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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 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

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 aim of the fund is to support local organisations deliver activities and food to children and young people from low-income families across Falkirk during the Summer school holiday.The funding for the 2025 Summer School Holiday Food and Activities Fund targets school-aged children and young people, with a particular emphasis on those who are likely to face disadvantages due to ongoing poverty. The priority groups identified by Fairer Falkirk's analysis of national and local data include:- School-aged children (5 - 14)- Young people (14 - 19)- Large families (3 + Children)- Lone parents- Care Experienced Young People- Kinship Care Families- Priority areasProjects must have activities that cover a minimum number of 5 days throughout the Summer holiday. The available school holiday funds are Summer 2025 (up to £2,000), Autumn 2025 and Easter 2026 (up to £500). You can apply for one or two.

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000HnLGZEA3/falkirk-council-school-holiday-food-activities-fund

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

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000KhhGkEAJ/family-fund-bbc-children-in-need-emergency-essentials-programme

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

Green finance, land reform and a just transition to net zero - a discussion paper

fiscal measures on the land market and identifies a suite of interventions by which the Scottish Government,use, ensuring that any future fiscal measures are fully aligned to delivering the full range of Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/green-finance-land-reform-and-a-just-transition-to-net-zero-a-discussion-paper

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

Perspectives on Early Years Services: Qualitative Research with Service Users

The Scottish Government commissioned GEN and Illuminate (specialist 'drama in education' practitioners,development of the Early Years Framework which was launched in December 2008 and which the Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/perspectives-on-early-years-services-qualitative-research-with-service-users

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