This year, The National Lottery Awards are looking for individuals and small groups of people who have made an outstanding impact in their community. They are especially interested in those who have adapted during the Covid-19 pandemic. Nominations are open to tho…

Comic Relief have announced a new funding opportunity for organisations that will make a significant contribution to their sector. What is Change Makers? Change Makers is focused on creating change in the wider world, whether locally or nationally. This could be t…

Community based projects are being encouraged to apply for Historic Environment Scotland’s new Coasts and Waters Heritage Fund which celebrates the Year of Coasts and Waters. Grants between £3,000 and £20,000 will be available for projects which help communities to protec…

Following a review of their programmes, Corra Foundation has launched a new ten-year strategy to tackle long term change on issues like equality, social action, wellbeing and rights. Developed with input from charities, the strategy centres on strengthening and amplifying…

A new fund has been launched to support grassroots organisations to provide locally relevant solutions to some of the core disadvantages faced by communities in Scotland. The Local Solutions Grants Programme, run by Foundation Scotland, is focused on locally based…

In 2020, the RHS will support community organisations and schools/youth groups to transform an unloved space in their area to benefit their local community and environment. This year’s theme is ‘Growing Connections’ and the RHS is seeking applications to support projects…

The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust has opened for the first round of applications this year. Four grant rounds will open throughout the year, each with slightly different criteria and priorities. In 2020, Grant Rounds 1 and 2 are focussed on music and the arts a…

Comic Relief and The KFC Foundation have launched Future Lookin’ Good to advance work under their Safe Place to Be Pillar. The fund recognises that early intervention is key to ensuring young people can create a positive future where they can live with dignity, ac…

This is an exciting opportunity to join SCVO’s Information Service team and work in a role with specific responsibility for SCVO’s Funding Scotland. The Funding Scotland officer will be responsible for Funding Scotland funding searches and services and the provision…

The Robertson Trust is launching a new strategy in summer 2020 and will close grant funding in February as they enter a transition phase from the current strategy. They will stop making awards under the current strategy in June 2020. As a result, the last date on…