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The trust supports Scottish charities under the funding themes:

• Tackling Child Abuse & Neglect: the care and welfare of children and young people under the age of 18 who have been or are in danger of neglect and/or being abused physically, sexually or mentally; the encouragement and promotion of welfare conditions for children whereby the likelihood of neglect and/or physical, sexual or mental abuse is reduced.
• Visual impairment: the care and welfare of individuals who are either blind or at risk of/living with visual impairment.
• Neurological conditions: The care and welfare of individuals living with neurodevelopmental or neurodegenerative disorders of genetic or other aetiology, or from disorders affecting the nervous system resulting from specific incidents caused by having an accident or by poison or infection which result in damage to motor control, behaviour, communication or personality or from a combination of these.
• Animal welfare: the care and welfare of non-human living creatures, to affirm the right of every non-human living creature to humane treatment; to include any non-human living creatures which are either in danger, facing danger, the victims of or in danger of being the victims of physical and/or mental abuse.
• Medical research: Scotland-led research into the causation, or prevention, or treatment and/or management, of: neurodevelopmental or neurodegenerative disorders; visual impairment or sight loss.

The Small Grants Programme typically makes awards to support both:

• Running costs for small, community based initiatives, often which are volunteer led (can apply for up to £20k in total but no more than £10k per year) and
• One-off pieces of work which can help develop a charity, such as the purchase of equipment/infrastructure; the development of partnership work or service evaluation (up to £20k no more than one year).

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Geographical areas funded: Scotland

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Capital, Revenue, Core costs

Applicant success rate:

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Fund award sizes

Maximum:

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Average:

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Annually awarded:

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Notes on award amounts:

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Who can apply

Your organisation must be a registered charity based in or operating in Scotland.

When to apply

There is no deadline for the small grants programme and applications are assessed on a rolling basis.

How to apply

You are encouraged to phone the Trust's office for an initial discussion prior to submitting an application. Apply online - guidance is given on the Trust's website.

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Exclusions

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Activites funded: Animal welfare Befriending and mentoring Community safety Health care and wellbeing Sport and physical activity Recreation and social activities Research Science and technology Social care and welfare

Beneficiaries funded: Carers Children Families Disabilities Sensory impairments Voluntary sector organisations Victims of crime and abuse Young people

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