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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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The Culture Fund is for organisations planning cultural events, activities or projects taking place in Orkney between 1 April 2027 and 31 March 2028.

In this instance ‘culture’ means arts, heritage, or language (i.e. Orkney dialect). This includes festivals, museums, heritage centres and arts projects and is aimed at enabling Orkney residents to access the highest quality cultural events and activities as well as publicising Orkney to visitors. The fund is managed by the Culture Service and the total available fund and any funds allocated to successful applicants are subject to Orkney Islands Council’s budget setting process.

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Geographical areas funded: Orkney

Fund type

Type of funding:
Grant
Type of cost:
Capital, Revenue

Fund award sizes

Annually awarded:
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Notes on award amounts:
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Who can apply

The Culture Fund supports formerly constituted not-for-profit organisations in producing, delivering or promoting cultural activity and/or programmes. This fund will support cultural organisations for their general running costs as well as specific activities. It will also support non-cultural organisations to deliver cultural activities and programmes.

Applicants will have to have clear financial procedures and produce signed audited accounts in keeping with the scale of their operation.

When to apply

The deadline for applications is 5pm on 30 October 2026.

Next deadline: 30 Oct 2026

How to apply

Download the application from from the council's website and email it to [email protected].

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Exclusions

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Activites funded: Arts and culture Heritage and building preservation

Beneficiaries funded: General public Rural communities Local communities

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