Corra Foundation - Independent Human Rights Fund for Scotland
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The Independent Human Rights Fund for Scotland is for organisations taking action to realise and defend rights, and tackling immediate rights issues affecting people’s daily lives. The Fund will prioritise support for organisations working to hold power to account and for activities where an independent source of funding is particularly important
Eligible applications will propose work explicitly focussed on the protection or promotion of human rights. This can include, but is not limited to:
- Work alongside communities or individuals.
- Legal case work and advisory/individual advocacy services.
- Third sector networking and capacity building, including support to individual human rights defenders.
- Awareness raising, advocacy and campaigning.
- Research and policy activity, including work on contributing to human rights reporting and shadow reporting.
- Relevant media work with a clearly defined human rights focus
Please visit the Corra Foundation website for full guidance notes.
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Geographical areas funded: Scotland
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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- Annually awarded:
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- Notes on award amounts:
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Who can apply
To be eligible to apply, organisations must:
- Be a registered third sector organisation.
- Be able to evidence human rights focus in their founding documents or most recent audited accounts.
- Be able to evidence a track record of human rights-focussed work over the last three years.
- Have an income between £25,000 and £250,000 per year to apply independently; and, if their income is lower or higher than this, be applying in partnership with other organisations.
When to apply
Currently closed.
How to apply
Apply online via the Corra Foundation website. They also have an eligibility checker available and welcome a pre-application chat with the team.
Activites funded: Advocacy Campaigning Organisational development & capacity building Research Justice, equality & law
Beneficiaries funded: People affected by drugs and alcohol Black & Ethnic Minorities Carers Children Homeless or badly housed Care experienced people LGBTQI people People in poverty Rural communities Offenders & ex-offenders Older people Disabilities Learning disabilities Physical disabilities Sensory impairments Refugees & asylum seekers Voluntary sector organisations Victims of crime & abuse Women & girls Young people
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Corra Foundation
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Charity registered in Scotland SC009481
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Office Suite 30 Pure Offices 4 Lochside Way, Edinburgh, EH12 9DT
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