Funding Opportunities

Naturewatch Foundation’s Pet Rescue Grant supports UK animal rescue charities working with dogs, cats and/or rabbits who have been affected by the illegal pet trade.

A main grant of £10,000 is available annually to UK-registered charities and Community Interest Companies (CICs) with an annual income of up to £5 million. Additionally, a mini-grant of £1,000 is available to unincorporated non-profits, including unregistered charities and community groups.

The Ulverscroft Foundation supports projects that help visually impaired people. Within any group of people there will be an element of visual impairment, however grants can only be considered if the VI element is significant.

Orkney Alcohol and Drugs Partnership (OADP) is inviting tenders from suitable applicants within the third, private and statutory sectors to provide a quote(s) via the application process for meeting the agreed local outcomes, set by the OADP for the 2025-28 period to provide a support service for family members / significant others of individuals who use alcohol and / or drugs.

Applications are welcome from charities and organisations whose purpose fits with the objects of the Delamere Dairy Foundation for the benefit of the public.

The Rewilding Innovation Fund aims to help remove barriers to rewilding projects within Britain, whether they’re at the early planning stages or want to move a project one step wilder.

This funding is for projects that support children, young people and families or that help people to be healthier and have better access to support.

The Robertson Trust offers funding to charitable organisations that support people and communities in Scotland who are living with poverty or trauma.

The grant is available to any child, up to the age of 18 years, resident in Orkney and who is disadvantaged due to any kind of disability, additional support needs, living with financial hardship, illness, distress, abuse or neglect. 

The grant must be used only to directly benefit an individual child. Examples include; contributions towards the cost of clothing, bedding,  technology equipment, school trips, resources for children with specific needs. 

The Roberton Trust offers offers funding to charitable organisations that support people and communities in Scotland who are living with poverty or trauma.

The Robertson Trust offers funding to charitable organisations that support people and communities in Scotland who are living with poverty or trauma.

The Strategic Legal Fund (SLF) is a fund to support legal work that goes beyond securing justice for an individual and makes a significant contribution to law, practice and procedures to uphold and promote the rights of migrant groups in the UK.

The Garfield Weston Foundation is a family-founded, charitable grant-making foundation, which supports a wide range of causes across the UK.

The Craighnish Trust focuses on environmental and human rights issues as well as the particular special interests of the trustees. Previous awards have included grants to organisations working in conservation, refugees, youth, and music. The fund has a Scottish bias but is not exclusive to Scotland.

Parents, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists of a child or young person under the age of 18 living with a disability or long-term health condition, can now apply for funding to purchase a new wheelchair.

The fund, which is administered by Victim Support Scotland, is open to any victim of crime who is resident in Scotland who is currently accessing victim and other support services. It is also available for people who live outside of Scotland who have been bereaved by a crime that has occurred within Scotland. Support organisations can apply for funding on behalf of victims.

The Robertson Trust offers funding to charitable organisations that support people and communities in Scotland who are living with poverty or trauma.

This funding is for projects that will help people connect more with each other. For the Community Action funding programme, The National Lottery Community Fund define communities as people who share an identity, interest or experience. They also include people living in the same place. They will support projects that are open, inclusive and led by their community.

Through Young Start The National Lottery Community Fund are offering funding from £20,001 to £100,000 to help children and young people across Scotland become more confident, so they can realise their own potential.

Social connections and community activities are at the heart of creating healthier, happier lives and a flourishing society. That’s why we support amazing community-led projects.

Aberlour’s Urgent Assistance Fund can provide immediate relief to families with children (aged 21 and under) who are suffering extreme hardship. This support is usually via cash grants to assist with a range of needs, such as food, utilities, clothing, bedding, appliance repairs, replacement of appliances that have failed, or other essentials (excluding carpets, floor coverings or electronic devices).

Stronger Starts supports thousands of local community projects and good causes across the UK. The scheme is open to all schools, registered charities and not-for-profit organisations, with priority given to projects that provide food and support to children, young people and families. It provides grants of up to £1500 to local projects from across the whole of Scotland.

Buttle UK offer individually tailored grants of up to £2,400 for children and young people who have experienced a crisis that has recently had a significant and enduring impact on their wellbeing and educational engagement. They fund items and activities to help improve children and young people’s wellbeing and increase their capacity to engage in education and learning.

The Clothworkers’ Foundation award grants to UK registered charities, CICs, and other registered UK not-for-profit organisations (including special schools).

The broad aim of the Heart of the Community Grant Trust is to provide financial grants for community projects that deliver lasting change within the regions in which the Company operates (Shetland, Orkney, Highland and Argyll).

Charles Hayward Foundation fund preventative and early intervention programmes being delivered at the community level which allow older people to stay in their own homes and remain independent. They are interested in programmes which can demonstrate their effectiveness in improving the quality of life of older people. We favour projects that offer a consistent and sustained benefit rather than one-off events or short-lived activities.