Miscellaneous
Screwfix Foundation
Please note the closing date for applications is Friday 10 May 2024
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to local charities and not-for-profit organisations for projects that will fix, repair, maintain and improve properties and community facilities for those in need in the UK.
D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
Please note the closing date for applications is Thursday 23 May 2024
Grants up to £6,000 are available to registered charities for projects that will benefit the environment, the arts, and/or health and medical welfare
abrdn Financial Fairness Trust
Please note the closing date for applications is Monday 3 June 2024
The Trust funds research, campaigning and policy work to improve living standards and personal finances for people on low to middle incomes in the UK. The funding programmes focus on income, spending and assets and is open to registered charities, voluntary organisations, think tanks, campaigning groups, research bodies and universities. Grants are awarded between £10K- £200K.
The Matthew Good Foundation
Please note the closing dates for applications are Saturday 15 June, Sunday 15 September and Sunday 15 December 2024
The foundation aims to support small charities, not-for-profit groups and social entrepreneurs who are passionate about making a difference to people, their community or the environment. The Fund will share £10,000 between five shortlisted projects, voted for by John Good Group employees. To be eligible, applicants will have to have had an income of less than £50,000 in the last 12 months.
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust
Please note the closing date for applications is Tuesday 25 June 2024
The Major Capital Grants Programme offers grants of between £75,000 and £500,000 towards projects that support significant refurbishment, including extensions and new builds, of rental accommodation that will offer high-quality support for Veterans with a housing need (charities and Registered Social Landlords).
Lintel Trust Small Grants
Please note the closing dates for applications are Wednesday 7 August, Wednesday 6 November 2024 and Wednesday 5 February 2025
Funding is available for community and voluntary organisations working to provide solutions for people with housing needs in Scotland. Small grants of either £500 or £1,000 are available for community led projects that help people to maintain their tenancies, improve their lives and engage and participate fully in community life. Aimed at small local projects (community groups and registered charities) that have a close connection with a housing association, housing co-operative or other social housing provider such as a local authority.
Motability - Active Travel Grant Programme
Please note the closing date for applications is March 2025
Funding is available for UK charities and not-for-profit organisations to develop, expand and improve active travel options for disabled people. Grants of between £100K and £4 million are available over three years to ensure disabled people have equal opportunity to make decisions about how they travel in the UK by providing access to quality and affordable active travel equipment and journeys – whether by walking, cycling, push scooters, or use of wheelchairs and other mobility aids
Innovation Vouchers Funding
Standard and Student Placement innovation vouchers of up to £7,500 are available to encourage new collaborations between a Scottish organisation and a university or college. Aiming to make collaborative work accessible to all Small to Medium-sized Enterprise’s (SME’s), sole traders, social enterprises and third sector organisations and is open to applications from all industry sectors.
The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts
17 grant-making trusts established by three generations of the Sainsbury family. Each trust works autonomously as an independent legal entity with a separate board of trustees, actively led by an individual member of the family with keenly-followed interests.
Energy Saving Trust: Plugged-in Communities Grant Fund
Funding of 100% of costs is available for established community transport organisations to purchase or lease up to three zero emission community transport vehicles. Complete a pre-application check.
Dulverton Trust
Grants from £25,000 to £35,000 to medium-sized UK registered charities (with income between £200,000 and £3 million). Organisations working in the following categories may be considered:
- Youth Opportunities
- General Welfare
- Conservation
- Preservation
Ross and Liddell Community Bursary Programme
The programme offers small grants to local community organisations in Scotland that make a vital difference to their local area. Previous grants have been awarded to youth drama groups, sports clubs, mental health charities, early years groups and many more.
Aviva Community Fund
The fund supports innovative ideas that benefit their communities and are looking to raise up to £50,000, focusing on supporting projects that enhance community resilience in the face of uncertainty, in two main areas: Climate Action and Financial Wellbeing. To take part, the project must also be raising funds to develop a new approach, product, or technology, pilot a new scheme, implement a new initiative, or expand existing services.
The Grocers’ Charity
The charity typically provides one-off grants of up to £5,000 for UK registered charities. Currently, they are leaning towards, but not exclusively funding, applications which support youth, e.g., preventing (re)offending; helping those struggling due to financial hardship and environment charities helping to reduce plastic waste and reducing emissions
The Swire Charitable Trust
Please note the Trust runs a rolling programme and applicants can expect to receive an outcome within 2-3 months of submission
Grants are available to charities supporting some of the UK’s most vulnerable people to overcome barriers and realise their potential, and to charities who are protecting the environment and heritage.
Rayne Foundation
Their open grants programme focuses on the following four areas of special interest:
- Young people’s improved mental health
- Arts as a tool to achieve social change
- Improved quality of life for carers and for older people
- Better opportunities for refugees and asylum seekers
The Clothworkers Foundation
Funding is available to support capital projects that support disadvantaged sections of the community. This can include the purchase or renovation of buildings and the purchase of equipment and vehicles. To be eligible the projects must fit within one or more of the Foundation’s specified programme areas.
This includes:
- Alcohol and substance misuse
- Disadvantaged minority communities
- Disadvantaged young people
- Domestic and sexual abuse
- Homelessness
- Domestic and sexual abuse
- older people
The Foundation aims to make a decision within eight weeks for grants and projects less than £10,000 or within six months for grants over £10,000.
British Gas Energy Trust - Individual and Families Debt Write Off Fund
This fund remains open to pre-payment meter customers. Eligible applicants, regardless of whether they are a British Gas customer or not, can receive a grant of up to £1,500 to clear arrears with their energy supplier. Customers of Eon, Eon Next, EDF, Scottish Power, and Octopus should apply to their respective funds instead.
Culture & Business Fund Scotland (C&BS Fund)
Match funding is available to culture organisations to enable partnerships and collaborations with businesses by incentivising sponsorships to bring diverse creative projects to life. It will provide match funding of up to £14,000 per organisation, to support as many arts and heritage organisations as possible, from grassroots initiatives to established cultural events. Other priorities will be to support organisations who have implemented Fair Work policies, have introduced carbon neutral plans or policies and have embedded equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of the activities for which they seek funding through the C&BS Fund.