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A Guide for the Voluntary Sector to Scottish Executive Grants 2004-05
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The Scottish Compact Good Practice Guide to Funding

In line with best practice in the strategic funding of voluntary organisations, Scottish Executive funding is available:

• for activities that promote Scottish Executive objectives;
• to support capacity building within organisations on the basis of agreed outputs;
• to fund core management, administrative and relevant training costs where an organisation has a continuing role in the delivery of particular policy objectives;
• for local networks to promote the growth and effectiveness of voluntary and community organisations; and
• on a time-limited basis, for innovative projects where the Scottish Executive has a particular interest in taking forward an experimental approach.

Only on an exceptional basis will funding be made available for local service delivery organisations. (Public sector funding for local bodies would be expected to come from other agencies, such as local authorities, health boards, local enterprise bodies and some non-departmental public bodies.)

Voluntary Sector Liaison Officers

The Scottish Compact Implementation Plan 2003-06 acknowledges that the voluntary sector faces difficulties in identifying who, in the Scottish Executive, they should contact. To combat this a network of Liaison Officers has been established. This network will help to develop good working relationships between Scottish Executive Departments and key voluntary sector organisations. Contact details are included in this guide.

Equalities

The Scottish Executive is committed to the mainstreaming of equality across all of its Departments. A copy of your organisation's capacity or diversity policy will need to be provided in support of a grant application. If you do not have one you will need to tell us what you are doing to develop policy on this issue.

Further information on the grant schemes, or on how to apply, is available from the contacts listed below. They can also provide information on available sources of indirect funding.

• E-mail:
  All Scottish Executive e-mail addresses (except for Communities Scotland - please see their entry) are: firstname.surname@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

  For general enquiries on voluntary sector issues, please contact:

  Voluntary Issues Unit
  Scottish Executive
  Area 2-G, Victoria Quay
  EDINBURGH EH6 6QQ
  Tel: 0131 244 3649
  Fax: 0131 244 5508
  E-mail: viu@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

  or the relevant Departmental Voluntary Sector Liaison Officer.

Direct Grants

Education Department Grants

• Unified Fund
  The Children, Young People & Families Unified Voluntary Sector Fund makes available Scottish Executive grant support for voluntary organisations to provide better outcomes for children, young people and families.

  Applications for funding under the unified scheme should be in support of one or more of Ministers' priorities for children, young people and families, including:

• to deliver better outcomes for vulnerable and deprived children and young people;
• to protect children - through effective early intervention with children and families and/or support when they need protection;
• to improve the health, education and care of children and young people who are affected by disability and/or who have special educational needs/additional support needs;
• to deliver better outcomes for children, young people and families from ethnic minorities;
• to promote the rights and reflect the views of all children and young people - especially those who are vulnerable or deprived;
• to enhance the physical, mental and emotional development and well-being of all children and young people by promoting healthier, more positive lifestyles through social inclusion, lifelong learning and active citizenship; and
• to provide mediation and counselling services for families/couples experiencing stress or in transition.

  General enquiries on the Children, Young People and Families Unified Voluntary Sector Fund should be directed to: Kathryn Chisholm (VQ) 0131 244 0271

  The areas covered by the Unified Fund include:

• Homelessness (Young People), Adoption, Fostering, Advocacy, Throughcare, General Services for Looked After Children
• Grant is paid as part of the Children, Young People & Families Unified Voluntary Sector Fund towards promoting the provision and development of services for vulnerable children and young people, specifically those looked after, and those with social or behavioural problems. Such services will include adoption; fostering and advocacy services in respect of looked after children.

  Enquiries 0131 244 7137

• Child Protection
• The Children, Young People & Families Unified Voluntary Sector Fund supports both core funding and project grants for national organisations providing services protecting children from various forms of abuse.

  Shona Montgomery (VQ) 0131 244 0789

• Support for Children and Families

  Priorities include:

• supporting families under stress and children with disabilities, particularly those at risk of social exclusion.

  Margaret Tod (VQ) 0131 244 7024

• developing an integrated approach to the needs of children and young people.

