FOCUS ON – FUNDING

The Foux Foundation
The Foundation is focused on helping in the areas of health, education, youth opportunity and poverty. They fund: the relief of sickness and promotion of good health; the advancement of education; the advancement of disadvantaged young people and the prevention or relief of poverty. Access the fund

St Nicholas Care Fund
Offering small grants to groups, agencies and projects working for the common good of all people in need in and around Glasgow. Applications are considered from organisations and community groups providing direct benefit to communities in the following areas: Children & Young People; Older People; Disabilities; Poverty or Unemployment; Addictions; Discrimination; Mental Illness and Refugees and Asylum Seekers. Access the fund

Variety-Wheelchair Grants
Offering grants that can open up the world for young people with disabilities. Variety knows that a wheelchair must be appropriate for each child’s needs and environment, the funding is flexible and can part or fully fund a range of manual, powered and sports wheelchairs where appropriate according to the age and medical condition of each child. The fund will accept applications for Lightweight manual, powered, sports and all terrain wheelchairs. Access the fund

Parks4Life
The Community Fund is to support community groups to deliver on their aim of bringing parks to life and make the best of parks across Scotland for everyone to enjoy. Grants are available to community and Friends groups who work to promote and develop a park or greenspace. Funding can be used to help your group expand an event to attract visitors to the park, skills training for your volunteers, or something more practical like a small planting scheme. Access the fund 

B & Q Foundation
Open to registered UK charities, looking for support to improve homes or community spaces. The B & Q Foundation have partnered with Neighbourly to simplify the application process, they have a 3 step process: Check your charity and project meets the grant criteria, if so apply through Neighbourly for either the Home Improvement or Home Starter Kit grants, once submitted your application will be reviewed and contact you, it will take 12 weeks to hear the outcome. Access the fund 

Cemvo
The Ethnic Minority Development Fund (EMDF) is available to any ethnic minority led voluntary or community organisation in Scotland. Funding projects that benefit ethnic minority people and communities. The application must meet one of the following outcomes: Bring people together to build strong communities; help people thrive by supporting them early; improve places and spaces that matter to communities and involve the community in the design and delivery of activities. Access the fund