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External funding opportunities
If you're a community group, charity or social enterprise looking for funding, here's a helpful list of external funds which you could apply for.
The National Lottery Community Fund- Awards for All Scotland
Who can apply: Constituted community groups or clubs, registered charities, social enterprises, not-for-profit company or community interest company, schools, statutory body (including town, parish and community councils)
Awards: £300 to £10,000
Foundation Scotland - Baillie Gifford Community Awards Programme
Who can apply: Constituted community groups
Awards: £500 - £2,000
LocalGiving - Magic Little Grants
Who can apply: Constituted community groups, registered charities, social enterprises, CICs, SCIOs
Awards: Up to £500
Scotmid Co-op - Community Grants
Who can apply: Local community, self-help or voluntary groups and charities (including local branches of national charities) or individuals acting for the benefit of the local community,
Awards: Up to £500
Glasgow Airport - FlightPath Fund
Who can apply: Community groups, charities
Awards: Awards of more than £5,000 will be the subject of a recommendation by the Flightpath Fund Committee to the Managing Director of Glasgow Airport for approval.
Tesco Community Fund
Who can apply: Community organisations, Charities, Schools, local authorities, and social housing providers.
Tesco Bags of Help - up to £4000 available
Tesco Bags of Help Centenary Grants - up to £25,000 available
Tesco Centenary Fund = Up to £50,000 available
Asda Community Grants
Who can apply: Community Groups, Charities
Morrisons Foundation
Who can apply: Charities
Awards: Maximum amount £20,000
Aldi Scottish Sport Fund
Who can apply: Community groups focused on sports, schools or educational organisations, Scout or Guide groups, community interest companies, charities.
Awards: Maximum up to £500
Transform Foundation
Funding of up to £18,000 to cover the strategy, design, build, content strategy, training, QA and launch of a new mobile optimised website, with sophisticated marketing, fundraising, appeals, social media, e-commerce and website management tools
The Love Your Network grant fund for community groups in Scotland
The Love Your Network grant fund, funded by Transport Scotland and delivered by Sustrans Scotland, seeks to empower communities in implementing physical improvements which make journeys on the National Cycle Network more attractive and enjoyable.
The Henry Smith Charity
The Improving Lives grant programme provides grants to charitable organisations that help people when other sources of support have failed, are inappropriate, or are simply not available.
They support established organisations delivering services directly to beneficiaries. We are looking for services which can demonstrate a track record of success, and evidence the effectiveness of the work.
Invest in Renfrewshire
The Invest in Renfrewshire Communities Team also provide support to access other sources of external funding.
For more information, please email Invest in Renfrewshire or visit their web page - Invest in Renfrewshire - Communities.
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