  Kathryn Chisholm (VQ) 0131 244 0271

• Day Care Services for Children

  Priorities include:

• developing the childcare strategy for Scotland and the provision of accessible and affordable childcare in every neighbourhood for children up to the age of 14;
• promoting the provision of a diverse range of high quality, affordable and accessible children's services that support working parents.

  Jill Wereszczuk (VQ) 0131 244 4433

• Youth Work
  Headquarters grant provides assistance to national voluntary youth organisations with the cost of maintaining a Scottish headquarters.

  Priorities include:

• engaging with young people to facilitate their personal, social and educational development and enable them to gain a voice, influence and place in society.

  Mark Meiklejohn (VQ) 0131 244 0104

• Special Educational Needs
• Supports and encourages the voluntary and non-statutory sectors to develop best practice and innovative ideas in special educational needs provision.

  Sandra Manning (VQ) 0131 244 0090

• Family Law
• Voluntary organisations providing family mediation or couple counselling services to families in transition can apply for grant assistance from the Unified Fund.

  Alison Mason (SAH) 0131 244 2188

  Social Care Sector (not Unified Fund)

• Training Social Care Workforce
• Funding under Section 9(1) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 is designed to promote practice competence in key areas of social care by enabling national voluntary organisations to provide or secure training for their paid staff and voluntary workers that would not otherwise be available to them.

  Gwen Smith (VQ) 0131 244 3737

Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department Grants

• Community Learning and Development - National Adult Organisations

  Grants are available to national adult voluntary organisations delivering community learning and development who have "approved association" status. There are two categories of grant:

• Headquarters: Grant provides assistance to national adult voluntary organisations, delivering community learning and development, with the cost of maintaining a Scottish headquarters.

  Linda Hall (EB) 0141 242 0241

• Training: Contributes to the cost of updating the skills of key staff and office bearers in the Scottish headquarters of national adult voluntary organisations delivering community learning and development.

  Linda Hall (EB) 0141 242 0241

• Rural Community Transport Initiative
• Promotes community transport schemes in rural areas. Services can include community minibuses, car schemes, dial-a-bus, dial-a-journey and community ferries.

  Ruth Bishop (VQ) 0131 244 0857

Development Department Grants

Volunteering

• Scottish Executive Volunteering Strategy
• Grants are available for up to three years for projects which directly support the implementation of the Scottish Executive Volunteering Strategy. Projects should impact at a national level.

  Derek Cranston (VQ) 0131 244 3540

• Valuing Volunteers
• A Small Grants Scheme administered on behalf of the Scottish Executive by the Voluntary Action Fund (VAF), primarily aimed at local voluntary organisations and community groups.

  VAF (VAF) 01383 620 780

• Housing and Homelessness
• Grants are available in the field of homelessness or matters relating to homelessness: for training, advice, research or similar purposes relating to housing; and in the field of tenant mobility. They can be for core funding or specific projects.

  Lindsey Gray (VQ) 0131 244 5526

  Equal Opportunities

• Women's Fund for Scotland
• The Scottish Executive's grant to the Fund is administered by Scottish Community Foundation and Engender. The Fund provides small grants to organisations in Scotland that support women's personal development and involvement in their communities, including supporting events for International Women's Day.

  Marian Thomas, Scottish Community Foundation (SCF) 0131 524 0300

• Scottish Refugee Integration Fund
• Administered by the Scottish Executive's Race, Religion and Refugee Integration team.

  Jon Owens (VQ) 0131 244 1677

• Communities: Scottish Credit Union Capacity Fund
• The Capacity Fund supports existing Scottish credit unions that can demonstrate a clear social agenda and a proven track record of developing their services and working towards self-sufficiency. It aims to help such credit unions to raise their profile in communities for example by securing prominent shop premises or marketing, and to help expand their membership and the services they offer. This may include financial services such as money and budgeting advice or schemes targeting young people to encourage healthy ways of spending and saving.

  Lisa Wallace (VQ) 0131 244 0807

Communities Scotland Grants

• Funding available from the Regeneration Budget

The Regeneration programme in 2004/05 will total 87 million and comprises mostly direct funding to Social Inclusion Partnerships (approx. 68 million). Resources also support Community Engagement, Wider Role for Registered Social Landlords, Community Learning and Development, Literacies, and local regeneration projects through the Scottish Centre for Regeneration and the Scottish Communities Action Research Fund. Many grant mechanisms are distributed through Communities Scotland's network of seven local area offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Hamilton, Paisley, Inverness and Aberdeen.

