Scotland-wide grants

Indepen-Dance, Glasgow

The Foundation currently runs three grants programmes to which groups across Scotland can apply at any time, provided they meet our eligibility criteria.

These programmes are:

These all offer one-off awards to fund activities for up to 12 months. To have the most impact, these programmes support relatively small organisations with an income of less than £250,000 per year, and make grants to fund projects, equipment or activities where our contribution will be at least 25% of the total cost.

Applications for up to £1,000 (Small Grants) are made on a two-page application form and you will receive a decision within six-weeks.  Main Grants (over £1,000) are submitted on a different form and take up to three-months for a response.

From January 2009 the Foundation will be making some changes to our Scotland-wide grants programmes. These will include: 

  • New application forms for both Small and Main grants
  • Small grants will be known as Express Grants and the maximum size increased to £2,000 (previously up to £1,000)
  • We will require all applicants to have their annual accounts inspected and signed by someone independent of the group. For more details click here.