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This programme offers grants up to £50,000 for one year projects or £100,000 for two year projects that expand support options for serving women of the UK armed forces, ensuring they are aware of, and able to access, help that is tailored to their specific needs.The Trust wants to support projects that help towards enabling serving women to make informed choices and improve their access to services that enhance their wellbeing. Your project will be expected to meet one of the following outcomes:- Enabling Service women to choose activities and/or find advice that improves their wellbeing, either preventatively or at times of crisis.- Opening up choices for Service women who may not otherwise know where to seek help for issues which specifically affect them.

The Serving Families: On the Move programme supports projects which help improve the quality of life for Service families impacted by relocation as a direct result of Service life.They want to support early intervention projects that assist military families in accessing services as they relocate. These initiatives will help families integrate into their new communities and build lasting friendships.Your project will need to contribute towards at least one of these outcomes:- Provide families with ongoing information about available resources when relocating to unfamiliar areas.- Provide families with access to enjoyable resources that meet their needs and improve wellbeing.- Reduce isolation and loneliness by helping families build support networks.

The Digital and Technology Adoption Capital Grant can provide organisations based in the Highlands and Islands region funding to support digital transformation ambitions. Introducing digital technology into your business has many advantages, including cutting costs, speeding up processes, improving customer insights, creating the ability to make faster business decisions, reduce carbon emissions and increase revenue.HIE recommend that organisations applying for this fund should have a digital action plan or feasibility study in place before making an enquiry.Community and Voluntary Organisations in the Highlands and Islands can apply for up to £5k towards digital and technology specialist advice and also for a capital grant based on their requirements.Digital technologies that may be supported with a capital grant include:- Robots / robotics / cobotics- Sensor technologies- Internet of Things- Data innovation- Artificial intelligence- Cyber security- Software development- Augmented reality / virtual reality / 3D visualisations- Additive manufacturing and laser machining- Cyber security solutionsProjects that have an element of ‘deep tech’ will also be considered, for example, blockchain, photonics, aerospace and space technologies, electronics, cyber threat intelligence and quantum computing.

The Neighbourhood Support Fund will assist voluntary and community groups that are active within their communities and who are planning community based projects. Community groups are encouraged to think about how these funds can meet local need to strengthen communities and benefit the lives of people living in the Scottish Borders.The Fund operates in five Area Partnerships; Berwickshire, Cheviot, Eildon, Teviot and Liddesdale and Tweeddale.

This programme will offer a single portfolio grant of up to £1.8 million, to achieve long term, transformational change in the non-statutory support provided to bereaved military families.Projects will be expected to meet all of the following outcomes, which have been designed based on the recommendations raised within the research report.- Bereaved military families, including wider family members, feel it’s straightforward to access mental health support throughout the stages of grief. - Bereaved military families feel that support is equitable, inclusive and holistic, regardless of the nature of bereavement. - Bereaved military families feel a sense of connection to the community, should they wish to retain that. - Strong collaboration between organisations working to support bereaved military families, and commitment to this as a sustainable way of working together. - Better access to holistic packages of support, combining peer-led and professional support.

The Early Years programme is designed to help Armed Forces families access good quality early childhood education and childcare provision close to where they live or serve.It will address barriers that service families may experience in accessing good quality childcare for their preschool aged children and will support projects lasting up to two years that can meet one of the four outcomes.Your project must clearly benefit Armed Forces families with a child under 5 by enhancing their access to high quality childcare and will need to contribute towards at least one of these outcomes.- Expanded capacity in early years settings, allowing more service children to attend.- Enhanced learning environments that better support the educational development of service children.- Improved staff skills and knowledge through targeted training and professional development.- Establishing collaborative networks and shared resources through clusters to effectively address the needs of service children.

Dumfries and Galloway Council has received funding from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to support Place Regeneration and Improvement Capital Grants. The fund is designed to support projects that strengthen the economic resilience and regeneration of local communities. It aims to ensure that community-led, place-based projects receive the support they need to contribute to long-term renewal and improve the health and wellbeing of communities across Dumfries and Galloway.Examples of suitable projects would be those which support:- Development of local towns, villages and communities;- Town centre regeneration, including support for local jobs and businesses.Projects must:- support place based or town/village centres improvement- be capital-based- be capable of starting immediately upon approval- be delivered within the financial year- demonstrate that at least 10% match-funding is in place- have secured ownership or a long lease of the site- ideally be identified in a place plan or town/community action planPlease visit the Council website for full guidance on each of the grant schemes.

BBC Children in Need Emergency Essentials Programme supports children and young people who are facing exceptionally difficult circumstances, and is delivered by Family Fund Business Services. The programme provides items that meet a child’s most basic needs such as a bed to sleep in, a cooker to provide a hot meal and other items or services critical to a child’s wellbeing.Eligible organisations can apply for a grant on behalf of the children they support. When applying on behalf of a child or young person, referrers must ensure that all possible statutory funding has been explored and exhausted before making an application to the Emergency Essentials Programme.The programme awards grants for critical household items, typically:- Cookers- Fridges, freezers and fridge-freezers- Washing machines and tumble dryers- Children’s beds and bedding- Kitchen equipment and small appliances- Furniture- Clothing- Baby equipment