Funding

£30 Million Scottish Investement Fund (SIF)

1st September 2008 saw the launch of a new Scottish Investement Fund (SIF) for social enterprises in Scotland. It aims to build capacity, capability and financial sustainability in the third sector, ensuring a strong and active third sector reaches its potential and makes a key contribution to the national outcomes of the Scottish Governement. The Fund will invest in organisations that have a proven track record in creating business income with traditional voluntary grant funding. It will not fund start-up businesses or individual projects.

(Click HERE for further information)

Big Lottery Funding

www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/scotland/apply-sco.htm

The grants are open to a wide range of groups including: charities, voluntary and community groups, local authorities, social enterprises and health boards. It is anticipated that most of the grants made will be between £500 and £250,000.

You can apply for funding from the following programmes. (updated August 22 2008)

(Click here for further information and applications form for Investing In Ideas )

Area: Scotland
Closing date: See programme details
Minimum grant: £500 Maximum grant: £10,000
Description: Investing in Ideas will provide £4.6 million to test and develop ideas that could eventually become fully-fledged projects.

(Click here for further information and application form for Awards for All Scotland)

Area: Scotland
Closing date: See programme details
Minimum grant: £500 Maximum grant: £10,000
Description: Funds are available for activities which bring people together, improve quality of life, increase involvement and help groups to become well organised.

LLOYDS TSB FOUNDATION

The Lloyds TSB Foundation in Scotland has published its criteria and priorities for funding under its Standard Grants Scheme 2006. Funding is going to be available for charities that are focused on improving the quality of life and creating equality of opportunity for people in Scotland, especially those people who are disadvantaged and

marginalised. Priority will be given to projects that reduce poverty; address isolation; promote family welfare, increase life skills; promote citizenship and social responsibility; empower excluded and under-represented groups; promote independence; and de-stigmatise and challenge prejudice.

Deadline Dates for 2008

For the Standard Grant Scheme these are:

15 September 2008

There will be one other deadline for our Standard Grant Scheme in November 2008 and we will confirm this date closer to the time.

Charities can apply for a Capacity Building Grant at any time; there are no deadline dates for this award programme.

For our Partnership Drugs Initiative, the next two deadlines for initial outlines are 24 October 2008 and 1 May 2009, and the deadlines for full applications are 23 January and 24 July 2009.

http://www.ltsbfoundationforscotland.org.uk/index.asp?cookies=True

Local Action Fund

(Dundee Community Safety Partnership) is now open for applications involving Diversionary Youth Activities. For advice and further information phone Liz Kay on 01382 436333.

The Dundee Directory of Local Trusts 2005

The Directory, first published in 1979, has proved to be a useful tool for the voluntary and community sectors. Copies can be purchased from DVA, Number Ten reception . We can send you a copy for an additional postage & packing charge of 47p. ISBN:0955121-0-9, price £1 (plus 0.47p - p&p)

Order your copy from Hazel Imrie, tel: 305731 or by email: hazelimrie@number10.org

Funder Finder Training

Contact Marie Luke 01382 305743 or Hazel Imrie 01382 305731. Training sessions are held throughout the year

Help With Funding For Voluntary and Community Organistaitions

If you would like help to find funding for your organistion or filling in an application form contact contact Marie Luke 01382 305743 or Hazel Imrie 01382 305731

Dundee City Council Funding Page

Search for Grants Online - a free online search tool providing details of local, national and EU funding support brought to you by Dundee City Council and J4b plc.