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Adapt & Thrive Programme

About the programme

Adapt and Thrive is part of the £25m Community and Third Sector Recovery Programme announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government on 2nd September 2020. The programme forms part of the wider Scottish Government Third Sector response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Adapt and Thrive Programme aims to support organisations across the third sector to adapt to the challenges presented by COVID-19 and build back better to thrive in the future. It supports organisations to reflect on their current services and determine which areas need to change, flex, innovate, or grow in order to be resilient and successful during and post COVID-19.

The programme is delivered in partnership by Firstport, Corra Foundation, SCVO, Just Enterprise, Community Enterprise and Social Investment Scotland.

On 24 February the Scottish Government confirmed additional investment for the Community and Third Sector Recovery Programme, which will allow Adapt and Thrive to continue until the end of June 2021.

Adapt and Thrive offers tailored, specialist advice, as well as grants and loans. The advice is designed to help organisations to build recovery plans that are flexible, allowing them to stay open, respond to the planned easing of restrictions or adapt quickly to any changes in guidelines or tier levels. The funding is unrestricted so it can also adapt around the needs of the organisation.

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If your question is not answered in the guidance below please contact the helpdesk.

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Apply

Completing the application form takes approximately an hour.

We strongly recommend that you use the relevant word template below to plan your draft before completing the online form as there will be no option to save your application and return to complete later.

Adapt & Thrive runs regular information webinars.

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Word templates

Adapt and Thrive Application TemplateDownload
Adapt and Thrive and Communities Recovery Fund Application TemplateDownload
Communities Recovery Fund Application TemplateDownload

 Support available

Adapt & Thrive offers advice and funding
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 Programme criteria

Adapt & Thrive is open to charities, community groups, social enterprises, and voluntary organisations
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 Costs covered

The funding aims to be flexible so it supports your recovery plan and it will be awarded on an unrestricted basis
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 General guidance

How to apply & documents required
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