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Arts, Culture, Leisure and Sport
Sources of funding for Arts, Culture and Leisure projects
Sources of funding for Sports project
  Arts, Culture and Leisure
Heritage Lottery Fund
Creative Scotland
Awards for All
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
The Robertson Trust
Clore Duffield
Historic Scotland Building Repair Grants
PRS Foundation
Highland 2007 Legacy Programme
Wellcome Trust Arts Awards
Comunn na Gàidhlig
Funds for Historic Buildings (FFHB)
Biffawards
Barcapel Foundation
The Foyle Foundation
The Pilgrim Trust
Volunteer Arts Scotland - Make a Splash
Old Possum's Practical Trust
The Skinners’ Company Lady Neville Charity (UK)
EventsScotland
 
  Heritage Lottery Fund
Heritage Lottery Fund currently offers a variety of grant programmes which assist all types of heritage including cultural and natural heritage. They also offer a Targeted Programme of grants.
Your Heritage Programme
Grants of between £5,000 to £50,000 to support community-focused projects which conserve or enhance diverse heritage or open up heritage resources or sites to the widest possible audience. Projects can last up to 5 years and include natural landscape, conserving historic buildings, places and objects, involving people in exploring local cultures, traditions, languages and ways of life. This is a rolling programme and there are no deadlines for applications.  More information.
Heritage Grants Programme
Heritage Grant is a rolling programme and there are no deadlines for applications under £5million.  Applications for grants of £5million or more are assessed in a competitive batch once a year. The deadline for first-round applications is 30 September for each year. Both first and second-round applications will be batched.
Townscape Heritage Initiative (£500,000 - £2,000,000) strand:
Townscape Heritage Initiative programme will give £500,000 - £2,000,000 to help regenerate conservation areas displaying particular social and economic need.  It will encourages partnerships to carry out repairs and other works to a number of historic properties, and improve the quality of life for all those who live, work or visit there.  The national batch deadline for first-round applications is 30 November each year and decisions are made in April.

Heritage Lottery Fund - Targeted Programmes:
Young Roots
This aims to help projects for 13-25 year olds who want to explore their heritage and develop skills. Project funding between £3,000-£25,000.   This is a rolling programme and there are no deadlines for applications.  More information

Repair Grants for Places of Worship Programme
To help conserve and sustain heritage at risk through urgent repairs to places of worship only. Up to £250,000 for Scottish projects.  Grants are considered in two batches each year: 28 February and 31 August.  More information 

Landscape Partnerships
For applications based around a portfolio of projects combining benefits to an area and its communities which live, work and visit there.  Grants between £250,000-£2 million. The deadline for stage 1 applications has now passed, however this programme will continue for a further 4 rounds. There will be one batch per annum of Landscape Partnerships, the deadline will be the 30 November each year with a decision the following April.
Parks for People
£250,000-£5 million for projects which support the regeneration of existing public parks, gardens and walks. The next closing dates for applications is 28 February 2011 for a decision in June 2011.  More information 
  Creative Scotland
Creative Scotland is the new development agency for the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland.   They give funding for capital and revenue costs, for individuals and organisations, including statutory organisations.  Application deadlines vary according to the grants programme, as do the levels of funding available.  They have a range of funding for various artforms including Crafts, Creative Industries, Dance, Drama, Literature, Music, Screen, Visual Arts and Filming.  For more information on specific funds and deadlines  visit their website or contact Creative Scotland, 12 Manor Place, Edinburgh, EH3 7DD, Phone: 0330 333 2000  Email: enquiries@creativescotland.com 
  Training & Continuing Professional Development Fund
This fund has up to £5000 available to organisations for training and continuing professional development.  It is aimed at supporting individual musicians, and music facilitators providing music making activities for children and young people aged 0 -25years. 
It will provide support to musicians and practitioners who do not have access to other sources of funding to allow them to develop professionally and to organisations that wish to provide, organise or send staff onto training or continuing professional development opportunities which will lead to infrastructural development.   Deadline 14th February 2011.  For more information visit their website.
Awards for All
Awards for All give grants of between £500 and £10,000 to help people take part in arts, sport, social, environmental, health related, educational and other community activities. For more information visit the Small Purpose Grants section of the Toolkit.
Back to Top The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation offers grants to projects in the fields of:
Arts
For projects which enable disabled people and people living in areas of need and poverty to participate in the performance arts.

