Click here for more info on how to apply for funding of between £300 and £10,000.

 A just world free from poverty

Apply for a UK grant click here http://www.comicrelief.com/apply_for_a_grant/uk

Apply for an International grant

http://www.comicrelief.com/apply_for_a_grant/international

also

http://www.communityfoundations.org.uk/looking_for_a_grant_/comic_relief/

 2014 Communities - UPDATE May 

In November 2008 the Big Lottery Fund launched 2014 Communities,
a small grants scheme for small groups.

We want this scheme to be different to anything we’ve tried before, and we want to get as many groups who’ve never thought lottery funding was for them to apply as possible.

Grants of £300 to £1,000 are available to voluntary and community sector groups, sports clubs and schools to increase participation in sport and physical activity. We want to reach people who don’t traditionally take part in sport and physical activity as much as other groups. This means we particularly want to see applications for projects involving women and girls, disabled people, older people, young people and ethnic minority communities. However, if your project doesn’t meet these priorities don’t worry - you can still apply and get a grant as long as you meet one of these outcomes:

• More people take part in sport or physical activity
• More people volunteer in sport or physical activity
• More people and communities are brought together through taking part or volunteering in sport or physical activity

So maybe you’re part of a youth football team who need new training gear or want to hire a professional coach to help out for an hour or two a week. Or perhaps you want to run taster sessions for people who have never played golf before.

Or maybe you are part of a residents’ committee in a sheltered housing complex and want to help older people get active through taking up rambling. You could be involved in a project for ethnic minorities and want to help more people from these communities take up sport or physical exercise.

Even if your days of running round a sports field are behind you, you might have the coaching skills to inspire others in your community - 2014 Communities could cover the costs of volunteering, such as travel expenses.

But don’t be put off if you’re not a natural footballer, gold medal swimmer or a golf fanatic – we can fund a broad range of sports and physical activities and you aren’t limited to the kind of sports that feature in the Commonwealth Games themselves.

Whatever your idea, we want to hear from you, so get in touch or download an application pack.

Scottish Social Services Council Information 

Funding and Support for Training Guide 2009

The purpose of the guide is to provide up to date information on sources of funding and activities which support training, currently available for organisations deliverting social services in Scotland.

Guide available on SSSC Website Visit: www.sssc.uk.com

If you would like a copy please contact Wendy Johnstone at wendy.johnston.sssc.uk.com or telephone 01382 207186

BBC Children in Need

 Link for main Grant  application form (over £10,000)

https://www.grantrequest.com/SID_600/?SA=SNA&FID=35019

Link for main grant application guidance (£10,000)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/grants/fundingtoolkit.shtml

 BBC Children in Need give grants for...

Projects delivered by organisations working with disadvantaged children and young people,who must be 18 years and under, living in the UK, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands.

Disadvantages experienced by children and young people include:

Illness, distress, abuse or neglect

Any kind of disability

Behavioural or psychological difficulties

Living in poverty or situations of deprivation

The application should focus on the children your project will work with and the differences that your project will make for them. You should clearly be able to demonstrate how your project will change the lives of the children involved for the better. Where possible it should take into account their views and involve them in decisions that affect them.

They don't give grants for... 

 Trips or projects abroad

Medical treatment/research Unspecified expenditure

Deficit funding or repayment of loans

Retrospective funding (projects taking place before the grant award date)

Projects unable to start within 12 months of the grant award date

Distribution to another/other organisation/s

General appeals or endowment funds Relief of statutory responsibility

The promotion of religion

Projects for pregnancy testing or advice, information or counselling on pregnancy choices 

 BBC Children in Need also only award one grant to an organisation at any time. The only exception to this is if you are a UK-wide organisation operating in more than one nation (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland). In this case you are eligible to submit one application per nation. 

 Children in Need... New Small Grant Programme

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/grants/apply_scotlandhome.shtml

The Small Grant Programme will offer a more streamlined application and assessment process for applications of £10,000 and under.

 Applications can be made for up to 3 years at a time but cannot exceed £10,000 in total. Grants will only be made for one year at a time for holidays.

• Applications should be for work where a small amount can make a real contribution to the success of the project
• Applications cannot be made to "top up" large projects where a small grant would make only a marginal impact on the success of the project
• Applicants can apply for a small grant and a main grant, but are only likely to be successful in exceptional circumstances where the grants are for different projects and they can demonstrate excellent outcomes for children and young people

Link for Small Grants Application Information guidance (under £10,000)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/grants/apply_smallgrant.shtml

Link for Small Grants Fund Application  form  (under £10,000)

https://www.grantrequest.com/SID_600/Default.asp?T=CT&SA=SNA&FID=35021 

  Big Lottery Funding

The Big Lottery Fund is currently closed to applications. 

They have started a major public consultation to help them shape their next funding programme.  To take part in the survey you'll need to register at

http://www.big-thinking.org.uk/

The deadline for participation is the 27th of February

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

  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. 

 http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_investing_ideas?regioncode=-sco 

 2014 Communities

Glasgow  is hosting the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the Big Lottery Fund Scotland wants to ensure that we are providing support to groups who want to benefit from this once in a lifetime opportunity for people and communities across Scotland.

To do this BIG has developed a new funding programme, 2014 Communities, which is focused on building a legacy of well-being before and beyond the Commonwealth Games. 2014 Communities is a micro grant programme aimed at grass roots sports and community organisations. Through the programme BIG hopes to encourage more peopleto take part in sport or physical activity, andtoincrease the numbers of those volunteering in sport or physical activity, and to bring communities together through sport and volunteering.

We would like the projects we fund to reach people who are less likely to take part in sport or physical activities. Our priorities are listed below.

• Getting more women and girls to take part in sport or physical activity.
• Getting more disabled people to take part in sport or physical activity.
• Getting more older people (over 50 years old) to take part in sport or physical activity.
• Getting more younger people (under 25 years old) and older people to take part in sport or physical activity together.
• Getting more people from black and minority ethnic communities to take part in sport or physical activity.