Funding is available
in the following areas: poverty prevention; advancement of health; community
development; public sports; human rights; and environmental protection.
Registered charities,
Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations (SCIOs), constituted voluntary
and community groups, social enterprises, community interest companies (CICs),
not-for-profit organisations and sports clubs are eligible to apply. Grants range
from £500 to £20,000 for organisations in Scotland and England and up to £5,000
for those in Wales.
All projects should
provide assistance in one or more of the Trust's following fields of operation:
- Prevention of poverty;
reduction of distress and suffering.
- Advancement of health.
- Advancement of citizenship
or community development.
- Advancement of public
participation in sport.
- Advancement of human rights,
conflict resolution or reconciliation.
- Advancement of environmental
protection or improvement.
Funding is available
for projects of up to 12 months in length (6 months in Wales) that positively
impact their local community. Projects that are creative, far-reaching and will
leave a long-term impact once completed stand the best chance of being successful.
The Fund is open to
applications from Scotland, Wales and North of England with a deadline of 21
February 2014.
(This report was the
subject of a GRANTfinder Newsflash.)
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