Help for Community Groups & Voluntary Organisations - Scotland

In many respects funding for Scotland differs from that in England. Some of the funding sources listed in this website are not available in Scotland, while others have different programmes for Scottish projects. There are also funds specific to Scotland which are not referred to on this website as it is primarily designed for use in England. The key elements of making a funding application are the same in Scotland as elsewhere in the UK and the range of issues covered in the information and work sheets should prove useful to you.

The newsletter information is designed for England and Wales but may contain funding opportunities that apply in Scotland.

For funding advice contact your local Council for Voluntary Service (CVS). A full list may be available at the CVS Scotland Website: www.cvsscotland.org.uk

Or contact:

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)

Mansfield Traquair Centre
15 Mansfield Place
Edinburgh
EH3 6BB
Tel:0131 556 3882
Fax:0131 556 0279
Email:enquiries@scvo.org.uk

Website: www.scvo.org.uk

Government

Scottish Executive

You can look for funding from a full list of departments with contacts is on Website: www.scotland.gov.uk/About/Departments or in news at Website: www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/Weeks-News/Q/Week/This

Details of Government funding for the UK can be ontained for most Departments on Website: www.governmentfunding.org.uk

Environment and Heritage

British Waterways Board

British Waterways is a public corporation responsible for 2000 miles of navigable canals and rivers in England, Scotland and Wales.

Scotland Office
Canal House
Applecross Street
Glasgow
G4 9SP

Tel: 0141 332 6936
Fax: 0141 331 1688

Email: enquiries.scotland@britishwaterways.co.uk
Website: www.britishwaterways.co.uk/

Historic Scotland

Historic Scotland safeguards the nation's historic environment and promotes its understanding and enjoyment

Historic Scotland
Longmore House
Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SH

Tel: 0131 668 8600

Details of grants available are available at website:

www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/grants.htm

Arts

Scottish Arts Council

The Scottish Arts Council serves the people of Scotland by fostering arts of excellence through funding, development, research and advocacy.

They aim:

• To increase participation in the arts.
• To support artists in Scotland to fulfil their creative and business potential
• To place the arts, culture and creativity at the heart of learning.

Scottish Arts Council
12 Manor Place
Edinburgh
EH3 7DD

Tel: 0845 603 6000
Fax: 0131 225 9833

TypeTalk: for hard of hearing, prefix any number with 18001

Email: help.desk@scottisharts.org.uk
Website: www.scottisharts.org.uk

Film

The UK Film Council (and Scottish Screen) provide funding for film production and training.

UK Film

Council Head Office
10 Little Portland
Street London
W1W 7JG

Tel: 020 7861 7861
Fax: 020 7861 7862

Textphone: 0845 039 0204
Email: info@ukfilmcouncil.org.uk
Website: www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk

Scottish Screen

Scottish Screen was set up in 1997 to establish Scotland as an important European screen production centre while projecting Scotland 's culture to the world.

Scottish Screen
Second Floor
249 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 4QE

Tel: 0141 302 1700
Fax: 0141 302 1778
Email: info@scottishscreen.com
Website: www.scottishscreen.com

Sport

UK Sport

UK Sport works in partnership with the home country sports councils and other agencies to lead sport in the UK to world-class success.

UK Sport
40 Bernard Street
London
WC1N 1ST

Tel: 0207 211 5100
Email: info@uksport.gov.uk
Website: www.uksport.gov.uk

Sport Scotland

Sport Scotland's goal is to see more people participating in sport and enjoying its benefits. They want the whole Scottish population to be involved, from primary schoolchildren to elite athletes.

Sport Scotland
Caledonian House
1 Red Hewghs Rigg
South Gyle
Edinburgh
EH12 9DQ

Tel: 0131 317 7200
Fax: 0131 317 7202
Email: library@sportscotland.org.uk
Website: www.sportscotland.org.uk

Social, Health, Education, Training and Employment

Health and Safety Executive

The Health and Safety Commission is responsible for health and safety regulation in Great Britain.

Regional Offices can be found at website: http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/maps/index.htm HSE Infoline Tel: 0845 345 0055 Website: www.hse.gov.uk

Equality and Human Rights Commission

Equality and Human Rights Commission brings together the work of three previous equality commissions and also takes on responsibility for the other aspects of equality: age, sexual orientation and religion or belief, as well as human rights.

The Optima Building
58 Robertson Street
Glasgow
G2 8DU
Helpline Tel: 0845 604 5510 Main
Textphone: 0845 604 5520
Fax: 0845 604 5530

Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 9:00 am-5:00 pm; Wed 9:00 am-8:00 pm (last call taken at 7:45pm)

Email: scotland@equalityhumanrights.com
Website: www.equalityhumanrights.com

Lottery

The Sport and Arts bodies that distribute lottery funding are listed above. The other agencies are:

Big Lottery Fund

The Big Lottery Fund was launched on 1 June 2004 , when the New Opportunities Fund and the Community Fund were combined to create a single new lottery distributor - the Big Lottery Fund. They receive 50 percent of the proceeds for good causes, which is anticipated to be will be between 600 and 700 million a year until the end of the current Camelot licence in early 2009.

Big Lottery Fund
1 Atlantic Quay
1 Robertson Way
Glasgow
G2 8JB

Enquiries and information line Tel: 0870 240 2391
Tel: 0141 242 1400
Fax: 0141 242 1401
Textphone: 0141 242 1500

Application packs and information on their programmes Tel: 0845 4 10 20 30

Email: enquiries.scotland@biglotteryfund.org.uk
Website: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/scotland

Heritage Lottery Fund

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) enables communities to celebrate, look after and learn more about our diverse heritage. From museums and historic buildings to parks and nature reserves to celebrating traditions, customs and history.

Heritage Lottery Fund
28 Thistle Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1EN

Tel: 0131 225 9450
Email: scotland@hlf.org.uk
Website: www.hlf.org.uk/english/InYourArea/Scotland/

Awards For All

Awards for All is a grants programme set up up to help small groups. It is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Arts Councils, the Sport Councils, and the Big Lottery Fund. The main aim of the programme is to fund projects which involve people in their community; bringing them together to enjoy arts, sports, heritage and other community activities. Sometimes quite small sums of money can have a big impact. The range of grants is 500 to a maximum grant size is 10,000.

Tel: 0845 600 20 40
Website: www.awardsforall.org.uk/scotland

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