermarket | £105,000 | Glasgow City | |
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Large Grant |
Edinburgh Food Project | Running costs of Edinburgh Food Project | £84,000 | Edinburgh City | |
| Small Grant | Holy Trinity Wester Hailes Church of Scotland, Edinburgh. | Towards running costs of The Bridge Community Café | £39,000 | Edinburgh City | |
| Small Grant | Hope Kitchen SCIO | Running Costs of Hope Kitchen | £39,000 | Argyll and Bute | |
| Small Grant | Adelaide Place Baptist Church | The salary costs of the Community Hub Manager | £36,000 | Glasgow City | |
| Small Grant | Volunteering Hebrides | Cost of the Souper Foods Initiative | £36,000 | Western Isles | |
| Small Grant | Launch Foods Foundation | The Salary Costs of the Chef | £30,000 | Glasgow City | |
| Small Grant | Benarty Community Forum | Running Costs | £25,500 | Fife | |
Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Through our Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships theme, we want to see a Scotland that builds stronger wellbeing and relationships for people, families, communities and with services, to maximise the potential and wellbeing of those currently held back by poverty and trauma.
August Awards:
Primary issue: Social isolation & loneliness
| Community Vehicle | Flourishing Faifley | The Minivan | £6,000 | West Dunbartonshire | |
| Small Grant | The Kinning Park Complex SCIO | Running costs of Kinning Park Complex | £45,000 | Glasgow City | |
| Small Grant | The Carrick Centre | Core running costs of the Carrick Centre | £45,000 | South Ayrshire | |
| Small Grant | Aberfeldy Parish Church | The running costs of the Breathe Youthwork Project | £45,000 | Perth and Kinross | |
| Small Grant | Helensburgh Community Hall Ltd | The salary costs of the Development Manager | £36,000 | Argyll and Bute | |
| Small Grant | Sharpen Her: the African Women's Network | Running Costs | £15,000 | Glasgow City | |
Primary issue: Mental health and wellbeing
| Large Grant | Central Carers Association | The Young Adult Carers service | £78,000 | Clackmannanshire; Falkirk | |
| Large Grant | LGBT Healthy Living Centre | The LGBT+ Refugee & Asylum Seeker Project | £75,000 | Edinburgh City; Glasgow City | |
| Large Grant | Elgin Youth Development Group | Core Costs of EYDG | £75,000 | Moray | |
| Large Grant | Team Jak Foundation | Running costs of Team Jak | £50,000 | Scotland Wide | |
| Large Grant | Wellbeing Scotland | Forth Valley Children's counselling service | £40,000 | Clackmannanshire; Falkirk; Stirling | |
| Small Grant | Play Midlothian | Running Costs | £45,000 | Midlothian | |
| Small Grant | Bridging the Gap (Glasgow) | Running Costs | £45,000 | Glasgow City | |
| Small Grant | Mactaggart Youth and Communities Outreach Service | Running costs of Mactaggart Youth and Communities Outreach Service | £36,000 | Argyll and Bute | |
| Small Grant | Equal Voice | Running Costs | £36,000 | Fife | |
| Small Grant | You Are My Sunshine | Running Costs | £30,000 | North Lanarkshire | |
| Small Grant | Hamiltonhill Claypits Local Nature Reserve | The Forest School Sessions | £27,000 | Glasgow City | |
| Small Grant | Finn's Place | The costs of the Sows, Stews and Sews Project for Migrant Women | £24,000 | Glasgow City | |
| Small Grant | Wasp Community Club | The salary cost of the Community Development Coordinator | £15,000 | Clackmannanshire | |
Primary issue: Early years parenting and attachment
| Large Grant | Home-Start Clackmannanshire | Running Costs | £105,000 | Clackmannanshire | |
| Large Grant | Home-Start Falkirk Ltd | Running Costs | £105,000 | Falkirk | |
| Large Grant | Amma Birth Companions | Running costs of Amma Birth Companions | £105,000 | Glasgow City | |
| Large Grant | Geeza Break | Core costs of Geeza Break | £90,000 | Glasgow City | |
| Large Grant | Relationships Scotland | Child Contact Centres Practitioner Training Programme | £75,000 | Scotland Wide | |
