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Supporting Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

Details

Money raised from Home Instead Offices and external supporters funds groups who support the mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing of ageing adults. This might be:

  • Regular weekly or monthly events and activities such as weekly cinema club, weekly knit and natter or Thursday lunch club
  • One off activities such as a day trip or a Christmas lunch
  • Activities such as yoga or a guest speaker for your group such as a local historian

Premium information is available exclusively to SCVO members and supporters

Geographical areas funded: Scotland UK East Ayrshire North Ayrshire South Ayrshire Clackmannanshire Falkirk Fife Stirling East Lothian Edinburgh Midlothian West Lothian East Dunbartonshire East Renfrewshire Glasgow Inverclyde North Lanarkshire Renfrewshire South Lanarkshire West Dunbartonshire Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Argyll and Bute Highland Moray Na h-Eileanan Siar Orkney Shetland Dumfries and Galloway Scottish Borders Angus Dundee Perth and Kinross

Fund type

Type of funding:
Grant
Type of cost:
Capital

Fund award sizes

Maximum:
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Notes on award amounts:
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Who can apply

Small grass roots organisations, local registered charities, and individuals if it is to provide access to your group, i.e. transport costs or communications devices to access your groups activities.

When to apply

They will be opening applications for funding 4 times per year: January; April; July and October. Applications received outside of these windows will not be processed.

  • Applications received in January will be processed and awarded in February.
  • Applications received in April will be processed and awarded in May
  • Applications received in July will be processed and awarded in August
  • Applications received in October will be processed and awarded in November.

How to apply

Complete the online form.

Contact information

Exclusions

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Activites funded: Arts and culture Befriending and mentoring Citizenship and community involvement General charitable activities Health care and wellbeing Mental health care Sport and physical activity Recreation and social activities Respite and holidays

Beneficiaries funded: Older people

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