Education
For projects which help children at risk of exclusion or with exceptionally challenging behaviour to realise their educational potential (e.g. through special support in mainstream education or through special educational provision).
Heritage
For community projects (excluding large capital appeals) which restore and bring back into use heritage properties and resources, particularly in areas of need and poverty.
Their Small (Capital and Revenue) Grants Programme is only available to organisations with an annual income of under £300,000. Applications can be made for grants between £500 and £10,000.
Large (Capital only) Grants Programme is available to all other organisations that do not fit within the small grants criteria.  Applications can be made for capital grants for over £10,000 and up to £50,000 for projects within the priorities set out in these guidelines.
For application guidelines and downloadable application forms visit their website or write to: The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation, 124 Chancery Lane, London EC4A I BU Tel: 020 73206996
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
One of the UK's largest grant making Trusts, the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation makes approximately £30 million available to UK charities and not-for-profit organisations each year. Their Main Fund grants programme concentrates on 4 main themes:- cultural life, education, the natural environment and projects which enable people who are disadvantaged to participate more fully in society. They will consider funding for both core costs and project costs. Grants are also awarded through specific funding strands:- Biodiversity, Museum & Heritage collections and New Approaches to Learning. Full guidelines and details of their application process are available on their website
Back to Top The Robertson Trust
Community Arts and Sport are one of the four priority areas of The Roberston Trust.  For more information visit their website.
Clore Duffield
Clore Duffield offers grants of between £5,000 to in excess of £1m through their Main Grants programme. Your group must be a registered charity to apply. Clore Duffield's priorities are in museums, galleries and heritage sites, the arts, education, health, social care and disability and their funds can be used to match lottery funding, capital redevelopments, project, programme and revenue funding.  Clore Duffield are unlikely to fund staff posts, projects outside the UK, local branches of national charities, academic or project research or conference costs.
Application is by letter - see the Clore Duffield website for guidelines and there are no deadlines.  Decisions are made at Trustee meetings.  You should receive a response from the Foundation within four weeks of contacting them if you have included a self-addressed envelope.
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Historic Scotland have launched their annual funding application round, which will cover the three financial years beginning 2009/10. Applications can be made by voluntary sector organisations that provide services or input to the historic environment sector. There continues to be a heavy demand for grant-assistance, therefore applicants should be aware that priority will be given to those applications that clearly demonstrate activities that assist or compliment Historic Scotland's own activities, especially with regard to meeting their ongoing corporate plan targets.

