Sources of Funding

CVO (E.A.) can assist groups to identify potential funders and offer support with grant applications.

See Me Local Grants Scheme

'See me' LOCAL GRANTS SCHEME

AWARDS OF UP TO £5,000 available in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Dumfries & Galloway, Highland, Grampian and Ayrshire & Arran.

" 'see me's vision is for a Scotland where all people with mental health problems are fully equal and included. This is your chance to make a real difference in your community. We will award grants that help to improve public attitudes about mental ill-health and which promote positive messages about recovery."
- Suzie Vestri, 'see me' Campaign Director

'see me's new Local Grants Scheme will grant awards of up to £5,000 to local groups who can come up with fresh and innovative ideas and projects to tackle stigma and discrimination associated with mental health.

This round of awards will include groups and organisations working within the Health Board Regions of Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Dumfries & Galloway, Highland, Grampian and Ayrshire & Arran. There will also be one Equality Award of up to £5,000 on offer for work that aims to tackle mental health inequalities and stigma within communities that already face discrimination.

We will fund projects that aim to:

• Change public understanding, attitudes and behaviour so that the stigma and discrimination associated with mental ill-health is eliminated
• Enhance the ability of people to challenge stigma and discrimination
• Ensure people with mental health problems and those who support them are valued and included
• Improve media reporting of mental ill-health

Applications open on 19th April and close on 28th May 2010. You can download a copy of our guidelines and application form from our website www.seemescotland.org or email info@seemescotland.org or call 'see me' on 0131 554 0218 and we will send a copy out to you.

People Making Waves

Fancy a working holiday in London but don’t have enough money for digs, food and general expenses?

Well this fund might be for you. As part of the London Olympics strategy for involvement and inclusion of people in the event right across the UK. A number of funders including he Scottish Arts Council, National Lottery Fund and Legacy Trust UK have put up grants of £500 maximum to encourage an exchange programme for people from Scotland who want to do some volunteering in London.

The range of volunteering is extensive as long as it demonstrates the values of the Olympics movement which are: Friendship, Respect, Excellence, Courage, Determination, Equality and inspiration it will be fine.

Although this is a 2 way programme with London volunteers able to come up here and do some volunteering anywhere in Scotland, Scottish volunteers are only eligible to volunteer in London.

Full details and an application form are available online at:
http://www.peoplemakingwaves.org.uk/

Cash 4 Clubs

This scheme provides funding to grassroots sports clubs throughout the UK. Funded by Betfair, in partnership with SportsAid, sports grants are distributed throughout the year to clubs who play an important role in their local community. Sports clubs must be registered and based in the UK to be eligible to apply for funding. For further information and online application details see www.cash-4-clubs.com.

GRANTS FOR WOMEN'S PROJECTS 2009/10

The Scottish Community Foundation aims to help Scotland’s communities become stronger, believing that stronger communities will be more successful communities, with a better quality of life for everyone. Women play a crucial role in creating and sustaining strong communities but there are often barriers which prevent their participation or engagement with local opportunities, or stop them fulfilling their potential to play a role within the broader community. They may struggle to get their voice heard in order to influence decisions that affect them, their families and communities.

Click here for more info.

FUTURE JOBS FUND

The Future Jobs Fund provides funding to fund job opportunities for individuals who are 18-24 years old and have been claiming JSA for 9-12 months.  The jobs must be for a minimum of 25 hours per week for a maximum of 26 weeks, the fund will offer £6,500 per job created.  Jobs will start in October 2009 until at least Spring 2011.  The jobs will must demonstrate community benefit. if you are interested in obtaining further information on this fund please email fiona.skilling@cvoea.co.uk.

2014 COMMUNITIES

2014 Communities is a new micro grants programme, offering local sports clubs, voluntary and community organisations, community councils and schools grants of £300 to £1,000 to support and stimulate grass roots involvement in sport and physical activity. In year one of the programme, Big Lottery Fund has £0.5 million to award in grants. 2014 Communities will continue to operate up to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014, but what we focus our funding on and how we deliver our funding may change based on learning leading up to 2014.

Big Lottery will offer grants to sports clubs, voluntary and community organisations, community councils and schools. Branches of a larger organisation may be eligible to apply, but we will request the written support of the larger organisation in the event of an offer. Branches that are independent can apply in their own right. Groups can only apply for one grant in a 12 month period, with decisions made within 15 working days.

The priority of the fund is to  reach people who are less likely to take part in sport or physical activities, including:

• Getting more women and girls to take part in sport or physical activity.
• Getting more disabled people to take part in sport or physical activity.
• Getting more older people (over 50 years old) to take part in sport or physical activity.
• Getting more younger people (under 25 years old) and older people to take part in sport or physical activity together.
• Getting more people from black and minority ethnic communities to take part in sport or physical activity.

The fund could be used to fund an activity for your mentor's and mentee's to attend. All the information can be found by following this link.

HEALTHY HEARTS

Heart Research UK has grants available to support innovative projects designed to promote heart health and to prevent or reduce the risks of heart disease in specific groups or communities. Grants of up to £10,000 are available to community groups, voluntary organisations and researchers who are spreading the healthy heart message. Government or local authority funded institutions are not supported. However, community and voluntary groups aided by public money may apply. Applications are only accepted during January and February for the May round of grants. Applications received at any other time of year will be returned.

Contact the lifestyle team on 0113 297 6206 or e-mail lifestyle@heartresearch.org.uk for more information or visit this page.

2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES/BIG LOTTERY FUND SCOTLAND

Glasgow is hosting the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the Big Lottery Fund Scotland wants to ensure that we are providing support to groups who want to benefit from this once in a lifetime opportunity for people and communities across Scotland.

Click here for more information.

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

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 ROBERTSON 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.

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 at: www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk

GO4Volunteering

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:

• Training programmes for voluntary management committees in planning and managing volunteering.
• The cost of professional support or consultancy to help develop useful volunteer policies or training packs
• Visits to more established organisations to share their experiences of what works well with volunteering
• 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.