Current Funding Opportunities
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TSI Western Isles Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for Adults 2025-26 and 2026-27
As part of the Scottish Government’s Fairer Funding pilot the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for Adults is included and organisations can now apply for two-year funding. In the Western Isles it is anticipated that Year 5 and 6 of the Fund will open in September 2025. Further information will appear here. The overarching…
Year round funding opportunities
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Firstport Social Innovation Challenge
Grant-funding and tailored support for innovators with social enterprise ideas that tackle the most pressing challenges of our times, aligning with the First Minister’s priorities: The winner will receive a £50,000 grant and tailored support for the duration of their award to help them kick-start their solution. Other finalists will receive £25,000 each, in addition…
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Firstport Community Enterprise Fund
New grant programme offers up to £5,000 to help community organisations in Scotland take the first steps toward starting a social enterprise. The grant supports early-stage ideas that aim to generate income and reinvest profits to deliver social good. You should be able to demonstrate a strong business model, clear social impact and have skills,…
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CARES Community Buildings Fund
Provides grants to help community organisations reduce their building’s energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. It does this by funding the installation of renewable technologies like heat pumps, battery storage, and solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, as well as some energy efficiency measures. You must be a constituted, non-profit distributing community organisation (including SCIO, CIC, Company…
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The Fidelio Trust
The Fidelio Trust offers grants of up to £5,000 in support of the Arts, in particular Music. Funding aims to provide support to individuals (over 21) or groups of exceptional ability to enable them: Applications need to be supported by Institutions, Colleges, Arts Festivals or other similar arts organisations in the United Kingdom with recognised…
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Scottish Hydro Electric Community Trust
Intended to support charities and community groups with the cost of an electricity supply connection to a community project – to a new property or to upgrade an existing supply. The level of award granted is at the sole discretion of the Trustees. For community projects a grant of routinely between 50% and 75% may…
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The Western Isles Lifestyle Lottery
(UCVO will administer the fund for Uist) The Western Isles Lifestyle Lottery has been created to: Tickets for the lottery cost just £1 per week. Players can buy as many tickets as they wish and can choose their own numbers or select a lucky dip. There will be 3 guaranteed winners each week. The size of…
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UCVO Community Trust Fund
Funds raised through sales in Benbecula Thrift Shop go towards the UCVO Trust Fund which provides small grants to individuals resident between Berneray and Eriskay, and who are experiencing financial challenges. Grants can be made towards the purchase of essential household items i.e. whitegoods, furniture and flooring, as well as paying towards energy costs. Applications…