Other Funding

It is not feasible to try to cover all possible sources of funding, since that would depend on individual projects. The following may, however, be of relevance.

• Buchan Community Toolbox
• Carnegie Trust - Rural Grants
• Carnegie Trust - Rural Grants - Rural Action Research Programme
• Direct Grants
• Enterprise Advisory Service
• Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland
• Rural Community Gateway - Funding Guide
• Scottish Executive - Scottish Rural Partnership Fund
• SCVO - Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
• Unemployed Voluntary Action Fund

Buchan Community Toolbox

Comprehensive guide to community funding sources within the Buchan area.

Carnegie Trust - Rural Grants

Grants available to village bodies for local initiatives and village halls.

Carnegie Trust - Rural Grants - Rural Action Research Programme

New funding available for Rural Projects.

Direct Grants

Small Grants of up to £15,000 to voluntary and community organisations in Scotland's ESF Objective 3 Programme area.

Contact

Anne Sobey
Tel: 01224 212 0211

Direct Grant Team
Tel: 0141 221 0030

Email: directgrants@scvo.org.uk

Enterprise Advisory Service - Government Grants

Tel: 02392 875761

Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland

The Trustees of the Foundations are focused on the needs of disadvantaged and marginalised people in Scottish communities and allocate funds to charities that provide support to enable people to be active members of society and to improve their quality of life.

Children, Young People, Ageing Population and Minority Groups are amongst those which are of particular interest. These can be assisted through three main objectives to which the Foundation seeks to allocate funds:

• Social and Community Needs
• Education and Training
• Scientific, Medical and Social Research

Contact

For more details of these schemes:

Tel: 0131 245 4555
Website: www.ltsbfoundationforscotland.org.uk

Rural Community Gateway - Funding Guide

Funding resources for rural communities, including funding for village and community halls.

Scottish Executive – Scottish Rural Partnership Fund

The Scottish Rural Partnership Fund was established in 1996 to provide resources to support the development of communities throughout rural Scotland. The fund offers grant aid from 3 separate schemes for that purpose. These are:

• the Rural Challenge Fund
• the Local Capital Grants Scheme for Community Facilities (L.C.G.S.)
• the Rural Strategic Support Fund

The schemes have different aims and objectives.

Contact

For more details of these schemes:

Tel: 0131 244 4069

Aberdeenshire Council Contact

The Local Capital Grants Scheme for Community Facilities (L.C.G.S.)

This scheme is concerned with capital grants for village halls and community centres.

Walter Taylor
Grants Officer

Tel: 01224 664237

SCVO - Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Funding / grants may be available for voluntary and community groups.

Unemployed Voluntary Action Fund

The Voluntary Action Fund (formerly UVAF) provides grants to local voluntary organisations in Scotland to stimulate and support volunteering opportunities that encourage people to do something valuable in their own communities.

Support projects that:

• promote inclusion and challenge inequality
• respond to the needs of disadvantaged groups
• build skills and confidence in individuals and organisations in local communities

Contact

For more information or to request an application pack, contact:

Unemployed Voluntary Action Fund
Comely Park House
80 New Row
Dunfermline
KY12 7EJ

Tel: 01383 620780
Fax: 01383 626129
Email: info@voluntaryactionfund.org.uk
Website: www.voluntaryactionfund.org.uk