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.

sportscotland - Sport Facilities Fund

The fund supports capital projects that create or improve places that people take part in sport and physical activity. They focus on participation, progression, equality & inclusion, people development, collaboration and impact.

Next deadline: 1 Apr 2025

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.

Creative Scotland - National Lottery Open Fund for Organisations

Supports organisations who seek funding to undertake creative activity such as a specific project or production, a programme of creative work, or a period of research and development.

Creative Scotland - Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance

Supports touring of high-quality theatre and dance (including outdoor, circus, interdisciplinary and site-specific work).

Feisean Nan Gaidheal - Tasgadh

Tasgadh is designed to provide support for traditional artists and organisations to create, perform, tour and showcase work. It can also support professional development and learning projects.

Next deadline: 31 Jan 2025

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.

Learning Through Landscapes - Local School Nature Grant

Small grants for outdoor learning in schools. Includes funding for outdoor equipment plus training for staff.

National Churches Trust - Cherish Grants

The Cherish project provides grants to churches, chapels or meeting houses for church maintenance, urgent repair work or project development. They aim to see churches open and in regular use, available to all.

Next deadline: 17 Dec 2024

National Lottery Heritage Grants

National Lottery Heritage Grants fund projects that connect people and communities to the national, regional and local heritage of the UK. We don’t define heritage. We ask you to tell us what you think is important and should be preserved.