Fast Forward - Gambling Education Fund

The Gambling Education Fund can provide grants for groups of young people, families and communities to create and run their very own gambling education and prevention initiative.

Ferguson Bequest Fund

The principle activities of the fund are the maintenance and repair of church buildings throughout Scotland with priority to churches in the west and south west of Scotland. Support is also given for new initiatives and projects in Christian Mission.

Film Hub Scotland - Pitch Pots

Pitch Pots provide additional support to enhance new or existing one-off projects and screenings of independent British and specialised film. Open to members of Film Hub Scotland.

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 to be spent over 6 months.

Firstport - Launch Me

LaunchMe is Scotland’s social enterprise accelerator. It prepares ambitious social enterprises and community organisations for growth so they can achieve social impact at scale.

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: 24 Sep 2026

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 to support social enterprises based in Scotland that require financial support to strengthen and sustain trading.

Foundation Scotland - Cockaigne Fund

The Cockaigne Fund supports boundary-pushing musical research, development, and performances to delight, inform, and move participants and audiences alike.

Next deadline: 21 Oct 2026

Foundation Scotland - Social Investment Fund

The Social Investment Fund offers blended grant and loan investment to social enterprises, community organisations and charities. Investment can be used for capital expenditure, asset acquisition and business growth.