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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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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.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000007e0N3MAI/highlands-and-islands-enterprise-digital-and-technology-adoption-capital-grant

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.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP10000050nylMAA/armed-forces-covenant-fund-trust-serving-families-on-the-move-programme

The Community Integration Fund aims to strengthen community cohesion across Falkirk by supporting local organisations to include and integrate New Scots within their activities between March 2026 and 31 March 2027.The term New Scots includes refugees, asylum seekers, displaced individuals; those refused asylum who remain in Scotland, and people who may be stateless.Community cohesion relies on inclusive environments where people from all backgrounds feel valued and connected. Projects should build relationships, reduce isolation, promote shared participation, and address cultural misunderstandings.Priority groups include:- Resettled refugees- Asylum seekers in dispersal or contingency accommodation- Refugees granted leave to remain- Displaced persons (e.g., Ukrainians)At least 25% of participants must be Falkirk New Scots.Projects may focus on:- Improving English- Learning about the local community- Cultural exchange- Relationship-building- Employment pathways- Reducing intercultural barriers- Improving wellbeing- Sustainability

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000008JM0DMAW/falkirk-council-community-cohesion-integration-fund

Large grants towards new builds and significant refurbishment, including extensions, of rental accommodation offering high quality support for Veterans with a housing need.They want to support projects that need help to refurbish or extend existing accommodation or build new accommodation to house Veterans. You can apply for this programme if your project will:- Enable major refurbishment of existing social rented or affordable rented homes for Veterans- Enable extensions of existing buildings to increase the availability of Veteran housing- Increase the number of new build, homes/housing units available to Veterans at affordable or social rents- Ensure properties meet decent homes and energy efficiency standardsA strong application will show how the project would meet the wider aims of the Veteran Capital Housing Fund. You will also need to show how your project will support Veterans at risk and how it will support longer-term change that will last beyond the life of your grant.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000001pNTRMA2/armed-forces-covenant-fund-trust-major-capital-grants-programme

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.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000004zKsLMAU/dumfries-galloway-council-uk-shared-prosperity-fund-place-regeneration-and-improvement-capital-grants

The Argyll and the Islands Community Led Local Development (CLLD) Fund has been provided by the Scottish Government's CLLD programme. The delivery will be overseen by the Argyll and the Islands Local Action Group (LAG) and will be administered by Argyll and Bute Council as the Accountable Body. Projects must demonstrate that activity will advance inclusion, equality, and diversity, and support one or more of the main fund priorities for 2026/27 which are: - Eradicating child poverty - Growing the economy- Tackling the climate emergency- Improving public services Projects must be for additional activity which your organisation is not already doing. This cannot be to fund the core costs of our organisation to meet its day-to-day objectives. Routine work should not be repackaged and presented as a project.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000004cnILMAY/argyll-and-the-islands-community-led-local-development-fund

Building Scotland's Green Recovery (June 2020)

their vision for a Green Recovery from the COVID-19 crisis with a call for the Scottish and UK governments,Growth Leadership Group, which brings leaders and experts from business, industry, academia, local government,Better public procurement approaches by government, local authorities and public agencies to invest more

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/building-scotlands-green-recovery-june-2020

Lonely and left behind: Tackling loneliness at a time of crisis. (October 2020)

Governments across the four nations should launch a plan to tackle loneliness this winter.,This should build on the best practice identified through the UK government's first plan to tackle loneliness,Governments should ensure those most at risk of loneliness are able to access the mental health and emotional,Governments should support local places to create and deliver multi-disciplinary recovery plans to tackle

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/lonely-and-left-behind-tackling-loneliness-at-a-time-of-crisis-october-2020

SCVO Water Rates Exemption Scheme: charity feedback 2017

To inform the 2017 Scottish Government review of the water rates exemption scheme, SCVO collected feedback,Attachments: SCVO's recommendations to Scottish Government, based on survey responses Full survey response

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/scvo-water-rates-exemption-scheme-charity-feedback-2017

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