Funding Opportunities
Fairer Scotland Fund
The Fairer Scotland Fund came into effect on the 1st April 2008, it is a ring-fenced fund from the Scottish Government, distributed through Community Planning Partnerships (CPPs).
Its purpose is to tackle poverty and deprivation across Scotland. An allocation from the fund has been made to each local authority area to enable Community Planning Partnerships to 'tackle area based and individual poverty and to help more people access and sustain employment opportunities'.
This fund replaced seven previous funding streams (Community Regeneration Fund; Community Voices Fund; Working for Families Fund; Changing Children's Services Fund (Social Inclusion element); Financial Inclusion Fund; Workforce Plus; More Choices, More Chances), thereby reducing bureaucracy and administration and allowing CPPs to focus on tackling poverty and deprivation.
REGENERATION MATTERS
The Regeneration Matters group, along with the Fairer Scotland Fund team, administrates the Community Support Fund. This funding is available to enable community members to attend conferences, visit other regeneration areas, training needs, it also covers childcare costs, travel and conference fees.
Regeneration Matters strength is in the sharing of ideas, good practice and being able to call in relevant service providers/agencies on issues prevalent in all the regeneration neighbourhoods.
If you come from any of the following neighbourhoods and have an interest in joining the Regeneration Matters group or coming along to one of their meetings, please contact Anne Knight on (01224) 323532 or e-mail aknight@aberdeencity.gov.uk
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City Centre Cummings Park George Street (Catherine Street area) Mastrick Middlefield Northfield |
Seaton Stockethill Tillydrone Torry Woodside |
Youth Activities Small Grants Fund
The Youth Activities Small Grants Fund —Aberdeen offers young people opportunities to contribute to the life of the city and to their communities. Successful applicants are likely to benefit in terms of gaining; experience, confidence and skills. Applications will be considered by a small funding group made up of some members of the YAC (Youth Action Committee) and local councillors who will make recommendations to a council committee for ratification. The criteria have deliberately been left very open so that your application will be bound only by your own imagination.
Aberdeen City Council—Equal Opportunities Grant
Community Groups or other non-profit making organisations involved in initiatives that promote equal opportunities in Aberdeen may apply for an Equal Opportunities Grant.Small grants (usually between £200-£500) are available for many kinds of projects that benefit the communities of interest – women, minority ethnic communities, Travellers, people with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens of Aberdeen.
The Council is particularly keen that the grant budget, carried over from the Women’s Festival, is focused on events/projects for women, who would have benefited previously from the International Women’s Festival held around International Women’s Day on the 8th March.
For more information / application forms please contact Sandra Bruce, Aberdeen City Council on (01224) 523039 or e-mail her at SANDRAB@aberdeencity.gov.uk
People's Postcode Trust
Funding communities the length and breadth of Scotland
The People's Postcode Trust is an independent charity which will provide financial support for small organisations, bodies and community groups across the country.
The People's Postcode Trust aims to make Scotland a better place for both people and nature. They want to make a real difference to small organisations and community groups all across Scotland through grants ranging from £500- £10,000
The Trust acts within six fields of operation of:
- Poverty Prevention
- Advancement of Health (not research)
- Community Development
- Public Sports
- Human Rights and
- Environmental Protection
The People's Postcode Trust achieves its objective through funds it receives from the People's Postcode Lottery.
Funding will be available for individual projects ranging from £500 up to £10,000. The People's Postcode Trust is currently accepting applications for funding through www.postcodetrust.org.uk. All funding decisions will be made by an independent board of Trustees.
What's New
Heritage Lottery Fund - Skills for the Future 
Skills for the Future will fund projects which provide paid training placements to meet a skills gap in the heritage sector, and fully support trainees to learn practical skills.
European Structural Fund Programmes
GRANTnet search facility – Funding and Grants Assistance (Aberdeen City Council
Awards from the Heritage Lottery Fund (Monthly Updates)
Cash In Your Pocket - Funding Available