Cruden Foundation

Support charitable projects and activities in Scotland or those which benefit people who live here. There is a strong focus on community welfare, medical support and research, the arts, education and conservation.

Dumfries & Galloway Council - Area Committee Grants

Dumfries and Galloway Council can provide financial assistance to the third sector (voluntary and community organisations) who can apply to one or more of four Area Committees: Annandale and Eskdale; Nithsdale; Stewartry; Wigtown.

Dumfries & Galloway Council - Civic Hospitality

To mark special events or achievements, Dumfries & Galloway sometimes provides hospitality in the form of a reception, light refreshments or a presentation.

Fife Council - Community £2 for £1 Rural Halls Fundraising Grant Scheme

To encourage village and community hall committees to introduce and develop a fundraising programme to generate funds, Fife Council will match £2 for every £1 raised.

Fife Council - Culture Grants

Grants to encourage and support creativity in local communities in the following areas: literature, performance, heritage, audio-visual, and visual arts.

Fife Council - Youth Work Grants

Fife Council’s Community Youth Work Grants Scheme offers assistance through three schemes: Youth Work Project Grant; International Youth Experience Grant; and Youth Work Volunteering Training Grant.

Figurative - The Arts & Culture Impact Fund

The Arts & Culture Impact Fund provides affordable repayable finance that can be used, among other things, to acquire new assets, improve built infrastructure, develop new ventures or scale up existing revenue streams.

Firstport - Social Entrepreneurs - Build It

A Build It award is for social enterprises with a track record of trading and social impact and that need salaried positions to take the business to the next level of financial sustainability.

Next deadline: 26 Jun 2025

Firstport - Social Entrepreneurs - Step Up

Step Up is a repayable funding programme of up to £30,000 for early and growth stage social enterprises that require financial support to strengthen and sustain trading.

Firstport - Social Impact Catalyst Fund

The Catalyst Fund is a new kind of social investment product that support ambitious social enterprises to start and scale their businesses. It offers loans using a flexible, revenue-based repayment model.