‘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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Launch of the People’s Millions 2009
The People’s Millions programme is now open for applications. Since 2005, the BIG Lottery has teamed up with ITV to give away lottery funding to projects that will benefit local communities across the UK. A wide range of projects have been funded in the past including wildlife gardens, play areas, and community halls. This year …
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Third Sector Enterprise Fund
The Scottish Government is now accepting applications for the Third Sector Enterprise Fund. This £12 million Fund, available from April 2009 to March 2011 ‘aims to support ambitious third sector organisations that wish to operate in a more business-like and enterprising way, with a view to achieving increased sustainability’. It will invest in activities such …
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Prime Time
Primetime is a new funding initiative for the over 50s that the Big Lottery Fund in Scotland is running in Partnership with BBC Scotland. Primetime puts the power of making decisions about National Lottery money into the hands of people in Scotland. Six grants will be awarded for projects voted for by viewers across Scotland …
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Small grant scheme 2007 now open
The Community Food and Health (Scotland) small grant scheme is now open. Grants from £500 to £3000 are available to groups and agencies in Scotland who wish to improve access to, and take up of a healthy, varied and balanced diet. Please visit our funding section for more information on eligibility and how to apply. …
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Lloyds TSB Foundation Grants Programme
The next deadline for grant applications to the Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland Standard Grants Programme is 21 May 2007. The Foundation makes grants totalling approximately £8 million each year to recognised charities in Scotland which are focused on improving the quality of life and creating equality of information for people in Scotland. For more …
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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 …