• New Ideas Fund (Scottish Centre for Regeneration)

Grants of up to 10,000 to community or voluntary groups in disadvantaged areas to assess the feasibility of new ideas and develop and build support for new and innovative approaches to regeneration. Distributed via the agency's area network.

Contact: http://www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk/Web/Site/Contact/Area-Offices.asp

• Seeing is Believing Fund (Scottish Centre for Regeneration)

Grants of 50 to 5,000 to community or voluntary groups in disadvantaged areas so they can visit and learn from successful regeneration projects. Distributed via the agency's area network.

Contact: http://www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk/Web/Site/Contact/Area-Offices.asp

• Wider Role for Registered Social Landlords

Grants for registered social landlord activity that goes beyond the provision, improvement and management of housing with the aim of improving the economic, social or environmental circumstances of communities. Total budget of 8 million for 2004/05. Distributed via the agency's area network, direct to registered social landlords.

Contact: http://www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk/Web/Site/Contact/Area-Offices.asp

Communities Scotland's Other Programme Initiatives

• Scottish Community Action Research Fund

Grants to support community groups and other eligible organisations to carry out research projects in line with Communities Scotland's remit. Distributed centrally via the Research team within Knowledge and Intelligence.
Stage 1 grants - up to 1,500
Stage 2 grants - up to 10,000

Contact: Carolyn@scdc.org.uk(Stage 1)
Contact: Laura Wilkie (CS) (Stage 2)
Laura.Wilkie@communitiesscotland.gsi.gov.uk

• Social and Environmental Grants

Area teams also have access to the SEG's fund of approximately 8 million for the whole agency. Resources can be used to fund the cost of social and environmental facilities within housing developments and also some community facilities consistent with the determination.

The key factor, as with the external grants, is that this resource is available only for housing-related activity.

Contact: http://www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk/Web/Site/Contact/Area-Offices.asp

• Homepoint Grants
  Homepoint at Communities Scotland provides grant support to projects in the field of information and advice. The purpose of the grant funding is to help applicants to develop and test ideas for delivery of information and advice services and to support good practice which can be promoted to other bodies. We are particularly interested in supporting projects which cater for the varying needs of a range of client groups.

  Judi Reid (CS) 0131 479 5305

  Registered Tenant Organisation Grants

• Tenant Participation
  Grants of between 1,000 and 10,000 are available to registered tenant organisations to help facilitate improvements in tenant participation. Grants are available to registered tenant organisations to develop their own innovative and replicable approach to tenant participation. Grants are administered by the Tenant Participation Team at Communities Scotland.

  Anne Cook (CS) 0131 479 5317

  Health Department Grants

• Health Grants
  Health grants are available under Section 16B of the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978, as amended, to national voluntary organisations engaged in health initiatives in Scotland, complementary to those required by statute. These can contribute towards the administrative costs of running the organisation headquarters and, occasionally, to fund specific innovative projects and capital needs. National voluntary organisations can apply to the Scottish Executive Health Department. Local voluntary organisations apply to their local Health Boards.

  David Scott (SAH) 0131 244 2540

• Mental Health Grants
  Under Section 16B of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, there is provision for grants to be made by the Scottish Executive Health Department to national voluntary organisations, whose activities consist of, or are complementary to, the health services required by statute. Organisations seeking such assistance must be engaged in the provision, promotion, or publicising of services which correspond, or are similar to, those provided under the 1978 Act. For core expenditure, organisations are expected to derive at least 50% of their funding from other sources with the ultimate aim of becoming self-sufficient. One of the main criteria by which applications for grants under the 16B scheme are assessed is the degree to which the applicant's aims and objectives relate to, and complement, current policies in the provision of health care, and in improving the overall health of the country.

  John McGowan (SAH) 0131 244 2017

• Community Care
  Grants are available to assist voluntary organisations in developing social work services and promoting social welfare. Core, capital and project funding is given to assist national organisations whose activities deliver services in support of Executive objectives in priority areas of community care. Local projects which are innovative and of potential national significance may also be considered.