| Large Grant | Kindred Advocacy | Running costs of Kindred Advocacy | £72,000 | Scotland Wide | |
| Large Grant | Healthy Valleys | Core costs of Healthy Valleys | £69,000 | South Lanarkshire | |
| Large Grant | Scottish Child Law Centre | The Community Clinics | £66,000 | Glasgow City | |
| Large Grant | Project 31 SCIO | Running Costs | £60,000 | South Lanarkshire | |
| Large Grant | Rock Community church/The Phoenix | The salary costs of the Family Support Worker | £60,000 | West Dunbartonshire | |
| Small Grant | Hawick Congregational Community Church | Toddlers Together & Bumps to Babies Co-ordinators | £24,000 | Scottish Borders | |
Primary issue: Experience of Hard Edges issues
| Large Grant | Station House Media Unit (SHMU) | The Costs of the Adult Engagement Service | £90,000 | Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire | |
| Large Grant | Aid & Abet | The Salary Cost of the Co-Ordinator | £84,000 | Edinburgh City; Glasgow City; Stirling; West Lothian | |
Education Pathways
The ultimate aim of the Education Pathways theme is to help shape an education system that maximises its contribution to wellbeing, is trauma informed with the aim of preventing and reducing poverty in Scotland.
August 2024:
Primary issue: Education outcomes
| Large Grant | Kibbleworks | Salary costs of the Employability & Educational Transitions Co-ordinator | £111,000 | East Renfrewshire; Glasgow City; Inverclyde; Renfrewshire | |
| Large Grant | Castlemilk Youth Complex | Running Costs | £72,000 | Glasgow City | |
| Large Grant | Include Me 2 Club SCIO | Young People with ASN (14-25 years) Transition Work | £69,000 | East Renfrewshire; Glasgow City | |
| Large Grant | OUTLET: PLAY RESOURCE | Cost of the Youth and Community Ranger Programme | £69,000 | North Lanarkshire; South Lanarkshire | |
| Large Grant | The Salvesen Mindroom Centre | The salary cost of the CYPOS Team Leader | £35,000 | Scotland Wide | |
| Small Grant | Youth Vision | The salary costs of the Field Manager | £36,000 | East Lothian; Edinburgh City; Midlothian; West Lothian | |
Primary issue: Lack of access to appropriate training/progression routes
| Large Grant | Better Lives Partnership | Core running costs of the Better Lives Partnership | £105,000 | |
| Large Grant | Girvan Youth Trust | The Core Running Costs of Girvan Youth Trust | £81,000 | |
| Small Grant | ESOL Scotland Ltd (previously Glasgow ESOL Forum) | Running Costs | £45,000 | |
Primary issue: Skills
| Small Grant | Lairg and District Learning Centre | Running Costs | £45,000 | Highland | |
Work Pathways
Through our Work Pathways theme, we aim to ensure work can be a better route out of poverty by tackling the drivers of in-work poverty, and supporting key population groups who are underrepresented in the labour market, and overrepresented in low paid, insecure work.
Primary issue: Access to jobs
| Large Grant | Fly Cup Enterprises | Towards the catering and hospitality employability programme | £84,000 | Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire | |
Primary issue: Access to training/progression routes
| Large Grant | The Aberdeen Day Project | Salary costs of the Support Worker | £81,000 | Aberdeen City | |
| Large Grant | The Workshop Aberfeldy | Core salary costs of The Workshop Aberfeldy | £75,000 | Perth and Kinross | |
| Large Grant | Countryside Learning Scotland | Cost of the ADHD Rural Connect Programme | £44,000 | Perth and Kinross | |
| Small Grant | Inspiring Communities | Running Costs | £45,000 | Stirling | |
Primary issue: Insecure/unpredictable work
| Large Grant | The Worker Support Centre | Towards the Running Costs of the Worker Support Centre | £69,000 | Aberdeenshire; Angus; Highland; Moray; Perth and Kinross | |
Primary issue: Experience of long-term unexployment
| Large Grant | Glasgow Wood | The salary costs of the Development Worker | £64,500 | Glasgow City | |
Awards by type
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.
