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Recently opened funds
Aldi - Scottish Sport Fund - South Scotland
The Aldi Scottish Sport fund is a Scotland-wide community-based sport programme designed to make it easier for kids to take part in sports within their local communities by giving clubs the chance to secure funding.
Opened: 6 Oct 2025
Next deadline: 9 Nov 2025
NESTRANS - Sustainable Travel Grants
Provides financial assistance to organisations investing in measures aimed at encouraging sustainable travel, such as increasing travel to work by public transport, cycling and walking, low emission vehicles and reducing the need to travel.
Next deadline: 7 Nov 2025
The Truemark Trust
Small grants are available to mostly small local charities across the UK for the relief of all kinds of social distress and disadvantage.
Orkney Islands Council - Culture Fund
The Culture Fund is aimed at assisting not for profit organisations based in Orkney planning arts, heritage or language events, projects or activities.
Next deadline: 31 Oct 2025
Shetland Islands Council - Support to community facilities
This grant aid scheme designed to assist a number of named voluntary organisations, which manage and/or maintain youth facilities and sports facilities, with their annual running costs.
Creative Scotland Crowdmatch
Creative individuals, groups or businesses are encouraged to share their creative ideas in order to take part in a competition to win up to £10,000 from Creative Scotland towards their crowdfunding campaign.
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The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector. Our mission is to support, promote and develop a confident, sustainable voluntary sector in Scotland.
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