A new £500,000 fund is being opened for organisations which help people accessing the benefits to be delivered by the Scottish Government. The Scottish Benefit Take-up Fund will support charities and third sector organisations in their work to address barriers whi…

Bank of Scotland Foundation, an independent charity supporting people and their local communities across Scotland, has started to expand its funding programmes. ‘Supporting Positive Change Across Scotland’ is the Foundation’s five-year strategic plan which will se…

The Dream Fund has been developed to give charities the chance to deliver the project they have always dreamed of, but never had the opportunity to bring to life. The Dream Fund allows charities to apply for up to £1.5 million to deliver their ‘dream’ project over…

Three of the Postcode family of Trusts open this week. There’s a short window to apply to the Postcode Local Trust, Postcode Community Trust and People’s Postcode Trust. They open on 31 July but only until 14 August 2019. The Postcode Local Trust provides grants f…

SCVO have now launched Phase 9 of the Community Jobs Scotland employability programme for 2019/20, which they hope will create 710 more job opportunities for young unemployed people across Scotland. If you could create a job offering a 52 week contract for a vulnerabl…

Scops Arts Trust has launched a new website and an open call for applications. Following its charity registration in December 2019, the Trust has spent the past few months forming its grant-making strategy and application process and developing a website. Scops Ar…

Spring Impact have launched Scale Accelerator – a fully funded 6-month Accelerator Programme for UK based charities and social enterprises. Starting in November 2020, the programme will provide vital support, skills and perspective for organisations aiming to maxi…

Over €12 million euros has been allocated to the European Solidarity Corps in 2020 for the UK, with almost €2 million allocated for in-country activities. The next deadline to apply is 1 October 2020. The European Solidarity Corps, a programme run by the Erasmus+ UK Natio…

Glasgow-based charity Playlist for Life has won a major national award for its works using personal music to help improve the lives of people with dementia and their families. Chosen from more than 400 charities across the UK, the charity was one of ten winners of…

Funding Scotland will be out and about in a few weeks, visiting funding events and chatting to people from the sector. First, we’ll be stopping off in Grangemouth for the Falkirk Funders Fayre on Tuesday 10 March. Attendees will have the chance to ask questions of…