August 2024:
| Organisation Name | Funding Request | Total | Location |
| Kibbleworks | Salary costs of the Employability & Educational Transitions Co-ordinator | £111,000 | East Renfrewshire; Glasgow City; Inverclyde; Renfrewshire |
| Argyll and Bute Citizens Advice Bureau | Salary costs of the Outreach Development Worker - Trainer | £105,000 | Argyll and Bute |
| Home-Start Clackmannanshire | Running Costs | £105,000 | Clackmannanshire |
| Better Lives Partnership | Core running costs of the Better Lives Partnership | £105,000 | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Home-Start Falkirk Ltd | Running Costs | £105,000 | Falkirk |
| Feeding Britain | Running costs of Threehills Community Supermarket | £105,000 | Glasgow City |
| Amma Birth Companions | Running costs of Amma Birth Companions | £105,000 | Glasgow City |
| THAW Orkney | The costs of the Community Sustainability Officer | £105,000 | Orkney Islands |
| Citizens Advice Bureau West Lothian | The salary costs of the Financial Inclusion Adviser (In work focus) | £105,000 | West Lothian |
| Refugee Sanctuary Scotland (Formerly Refugee Survival Trust) | The running costs of Refugee Sanctuary Scotland (RSS) | £99,000 | Glasgow City |
| CHAP (Community Housing Advice Project) | Towards the Education Programme | £99,000 | North Ayrshire |
| Greater Pollok Citizens Advice Bureau | Running costs of the Greater Pollok Citizens Advice Bureau. | £96,000 | Glasgow City |
| Station House Media Unit (SHMU) | The Costs of the Adult Engagement Service | £90,000 | Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire |
| Ayr Housing Aid Centre SCIO | Running costs of Ayr Housing Aid Centre | £90,000 | East Ayrshire; South Ayrshire |
| Geeza Break | Core costs of Geeza Break | £90,000 | Glasgow City |
| Skye & Lochalsh Citizen Advice Bureau | Salary costs of the Operations Manager. | £90,000 | Highland |
| Lochaber Citizens Advice Bureau | The running costs of Lochaber CAB | £90,000 | Highland |
| Fly Cup Enterprises | Towards the catering and hospitality employability programme | £84,000 | Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire |
| Edinburgh Food Project | Running costs of Edinburgh Food Project | £84,000 | Edinburgh City |
| Aid & Abet | The Salary Cost of the Co-Ordinator | £84,000 | Edinburgh City; Glasgow City; Stirling; West Lothian |
| The Aberdeen Day Project | Salary costs of the Support Worker | £81,000 | Aberdeen City |
| Girvan Youth Trust | The Core Running Costs of Girvan Youth Trust | £81,000 | South Ayrshire |
| Central Carers Association | The Young Adult Carers service | £78,000 | Clackmannanshire; Falkirk |
| LGBT Healthy Living Centre | The LGBT+ Refugee & Asylum Seeker Project | £75,000 | Edinburgh City; Glasgow City |
| Elgin Youth Development Group | Core Costs of EYDG | £75,000 | Moray |
| The Workshop Aberfeldy | Core salary costs of The Workshop Aberfeldy | £75,000 | Perth and Kinross |
| Relationships Scotland | Child Contact Centres Practitioner Training Programme | £75,000 | Scotland Wide |
| Castlemilk Youth Complex | Running Costs | £72,000 | Glasgow City |
| Kindred Advocacy | Running costs of Kindred Advocacy | £72,000 | Scotland Wide |
| The Worker Support Centre | Towards the Running Costs of the Worker Support Centre | £69,000 | Aberdeenshire; Angus; Highland; Moray; Perth and Kinross |
| Include Me 2 Club SCIO | Young People with ASN (14-25 years) Transition Work | £69,000 | East Renfrewshire; Glasgow City |
| OUTLET: PLAY RESOURCE | Cost of the Youth and Community Ranger Programme | £69,000 | North Lanarkshire; South Lanarkshire |
| Healthy Valleys | Core costs of Healthy Valleys | £69,000 | South Lanarkshire |
| Scottish Child Law Centre | The Community Clinics | £66,000 | Glasgow City |
| Glasgow Wood | The salary costs of the Development Worker | £64,500 | Glasgow City |
| Project 31 SCIO | Running Costs | £60,000 | South Lanarkshire |
| Team Jak Foundation | Running costs of Team Jak | £50,000 | Scotland Wide |
| Countryside Learning Scotland | Cost of the ADHD Rural Connect Programme | £44,000 | Perth and Kinross |
| Wellbeing Scotland | Forth Valley Children's counselling service | £40,000 | Clackmannanshire; Falkirk; Stirling |
| The Salvesen Mindroom Centre | The salary cost of the CYPOS Team Leader | £35,000 | Scotland Wide |
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.
