£1,513,500 was awarded to 60 organisations in May 2024, with a success rate of 81%. If you would like to receive our award announcements directly to your inbox, please sign up to our mailing list.
Currently, our funding is aimed at constituted community groups and registered charities who are working to alleviate poverty and trauma in Scotland, and who have an annual income of under £2 million. We have four funds under our strategy: Wee Grants, Small Grants, Large Grants, and Community Vehicles.
Each of the organisations below demonstrated in their application how their work is contributing to the alleviation of poverty and trauma in Scotland.
Awards by theme
Financial Security
Through our Financial Security theme, we want to fund, support, and influence to improve income adequacy, income security, reduce cost-related pressures on finances, and improve financial safety nets for people in financial trouble.
May 2024:
| Primary Issue | Funding Request | Organisation Name | Funding Request Name | Project Location | Total Amount Awarded | |
| Lack of access to advice services & support | Large Grant | Skye & Lochalsh Mental Health Association | Towards the running costs of SLMHA | Highland | £60,000 | |
| Small Grant | Christian Community Action Support Team Highland | Running Costs | Highland | £45,000 | ||
| Lack of access to affordable financial support | Large Grant | Parkhead Citizens Advice Bureau | The running costs of Parkhead CAB | Glasgow City | £102,000 | |
| Struggling with outgoing costs | Small Grant | Social Flock | Running Costs | Perth and Kinross | £45,000 | |
| Small Grant | UNACCI Upper Nithsdale Arts and Crafts Community Initiative - A' the Airts | Towards The Salary Cost of Centre Manager | Dumfries and Galloway | £39,000 | ||
| Community Vehicle | The Economic Forum For Family Empowerment Scotland | The costs of a Minibus | North Lanarkshire | £7,500 | ||
| Wee Grant | Meigle and Ardler Community Development Trust | Cost of Tool Library | Perth and Kinross | £2,000 | ||
Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships
Through our Emotional Wellbeing and Relationships theme, we want to see a Scotland that builds stronger wellbeing and relationships for people, families, communities and with services, to maximise the potential and wellbeing of those currently held back by poverty and trauma.
May 2024:
| Primary Issue | Funding Request | Organisation Name | Funding Request Name | Project Location | Total Amount Awarded | |
| Social isolation & loneliness | Small Grant | Menzieshill Community Centre | Running Costs | Dundee City | £19,500 | |
| Small Grant | Dalrymple Skeldon and Hollybush Project | Towards the costs of the Community Hub | East Ayrshire | £5,000 | ||
| Wee Grant | Men's Shed Govan | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £2,000 | ||
| Wee Grant | Norine Mindeyes Culture Connect | Edinburgh Workshops | Edinburgh City | £2,000 | ||
| Wee Grant | Daniel's Wish | Running Costs | West Dunbartonshire | £2,000 | ||
| Wee Grant | Milton Football Club | Running Costs | Stirling | £2,000 | ||
| Wee Grant | Scottish Community Development Network | Cost of SCDN Annual Conference | South Lanarkshire | £2,000 | ||
| Wee Grant | Huntly Football Club Youth Development | Running Costs | Aberdeenshire | £2,000 | ||
| Wee Grant | National Autistic Society South Lanarkshire Branch | Running Costs | South Lanarkshire | £1,000 | ||
| Poor mental health & wellbeing | Large Grant | Networks of Wellbeing Ltd | Running Costs | Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire; Moray | £54,000 | |
| Large Grant | Create Paisley | Salary costs of the 2 Youth Development Managers | Renfrewshire | £54,000 | ||
| Small Grant | The King’s Community Foundation | The running costs of The King's Community Foundation | Aberdeen City | £45,000 | ||
| Small Grant | G15 YOUTH PROJECT SCIO | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £45,000 | ||
| Small Grant | Hand of Solace | Aberdeen Black Ethnic Women Service Project | Aberdeen City | £34,500 | ||
| Small Grant | FACEYOUTH SCIO | The costs of the Faceyouth Skills Club | Aberdeen City | £31,500 | ||
