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Funding news

See below for the latest funding opportunities that may be of interest to youth groups and projects in Scotland.

Please note - Youth Scotland does its best to ensure funding opportunities posted on this page are current and described accurately, but please check with the funding provider for dates and to ensure the fund is the right one for your project before applying.

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Latest Items

  • Volunteering Development Grant

    Tue 17 Apr 2012

    The Voluntary Action Fund (VAF) has announced the launch of its new Volunteering Development Grant, offering grants of up to £10,000 to charities that want to improve and develop their capacity to involve volunteers.

  • Big Lottery Fund Big Info Days

    Wed 11 Apr 2012

    The Big Lottery Fund has organised a programme of events to provide information on their range of programmes in Scotland.

  • Nancy Ovens Award

    Mon 02 Apr 2012

    Applications are now open for the 2012 Nancy Ovens Award for Play.

  • Young Start Fund

    Tue 13 Mar 2012

    The Big Lottery Fund have launched a new fund, the Young Start Fund, aimed at unlocking the potential of Scotland's children and young people.

  • Cashback Small Grants Scheme - Next deadline: June 1st

    Fri 02 Mar 2012

    A reminder that the next deadline for the CashBack Small Grants Scheme is the 1st June 2012.

  • 2014 Communities funding

    Fri 02 Mar 2012

    The Big Lottery Fund Scotland's 2014 Communities funding programme focuses on building a legacy of well-being before and beyond Glasgow's Commonwealth Games in 2014.

  • Children in Need funding

    Fri 02 Mar 2012

    Main grants (£10,000 and over) and Small Grants (£10,000 and under) for groups addressing disadvantages to young people.

  • Make A Splash 2012

    Fri 02 Mar 2012

    Grants of £250 - £2,000 for arts and craft activities.

  • Starbucks Youth Action

    Mon 06 Feb 2012

    Grants of up to £2,000 for young people aged 16 - 24 to run community change projects.

  • Money for Life programme

    Thu 06 Oct 2011

  • Respectme Grant Fund

    Thu 02 Jun 2011

    Grants of up to £1,000 available for Youth Scotland affiliated groups to promote and support the anti-bullying message during Anti-Bullying Week 2011.

  • Latest On Cashback

    Tue 26 Apr 2011

    The CashBack Small Grants Scheme is still open for applications!

  • Clore Poetry And Literature Awards

    Tue 26 Apr 2011

    New Small Grants programme.

  • John Watson's Trust

    Tue 26 Apr 2011

    Grants to under 21-year-olds with either a physical or learning disability or who are in a situation of deprivation.

  • Voluntary Action Fund Year Of Volunteering

    Tue 26 Apr 2011

    Grants of around £500 (or £1,000 for exceptional projects) available to promote and celebrate the work of volunteers in Scotland

  • Moffat Trust

    Tue 26 Apr 2011

    The Moffat Charitable Trust has re-opened for new applications during 2011.

  • SDS Workforce Development funding

    Tue 26 Apr 2011

    Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is offering two funding opportunities for workforce development.

  • Hedley Foundation

    Tue 26 Apr 2011

    Grants for charities that benefit young people, usually in region of £3,000.

  • Subway Healthy Heart Grants

    Tue 26 Apr 2011

    Grants of up to £10,000 for projects that promote heart health.

  • Wave Of Friendship Volunteer Bursaries

    Tue 26 Apr 2011

    Volunteer programmes to promote and support volunteering.

  • John Watsons Trust

    Mon 11 Apr 2011

    Grants are for educational purposes for under 21's, with a preference for the Lothians but also elsewhere in Scotland.

  • Swimathon Foundation

    Thu 17 Feb 2011

    Grants of betwewn £300 and £2500 for community groups and charities to make swimming activities more accessible.

  • Crofton Award

    Thu 14 Oct 2010

    Applications from youth groups are invited from the Crofton Award 2010, which recognises the achievements of ideas of young people in reducing tobacco and smoking-related harm in Scotland.

  • O2 Think Big Funding for 13 to 25 year olds

    Thu 14 Oct 2010

    Do you work with 13-25 year olds that have a great idea of a project to address local issues?

  • Funding Scotland

    Thu 14 Oct 2010

    Useful new website with searchable funding opportunities.

