Large Grants are for registered charities working in Scotland with an annual income of over £200,000 and up to £2 million, that support people who are experiencing (or are at high risk of experiencing) poverty and associated complex trauma*.
If you are a returning applicant under our 2020-2030 strategy and your income is between £2M and £3M, we may be able to consider an application from you. Please contact your Funding Officer in the first instance to discuss your eligibility to apply.
Large Grants offer unrestricted or restricted revenue funding of between £20,000 and £50,000 per year, typically for 3 years, to support work that is clearly and intentionally aligned to a priority described within one or more of our funding themes.
Our application process has two stages: an initial enquiry followed by a full application and assessment.
We accept initial enquiries on a rolling basis, with no closing dates.
Please read our full guidance for details on how to apply.
* Complex trauma is a form of trauma that is usually experienced interpersonally, persists over time and is difficult to escape from. It is a series of multiple experiences of trauma that can overlap and intersect and is often experienced in the context of close relationships and chronically unsafe environments (e.g. childhood abuse or domestic abuse). (National Trauma Transformation Programme).
Please note: We do not fund work focused on types of trauma often referred to as Type 1 Trauma, which stems from a single, sudden, unexpected event that threatens a person's safety. Examples include accidents, natural disasters, or sudden physical assaults. Whilst we understand the severity of these types of trauma and their impacts on individuals, they are not connected in the same way as complex trauma to the experience of poverty.
Please read our full guidance before considering applying for a Large Grant. You will find the link to our initial enquiry form within the guidance.
For more details of the kind of work we fund, take a look at Who and what we fund, and for information about the other grants we offer, see Our Funds.