We invite tenders for an impact evaluation of Community Food and Health (Scotland) – CFHS. The evaluation will examine the difference CFHS makes and the learning we should take on board for the future. The evaluation will involve analysis of reports collected by CFHS and primary qualitative research with stakeholders. The output will be a …
Funding news
Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland grant programme
Lloyds TSB Foundation has announced the reopening of its grant-making programme and is inviting charities to apply for funding from the £2 million available for 2010. Last October, the Foundation announced the suspension of its grant-making activities, but the Foundation now has £2 million to distribute to Scottish charities this year. Full information on the …
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2010 small grants scheme now open
We are delighted to open the 2010 annual small grant scheme. Groups and agencies working with or within low-income groups in Scotland are welcome to apply for grants between £500 to £4,000 to develop healthy eating activities. Further information and details of how to apply are available in the Funding Section.
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Community grants for food projects in Edinburgh
The Live Well Edinburgh Fund (formerly the Joseph Thomson Mortification Trust) is encouraging groups and services in Edinburgh that provide food, food education activities and services to vulnerable and disadvantaged communities to apply for grants to support their work. Joseph Thomson set up the fund in 1774 to give ‘poor households’ in Edinburgh access to …
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Expressions of Interest sought: What is the impact of the CFHS small grants scheme?
CFHS is seeking expressions of interest for a research project to establish the impact of our annual small grants scheme beyond the evaluation of the funded activities. Full details of this research project are available in the Current Work section
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Third Sector Enterprise fund closing date
The Scottish Government has announced that the Third Sector Enterprise Fund will be closing for applications next week.. The fund was launched in January to help organisations increase their capacity and become more sustainable, and almost 300 organisations have applied for support from the Fund. As a result of the Enterprise Fund’s success, it will …
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BBC Children in Need
BBC Children in Need provides grants for up to three years to properly constituted not for profit organisations working with disadvantaged young people aged 18 or under. Funding is available to organisations, (including schools) that work with young people who are suffering from illness, distress, abuse or neglect, are disabled, have behavioural or psychological difficulties …
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Launch of Scottish Government Resilience Fund
The Scottish Government has just announced the launch of a £1.7 million Resilience Fund, for third sector organisations that have been affected by the recession. Grants of between £10,000 and £100,000 will potentially be available to Third Sector organisations which can demonstrate: How the recession has led to increased demand or significantly undermined their services …
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Growing Communities in Scotland Travel Bursaries
‘Growing Communities in Scotland’ is a Big Lottery funded Partnership between Trellis, FCFCG and the Allotments Regeneration Initiative. The Growing Communities partnership is launching its ’ Sites Visits Travel Bursary’ funded by the Big Lottery. This will be open to anyone actively engaged in community or therapeutic gardens or city farms that wishes to go …
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Investing in Communites open for business
The Big Lottery Fund has recently reopened its Investing in Communities programme. Investing in Communities has three investment areas, based around previous investment areas of Growing Community Assets, Life Transitions and Supporting 21st Century Life. Grant of between £10,000 to £1 million are available. Big Lottery Fund: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk