Awards for 2026/27

These figures and lists are updated after every decision meeting (once all recipients have been notified).

£2,850,000 awarded to 31 organisations in 2026/27 so far

Organisation Name

Funding Request

Total Amount Awarded

Project Location

Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations (ACVO) Towards the salary costs of the Cash First Network Project Co-ordinator. £105,000 Aberdeen City
Anchor House Towards the running costs of the Neuk £100,500 Perth and Kinross
Carers Forum Stirling Area t/a Stirling Carers Centre Towards the Young Carers Service £90,000 Stirling
Castlemilk Citizens Advice Bureau Running costs of Castlemilk CAB £75,000 Glasgow City
Citadel Youth Centre SCIO The Families Project £75,000 Edinburgh City
Columba 1400 Core Costs of Columba 1400 £120,000 Scotland Wide
Community House Ltd Towards the Family Support Services and associated running costs £66,000 Clackmannanshire
Community Infosource Core running costs of Community Infosource £140,000 Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire; Dumfries and Galloway; Falkirk; Glasgow City
Dads Rock Running Costs £75,000 Scotland Wide
Denis Law Legacy Trust Towards the youth programmes delivery costs, excluding salaries £75,000 Aberdeen City
Dumfries YMCA SCIO Running costs of Dumfries YMCA £90,000 Dumfries and Galloway
Dundee International Women's Centre Running Costs £93,000 Dundee City
Early Years Scotland Children Affected by Parental Imprisonment programme £115,500 Dumfries and Galloway; East Dunbartonshire; Edinburgh City; Glasgow City; Inverclyde; Perth and Kinross; Stirling
Eildon West Youth Hub Running costs of Eildon West Youth Hub £75,000 Scottish Borders
Epilepsy Scotland Towards the welfare rights service £99,000 Scotland Wide
Faith in Community Scotland The costs of the Asylum Support Work £84,000 Glasgow City; Inverclyde; Renfrewshire; West Lothian
Getting Better Together Ltd Youth Work programme £75,000 North Lanarkshire
Jeely Piece Club Towards the Play and Family Support Services, including overheads £75,000 Glasgow City
Mellow Parenting Ltd. Mellow Parenting Programme delivery (Scotland) £75,000 Scotland Wide
Men Matter Scotland Running costs £75,000 Glasgow City
Methilhill Community Children's Initiative (MCCI) Core running costs of Methilhill Community Children's Initiative (MCCI) £63,000 Fife
Networking Key Services Ltd. (NKS) Towards the running costs of Networking Key Services £84,000 Edinburgh City
Shetland Islands Citizens Advice Bureau Towards Running Cost of Shetland CAB £105,000 Shetland Islands
South West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau (SWACAB) Towards the salaries of the Welfare Rights Officer and the Money & Debt Adviser £105,000 Aberdeenshire
St Andrews Environmental Network Ltd Energy Advice Project (Glenrothes) £75,000 Fife
Stella's Voice Salary cost of the Co-ordinator (Site Manager) £61,500 Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire
Stirling District Citizens Advice Bureau Ltd Running costs of Stirling CAB £115,500 Stirling
Talk Now Towards the running costs of Talk Now £63,000 South Lanarkshire
The Cottage Family Centre Running costs of The Cottage Family Centre £229,000 Fife
The Turing Trust Towards the delivery cost of the Trainee programme in Scotland £90,000 East Lothian; Edinburgh City; Midlothian; Scottish Borders; West Lothian
Up2Us Towards the cost of Time for Change £81,000 Inverclyde; North Ayrshire; North Lanarkshire; Renfrewshire; South Lanarkshire

 



£664,500 awarded to 17 organisations in 2026/27 so far

Organisation Name

Funding Request

Total Amount Awarded

Project Location

Alloa Hub Limited The Costs of the Family Learning Activities £25,500 Clackmannanshire
Awaz The voice of the community The Youth Worker for the Springboard Project £45,000 Glasgow City
Baby Steps 20+ The Salary Costs of a Project Worker £20,000 Falkirk
Cancer Card Towards the costs of the Fife Community Development Worker & Comfort Boxes £39,000 Fife
Castlemilk Community Church The Integration Programme and Furniture Project £49,500 Glasgow City
Civil Rights First Running costs of Civil Rights First £49,500 Scotland Wide
Edinburgh Interfaith Association The after school attainment programme £36,000 Edinburgh City
EPIC Young People Running Costs £15,000 East Ayrshire
Fair Justice System for Scotland Group Running Costs £45,000 West Lothian
Haus Of Seisay Running Costs (excluding salaries) £16,000 North Ayrshire
IFIT - Inverclyde Faith in Throughcare Running costs of IFiT £49,500 Inverclyde
Spiral - Creative Arts Therapies Towards the kinship care project costs £49,500 Glasgow City
Starter Packs Inverclyde Running Costs £33,000 Inverclyde
The Depot Supporting Refugees in Dumfries and Galloway Towards the Running Costs of the work in Scotland £51,000 Dumfries and Galloway
The Scheme Livi Running costs of The Scheme Livi £60,000 West Lothian
The Under 12s Project Running Costs £27,000 Dundee City
Tranent Youth and Community Facility Running Costs £54,000 East Lothian

 

 

