£1,443,200 was awarded to 49 organisations in September 2022. If you would like to receive our award announcements directly to your inbox, please sign up to our mailing list.
Currently, our funding is aimed at constituted community groups and registered charities who are working to alleviate poverty and trauma in Scotland, and who have an annual income of under £2 million. We have four funds under our strategy: Wee Grants, Small Grants, Large Grants, and Community Vehicles. Each of these funds is designed to be clear, transparent and accessible to meet the needs of those we fund and potential applicants, and make sure our funding is targeted. If you would like to find out more about our funds, please click here.
Each of the organisations below demonstrated in their application how their work is contributing to the alleviation of poverty and trauma in Scotland.
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Large Grants
- For registered charities with an annual income of between £100,000 and £2 million
- Revenue funding of between £15,000 and £50,000 for up to five years
- Unrestricted or restricted funding
- Can include the costs of equipment to support your work.
September 2022 awards:
| DFN Project SEARCH | DFN Project Search - Scotland | Scotland Wide | £250,000 |
| Courtyard Pantry Enterprise SCIO | Towards the salary costs of FT Operations Director. | Glasgow City | £90,000 |
| YCSA (Youth Community Support Agency) | The running cost of the Art Therapy Counselling Service | Glasgow City | £87,000 |
| Skills Exchange SCIO | The Training & Employability Tutor's salary | South Lanarkshire | £85,500 |
| Play Therapy Base | Play Therapy Services | Midlothian | £75,000 |
| Focus Youth Project SCIO | The running costs of Focus Youth Project | North Lanarkshire | £72,000 |
| DRC Generations | The core running costs of DRC Generations | Glasgow City | £66,000 |
| Broxburn United Sports Club Trust | The salary costs of the Youth Worker | West Lothian | £54,000 |
| Edinburgh Old Town Development Trust | The Salary Cost of the Trust Manager | Edinburgh City | £48,000 |
Community Vehicle Grants
- For registered charities with an annual income of between £25,000 and £2 million
- Funding of up to £10,000 for a vehicle to support your work
September 2022 awards:
| The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Perth and Kinross Association SCIO | Adapted Minibus | Perth and Kinross | £10,000 |
| Home-Start Clackmannanshire | Community Vehicle | Clackmannanshire | £5,000 |
| The Urban Fox Programme | Van for the Cycling Club | Glasgow City | £5,000 |
Small Grants
- For registered charities with an annual income of between £25,000 and £100,000
- Revenue funding of between £2,000 and £15,000 for up to five years
- Unrestricted or restricted funding
- Can include the costs of equipment to support your work.
September 2022 awards:
| Islay & Jura Community Enterprises Limited | Inspiring & Supporting Island Recovery | Argyll and Bute | £45,000 |
| Belville Community Garden Trust | The Running Costs of Belville Community Garden Trust | Inverclyde | £45,000 |
| Funeral Link | Towards the running costs of Funeral Link | Dundee City | £45,000 |
| Collydean Community Centre | Core Running Costs | Fife | £45,000 |
| Launch It Paisley | Salary costs of the Enterprise Manager | Renfrewshire | £42,000 |
| Differabled scotland | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £39,000 |
| PAR Parental Advocacy and Rights | Costs of the Development Worker | Edinburgh City | £37,500 |
| Church House, Bridgeton [SCIO] | The programme of community and family support activities. | Glasgow City | £37,500 |
| Strathmore Community Rugby Trust | Towards the Rugby and Beyond Employability Programme | Angus | £36,000 |
| Elder Voice (Strathmore & The Glens) | The Local Services Manager | Perth and Kinross | £30,000 |
| Granton Parish Church | The Community Engagement Worker for the Granton Goes Greener Project | Edinburgh City | £30,000 |
| Loganlea Miners Welfare Charitable Society | Running Costs | West Lothian | £21,000 |
| Bellsbank Project | Running costs of Bellsbank Project | East Ayrshire | £20,000 |
| Glasgow Street Aid | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £19,500 |
| Old Kilpatrick Food Parcels | Running Costs | West Dunbartonshire | £19,500 |
| Blacklands Community Association | Running costs of Blacklands Community Association | North Ayrshire | £15,000 |
| Igbo Welfare Union Glasgow | The Together and Wellbeing Project | Glasgow City | £14,000 |
| Kintyre Recycling Ltd. | The costs of the School Uniform Project | Argyll and Bute | £12,000 |
| Tricky Hat Productions | Sound Walk Project Costs | Glasgow City | £10,000 |
Wee Grants
- For constituted community groups and charities with an annual income of less than £25,000
- Funding of up to £2,000 for one year only
- Could cover revenue* or capital costs to support your work.
September 2022 awards:
| The Friendship Cabin | Running Costs | Fife | £2,000 |
| South Ayrshire Autistic Society | New Premises Costs & Equipment | South Ayrshire | £2,000 |
| Forever Young Club | Running Costs | Edinburgh City | £2,000 |
| Albion Rovers Community Trust | Running Costs | North Lanarkshire | £2,000 |
| Angus Toy Appeal | Running Costs | Angus | £2,000 |
| Lorn Toy Library | Running Costs | Argyll and Bute | £2,000 |
| Shaping Life | The Community Open Day | Glasgow City | £2,000 |
| ballsandboots | Running Costs | North Lanarkshire | £2,000 |
| 4WARD 2GETHER Celebrating Diversity | Running Costs | East Ayrshire | £2,000 |
| Irvine Beat FM | Running Costs | North Ayrshire | £2,000 |
| Move it Monster Club | Sessional Workers | Highland | £2,000 |
| Tartan Talkers | Running Costs | Fife | £2,000 |
| Glasgow Action for Pensioners | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £2,000 |
| Coffee Chat and Company | Running Costs | North Lanarkshire | £2,000 |
| Dysart Colliery Silver Band | Running Costs | Fife | £2,000 |
| Forfar Instrumental Band | Community Music Tuition | Angus | £1,000 |
| 252 Memorial Hall Association | The Hall Refurbishment Costs | Fife | £1,000 |
| Knockando Athletics Group | Portable Timing Equipment | Moray | £700 |
