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Volant Charitable Trust Large Grants Programme
The Volant Charitable Trust is for the foreseeable future prioritising the focus of its awards on charities and organisations who are particularly addressing poverty and deprivation, helping to support vulnerable …
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Community Learning Exchange
The Community Learning Exchange (CLE) fund offers small sums of funding to enable visits which build mutual support across the community sector through peer to peer learning. A CLE supports …
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BCBN Grant Initiative
BCBN’s Grant Initiative aims to provide small third-sector grant awards to empower charities and local community projects. This initiative will distribute a one-off grant award of up to £3,000 per …
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Greener Spaces, Fairer Places
This small grants scheme from Faith in Community Scotland supports the work of faith groups taking small scale local actions which address the link between climate change and poverty. Grants …
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Matrix Causes Fund
The Matrix Causes Fund provides support to organisations which promote access to justice, equality of opportunity, or a sustainable environment. More information and details of how to apply on the …
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Ethnic Minority Development Fund
The Ethnic Minority Development Fund (EMDF) supports grassroots ethnic minority‑led organisations in Scotland to access funding, strengthen capacity and build long‑term sustainability. In the 2026 round, the EMDF offers grants of …
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Climate Action Fund – Food Systems
The National Lottery Community Fund has released a video presentation, introducing the latest round of the Climate Action Fund, which offers funding to strengthen food systems and reduce food insecurity. …
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Financial support in Scotland
The National Lottery Community Fund is developing new funding programmes, part of which will focus on financial inclusion. To help develop this funding, they want to hear from organisations that …
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‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’ Catalyst Award
These awards are designed to support community-led research. Funding will be provided to support new and existing research projects that promote the health of individuals through fostering healthy environments and communities, …