ACVO Opportunities

Funding

ACVO’s funding portal brings you latest hand picked funding opportunities from our Funding Officer, Claire Shaw. These are chosen with Aberdeen’s third sector in mind, with the aim of ensuring our city’s organisations get information about the most recent and relevant funds available to them.

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Childcare Support Fund

Scottish Government

Children & Young People

Funding available:

up to £1,000,000

This grant funds short-term, flexible childcare through registered childcare providers, to support low income families living in, or at risk of, poverty

Applications close 09/07/2026

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Grocers’ Charity Grant

Grocers' Charity Grant

Community

Funding available:

up to £5,000

One-off grants are available to UK registered charities for work in the specific areas of: relief of hardship; children and young people; disability and inclusion; the elderly; health; military; environment and conservation; the arts; and heritage.

Applications close 15/08/2026

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WCIT Charity

Community

Funding available:

up to £15,000

Grants are available for not-for-profit organisations across the UK to deliver IT projects and activities that support the themes of education, inclusion, IT for charities, and understanding of IT.

Applications close 14/08/2026

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Home Starter Kit Grants

B&Q Foundation

Community

Funding available:

up to £10,000

One-off grants are available for UK registered charities who are providing home-starter packs for people in need to move into their home.

Applications close 13/11/2026

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Community Project Funding

Music for All

Community

Funding available:

Unspecified

Grants are available to UK-based community groups that aim to bring musical projects to their local communities.

Applications close 31/07/2026

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Creative Grants

Hugo Burge Foundation

Community

Funding available:

up to £15,000

Grants are available to support projects, individuals and organisations across the UK that promote creativity through three key areas: Creative Education, Creative Communities and Creative Individuals.

Applications close 31/07/2026

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Holiday Grants for Children

Henry Smith Foundation

Children & Young People

Funding available:

up to £3,000

Grants are available for schools, youth groups and charities to provide access to one-off recreational trips or holidays for groups of children who experience disadvantage or disability and live in an area of high deprivation.

Applications close 19/11/2026

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