Scotland-wide grants
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:
- General grants (awards of £250 to £5,000)
- Grants for women’s projects (awards of £250 to £5,000)
- Sport Relief grants (awards of £1,000 to £10,000). Please note: the Sport Relief grants programme has now closed for 2008.
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.