{"id":668,"date":"2024-10-18T15:34:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T15:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucvo.org.uk\/?page_id=668"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:26:07","slug":"funding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ucvo.org.uk\/gd\/funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Maoineachadh"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-970 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-funding category-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group eplus-wrapper has-border-color has-accent-2-border-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-27be8982 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1414\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/ucvo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Health-Wellbeing-Fund-2025.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ucvo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Health-Wellbeing-Fund-2025.jpg 1414w, https:\/\/ucvo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Health-Wellbeing-Fund-2025-50x71.jpg 50w, https:\/\/ucvo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Health-Wellbeing-Fund-2025-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/ucvo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Health-Wellbeing-Fund-2025-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ucvo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Health-Wellbeing-Fund-2025-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/ucvo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Health-Wellbeing-Fund-2025-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/ucvo.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Health-Wellbeing-Fund-2025-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1414px) 100vw, 1414px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-accent-2-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ucvo.org.uk\/gd\/mental-health-wellbeing-fund-drop-in\/\" target=\"_self\" >Mental Health &amp; Wellbeing Fund Drop-in<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-24T13:18:55+00:00\">An t-Sultain 24, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for Adults Year 6 is now open and we are hosting&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ucvo.org.uk\/gd\/mental-health-wellbeing-fund-drop-in\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group eplus-wrapper has-base-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-27be8982 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maoineachadh fosgailte fad na bliadhna<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-785 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-funding tag-year-round\">\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-10 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-accent-2-color has-large-font-size\">Firstport Social Innovation Challenge<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">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\u2019s priorities: The winner will receive a \u00a350,000 grant and tailored support for the duration of their award to help them kick-start their solution. Other finalists will receive \u00a325,000 each, in addition&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ucvo.org.uk\/gd\/firstport-social-innovation-challenge\/\">Read more -&gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-783 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-funding tag-year-round\">\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-11 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-accent-2-color has-large-font-size\">Firstport Community Enterprise Fund<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">New grant programme offers up to \u00a35,000 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,&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ucvo.org.uk\/gd\/firstport-community-enterprise-fund\/\">Read more -&gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-781 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-funding tag-year-round\">\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-12 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-accent-2-color has-large-font-size\">CARES Community Buildings Fund<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Provides grants to help community organisations reduce their building\u2019s 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&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ucvo.org.uk\/gd\/cares-community-buildings-fund\/\">Read more -&gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-779 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-funding tag-year-round\">\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-13 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-accent-2-color has-large-font-size\">The Fidelio Trust<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Fidelio Trust offers grants of up to \u00a35,000 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&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ucvo.org.uk\/gd\/the-fidelio-trust\/\">Read more -&gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-776 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-funding tag-year-round\">\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-14 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-accent-2-color has-large-font-size\">Scottish Hydro Electric Community Trust<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Intended to support charities and community groups with the cost of an electricity supply connection to a community project &#8211; 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&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ucvo.org.uk\/gd\/scottish-hydro-electric-community-trust\/\">Read more -&gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-681 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-funding tag-year-round\">\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-15 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-accent-2-color has-large-font-size\">The\u00a0Western Isles Lifestyle Lottery<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">(UCVO will administer the fund for Uist) &nbsp;The&nbsp;Western Isles Lifestyle Lottery has been created to: Tickets for the lottery cost just \u00a31 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&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ucvo.org.uk\/gd\/the-western-isles-lifestyle-lottery\/\">Read more -&gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-679 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-funding tag-year-round\">\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-16 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-accent-2-color has-large-font-size\">UCVO Community Trust Fund<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">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&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ucvo.org.uk\/gd\/ucvo-community-trust-fund\/\">Read more -&gt;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maoineachadh fosgailte fad na bliadhna<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-668","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Funding - Uist Council of Voluntary Organisations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ucvo.org.uk\/gd\/funding\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Funding - 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