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
This fund helps smaller organisations across the UK to support older people most affected by COVID-19.
The fund aims to help those who are:
£2 million will be released across four separate funding rounds. In each round £500,000 will be available where organisations can apply to receive £15,000 each.
If you have any queries, please contact:
grantsfunding@independentage.org.uk
The National Lottery Community Fund have decided that all the funding decisions they make for the next six months (up to £300m of National Lottery funding) will be devoted to addressing the current crisis. In addition, they will accelerate the cash part of this funding as much as they can, so that they can get money to where it needs to be. You can read their update via the link below.
The Community Fund programmes in Scotland are:
This fund helps to support veterans financially.
Non serving members of the RAF family who are UK residents can apply for financial assistance of up to £750!
Find out more:
https://www.rafbf.org/how-we-help/support-raf-veterans/financial-support-raf-veterans/apply-financial-help
Easier access to Green energy funding to ease impact of Coronavirus
Applications for Windfarm funded grants are to be fast-tracked to support local groups and organisations impacted by measures to tackle the spread of coronavirus.
Community Benefit Funds generated by windfarms in South Lanarkshire total about £3.1million annually, measures have been approved to earmark up to £600,000 during the next three months to deliver assistance and support in response to coronavirus.
This fund is available to charitable organisations supporting people in difficulty as a result of COVID-19 restrictions.
To apply for this grant, please email secretary@ryvoantrust.com with an outline of how this grant could help you, how much is needed and how it will be spent.
Offers small grants to organisations that support disadvantaged communities based in the Archdiocese of Glasgow. Grants of up to £5,000 can cover a wide range range of activities but must be for a one-off project. They have a preference for small community based initiatives based around the principles of volunteerism and self help.
Deadline: Apply as soon as possible.
How to Apply: Application form and full guidance available from the website.
Standard life Foundation is making funding available for work directly related to the coronavirus pandemic. Work should address specific challenges and help to contribute to social change which tackles financial problems and improves living standards for those on low-to-middle incomes.
Grants will range from £5,000 to larger amounts and the new funding stream will be a fast track process.
Tesco Bags of Help has set up a new short-term fund to support organisational need in this time of crisis. It will prioritise organisations whose need for services has been disrupted, who require to put in place new services, and those facing increased demand. Grants of £500 are available.
Deadline: Apply as soon as possible.
How to Apply: Online via website.
The Third Sector Resilience Fund (TSRF) is a £20m emergency fund for charities, community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations working in Scotland. The fund supports organisations that already deliver services and products but find themselves in financial difficulties directly as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The primary intention of the fund is to help third sector organisations to stabilise and manage cash flows over this difficult period.
Grants between £50 and £10,000 for registered charities to help to keep essential youth mental health services running or support young people’s mental health in crisis.
Deadline: rolling programme, apply as soon as possible.
How to apply: Full details on website.