This is a rolling programme.  Completed applications require to be returned to Historic Scotland by 30th September each year.  For further information, including an application form and guidance notes visit their website
Historic Scotland Building Repair Grants
Under the Historic Scotland Historic Building Repair Grants Scheme, funding is available to owners in both the private and public sectors to meet the cost of repairs to building which are at serious risk from neglect or repair.  Repairs must be made using traditional materials and specialist craftsman to conserve original features in buildings of special architectural or historic interest.  Owners must insure and maintain the building and allow some access to visitors.
Applicants must be organisations or individuals who have a legal responsibility for the repair of a historic building. You will normally need to own the building, or hold a full repairing lease, which has at least 21 years to run, or be able to demonstrate that you have an agreement to acquire the property in question.
The grants awarded range from £10,000 to £500,000. Applications for grant are accepted throughout the year but are considered in 3 batches with closing dates of 31 January, 31 May and 30 September.  For more information or an application form visit their website
PRS Foundation
The PRS Foundation for New Music (PRSF) is the UK's largest independent funder purely for new music of any genre. Its main aims are to stimulate and support the creation and performance of new music in the UK. In addition, it motivates public debate about creative music-making in the UK, for example through ground-breaking projects such as the New Music Award. PRSF supports music creators, performers and promoters who are involved in creatively adventurous or pioneering musical activity by offering a wide range of funding schemes for new music activity.  View funding schemes currently offered by the PRS Foundation.
Back to Top Highland 2007 Legacy Programme
The Highland Council has established the Highland 2007 Legacy Programme to provide £500K in grants to support the ongoing promotion of the Highlands. From this £125K per annum will be allocated to projects and events initiated and inspired by young people.  Funding is available to support both capital and revenue projects which must fall within one of the following six categories: Arts; Heritage; Sport; Language; Environment; Science.
Further information and application forms can be downloaded from the Highland 2007 website or phone 01463 702007.
The Wellcome Trust Arts Awards
The Wellcome Trust Arts Awards support projects that engage the public with biomedical science through the arts including dance, drama, performance arts, visual arts, music, film, craft, photography, creative writing or digital media.
Grants are available for projects up to £30,000. The aim of the awards is to support arts projects that reach new audiences and provide new ways of thinking about the social, cultural and ethical issues around contemporary science. The scheme is open to a wide range of people including artists, scientists, curators, filmmakers, writers, producers, directors, academics, science communicators, teachers, arts workers and education officers. 
The last 2010 deadline for small to medium-sized projects (up to and including £30,000) is 29 October 2010
Decisions will be made approximately three months after the deadline.  For more information phone 020 7611 7222, email: arts@wellcome.ac.uk or visit their website
Back to Top Comunn na Gàidhlig
Comunn na Gàidhlig have a funding scheme for Gaelic projects running within the HIE area only.  This funding is open to community groups, for small scale projects.  They are seeking applications under the following headings:
It is a priority area of Comunn na Gàidhlig to strengthen Gaelic at community level. They are therefore seeking applications for projects that will give priority to Gaelic as a spoken language. Other projects will receive a lower priority status.  For more information or an application pack visit their website or contact them at:
Comunn na Gàidhlig, 5 Mitchell's Lane, Inverness, IV2 3HQ.  Phone: 01463 234138 Fax: 01463 237470
e-mail: oifis@cnag.org.uk
Funds for Historic Buildings (FFHB)
FFHB provides a guide to funding for anyone seeking to repair, restore or convert for a new use any historic building in the UK. This includes a searchable on-line database of funding which is searchable by location, type of building and nature of ownership, and is free to use.   Access the database here
Biffawards
Under their Main Grants scheme, they will support projects that provide or improve community spaces, cultural facilities, places for outdoor recreation and also for projects that conserve wildlife species and habitats. Projects must be within 10 miles of a Biffa operation and ten miles of an active landfill. You can apply for between £5,000 and £50,000. No deadlines.  To view eligibility criteria and to check areas of operation visit their website.
 Barcapel Foundation
This Trust will support Projects which preserve and protect the artistic and cultural heritage particularly the built environment.  It is keen to support organisations at the early stages of development.  There is a two stage application process, applications are accepted at any time and the trustees meet twice a year to make their decisions.  For more information visit their website.
  The Foyle Foundation
This provides grants for charities, for Arts and learning projects.  Applications are accepted at any time. For more information visit their website.
  Pilgrim Trust
This trust will fund registered charities involved in preservation and scholarship projects.  
Preservation and scholarship grants are available for:-
Funding is available for both capital and revenue projects and applications can be made at any time. For more information visit their website.
  Volunteer Arts Scotland - Make A Splash!
This grant making trust has grants of £250 to £2K for small voluntary groups to create new opportunities for more people to participate in creative activities.  Funding can be used to help pay for a wide range of things such as equipment, publicity, venue hire, staff time, volunteer training or materials.  A total of £210k is available for 3 years up to 2012.  For more information or to apply visit their website.
  Old Possum's Practical Trust
This trust aims to increase the knowledge and appreciation of any matters of historic, artistic, architectural, aesthetic, literary, musical or theatrical interest by supporting organisations with grants of between £500 and £5,000. Priority will be given to projects that involve children or young people, disabled or disadvantaged people and communities which enhance the lives of others.  Applications can be submitted at any time.  For more information or to apply visit their website.
  The Skinners’ Company Lady Neville Charity (UK)
This Charity supports groups working in the areas of disability, local heritage, local community and performing and visual arts. It offers grants of up to £1,000 to support activities which provide opportunities to people of any age with physical or mental disabilities; projects which help local groups to conserve and restore their landmark, landscape, traditions and culture; projects which are involved in improving the facilities or quality of life for people in a deprived neighbourhood; groups involved in undertaking a particular activity in any field of performing and visual arts.  Annual deadlines for applications are mid-March and mid-September.  For more information or to apply visit their website EventScotland
EventScotland will support events (outside of the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow) through their National Events Programme that showcase Scotland and help to generate tourism. The next deadline is 01 October 2010 for events taking place from 1 January 2011 onwards.  For more information or to apply visit their website or phone 0131 472 2313
 
