ACVO Opportunities
Funding
Small grants
About this fund
Revenue funding for registered charities with an annual income of between £30,000 and £200,000.
This is one of our four funding offers for registered charities who work to address poverty and trauma in Scotland.
Overview
For registered charities with an annual income of between £30,000 and £200,000.
Unrestricted or restricted revenue funding of between £5,000 and £20,000 per year, normally for 3 years but may be considered for up to five years in exceptional circumstances. This can include the costs of equipment to support your work.
For work that is clearly and intentionally aligned to a priority described within one or more of our funding themes. Details of our themes and priorities are as follows:
Financial Security Education Pathways Work Pathways
You can now apply under any of our four funding themes. We consider applications to our Financial Security, Education Pathways and Work Pathways themes on a rolling basis, meaning you can apply at any time, using the link within the full guidance below.
We’ll aim to give you a funding decision within 8 to 10 weeks of receiving your application. If there are any changes to this timescale, we’ll notify applicants on an individual basis.
To apply, you’ll need:
- At least three unconnected Trustees on your charity’s Board.
- Recent independently examined or audited annual accounts (unless you are a newly registered charity).
- A safeguarding policy if working with young or vulnerable people.
- A full job description if your request is for funding towards a specific salary cost.
What’s next?
Please read our full guidance on applying for a Small Grant before completing your application form. You can have a look inside our application form in our sample form here. You will find the link to our online application form within the full guidance.
For more details of the kind of work we fund, take a look at Who and what we fund, and for information about the other grants we offer, see Our Funds.
Looking for support with funding?
Identifying funding opportunities and writing grant applications can seem overwhelming, especially when the future sustainability of your group is dependent on gaining funding support.
Our supportive Funding Officer, Claire Shaw, can help your organisation with every step of the funding application process, from carrying out funding searches to proofreading your application.
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