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The Foundation awards project and unrestricted core funding to grassroots charitable organisations, who have people over 65 at the heart of their work. In Scotland, there is a specific list of locations where they can support work. Please check the fund guidance on the Foundation's website for a full list.

You must be working with adults over 65 years of age and providing either direct person-centred interventions e.g., Befriending or Group Based Social Activity to address loneliness and isolation. You should be working in an area of deprivation affecting older people.

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Geographical areas funded: East Ayrshire North Ayrshire South Ayrshire Clackmannanshire Stirling Edinburgh Midlothian Glasgow Inverclyde North Lanarkshire Renfrewshire Dundee

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Revenue, Core costs

Fund award sizes

Minimum:

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Maximum:

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Who can apply

You must be a registered charity, community group with constitution or Community Interest Company working in England, Scotland or Wales with a turnover under £250,000 p.a. as evidenced in your recent annual report. If you are a CIC, you must be limited by guarantee.

Funding available for Scotland is very limited and only available to organisations working in specific areas. A full list of these can be found in the fund guidance.

Maximum annual income:

£250,000

When to apply

Currently closed.

How to apply

Apply online via the Foundation's website. Information webinar and funding guidance is available.

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Exclusions

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Activites funded: Befriending and mentoring Social care and welfare

Beneficiaries funded: Socially isolated people Older people Local communities

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