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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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An Suidhe Wind Farm Community Fund benefits those living in the areas covered by the Community Councils of Glenorchy and Innishail (Eredine only), Inveraray, Furnace, and by Dalavich Improvement Group. The fund will provide grants to support charitable activities that:- Enhance the quality of life for local residents- Contribute to vibrant, healthy, successful, and sustainable communities- Promote community spirit and encourage community activity.Grant requests to support a wide range of costs and activities will be considered, such as equipment costs, running costs for local groups, staff or sessional worker costs, consultations, and maintenance or refurbishment of community facilities.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000JHxDXEA1/foundation-scotland-an-suidhe-wind-farm-community-fund

The trust supports a wide range of charitable activities in and around the City of Perth which the Trustees feel are beneficial to the City of Perth. Their themes are broad, but generally defined as care, culture and the community: anything that will provide long term improvements in terms of culture, society, and/or health for the people of Perth.Previous grants have been awarded to youth groups, music projects, disability groups, sports projects and more.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000000Ng6KEAS/forteviot-charitable-trust

Funding to encourage the refurbishment of empty properties, repurpose derelict sites and provide homes for Dumfries & Galloway communities. Funding is for:- encouraging the refurbishment of empty properties- repurposing of derelict sites- providing homes for communitiesThey will consider funding for a range of works that enables development including surveys, site clearance and infrastructure provision. Applications will be assessed on their ability to deliver a number of priorities:- contributing to regenerating town centres- increasing the supply of affordable housing- bringing empty properties back into use

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000008qtdJMAQ/dumfries-galloway-council-housing-regeneration-fund-town-centre-sites

Tayside Contracts can provide services [not money] to charities and community groups across Tayside, funded for by the Community Fund. Services include:- Catering - Food Hygiene training- Delivery and uplift of crowd barriers- Cleaning services- Traffic management for community events- Vehicle servicing/repairs- Civil engineering worksIt is essential that activities supported are aligned to the Community Plan priorities of the Council area they are based in.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000PjaBcEAJ/tayside-contracts-community-fund

The fund is intended to support cultural organisations based in Glasgow who are experiencing acute critical financial pressures caused by unanticipated increases in property operations costs.Applicants must demonstrate the urgency and impact of the financial pressures they face as a result of property operations costs, and how these are impacting the immediate viability and longer term sustainability of the organisation and its impact on cultural life in Glasgow. The funding can be used for any costs directly related to property operations, including capital costs.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000008ht33MAA/glasgow-city-council-culture-and-creative-industry-property-support-fund

Glasgow Credit Union provides small grants to the communities in which they operate. They encourage people to nominate organisations that you think could benefit from a donation. Previous grantees have included schools and nurseries, sports clubs, youth groups, disability groups and more.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000000qJRZMA2/glasgow-credit-union-giving-glasgow

The Cycling Tourism Facilities Fund is an opportunity for tourism businesses, communities, and social enterprises in the Highlands and Islands Enterprise region to develop and enhance the cycling tourism facilities in your area.The funding can be used towards capital projects investing in fixtures, fittings, construction, adaptation or upgrades to improve cycling tourism facilities. Examples of eligible projects include: - new secure covered cycle storage - new open cycle parking, sheltered cycle parking - enhancement to existing cycle parking/storage to increase capacity and/or security - lockers and storage- drying facilities- bike maintenance equipment e.g. repair stations.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000QU2t7EAD/highlands-and-islands-enterprise-cycling-tourism-facilities-fund

FCCAN SOUP are designed to help groups test new ideas or pilot small projects such as repair cafés, community growing, tool libraries, workshops or local engagement activities. Funding for these grants will be decided through the exciting SOUP method of Participatory Budgetting, where community groups pitch their ideas and local people vote for the projects they’d like to see funded.At the event on 12 August at 6pm at Betty Nicols, Kirkcaldy, local people (and fellow pitchers) will hear your presentation and vote on the projects they would like to see funded.Your project must be climate-focused, and plan to expend the funds before the 31 March 2027.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000008hrxJMAQ/fife-community-climate-grants-participatory-budgeting-soup-fund

The Sustainable Communities Fund can provide investment for community organisations to identify, develop or sustain local projects that have a range of social, environmental, or economic benefits.The fund can also support and enable local organisations to take on land or buildings through a Community Asset Transfer.The aim of the fund is to support infrastructure and place-based projects across Renfrewshire that will:- improve the lives of local people- build resilient communities through sustainable activities.- advance equality of opportunity and improve accessibility and inclusivity. For example:- Community capacity and wealth building projects- Local natural spaces- Place-based investments

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP10000017BvpMAE/renfrewshire-council-sustainable-communities-fund

The Angus Council Charitable Trust provides support to vulnerable people in Angus and assists local groups or organisations with ongoing projects. The trust is split into seven geographical areas, based on the council’s current ward boundaries. The trust covers all wards in Angus, with the purpose of funds as follows:- Prevention/relief of poverty- Provision of recreational facilities/activities- Relief of those in need- Advancement of education- Advancement of citizenship/community- Advancement of arts, heritage, culture, science, war memorials.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000000Ng4ZEAS/angus-council-charitable-trust

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