Shedloads of Opportunities

• Health & Wellbeing
• Social Connection Projects

The Sackler Trust provides funding for a broad range of charitable projects and activities, with applications welcomed from charities and Community Interest Companies (CICs) who can demonstrate a clear rationale for support in areas including:

social good
education
the arts
science
the environment
local heritage.

Funded projects should show a clear charitable purpose and deliver measurable public benefit.

Applications are submitted by email and should be no more than two pages in length. Grant decisions are typically informed by an assessment of organisational need, anticipated impact, and long-term sustainability.

To apply (brief description of the project – no more than two pages) including:

• The name of the organisation applying
• Contact details
• Link to the website for your organisation
• Charity number
• Recent Report & Accounts

• Community development

The Scottish Building Society Foundation will aim to invest in the long-term future of communities in Scotland. They are looking to provide financial support to charities and community groups. For example, funding has gone towards community facilities, community development, open spaces, tool libraries and community events etc.

• Community Development
• Energy Efficiency
• Trusts/Foundations

Not-for-profit community projects can apply for up to 50% of the costs of an electricity connection within the Scottish Hydro-Electric Distribution area, particularly those in rural areas.

• Community Development
• Education & Skills
• Health & Wellbeing
• Social Connection Projects

Provides one-off support to small, local charities. Focuses on health, young people, loneliness, accessibility, and opportunity.

• Community Development
• General & Misc
• Health & Wellbeing

Supports local Tayside community projects by providing goods and services to transform and improve the lives of local people.

If you are a charity or a constituted community group, and you think Tayside Contracts could provide a service to you, then you may want to consider our Community Fund. We do the work for you, and the Community Fund picks up the cost up to the maximum of £500 for Fast-Track applications and up to £3,000 for Full applications.

Some of the things we could do for local communities include:-

Carrying out roads/footway improvements and repairs to community facilities such as community hall car parks, or a local pathway
Digging trenches for rural community broadband schemes
Providing food or catering for a community or charity event
Provision of signage via our Sign Shop for a range of community needs
Provision of Traffic Management for a community event.