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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 Led
This funding aims to support communities to improve the places in which they live and the wellbeing of those most in need. Projects should be people-led, connected, and strengths-based.
Next deadline: 21 Aug 2024
The National Lottery Community Fund - (Scotland) - Improving Lives
Improving Lives aims to support activity that helps people overcome difficulties and become more resilient.
Next deadline: 21 Aug 2024
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Small Grants
Trusthouse gives grants for running costs to charities and not-for-profit organisations under the overarching themes are Rural Issues and Urban Deprivation. Their preference is for front line organisations working directly with people in need.
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.
South Lanarkshire Council - Social Enterprise Grant
Social enterprises based in the South Lanarkshire area can apply for small amounts of funding to start-up and/or grow trading activity that will deliver social and environmental impact.
The National Lottery Community Fund - (Scotland) - Young Start
Young Start is a grants programme that distributes money from dormant bank accounts. They will support a wide range of projects for up to three years that will make children and young people aged 8 to 24 confident, healthy, connected or enterprising.
Aberdeenshire Council - Banff and Buchan Area Initiatives Fund
Communities across Banff and Buchan can apply for the Banff and Buchan Area Initiatives Fund. It provides funding for projects such as improvements to towns or volunteering schemes.
Next deadline: 19 Aug 2024
Aberdeenshire Council - Food Growing and Green Spaces Initiative Fund
The aim of the Banff and Buchan Area Food Growing and Green Spaces Initiative Fund is to use the area committee budget to create food growing spaces, address communities' needs and encourage interest and development of these spaces.
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 2024