Guide to finding funding
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The National Lottery Community Fund - National Lottery Awards for All Scotland
Awards For All supports projects that aim to help improve local communities and the lives of people most in need. Priorities are: bringing communities together, improving places that matter to communities, and enabling people to fulfil their potential.
The National Lottery Community Fund (Scotland) - Community Action
This funding is for communities in Scotland: people who share an identity, interest or experience, or people living in the same place.
The National Lottery Community Fund (Scotland) - Fairer Life Chances
For projects that support children, young people and families; or that help people to be healthier and have better access to support. Projects should support people experiencing poverty, disadvantage or discrimination.
The Robertson Trust - Large Grants
Large Grants focuses on work that addresses the impacts of poverty and/or trauma under one or more of the following themes: Financial security, education pathways, work pathways and relationships.
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
The Foundation is one of the largest independent grant-makers in the UK. Their new strategy focuses on three aims: Improving Our Natural World; Tackling injustice to deliver A Fairer Future; and Nurturing Creative, Confident Communities.
The Robertson Trust - Wee Grants
The purpose of Wee Grants is to fund initiatives at a local level. Wee Grants focuses on work that addresses the impacts of poverty and/or trauma in local communities.
Garfield Weston Foundation
The Foundation supports a broad range of organisations and activities that share a commitment to making a positive impact to the lives of the communities in which they work, and that are driven by a desire to achieve excellence.
Blackhill Windfarm Community Fund Ltd
Funds applications which benefit the residents of the Community Council areas of Abbey St Bathans, Bonkyl & Preston, Duns, Gavinton, Fogo & Preston, and Lammermuir.
Next deadline: 31 Jul 2025
Cervus Trust
The Cervus Trust supports charitable activities in Fife covering food poverty, mental health, the arts, education, and disadvantaged families and children.
City of Edinburgh Council - Community Grants Fund
The Community Grants Fund (CGF) is a small grants scheme provided by the Council. Small grants can be awarded to constituted groups for local community activity.