Robert Barr's Charitable Trust

The Barr Charitable Trust has wide charitable purposes and has historically supported a wide range of charitable activities. The Trustees tend to favour capital projects rather than running costs.

Royal Bank of Scotland Social & Community Capital

Social & Community Capital offers repayable loans to social enterprises, charities and community businesses.

RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Small Grants

The trust's charitable objects are: Tackling Child Abuse & Neglect, Visual impairment, Neurological conditions, Animal welfare, and Medical research.

RSE - 'Healthy Planet, Healthy People': Catalyst Awards

‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’: Catalyst Awards are designed to support community-led ​​research that promote the health of individuals through fostering healthy environments and communities, and enabling access to healthy foods.

Next deadline: 1 Dec 2026

RSPBA - National Juvenile Pipe Band Fund

Applications are open to Association-registered Juvenile and Novice Juvenile bands. The sort of assistance that will be considered will range from help with band bus fees, to tuition and instruments.

Russell Trust

The Russell Trust is a Charitable Trust supporting a broad range of local charities. They primarily give to organisations in Fife.

SafeDeposits Scotland Community Fund

Grants to organisations who commit to deliver a project that meets at least one of five criteria: sustainability and the environment; employability and career skills; social inclusion; technology and digital inclusion; improving the local community.

Next deadline: 27 Nov 2026

SCCAN - Storytelling Collective Mini Grant

Small grants for podcasters, writers, storytellers, filmmakers or photojournalists interested in sharing positive stories of community climate action, social justice or climate solutions.

Scotland's Heat Network Fund

Scotland’s Heat Network Fund (SHNF) offers grants to businesses and organisation to install district and communal heat systems, with a focus on low emission systems

Scotmid - Community Grant

Small, one-off grants are available for the benefit of local communities around Scotmid stores. Key areas supported are: children/education, health, homelessness/poverty, arts & culture, environment, elderly, and active lifestyles.