Older People and Adults with a Physical Disability or Sensory Impairment
Sarah Manston (SAH) Community Care 1
0131 244 5460

Mental Health (Adults)
Robin Mogendorff (SAH) Mental Health
0131 244 2645

Learning Disability Misuse of Alcohol, Drugs & Solvents AIDS and HIV
Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Anne Dagg (SAH) Community Care 1
0131 244 3633

Care in the Community (Generic) Homelessness (Adults)
Brian Slater (SAH) Community Care 1
0131 244 3635

Independent Living Direct Payments Autism Spectrum Disorder
Dorothy Warren (SAH) Community Care 1
0131 244 4778

Carers (including young carers and respite)
Elaine McFadzean (SAH) Community Care 2
0131 244 5437

• Mental Health Specific Grant (MHSG) (Formerly Mental Illness Specific Grant: MISG)
  Provides funding to develop social care for individuals with mental health problems. The grant is paid to local authorities who provide 30% of the funding from their own budget. Information on local MHSG projects should be sought from the local authority social work department.

  Robin Mogendorff (SAH) 0131 244 2645
  Mental Health Division

Justice Department Grants

• Criminal Justice Social Work
  Provides core grant funding to support three voluntary organisations: Headquarters services - APEX Scotland, SACRO and NCH (Scotland) that provide statutory services to local authority criminal justice social work departments.

  Maurice Williams (SAH) 0131 244 5439

Environment and Rural Affairs Development Grants

Scottish Rural Partnership Fund

• Rural Challenge Fund
  Encourages rural projects which propose ways of tackling rural problems, or which create a wider range of opportunities in rural areas. Grants can provide up to 50% of eligible costs, subject to an overall maximum grant limit of 50,000, and are available for terms of one to 3 years.

• Rural Strategic Support Fund
  Facilitates the establishment of Local Rural Partnerships (LRPs). LRPs are partnerships between local agencies, voluntary organisations, community groups and the provide sector in a defined rural area. LRPs aim to involve local people in the decision-making process and to encourage local people to undertake their own projects. Grant is available on a sliding scale for up to 3 years.

• Local Capital Grants Scheme
  The Local Capital Grants Scheme (LGCS) is administered by local authorities and applicants should, in the first instance, contact their local authority for details. The LGCS assists local voluntary, youth and community organisations to provide new or upgrade of existing premises for educational, social and recreational activities. Grants can provide up to 50% of eligible costs, subject to an overall maximum grant limit of 100,000.

  The Scottish Rural Partnership Fund underwent a consultation process in 2004. Please contact the SRPF Secretariat on 0131 244 4479 if you require further information on the results of the consultation exercise.

  Moira Strange (PH) 0131 244 6945

• Sustainable Action Fund
  Sustainable Action Grants are available for the most innovative national or regional projects which are put forward by organisations, and which further the aims of sustainable development (putting emphasis on the Executive's priorities for sustainable development of resource use, energy, travel, as set out in "Meeting the Needs...") and environmental justice in Scotland.

  Mark Stirling (VQ) 0131 244 0395

Historic Scotland Grants

• Ancient Monuments Grants
  Available to help owners, or any person or body authorised to apply on the owner's behalf with the cost of preservation, maintenance, management or presentation to the public of scheduled monuments (or monuments of particular interest or importance).

  Donna Stewart (HS) 0131 668 8775

• Management Agreements
  Formally-binding legal agreements between Historic Scotland and the occupier, normally lasting for up to five years, are available for continuing management and maintenance of an ancient monument.

  Fiona Turnbull (HS) 0131 668 8914

• Heritage Grants Scheme
  Assists voluntary organisations to improve their effectiveness in carrying out practical work on historic buildings, archaeology and designed landscapes. Applications will only be considered from organisations carrying out activities in more than one local authority area.

  Trish Stewart (HS) 0131 668 8817

• Historic Buildings Repair Grants
  Grants are available for the repair of buildings of outstanding architectural or historic interest and for the repair of buildings in outstanding conservation areas.

  Gillian Crowther (HS) 0131 668 8801

Departmental Voluntary Sector Liaison Officers