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Recently opened funds
Arran Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
Funds community initiatives supporting mental health and wellbeing in the local area. Part of a nationwide scheme.
Opened: 19 Sep 2025
Next deadline: 24 Nov 2025
Dumfries and Galloway Social Enterprise Grant Programme - Realising Market Potential
The fund is designed to help social enterprises in the region grow their businesses and strengthen the local social economy.
Opened: 1 Sep 2025
Next deadline: 26 Sep 2025
Benefact Trust - Building Improvement Grants
Provides essential support to protect and enhance churches and Christian charity buildings, ensuring their continued use, viability, and the safeguarding of their heritage.
Victim Support Scotland - Emergency Assistance Fund
The Emergency Assistance Fund is open to people affected by crime across Scotland, who are in urgent need of financial help as a result of what they have experienced.
Mushroom Trust
This small trust supports the creation and improvement of green spaces, particularly in urban environments. It sometimes supports activities that promote the advancement of the arts and heritage.
Next deadline: 31 Mar 2026
Galloway Association of Glasgow
Grants are given to projects that support the youth of Galloway, or help the cultural development of the region or the regeneration of communities within the areas of Wigtown and Kirkcudbright.
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