| Small Grant | Knowetop SCIO | Running Costs | West Dunbartonshire | £30,000 | ||
| Small Grant | Boots and Beards | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £30,000 | ||
| Small Grant | The Holding Space | Running Costs | North Lanarkshire | £30,000 | ||
| Small Grant | Toybox Lee Avenue | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £30,000 | ||
| Small Grant | The Glendale Women's Cafe | Running Costs of Women's Cafe | Glasgow City | £30,000 | ||
| Small Grant | Bothwell Futures | Running Costs | North Lanarkshire | £30,000 | ||
| Small Grant | Off Grid Community SCIO | Running Costs | East Renfrewshire | £30,000 | ||
| Small Grant | African Lanarkshire for Mental Health | Kids' Wellbeing Project Costs | North Lanarkshire | £27,000 | ||
| Small Grant | Edinburgh University Children's Holiday Venture | Running Costs | Edinburgh City | £21,000 | ||
| Small Grant | Peterhead FC Community Foundation | Running Costs | Aberdeenshire | £21,000 | ||
| Small Grant | Josephine Oboh-MacLeod Charity (SCIO) | The costs of Wellbeing Workshops in Scotland | East Dunbartonshire; Glasgow City | £6,500 | ||
| Community Vehicle | Maryfield United Community Charity | The cost of a Small Van | Dundee City | £2,500 | ||
| Wee Grant | Association NDE Scotland | The Summer Coffee Club and Food Parcels | Glasgow City | £2,000 | ||
| Wee Grant | Walk Run Cycle East Dunbartonshire | Running Costs | East Dunbartonshire | £2,000 | ||
| Wee Grant | Lothian United Handball Club | Running Costs | Edinburgh City | £2,000 | ||
| Wee Grant | Afristyle Dance Club | Running Costs | Aberdeen City | £2,000 | ||
| Wee Grant | West Lothian Pride | West Lothian Pride Event 2024 | West Lothian | £2,000 | ||
| Wee Grant | Speyside Children's Arts Festival | The 2024 Speyside Children's Arts Festival | Moray | £2,000 | ||
| Wee Grant | Denny Warriors Football Club | Running Costs | Falkirk | £2,000 | ||
| Wee Grant | RH Youth Organisation | Running Costs | Dumfries and Galloway | £2,000 | ||
| Wee Grant | Ardrossan & Largs Unit (No 612) of the Sea Cadet Corps | Running Costs | North Ayrshire | £2,000 | ||
| Wee Grant | The Adelphe Community Outreach | Running Costs | Edinburgh City; West Lothian | £2,000 | ||
| Wee Grant | 3rd Forfar Scout Group | Running Costs | Angus | £2,000 | ||
| Wee Grant | Patna Extravaganza Group | The Big Extravaganza Day | East Ayrshire | £1,500 | ||
| Wee Grant | Heartstart Cowal | Running Costs | Argyll and Bute | £1,000 | ||
| Wee Grant | Scottish Parkinson's Table Tennis Association | Running Costs | South Ayrshire | £1,000 | ||
| Early years parenting and attachment | Large Grant | Home-Start Angus | The Running Costs of Home-Start Angus | Angus | £105,000 | |
| Large Grant | Home-Start Lomond | The running costs of Home-Start Lomond | Argyll and Bute; West Dunbartonshire | £78,000 | ||
| Experience of Hard Edges issues | Large Grant | The Ridge SCIO | Running Costs of The Ridge | East Lothian | £90,000 | |
| Large Grant | Addictions Counselling Inverness | The Running Costs of Addiction Counselling Inverness | Highland | £90,000 | ||
| Large Grant | Second Chance Project | Core costs of SCP. | Glasgow City | £66,000 | ||
| Small Grant | The Steeple Church: Dundee (Church of Scotland) | The Parish Nursing Project (exc. salaries) | Dundee City | £45,000 | ||
| Small Grant | SISCO | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £45,000 | ||
| Community Vehicle | The Sorted Project | The Capital Costs of a Training Boat | Edinburgh City; Falkirk; West Lothian | £10,000 | ||
| Wee Grant | Next Chapter Scotland SCIO | Running Costs | Scotland Wide | £2,000 | ||
| Wee Grant | South West Recovery Cafe SCIO | Running Costs | Dumfries and Galloway | £2,000 | ||
| Wee Grant | Addiction Recovery Centre | Running Costs | East Dunbartonshire | £2,000 | ||
Education Pathways
The ultimate aim of the Education Pathways theme is to help shape an education system that maximises its contribution to wellbeing, is trauma informed with the aim of preventing and reducing poverty in Scotland.
