Provides funding for environmental and eco-friendly community projects to enhance the local area, funding for educational trips and activities for local schools and sponsorship for local events and shows.

Our Place aims to empower local people and organisations to bring about a massive and lasting positive difference in a limited number of neighbourhoods. It is focused on the assets that exist in these neighbourhoods and will bring together local talent and energy, connect individuals, groups and organisations and increase the confidence of people to take positive action. It is not an open fund and operates only in: Auchmuty in Fife; Camelon in Falkirk; Lochside and Lincluden in Dumfries and Galloway; Ardrossan (Central and North East) in North Ayrshire;Whitlawburn and Springhall in South Lanarkshire and Shortlees in East Ayrshire.

The fund will support: research, consultation and community engagement activities aimed at identifying local community needs and aspirations; training and learning which facilitates capacity building at local community level, and empowers participants to contribute effectively to the process of community development; community activity which contributes to the development and sustainability of local community infrastructure, community anchor organisations and related processes of participating and social inclusion; community programmes, equipment, projects, activities. Activities can include: community engagement events; feasibility studies, business plans and tenders as preparation for community led funding bids and asset transfers; developing local action plans.

The Trust supports hospitals, institutions, societies and others whose work they believe is beneficial to the community in Glasgow and the West of Scotland

The trust objects are widely drawn and include: religion, education, training, instruction and culture; the promotion of the spiritual, moral, intellectual, social and physical wellbeing; the relief or prevention of poverty, misery, neglect, suffering, disease, sickness, infirmity, age, distress, physical and mental disabilities. The funder gives priority to applications from the West of Scotland but also funds national organisations.

The Youth Scotland Rural Action Fund is a Micro Grant fund being supported by The Robertson Trust and The Gannochy Trust. This fund has been created in response to the challenges which rural youth groups are facing in funding the delivery of community based universal youth work. It will make small awards to enable youth groups operating in rural communities to provide more and/or better youth work opportunities for young people.

Tenovus Scotland makes a key difference to Scottish medical research development through small and large medical research grants and scholarships. The main focus is on funding projects to produce pilot evidence that then attracts longer term support from major external funders, leading to further research development.

North Ayrshire Council has a number of Charitable Trusts for particular towns and villages which are intended to provide assistance to those in need. The areas covered by these trusts and the purposes for which funds are held within each trust are determined by the terms of the original bequests made to the Council or its predecessors. Any organisation providing assistance to persons in these areas, or any individual living in these areas, may apply for assistance from the relevant trust. Areas Covered by the Town Charitable Trusts are Beith & Gateside, Dalry, Irvine, Kilbirnie & Glengarnock, Kilwinning and Largs. The Trust purposes applicable are: the prevention or relief of poverty; the provision of recreational facilities or the organisation of recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended; the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage; the advancement of education (applicable to Beith & Gateside Charitable trust only).

Start & Grow offers investment packages to enable social enterprises and community organisations to start-up, develop and expand. All Start & Grow investments are made up of one third grant and two thirds loan. Loans are repayable over up to five years and are charged at a fixed interest rate of base rate (currently 0.5%) plus 6%. Investments can be used for both revenue and capital costs (including set-up). You must demonstrate that as a result of our investment your organisation will create or maintain employment or training opportunities in your area.

Making Enterprise Happen will make investments of between £60,000 and £500,000. Each will be in the form of a mixed grant and loan package, with a minimum of 50% to be repaid with negotiable terms. Interest will be fixed at base rate (currently 0.5%) + 6%. Investments are designed to enable social enterprises and community organisations to play a more meaningful role in the regeneration of their community by providing them with the capital to realise their potential.