Shedloads of Opportunities - Scottish Men's Sheds Association

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Opportunity	Deadline to apply	Category	More info...	Website
Barchester Healthcare Foundation	Apply at any time	Community Development General & Misc Health & Wellbeing Social Connection Projects	Grants range from £100 to £2,500 and are available for small local groups and small local charities to improve the quality of life and combat loneliness in older people as well as adults with a physical or mental disability in England, Scotland, and Wales Funding is intended to help small community groups and local charities with the following: • Activity projects. • Equipment and materials for use by members. • Member transport. • Day trips, outings and group holidays in the UK. Priority will be given to innovative projects that help older people and those with a disability to get active, meet people, and reduce isolation.	More info...
Axminster Tools – Skills Development Programme	Rolling / apply anytime	Education & Skills	This initiative is aimed at people at the beginning of a career in woodworking or those who wish to develop a specialist skill to support their existing career. SMSA partner Axminster Tools' programme recognises new woodworking talent and rewards them with the opportunity to learn. Every six months, Axminster will choose one budding woodworker to spend the day with their experts. Successful Sheds are encouraged to advise the SMSA in order to promote this opportunity to other Sheds.	More info...
Arnold Clark Community Fund – ‘Our Communities Support’ Fund	Check https://www.arnoldclark.com/community-fund/timeline	Community Development General & Misc Health & Wellbeing	Provides funding to support projects embedded in local communities, addressing broad social and community needs. Open to constituted organisations and charities.	More info...
Argyll & Bute Council - Supporting Communities Fund	5th July 2026	Community Development Environmental/Green Infrastructure General & Misc	The fund supports community groups in Argyll and Bute. Projects should demonstrate the following key priorities: fairer communities, resilient communities, cleaner, greener communities and creative communities. Applications for funding of events and festivals are expected to bring economic benefit to the relevant area and have a developmental aspect. Applications to the fund must evidence direct benefit to vulnerable individuals and groups in the local community and partnership working where relevant. The Supporting Communities Fund 2026 / 27 is now open. Deadline for applications is: 23.59pm on Sunday 5th July 2026.	More info...
Empty Business Property Grant	Submit an expression of interest via email or telephone call, to organise a meeting and/or site visit	General & Misc Renovations/Repairs	A financial incentive to property owners/tenants/potential occupiers to bring an empty business property back into productive use. An empty business property grant is a fund offered by local councils to help owners and tenants bring vacant commercial properties back into productive use. These grants can be used for a variety of purposes, such as physical works to reconfigure a space for a new use, business planning, or professional reports. Eligibility criteria, grant amounts, and application processes vary depending on the specific council and scheme, such as the Union Street Empty Shops Grant in Aberdeen or the Empty Business Property Grant in Argyll and Bute.	More info...
Aberdeenshire Council - Rural Communities Challenge Fund	28th June 2026	Capital & Equipment	Grants are being invited from community groups, charities and cooperatives throughout Aberdeenshire (excluding the Cairngorms area) and can fund specific activities aimed at benefitting rural communities in the region. There are two types of grants available: Capital grants for new projects to support expenditure on assets which will last longer than one year, for expenditure such as: The purchase of equipment over £6,000 Improvement to buildings and property Construction of paths Retrofit upgrades to properties Revenue grants to support new projects, which are not capital and not part of the core running costs of the organisation, such as: Feasibility studies Alleviation of poverty measures Access to services Supporting children to gain new skills Applications will be assessed and approved by the Aberdeenshire Local Action Group (LAG), a cross-sector partnership which represents rural communities throughout Aberdeenshire. Grants will be targeted towards capital expenditure which can be delivered before 28th February 2027 and supports one or more of the following priorities: An inclusive and connected Aberdeenshire – Enabling better connections within and across rural Aberdeenshire Communities Accountable and Fair Aberdeenshire – Ensuring no one community is left behind or exposed to the devastating effects of inequality and poverty. Sustainability of Places and Planet - Achieving a just transition to net zero through reducing emissions and regenerating the local environment	More info...
AbbVie Grants, Donations and Charitable Contributions programme	Due to a high volume of applications, they may close the application window from time to time.	Health & Wellbeing	Abbvie supports health, education, science or community-based projects undertaken by healthcare organisations or charitable institutions. Grants of up to £5K available to healthcare organisations or charitable institutions to support projects or core mission and activities relative to: • Health • Education • Local communities • Science	More info...
The W.G. Edwards Charitable Foundation	Email your application between June 1–5 2026 for consideration at the July 2026 Trustees meeting	Health & Wellbeing Older People Trusts/Foundations	The W. G Edwards Charitable Foundation is an independent grant-making charity which assists with the provision of care for the over-65s. The Foundation makes small grants to improve the health and wellbeing of people over the age of 65 in the UK. This could be assistance towards a capital project such as refurbishment, furniture or equipment; or towards an innovative project such as fitness classes, lunch clubs, gardening projects, etc. The Foundation only supports items or projects where at least 90% of the beneficiaries are over the age of 65. Around 100 organisations each year are successful in obtaining grants usually between £1,000 to £1,500.	More info...
The Weir Charitable Trust	Four applications per year - upcoming deadlines 31st July, 30th October 2026	Health & Wellbeing Social Connection Projects	Grants (up to £25,000) are available to small charities or community groups in Scotland for work addressing sport, health, culture, animal welfare, or recreational facilities. Grants are available to support services/projects in the following categories: • Sport - Projects to encourage and increase public participation in sport (eligible activities should involve physical skill and exertion). • Recreational facilities - Providing or organising recreational facilities (buildings, pitches or similar) with the aim of improving the conditions of life for the people for whom the facilities are primarily intended. This is only in relation to facilities which are primarily intended for people who need them due to age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. • Animal welfare - The advancement of animal welfare. • Health - The advancement of health, including prevention or relief of sickness, disease or human suffering. • Culture - Supporting the heritage - tangible or otherwise - of Scotland, through projects that encourage participation in and preservation of Scotland's distinctive culture. Grants are available for any purpose that provides a benefit to the applicant's target audience. Examples of eligible activities and costs are as follows: • Capital projects (such as equipment, fixtures, fittings and refurbishments) • One-off projects • Running costs • Core costs • Salaries	More info...
Volunteering Matters Action Earth	Action Earth is now open for 2026 applications	Community Development Environmental/Green Infrastructure Health & Wellbeing	Volunteering Matters Action Earth - offer grants to help urban communities to respond to our nature and climate crises. Any group of volunteers in urban areas are able to apply for Volunteering Matters Action Earth nature grants up to £250 to run environmental activities in green spaces in built-up areas and centres of population. Applications should make major environmental impacts and/or involve mass participation. Applications prioritised from volunteer groups that do any of the following: • Work in areas where there is substantial social or economic deprivation • Improve and develop the health and wellbeing of their local community • Involve disabled people, vulnerable people or those at risk of exclusion • Encourage and involve people under 26 in practical outdoor conservation Projects must be completed by 28 February 2027	More info...
Opportunity	Deadline to apply	Category	More info...	Website