May 2024:
| Primary Issue | Funding Request | Organisation Name | Funding Request Name | Project Location | Total Amount Awarded | |
| Poor educational outcomes | Large Grant | The Green Team (Edinburgh and Lothians) Limited | Core costs of The Green Team | East Lothian; Edinburgh City; Midlothian; West Lothian | £63,000 | |
Awards by type
Large Grants
- For registered charities with an annual income of between £100,000 and £2 million
- Revenue funding of between £15,000 and £50,000 for up to five years
- Unrestricted or restricted funding
- Can include the costs of equipment to support your work.
May 2024:
| Organisation Name | Funding Request | Project Location | Total Amount Recommended |
| Home-Start Angus | The Running Costs of Home-Start Angus | Angus | £105,000 |
| Parkhead Citizens Advice Bureau | The running costs of Parkhead CAB | Glasgow City | £102,000 |
| The Ridge SCIO | Running Costs of The Ridge | East Lothian | £90,000 |
| Addictions Counselling Inverness | The Running Costs of Addiction Counselling Inverness | Highland | £90,000 |
| Home-Start Lomond | The running costs of Home-Start Lomond | Argyll and Bute; West Dunbartonshire | £78,000 |
| Second Chance Project | Core costs of SCP. | Glasgow City | £66,000 |
| The Green Team (Edinburgh and Lothians) Limited | Core costs of The Green Team | East Lothian; Edinburgh City; Midlothian; West Lothian | £63,000 |
| Skye & Lochalsh Mental Health Association | Towards the running costs of SLMHA | Highland | £60,000 |
| Networks of Wellbeing Ltd | Running Costs | Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire; Moray | £54,000 |
| Create Paisley | Salary costs of the 2 Youth Development Managers | Renfrewshire | £54,000 |
Small Grants
- For registered charities with an annual income of between £25,000 and £100,000
- Revenue funding of between £2,000 and £15,000 for up to five years
- Unrestricted or restricted funding
- Can include the costs of equipment to support your work.
May 2024:
| Organisation Name | Funding Request | Project Location | Total Amount Recommended |
| The King’s Community Foundation | The running costs of The King's Community Foundation | Aberdeen City | £45,000 |
| Christian Community Action Support Team Highland | Running Costs | Highland | £45,000 |
| The Steeple Church: Dundee (Church of Scotland) | The Parish Nursing Project (exc. salaries) | Dundee City | £45,000 |
| G15 YOUTH PROJECT SCIO | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £45,000 |
| SISCO | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £45,000 |
| Social Flock | Running Costs | Perth and Kinross | £45,000 |
| UNACCI Upper Nithsdale Arts and Crafts Community Initiative - A' the Airts | Towards The Salary Cost of Centre Manager | Dumfries and Galloway | £39,000 |
| Hand of Solace | Aberdeen Black Ethnic Women Service Project | Aberdeen City | £34,500 |
| FACEYOUTH SCIO | The costs of the Faceyouth Skills Club | Aberdeen City | £31,500 |
| Knowetop SCIO | Running Costs | West Dunbartonshire | £30,000 |
| Boots and Beards | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £30,000 |
| The Holding Space | Running Costs | North Lanarkshire | £30,000 |
| Toybox Lee Avenue | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £30,000 |
| The Glendale Women's Cafe | Running Costs of Women's Cafe | Glasgow City | £30,000 |
| Bothwell Futures | Running Costs | North Lanarkshire | £30,000 |
| Off Grid Community SCIO | Running Costs | East Renfrewshire | £30,000 |
| African Lanarkshire for Mental Health | Kids' Wellbeing Project Costs | North Lanarkshire | £27,000 |
| Edinburgh University Children's Holiday Venture | Running Costs | Edinburgh City | £21,000 |
| Peterhead FC Community Foundation | Running Costs | Aberdeenshire | £21,000 |
| Menzieshill Community Centre | Running Costs | Dundee City | £19,500 |
| Josephine Oboh-MacLeod Charity (SCIO) | The costs of Wellbeing Workshops in Scotland | East Dunbartonshire; Glasgow City | £6,500 |
| Dalrymple Skeldon and Hollybush Project | Towards the costs of the Community Hub | East Ayrshire | £5,000 |
Wee Grants
- For constituted community groups and charities with an annual income of less than £25,000
- Funding of up to £2,000 for one year only
- Could cover revenue* or capital costs to support your work.
