COMMUNITY CHEST
Community Chest will provide grants of up to £1,000 to help small community groups in Scotland with revenue income of less than £25,000. The aim of the Community Chest is to help build the capacity of groups in Scotland to deliver their activities. Groups receiving a grant will also have the opportunity to attend a number of free workshops covering topics such as charity law, making successful funding applications and managing money.

For further information please use the contact details below:
E-mail: Patricia.McKibben@voluntaryactionfund.org.uk
Telephone: 01383 620780

 VOLUNTEERING SCOTLAND GRANT SCHEME
The Volunteering Scotland Grant Scheme is aimed at encouraging volunteering and is open to all registered charities in Scotland. The Scheme can provide smalls grants of up to £5000 and larger grants up to £35,000 for up to three years for projects that attract harder to reach volunteers.

Further information can be found HERE.

DRINKWARE TRUST
The Drinkaware Trust offers small grants of up to £2,500 normally to projects throughout the UK, in particular to reduce alcohol misuse amongst under-18s and / or to raise awareness about long-term health harms caused by hazardous or harmful levels of drinking. Projects supported fall into five general areas:

Theatre in education projects
Educational workshops and training, including peer-led education
Public education campaigns
Production or purchase of educational resources
Conferences

Apply at any time - you should hear the outcome within five to ten weeks.

For further information please use the contact details below.
Telephone: 020 7307 7450

THE ROBERSTON TRUST
The Robertson Trust is an independent Scottish grant-making Trust which exists to provide financial support to charities as defined by the Law of Scotland. In practice, this enables the Trustees to donate to a wide range of charitable objectives where the work takes place in, or has an impact on, Scotland. Guidelines and advice on the applications can be found on their website:
www.therobertsontrust.org.uk

THE MOFFAT CHARITABLE TRUST
The trust provides financial support to a wide variety of charitable causes throughout the UK, with preference given to organisations in Ayrshire and the West of Scotland. Grants can take the form of core funding (including salaries and running costs), project grants or capital grants for buildings or equipment. Grants are usually offered over one, two or three years. The Trust prefers to offer a contribution towards the total funds required for both capital and core funding requests and, in general, prefers to fund a specific project.

Currently the major categories under which the Trustees consider support are:-
• Care – examples include palliative care, care for older people, people with disabilities, and people with mental health issues.
• Children/Young People – especially projects which assist underprivileged children and promote child healthcare as well as programmes which are involved in the development of vulnerable/disengaged young people.
• Community – with particular regard to charities working to improve the quality of life for those living in disadvantaged areas, especially Scotland.
• Education/Training – the Trust is interested in supporting projects covering travel and tourism and those involved in business development.
• Sport/Art – particularly projects which help young people develop and progress in their chosen sport and encourage young people to participate in artistic activities.

The Trustees meet quarterly in February, May, August and November. You are advised to submit your application as soon as it is ready and it would be unusual to have to wait more than 3 months for a decision. You may be contacted for more information or to arrange an assessment visit. The deadline for completed application forms is the 15th of the month prior to the meeting. For more information please visit their website:
www.moffattrust.org.uk

AWARDS FOR ALL
You can apply to Awards for All if if you are a not-for-profit group or you are a parish or town council, school or health body. You must have a bank account that requires at least two people to sign each cheque or withdrawal. You must use the grant within one year. Awards for All cannot award grants to profit-making companies or individuals.
How much can you apply for?
Between £500 and £10,000 to fund a specific project or activity. Organisations can receive up to a maximum of £10,000 from Awards for All in any twelve-month period. Groups can only make one application at a time. Awards for All will fund a wide range of projects and activities.
For more information visit their website at :
www.awardsforall.org.uk/scotland

Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
Contact by fax only: 02072974701

Esmee Fairbairn Foundation is one of the largest independent grantmaking foundations in the UK.It makes grants to organisations which aim to improve the quality of life for people and communities in the UK, both now and in the future. It may consider work which others may find hard to fund, perhaps because it breaks new ground, appears too risky, requires core funding, or needs a more unusual form of financial help such as a loan. For more information visit the website on:
www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk

Lloyds TSB Foundation
Riverside House
502 George Road
Edinburgh
EH11 3AF
Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland is a grantmaking trust distributing in excess of £7 million each year to recognised charities throughout Scotland. Their aim is to support and work in partnership with charities which help people, especially those who are disadvantaged or disabled to play a fuller role in communities throughout Scotland.
www.ltsbfoundationforscotland.org.uk

GO4Volunteering
Is a grant programme aimed at helping small voluntary organisations and community groups that rely on volunteers.

The programme will provide grants of between £500 and £2000.
Examples of what can be funded include;

1. training programmes for voluntary management committees in planning and managing volunteering.
2. the cost of professional support or consultancy to help develop useful volunteer policies or training packs
3. visits to more established organisations to share their experiences of what works well with volunteering
4. consultation with volunteers so that organisations know more about what volunteers need and value.

Who can apply: Groups with - income less than £25K p.a., a signed constitution, bank account in organisations name and are independent.

Contact details:
Voluntary action fund, Comely Park House, 80 New Row, Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 7EJ.
Telephone: (01383) 620780
E-mail: info@voluntaryactionfund.org.uk
Website: www.voluntaryactionfund.org.uk

Contact or visit the website for more information on this or other programmes run by V.A.F.