Funding Opportunities
Funding to improve community spaces
Community Spaces Scotland is a Big Lottery fund which supports Voluntary and community organisations schools, community councils, social enterprises and private companies bring people together to become more involved in, and to take responsibility for, their local environment, communal spaces and places. Grants of between £10,000 and £250,000 are available. Examples include: Developing local parks, community parks and gardens, play parks and allotments. Community spaces are also keen to support improvements to community centres and village halls to provide facilities for community activity and to make buildings more economically and environmentally sustainable. For further information on this programme or to check a project is eligible to apply click on this link
Central Scotland Green Network Development Fund 2012-13 Launched
Organisations in Central Scotland can apply for part of the £750,000 available for projects which promote healthier lifestyles, regeneration and enterprise, and help to join up the network, especially in areas suffering from deprivation and dereliction. For the first time organisations can now bid for three years of financial support, rather than one year as was the case previously. This new move will allow projects to plan for the longer-term and increase their impact on local environments. Full details about eligibility and making an application are available at: http://www.forestry.gov.uk/csgndevelopmentfund the deadline for the submissions of applications to FCS is 12:00 noon on Friday 2 March 2012.
Young Persons Volunteering Fund
The Sita Trust has announced the next funding round of its new Young Person's Volunteering Fund. Through this new fund, the SITA Trust can provide grants of up to £10,000 for volunteering projects owned by 14-25 year olds. Applicants must be able to demonstrate that young people will be fully involved in the design and development of the project and projects must be compliant with the rules of the Landfill Communities Fund. The next closing date for applications is 10am on the 13th February 2012. http://www.sitatrust.org.uk/volunteering/
Funding to help older people cope with financial hardship
Comic Relief grants of more than £10,000 are available for projects that help older people in financial hardship. "Managing Money Better" is especially interested in how older people can be supported to manage rising fuel and food prices. In addition, the programme aims to encourage partnerships with voluntary sector organisations and banks, building societies, credit unions, energy companies and others to recognise and respond better to the needs of older people. There is a two stage application process and the deadline for stage 1 applications is the 13th February 2012. Find out more here
Community Spaces Scotland is a Big Lottery fund which supports Voluntary and community organisations schools, community councils, social enterprises and private companies bring people together to become more involved in, and to take responsibility for, their local environment, communal spaces and places. Grants of between £10,000 and £250,000 are available. Examples include: Developing local parks, community parks and gardens, play parks and allotments. Community spaces are also keen to support improvements to community centres and village halls to provide facilities for community activity and to make buildings more economically and environmentally sustainable. For further information on this programme or to check a project is eligible to apply click on this link
Central Scotland Green Network Development Fund 2012-13 Launched
Organisations in Central Scotland can apply for part of the £750,000 available for projects which promote healthier lifestyles, regeneration and enterprise, and help to join up the network, especially in areas suffering from deprivation and dereliction. For the first time organisations can now bid for three years of financial support, rather than one year as was the case previously. This new move will allow projects to plan for the longer-term and increase their impact on local environments. Full details about eligibility and making an application are available at: http://www.forestry.gov.uk/csgndevelopmentfund the deadline for the submissions of applications to FCS is 12:00 noon on Friday 2 March 2012.
Young Persons Volunteering Fund
The Sita Trust has announced the next funding round of its new Young Person's Volunteering Fund. Through this new fund, the SITA Trust can provide grants of up to £10,000 for volunteering projects owned by 14-25 year olds. Applicants must be able to demonstrate that young people will be fully involved in the design and development of the project and projects must be compliant with the rules of the Landfill Communities Fund. The next closing date for applications is 10am on the 13th February 2012. http://www.sitatrust.org.uk/volunteering/
Funding to help older people cope with financial hardship
Comic Relief grants of more than £10,000 are available for projects that help older people in financial hardship. "Managing Money Better" is especially interested in how older people can be supported to manage rising fuel and food prices. In addition, the programme aims to encourage partnerships with voluntary sector organisations and banks, building societies, credit unions, energy companies and others to recognise and respond better to the needs of older people. There is a two stage application process and the deadline for stage 1 applications is the 13th February 2012. Find out more here