May 2024:
| Organisation Name | Funding Request | Project Location | Total Amount Recommended |
| Next Chapter Scotland SCIO | Running Costs | Scotland Wide | £2,000 |
| Association NDE Scotland | The Summer Coffee Club and Food Parcels | Glasgow City | £2,000 |
| Men's Shed Govan | Running Costs | Glasgow City | £2,000 |
| Norine Mindeyes Culture Connect | Edinburgh Workshops | Edinburgh City | £2,000 |
| Walk Run Cycle East Dunbartonshire | Running Costs | East Dunbartonshire | £2,000 |
| Daniel's Wish | Running Costs | West Dunbartonshire | £2,000 |
| Milton Football Club | Running Costs | Stirling | £2,000 |
| Lothian United Handball Club | Running Costs | Edinburgh City | £2,000 |
| Meigle and Ardler Community Development Trust | Cost of Tool Library | Perth and Kinross | £2,000 |
| Afristyle Dance Club | Running Costs | Aberdeen City | £2,000 |
| Scottish Community Development Network | Cost of SCDN Annual Conference | South Lanarkshire | £2,000 |
| West Lothian Pride | West Lothian Pride Event 2024 | West Lothian | £2,000 |
| Speyside Children's Arts Festival | The 2024 Speyside Children's Arts Festival | Moray | £2,000 |
| Denny Warriors Football Club | Running Costs | Falkirk | £2,000 |
| South West Recovery Cafe SCIO | Running Costs | Dumfries and Galloway | £2,000 |
| RH Youth Organisation | Running Costs | Dumfries and Galloway | £2,000 |
| Ardrossan & Largs Unit (No 612) of the Sea Cadet Corps | Running Costs | North Ayrshire | £2,000 |
| Addiction Recovery Centre | Running Costs | East Dunbartonshire | £2,000 |
| The Adelphe Community Outreach | Running Costs | Edinburgh City; West Lothian | £2,000 |
| Huntly Football Club Youth Development | Running Costs | Aberdeenshire | £2,000 |
| 3rd Forfar Scout Group | Running Costs | Angus | £2,000 |
| Patna Extravaganza Group | The Big Extravaganza Day | East Ayrshire | £1,500 |
| Heartstart Cowal | Running Costs | Argyll and Bute | £1,000 |
| National Autistic Society South Lanarkshire Branch | Running Costs | South Lanarkshire | £1,000 |
| Scottish Parkinson's Table Tennis Association | Running Costs | South Ayrshire | £1,000 |
Community Vehicle Grants
- For registered charities with an annual income of between £25,000 and £2 million
- Funding of up to £10,000 for a vehicle to support your work
May 2024:
| Organisation Name | Funding Request | Project Location | Total Amount Recommended |
| The Sorted Project | The Capital Costs of a Training Boat | Edinburgh City; Falkirk; West Lothian | £10,000 |
| The Economic Forum For Family Empowerment Scotland | The costs of a Minibus | North Lanarkshire | £7,500 |
| Maryfield United Community Charity | The cost of a Small Van | Dundee City | £2,500 |
Awards by Location
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Important Information
Later this year, we will be introducing adjustments to the structure of Our Funds.
So that we can make the necessary changes to our communications, applications, monitoring forms and guidance, we are currently closed to new applications and will be reopening with the new look version of Our Funds in September 2024.
This will include changes to the income thresholds and maximum award sizes available through our Wee and Small Grants. Our maximum Wee Grant award will increase from £2,000 to £5,000, and our maximum Small Grant will increase from £15,000 to £20,000. We look forward to sharing more detail over the Summer, including what is in and out of scope for funding through our themes.
As a result of the pausing of Our Funds, we are currently experiencing a high volume of calls, emails and new applications. Our Funding team are continuing to work hard to respond to enquiries and assess applications within our published deadlines, but if there are any changes to this we'll notify applicants on an individual basis.
For more information and detail on what this means for applicants, please see our latest updates >
