The Leathersellers’ Small Grants Programme

The small grants programme supports small charities providing vital services to the most vulnerable members of our community.

Corra Foundation - Boost Fund

Small grants for organisations supporting children and families in their local communities who have been affected by the increase in basic running costs which are making their work much more challenging.

Opened: 30 Apr 2024

UK Government - Community Ownership Fund

Voluntary and community groups can bid for match funding to help them buy or take over local community assets at risk of being lost, to run as community-owned businesses.

Creative Scotland - Made in Scotland Onward International Touring fund

Enables artists, bands and ensembles based in Scotland to take up new international touring opportunities for work programmed as a direct result of the inviting promoter seeing the work at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

James T Howat Charitable Trust

The Trustees' current policy is to support primarily projects which are for the benefit of Glasgow and her citizens, but Scottish and UK wide projects will be considered for small grants if they can be applied locally.

Hope Trust

The Trust funds worldwide, with a preference for Scotland. Awards are available to organisations that promote temperance and work to combat drug and alcohol abuse. Grants are available to individuals for postgraduate study (PhD) in Theology.

Faith in Community Scotland- Faithful Welcome Small Grants

Small grants to support work with refugees and asylum seekers across Scotland.

NatureScot - Nature Restoration Fund

Funded by The Scottish Government, The Nature Restoration Fund encourages applicants with projects that restore wildlife and habitats on land and sea and address the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change.

Next deadline: 12 Aug 2024

Evelyn Drysdale Charitable Trust

The objectives of the Trust are widely drawn. The trustees will employ their discretion in order to determine which charitable initiatives they support.

Community Enterprise - Accelerate

Accelerate is a programme of free business and organisational support targeted at third sector organisations and community groups who are not trading.