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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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Culture & Business Fund Scotland

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Culture organisations in arts and heritage can now apply to the The Culture & Business Fund Scotland (C&BS), designed to support innovative and mutually beneficial partnerships between culture and business organisations across Scotland, for up to £1 for every £2 invested by business organisations.Through the C&BS Fund since the launch of the programme in 2017, a total of just over £3.1 million has been invested with 169 C&BS Fund investments made across all 32 local authority areas. C&BS Fund is an investment programme which receives direct investment from the Scottish Government

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb000000Fwo0bEAB/culture-business-fund-scotland

Scottish Women's Budget Group

  • Membership number 5846
  • Charity registered in Scotland SC050221

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/5846/scottish-womens-budget-group

Kelvin Valley and Falkirk Community Led Local Development Fund

Currently Closed
Through the Scottish Government’s CLLD funding programme, investment is available for the financial year 2024/25 via a grant fund open to eligible applicants based in the defined Kelvin Valley and Falkirk area. The Kelvin Valley and Falkirk CLLD fund is for eligible rural communities located across the Falkirk Council, East Dunbartonshire Council and North Lanarkshire Council areas. The fund will focus on four key priorities:- Supporting community facilities and eligible organisations to contribute to the achievement of net zero- Sustaining, improving, and adding initiatives in rural communities that are the most isolated, disconnected, in need of investment, or likely to experience inequalities- Helping communities to address the cost-of-living crisis and eradicate poverty for individuals and families- Enabling communities to carry out research, engagement, feasibility studies, or other activities supporting the development of rural communitiesProjects can take place between 1 February – 21 March 2025, with final reports submitted to CVS Falkirk & District by 31 March 2025.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000005OdjhMAC/kelvin-valley-and-falkirk-community-led-local-development-fund

Turcan Connell

  • Membership number 9005

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/9005/turcan-connell

NatureScot - Peatland Action

Currently open
Peatland Action (PA) is a peatland restoration project run by Scottish Natural Heritage and funded mainly by Scottish Government. The funding primarily supports on-the-ground restoration activities. This includes:- installation of peat dams in man-made ditches to increase water levels- allowing the peat-building mosses called sphagnums to re-establish. - more novel techniques such as peat hag re-vegetating by using the surrounding vegetation to stabilise the bare eroding peat

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000003gr5MEAQ/naturescot-peatland-action

NatureScot - Nature Restoration Fund

Currently Closed
Funded by The Scottish Government, The Nature Restoration Fund encourages applicants with projects that restore wildlife and habitats on land and sea and address the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. The Fund will support a mix of urban and rural-focused projects, such as improving greenspace for outdoor learning, green active travel routes, planting of wildlife corridors and natural flood management.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000LvJRdEAN/naturescot-nature-restoration-fund

Local Energy Scotland - CARES Development Support and Funding

Currently Closed
The Scottish Government’s Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) supports communities to engage with, participate in and benefit from the energy transition to net zero emissions. CARES can support a wide range of projects including installing renewable technologies in community buildings, community benefits and shared ownership. They also provide a package of support and to make it as easy as possible for you to deliver you project. For example, if you want to complete a technical feasibility study they can assign a consultant who will complete this task for you.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb000000HR8ErEAL/local-energy-scotland-cares-development-support-and-funding

Fife Council - Special Projects Scheme

Currently open
The scheme aims to make one-off grants to voluntary organisations whose work complements the work of Social Work Services. Particular attention will be given to groups operating within priority areas or serving priority groups within the terms of Fife Council Policies. Groups who address equal opportunities issues will also be looked on favourably. Grants are only available to groups involved in the field of social welfare.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000003ifyHEAQ/fife-council-special-projects-scheme

Fife Council launch workforce digital skills support network

Siobhan Mercer
6 June 2023
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additional reading on this topic is our report on Supporting workforce digital skills in local government

https://scvo.scot/p/60127/2023/06/06/fife-council-launch-workforce-digital-skills-support-network

Spring Statement Briefing from SCVO and Volunteer Scotland

Sheghley Ogilvie
13 March 2023
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in line with inflation and a longer-term funding settlement for local and devolved governments.,to: Work with the Scottish government to find a sustainable solution to protect the sector from current,Inflation-based uplifts to Scottish Government funding, and UK level grants and contracts would offer,Levelling-up The UK Government’s funding for levelling up reached £2.08 billion in Scotland in 2022,,The UK Government should recognise and support these benefits by offering certainty.

https://scvo.scot/p/58267/2023/03/13/spring-statement-briefing-from-scvo-and-volunteer-scotland

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2025. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.