The following Funds are available to help organisation through this difficult time.
VASLan can provide Funding advice so please get in contact Email: office@vaslan.org.uk Telephone: 01698 300390
Aberlour’s Urgent Assistance Fund can provide cash grants to help families with children who are suffering extreme hardship, including the impact of the Coronavirus.
Applications must be endorsed and submitted by a sponsor, acting in their professional capacity. Examples of eligible sponsors include social workers, health care professionals, teachers, clergy and third sector organisations. Applications from individuals cannot be accepted.
In response to COVID-19 the Asda Foundation has developed 2 new grants.
The Hygiene Grant is focussed on personal hyigene dignity.
Healthy holiday grant is designed to support groups who typically would be holding summer holiday activities to ensure children are provided with a hot meal.
Applications are available from your local Asda store and ask for the local community champion/
The COVID-19 2020 Booster Grants Programme is open to current BBC Children in Need grant holders and enables organisations to apply for funding up to £5,000 over a 6 month period.
The COVID-19 Large Grants programme is also open and will enable organisations to apply for funding up to £80,000 over an 18 month period.
Find out more about BBC Children in Need's COVID-19 response:
https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/grants/apply/main-grants/
This RRR Fund will support local charities and grassroots organisations across Scotland to help them respond to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic and recover from its impact.
In partnership with the National Emergencies Trust (NET), Foundation Scotland is delivering the Community Response, Recovery and Resilience Fund. Foundation Scotland is the lead partner for NET in Scotland.
Round 6 of Coop's Local Community Fund is open!
This fund aims to help bring communities together, cooperate and have a have a positive impact on community wellbeing, both physically and virtually!
Deadline: 28th June 2020
Find out more:
https://causes.coop.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR1gc41SjtwWlIMciLd3Cz_yVJBq0brI0f--C9IJeG1V4ru7GnAsF8kGimM
Creative Scotland has launched funding programmes designed to provide further support to sustain the country’s creative community during the COVID-19 outbreak:
This fund will support and develop a range of products/initiatives, which deliver targeted interventions designed to tackle alcohol related harms across young people under the age of 18, families and communities.
The fund will focus on applications from new/innovative or pilot initiatives, which aim to test new approaches and will offer an opportunity for learning that others can use.
Deadline: 2nd July 2020
This fund aims to support housing projects working to strengthen local communities and support the most vulnerable by:
Projects that help charities get back on their feet after the impact of COVID-19 will be favoured this year.
Deadline: 31st July 2020
Maximum Grant: £50,000
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has set up a £50 million fund for heritage organisations across the UK. Grants will be between £3,000 and £50,000 with priority given where heritage is most at risk, an organisation is at risk of financial crisis due to coronavirus, or there is limited access to other sources of support.
How to Apply: Details to be announced
Link: https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/news/coronavirus-update
This fund aims to support young refugees and asylum seekers during COVID-19 pandemic.
Given the growing impact of COVID-19, they have launched an emergency relief fund to support young asylum seekers and refugees at this time.
The objectives of the scheme are to support the immediate health and wellbeing of young asylum seekers and refugees and help to relieve destitution and poverty in general.
Find out more:
https://hopefortheyoung.org.uk/covid-19-emergency-relief-fund/