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Recently opened funds
The Radcliffe Trust - Heritage & Crafts
The Radcliffe Trust supports the development of the skills, knowledge and experience that underpin the UK’s traditional cultural heritage and crafts sectors.
Opened: 1 Nov 2025
Next deadline: 31 Jan 2026
Glasgow City Council - Area Partnership Budgets
Each of Glasgow’s 21 Area Partnerships awards small grants for a variety of developmental projects including those that promote community activity, equipment costs, bus hire and start up grants.
Cruden Foundation
Support charitable projects and activities in Scotland or those which benefit people who live here. There is a strong focus on community welfare, medical support and research, the arts, education and conservation.
Shetland Community Benefit Fund - Viking Community Fund - Community Grant Scheme
Community-focussed or charitable activities which sustain the local community, give value for money, show community involvement, and are financially viable.
Aberdeenshire Charities Trust (ACT2)
Aberdeenshire Charities Trust administers charitable funds in Aberdeenshire. It covers a range of areas including the relief of poverty, arts, heritage and culture, and the environment.
Carscreugh Renewable Energy Park Ltd (CREPL)
The fund supports a broad range of community activity and development by supporting the charitable activities of community, not-for-profit groups.
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