A Guide for the Voluntary Sector to Scottish Executive Grants
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Introduction
This Guide is published as a resource for the
Scottish voluntary sector to enable voluntary organisations to know how
they might apply to the Scottish Executive for funding. It covers the
Scottish Executive's direct grant schemes only. |
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 national generic infrastructure organisations and associated local
networks to promote the growth and effectiveness of voluntary and community
organisations;
- 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 companies and some non-departmental public bodies). Equalities The Scottish Executive is committed to the mainstreaming of equality across
all of its Departments. Applications from all equality groups for any Scottish
Executive grant schemes are welcomed. 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 are: firstname.surname@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
- For general enquiries on voluntary sector issues, please contact:
William Duff
Voluntary Issues Unit
The Scottish Executive Area 3-H, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ
tel: 0131 244 3649
fax: 0131 244 1824
e-mail: viu@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Direct Grants Children, Families, Young People and Education
Children and Young People's Group Grant Scheme
- Homelessness (Young People), Adoption, Fostering, Advocacy, Throughcare,
General Services for Looked After Children
Grant is paid 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.
Keith Parker
tel: 0131 244 5443
- Support for Children and Families
Priorities include
- supporting families under stress and children with disabilities, particularly
those at risk of social exclusion
- protecting children from various forms of abuse, including preventative
work, developing services for families who have experienced child abuse and
practice methods for managing and treating young abusers
- developing an integrated approach to the needs of children and young people
Elspeth Hough
tel: 0131 244 7583
- 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
Frances MacQueen
tel: 0131 244 7687 - Youth Work
Funds innovative projects and development work of national benefit for youths
and adults. Tenders are invited for these projects, which are normally advertised
through the Scottish Times Educational Supplement.
Mark Meiklejohn
tel: 0131 244 0104 - Community Education
Grants are available to national voluntary organisations with "approved" status.
There are 2 categories of grant:
Headquarters
Grant provides assistance to national voluntary organisations with the cost
of maintaining a Scottish headquarters.
Linda Hall
tel: 0141 242 0241 - Training
Contributes to the cost of updating the skills of key staff and office bearers
in national voluntary organisations.
Linda Hall
tel: 0141 242 0241 - Special Educational Needs - Innovation Grants Programme
Supports and encourages the voluntary and non-statutory sectors to develop
best practice and innovative ideas in special educational needs provision.
Sandra Manning
tel: 0131 244 0090
Morag Jones
tel: 0131 244 7590 Communities
- Sustainable Action Fund
The Fund supports organisations which promote sustainable development in Scotland.
Sustainable Action Grants (£275,000 per year) are available to support a variety
of the most innovative projects which are put forward.
Mark Stirling
tel: 0131 244 0395 - 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.
Care in the Community (Generic), Homelessness (Adults)
Lynn Coxon
tel: 0131 244 3656
Older People, Physically and Sensorily Disabled and Carers
Fraser Stewart
tel: 0131 244 5460
Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Refugees, AIDS, HIV and Misuse of Alcohol,
Drugs and Solvents
Anne Dagg
tel: 0131 244 3633 - 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 MISG projects should be sought
from the local authority social work department.
Anne Dagg
tel: 0131 244 3633 Equal Opportunities
- Ethnic Minority Grant Scheme
Administered on behalf of the Scottish Executive by the Unemployed Voluntary
Action Fund, the scheme provides grants to projects designed to reduce racial
disadvantage and promote race equality.
Unemployed Voluntary Action Fund
tel: 01383 620 780 Health
- Health Grants
Health grants are available 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.
Moira Strange
tel: 0131 244 2540 Heritage
- Ancient Monuments Grants
Available to help owners of scheduled monuments, or monuments of schedulable
quality, with the cost of preservation, maintenance or management and of presenting
them to the public.
Dr Richard Fawcett
tel: 0131 668 8649 - Heritage Grants Scheme
Assists voluntary organisations to improve their effectiveness in carrying
our 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
tel: 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.
Eddie Tait
tel: 0131 668 8819 Housing and Homelessness
- Housing and Homelessness Grants
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.
Stewart Biggar
tel: 0131 244 5522
Jean Waddie
tel: 0131 244 5525 Justice
- Domestic Abuse Service Development Fund
Funding for local partnerships to undertake work identified in the National
Strategy for Domestic Abuse in Scotland. Applications must be made through
and endorsed by the local authority.
Jane McCloskey
tel: 0131 244 8233 - Family Law
Voluntary organisations providing mediation or counselling services to
families in transition can apply for grant assistance under section 10 of
the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.
Alison Mason
tel: 0131 244 2188 - Community Justice
Provides core grant funding to support the Headquarters services of 2 organisations,
APEX Scotland and SACRO, that provide specific services to criminal justice
and social work.
Bill Ellis
tel: 0131 244 4233 - Victim Support
Victim Support organisations providing practical and emotional support
to victims of crime.
Kate Hall
tel: 0131 244 5470 Public and Rural Transport
- 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
tel: 0131 244 0857 Rural Affairs
Scottish Rural Partnership Fund
- Rural Challenge Fund
Encourages rural projects which propose innovative ways of tackling particular
rural problems or create a wider range of opportunities in rural areas. Grants
of up to 50% of eligible costs subject to an overall maximum grant limit of
£50,000 are available on a competitive basis for a minimum of one and a maximum
of three years. - Rural Strategic Support Fund
Facilitates the establishment of Local Rural Partnerships (LRPs). LRPs are
partnerships, generally between local agencies, but also involving local people,
voluntary organisations and the private sector. 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 a maximum of
3 years. - Local Capital Grants Scheme
Assists local voluntary, youth and community organisations to provide new
or upgrade existing premises for educational, social and recreational activities.
Grants of up to 50% of eligible costs subject to a maximum grant limit of
£100,000 are available. Applicants should contact their local authority for
details.
Julie Currie
tel: 0131 244 4069 Social Welfare
- Training (Social Work Practice)
Training grants under section 9(1) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968
are designed to promote practice competence in key areas of social work 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
tel: 0131 244 3737 Voluntary Sector
- Voluntary Sector Infrastructure
£0.5 million available in 2002-03 to support IT development in the voluntary
sector. The criteria and application arrangements will be published in Autumn
2001.
Stuart Robb
tel: 0131 244 5459 - Active Communities Initiative
Supports projects that contribute to meeting the 4 objectives of the Active
Communities strategy.
Derek Cranston
tel: 0131 244 3540 |