£81,000 awarded to 7 organisations in 2026/27

  Organisation Name

Funding Request

Total Amount Awarded

Project Location

1st Gourock (CDO) 6th Greenock & District Scout Group Towards the purchase of a Minibus £6,000 Inverclyde
Castlemilk Youth Complex Purchase and running costs of electric minibus £17,000 Glasgow City
Launch Foods Foundation The Costs of an Electric Food Truck and Charging Point £12,000 Glasgow City
Mamacita Foundation Transport Costs £6,000 Aberdeen City
Options in Life Towards the capital costs of a Minibus £10,000 Fife
Renfrewshire Effort to Empower Minorities (REEM) Transport Costs £10,000 Renfrewshire
The Shed Project The cost of the Community Minibus £20,000 Western Isles

£96,600 awarded to 40 organisations in 2026/27

Organisation Name

Funding Request

Total Amount Awarded

Project Location

1st Vale of Leven Boys Brigade Company The Costs of Outdoor Activities/Weekend Camp £1,000 West Dunbartonshire
31st West Lothian Scout Group Towards building repairs £2,000 West Lothian
5th Paisley (Oldhall) Scout Group Running Costs £3,000 Renfrewshire
Alness Gala & Events Running Costs £1,000 Highland
Ardersier Commuity Hub Running Costs £3,000 Highland
Ardrossan and Largs Sea Cadets Running Costs £3,000 North Ayrshire
At Home At The Theatre Limited The OKVT Project £2,000 West Lothian
Dumfries and Galloway Recovery Together Running Costs £4,000 Dumfries and Galloway
Dyke and District Village Hall Running Costs £2,000 Moray
East End Recovery Sunday Running Costs £3,000 Glasgow City
East Kilbride Unit (No 550) of the Sea Cadet Corps Running Costs £3,000 South Lanarkshire
Friends of Seaview Running Costs £2,000 Edinburgh City
Future  Communities Youth and Family Group Running Costs £3,000 South Lanarkshire
Girvan Development Group The Costs of the Soup Kitchen £2,000 South Ayrshire
Glasgow Action for Pensioners Running Costs £5,000 Glasgow City
Glasgow Unit (No 629) of the Sea Cadet Corps Running Costs £3,000 Glasgow City
International Cafe Perth Running costs £2,000 Perth and Kinross
Keir Hardie Memorial Primary School Parent Council After School Activities £1,000 North Lanarkshire
Kings Croft Community Group Running Costs £2,500 Glasgow City
Leith Unit (No 123) of the Sea Cadet Corps Running Costs £3,000 Edinburgh City
Men's Shed Govan Running Costs £2,000 Glasgow City
Moray Supports Migrants and Refugees Running Costs £3,000 Moray
Nzuko Ndi Anambra (Glasgow) Running Costs £2,000 Glasgow City
OOR CLUB The Costs of the Summer Programme £2,000 Inverclyde
Polish Scouting Association Zielone Plomyki Cost of the Residential Summer Camp £2,000 Perth and Kinross
Polmont Together Towards the community events £1,000 Falkirk
PROJECT 42 Running Costs £3,000 North Lanarkshire
Queer Breakfast Club - Grangemouth Running costs £2,000 Falkirk
Roots Running Costs £4,000 Falkirk
Rosyth Mens Shed Running Costs £2,000 Fife
SENSORIAL-Sensory Art & Active Learning Running Costs £2,000 Glasgow City
Sereniti Running Costs £3,000 Aberdeen City
South Ayrshire School Clothing Bank Running Costs £3,000 South Ayrshire
Stramash Stornoway The 2026 Stramash Festival Family Fun Day £1,100 Western Isles
Tarbolton Community Development Trust Gala day 2026 £1,000 South Ayrshire
The Kilbrandon Children's Fund Edinburgh Running Costs £2,000 Edinburgh City
The Tinnis Trust Running Costs £2,000 Scottish Borders
Tullibody Community Garden Running Costs £3,000 Clackmannanshire
Women Activeworks Society The Education and Learning Project £4,000 North Lanarkshire
Your Community Your Space Running Costs £2,000 Renfrewshire

 

£656,500 awarded to 14 organisations in 2026/27

Organisation Name

Funding Request

Total Amount Awarded

Project Location

Baraka community and family centre Running costs £45,000 Glasgow City
Blairgowrie & Rattray Development Trust Ltd The running costs of Blairgowrie & Rattray Development Trust £40,500 Perth and Kinross
Boomerang Community Centre SCIO Running costs £49,500 Dundee City
Glencassels Community Development Project Running Costs £51,000 North Lanarkshire
Growing 21 Ltd Running Costs £60,000 Glasgow City
Kyle and Lochalsh Community Trust The Reuse/Recycle Hub and Community Transport Service £36,000 Highland
LINKES (SCIO) Running costs of LINKES £54,000 Glasgow City
Love Milton Running Costs £30,000 Glasgow City
Newcastleton and District Community Trust Core costs of Newcastleton and District Community Trust £34,000 Scottish Borders
The Gate Charity Core running costs of The Gate Charity £60,000 Clackmannanshire
The Hidden Gardens Trust The Community Engagement and Learning Programmes £49,500 Glasgow City
Toryglen Community Base Running Costs £48,000 Glasgow City
Touch Trust Running Costs £54,000 Fife
Whitburn and District Community Development Trust Running Costs £45,000 West Lothian

 

£461,767 awarded to 3 organisations in 2026/27 so far

Organisation Name

Funding Request

Total Amount Awarded

Theme

Foundation Scotland Clackmannanshire Transformation Space Y1 £200,00 Clackmannanshire
The University of Strathclyde Preventative Budgeting £31,767 Scotland Wide
The University of Strathclyde Tackling In-Work Poverty £230,000 Scotland Wide