  • Comic Relief

    Thu 14 Oct 2010

    Next funding round opens 11th October and closes 7th January.

  • Voluntary Action Fund Community Chest

    Thu 14 Oct 2010

    Grants of up to £1000 to help small community groups sustain and develop their activities.

  • Youth Music Initiative Grants

    Thu 14 Oct 2010

    Grants of up to £30,000 to develop musical activity projects.

  • BBC Young Peoples Musical Theatre Scheme

    Thu 14 Oct 2010

    £200,000 in grants available to encourage young people to take part in musical theatre.

  • Investing In Communities Launched

    Tue 03 Aug 2010

    On 30th June the Big Lottery Fund Scotland launched Investing in Communities, their latest main grants programme for 2010 - 2015.

  • Cashback Small Grants Scheme First Round

    Fri 30 Jul 2010

    Information about the first round of projects funded through the CashBack for Communties pilot small grants scheme.

  • Lloyds Tsb Foundation Update

    Mon 05 Jul 2010

    An update on the Lloyds TSB Foundation, including how you can support it.

  • Healthy Heart Grants

    Mon 05 Jul 2010

    Grants to support innovative projects designed to promote heart health and to prevent or reduce the risks of heart disease in specific groups or communities.

  • In Kind Direct

    Mon 05 Jul 2010

    In Kind Direct re-distributes new goods donated by household name companies and retailers to voluntary organisations in the UK.

  • BBC Children In Need

    Thu 06 May 2010

    Grants of up to £10,000 available through the small grants scheme.

  • CSV Action Earth 2010

    Thu 06 May 2010

    Grants of up to £50 to help environmental groups carry out environmental projects.

  • Cashback Small Grants Scheme Launched

    Thu 08 Apr 2010

    Grants of up to £2,000 are now available to support local youth groups to provide big opportunities for Scotland's young people.

  • Young Roots

    Tue 23 Mar 2010

    A grants programme designed to engage young people aged 13-25 with their heritage.

  • Santander Foundation

    Tue 23 Mar 2010

    The Santander Foundation funds local, regional and national charities across the UK.

  • O2 Think Big Funding

    Tue 23 Mar 2010

    On the 10th March mobile phone company O2 launched a £5m programme which will award cash-in-hand grants for young people to make a difference in their local communities.

  • Make A Splash!

    Mon 25 Jan 2010

    Small grants for arts and crafts activities.

  • 2014 Communities

    Mon 18 Jan 2010

    Big Lottery Fund grants of up to £1,000 for local sports clubs, voluntary and community groups, community councils and schools.

  • Awards For All Scotland

    Mon 18 Jan 2010

    Grants of up to £10,000 for local community projects.

  • Princes Trust Grants

    Mon 18 Jan 2010

    Two different grants programmes for young people and community projects.

  • Charity Technology Exchange

    Mon 18 Jan 2010

    Software and hardware donations from companies such as Microsoft, Symantec and Cisco.

  • Young Scot Arts Action Fund

    Mon 18 Jan 2010

    Grants of up to £200 for individuals and £750 for groups to fund creative talents.

  • Tesco Charity Trust

    Mon 18 Jan 2010

    Grants of between £500 and £4,000 for community and voluntary groups.

  • Voluntary Action Fund

    Mon 18 Jan 2010

    Grants for voluntary and community-based organisations across Scotland.

  • Coalfields Regeneration Trust

    Mon 18 Jan 2010

    Grants of up to £10,000 for community projects that encourage regeneration activities.

  • UnLtd Sport Relief Awards

    Mon 18 Jan 2010

    Awards for individuals and groups for projects that use sport and recreation to bring people together in communities.

  • Barcapel Foundation

    Mon 18 Jan 2010

    Foundation that awards grants predominantly to charities operting in Scotland

  • BBC Children In Need

    Mon 18 Jan 2010

    Did you know that youth organisations can apply for small grants from BBC Children in Need?

  • Peter Vardy Charitable Fund

    Mon 18 Jan 2010

    The Peter Vardy Charitable Fund has grants to support under privileged young people.

  • Peoples Millions

    Mon 04 Jan 2010

    The Peoples Millions launches new website