August 2024:
| Cumbernauld Poverty Action | Running Costs | £45,000 | North Lanarkshire |
| Romano Lav | Running Costs | £45,000 | Glasgow City |
| Crookston Community Group | Salary costs of the Welfare Rights Project Officer | £45,000 | Glasgow City |
| Holy Trinity Wester Hailes Church of Scotland, Edinburgh. | Towards running costs of The Bridge Community Café | £39,000 | Edinburgh City |
| Hope Kitchen SCIO | Running Costs of Hope Kitchen | £39,000 | Argyll and Bute |
| Adelaide Place Baptist Church | The salary costs of the Community Hub Manager | £36,000 | Glasgow City |
| Volunteering Hebrides | Cost of the Souper Foods Initiative | £36,000 | Western Isles |
| Launch Foods Foundation | The Salary Costs of the Chef | £30,000 | Glasgow City |
| Benarty Community Forum | Running Costs | £25,500 | Fife |
| The Kinning Park Complex SCIO | Running costs of Kinning Park Complex | £45,000 | Glasgow City |
| The Carrick Centre | Core running costs of the Carrick Centre | £45,000 | South Ayrshire |
| Aberfeldy Parish Church | The running costs of the Breathe Youthwork Project | £45,000 | Perth and Kinross |
| Helensburgh Community Hall Ltd | The salary costs of the Development Manager | £36,000 | Argyll and Bute |
| Sharpen Her: the African Women's Network | Running Costs | £15,000 | Glasgow City |
| Play Midlothian | Running Costs | £45,000 | Midlothian |
| Bridging the Gap (Glasgow) | Running Costs | £45,000 | Glasgow City |
| Mactaggart Youth and Communities Outreach Service | Running costs of Mactaggart Youth and Communities Outreach Service | £36,000 | Argyll and Bute |
| Equal Voice | Running Costs | £36,000 | Fife |
| You Are My Sunshine | Running Costs | £30,000 | North Lanarkshire |
| Hamiltonhill Claypits Local Nature Reserve | The Forest School Sessions | £27,000 | Glasgow City |
| Finn's Place | The costs of the Sows, Stews and Sews Project for Migrant Women | £24,000 | Glasgow City |
| Wasp Community Club | The salary cost of the Community Development Coordinator | £15,000 | Clackmannanshire |
| Hawick Congregational Community Church | Toddlers Together & Bumps to Babies Co-ordinators | £24,000 | Scottish Borders |
| Youth Vision | The salary costs of the Field Manager | £36,000 | East Lothian; Edinburgh City; Midlothian; West Lothian |
| ESOL Scotland Ltd (previously Glasgow ESOL Forum) | Running Costs | £45,000 | Glasgow City |
| Lairg and District Learning Centre | Running Costs | £45,000 | Highland |
| Inspiring Communities | Running Costs | £45,000 | Stirling |
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.
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
August 2024:
| Flourishing Faifley | The Minivan | £6,000 | West Dunbartonshire |
Awards by Location
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