FOCUS ON – FUNDING

Energy Savings Trust
The Plugged in Communities Grant fund supports community transport operators to replace a community transport vehicle with a zero-emission alternative, to support community trips and services. Grants are available to cover the following: Cars; MPVs; Minibuses and Vans. Funding also covers any necessary accessibility adaptations and charging infrastructure. Access the fund

SafeDeposits Scotland
The Community Fund is designed to provide small grants to projects enhancing communities across Scotland. Awards can be granted to organisations who commit to deliver a project that meets at least one of five criteria: Sustainability and the Environment; Employability and career skills; Social inclusion; Technology and digital inclusion; and Improving the local community. Access the fund

Hugh Fraser Foundation
The Foundation makes donations to registered charities who are active in the following sectors: Arts & Culture; Environment; Education; care and support of the young and elderly; People with disabilities and the underprivileged. Access the fund

Scottish Recovery Consortium
The aim of the Recovery Seed fund is to develop and support substance and/or behaviour Lived Experience recovery organisations to trial, grow and develop their ideas, services or products and build their organisational capacity. Access the fund

The Robertson Trust
The new Advancing Racial Justice fund is focused on supporting Black and People of Colour (BPoC) led organisations that are working to tackle the root causes of racism. The fund is about backing the people and groups who are already leading the change in their communities and to be more supportive, flexible and longer term. Supporting projects that address a systemic racism issue or create the infrastructure need to sustain impactful anti-racism movements. Access the fund

The National Lottery Community Fund
Young Start is a grants programme that distributes money from dormant bank accounts, supporting a wide range of projects for up to 3 years that will make children and young people aged 8-24 confident, healthy, connected or enterprising, to apply you must work with young people who can choose when and how they are involved in the project, influence and make decisions about the project. Projects must meet at least one of these outcomes: build positive relationships to improve wellbeing; learn more about themselves or other people; take action on issues that matter to them; learn skills that help them feel more confident for the future. Access the fund