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Firstport - Community Enterprise Fund
The Community Enterprise Fund is a funding programme that helps community organisations to start trading or set up social enterprises in Scotland. It offers grants of up to £5,000, to be spent over 6 months.
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: 25 Sep 2025
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.
Firstport - Step Up loans
Step Up offers 0% interest loans from £5K to £30K to support social enterprises based in Scotland that require financial support to strengthen and sustain trading.
Forth Giving
The society funds individuals who find themselves in a situation of crisis and organisations supporting disadvantaged members of the community.
Foundation Scotland - EDF Corriemoillie Wind Farm Education and Training Fund
The Fund will support local people with education and training or apprenticeship opportunities and contribute to creating job opportunities in the local areas of Contin; Garve and District; Lochbroom; Marybank, Scatwell and Strathconon; and Strathpeffer.
Next deadline: 6 Oct 2025
Foundation Scotland - Halkirk District Benefit Fund
Halkirk District Benefit Fund provides community benefit to individuals residing in the Halkirk are (Altnabreac, Banniskirk, Calder, Georgemas, Harpsdale, Spittal, Mybster and Westerdale).
Next deadline: 31 Oct 2025
Foundation Scotland - Kinross-shire Fund
The Kinross-shire Fund is dedicated to helping make Kinross-shire a better place to live. Priorities are: community events; community information & transport; community welfare; physical amenities; recreational facilities; care of the elderly.
Next deadline: 13 Oct 2025
Fundraising Everywhere - Digital Learning Grant
Free access to six months of online training from Fundraising Everywhere designed to improve their digital fundraising skills.
Next deadline: 12 Sep 2025
GSK IMPACT Awards
The GSK IMPACT Awards provide funding and training and development for charities doing excellent work to improve people's health and wellbeing. They are funded by GSK and managed in partnership with The King's Fund.
Next deadline: 20 Aug 2025