Shedloads of Opportunities

• Community Development
• Environmental/Green Infrastructure

The fund supports community and environmental improvement projects through the Scottish Landfill Communities Fund. Applications for capital projects, i.e. those that focus on physical improvement at an identified site, will be considered. Projects must be located within 10 miles of a Landfill Site – check the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) website, projects in multiple sites cannot be considered. The maximum grant amount is £25,000 in Scotland and charities/CICs are eligible. Fund

• General & Misc

The Scottish Veterans Fund (SVF) has a broad remit to support projects that benefit ex-Service personnel and their families in Scotland.

• Environmental/Green Infrastructure
• Health & Wellbeing

Funding for registered UK Charities in the fields of the advancement of the arts, health and medical welfare and environmental protection or improvement. Core cost or project funding considered. An example grant is setting up a therapeutic gardening project.

• General & Misc
• Trusts/Foundations

Bank of Scotland Foundation recognises the profound impact that the cost of living crisis is having on people across Scotland. To ensure funding can reach those in real need, the Empower grants programme this year will solely focus on helping charities who support vulnerable groups/people. The Empower programme provides unrestricted funding which can be used towards core costs, delivery costs, project costs and/or general running costs enabling charities to use their funding in the way that helps them best. Through the programme, charities will also have the opportunity for strategic support from Lloyds Banking Group colleagues to add value for the charity and the people they help.

• Health & Wellbeing

Aims to support community-based initiatives that promote and develop good mental health and wellbeing and/or mitigate the impact of distress and mental ill health within the adult population.