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Sources of funding for Sports projects
Sportscotland Building for Sport Programme
Football Association
Awards for All
The Robertson Trust
SPORTSMATCH Scotland 
Girls On The Move 
Cash 4 Clubs
SportScotland Sports Facilities Fund
Wells Sports Foundation
2014 Communities
 Sportscotland Building for Sport Programme
Provide for capital improvements to school and club facilities to promote wider community use or for national/regional facilities.  There are 2 Strands:
Minimum Award: £10,000; Maximum Award: £300,000 (community); £750,000 (training and competition)

Applications are a 2-Stage Process:  Stage 1 - applications assessed and responded to on monthly basis if received by 7th of month (except December).  Stage 2 - applications assessed 4 times per year if under £200,000, and twice per year if over £200,000.  Turnaround normally 3 months. 
For more information Phone 0131 317 7200  Email general.info@sportscotland.org.uk or visit their website  
Football Foundation 
The Football Foundation has a number of different grant schemes that will assist with the development or improvement of facilities and sports projects.  For a list of current programmes and deadlines visit their website or phone 0800 027 7766.  
Awards for All
Awards for All gives grants of between £500 and £10,000 for people to take part in sport.
They can fund projects that meet their outcomes:
  1. People have better chances in life.
  2. Communities are safer, stronger and more able to work together to tackle inequalities.
  3. People have better and more sustainable services and environments.
  4. People and communities are healthier.

For more information visit www.awardsforall.org.uk
The Robertson Trust
The Robertson Trust has funding aimed at encouraging young people to participate in sporting activities within their local community. Projects should demonstrate that they provide access and opportunity and/or support emerging talent. The Trust is particularly interested in supporting activities which increase the use of existing facilities, but  capital projects which seek to widen opportunity, access and participation, as well as improve provision, will also be considered.  For more information visit their website

Back to Top SPORTSMATCH Scotland
This award scheme supports grass roots sport projects that encourage participation at community level, especially youth groups. In Scotland, SPORTSMATCH is funded by the Scottish Government and administered by sportscotland.  SPORTSMATCH aims to match commercial business sponsorship on a £ for £ basis and has three primary objectives:
Any not-for-profit group such as a sports club, local authority, governing body of sport, school etc. can apply.  Awards start at a minimum of £500 and go up to £10,000 per project.  No deadlines.  For more information visit their website
Girls On The Move 
This programme provides grants of up to £2k through its Participation Programme and training under its Leadership Programme to increase physical activity levels among girls and young women (aged 12 – 18) who are currently not physically active.  Pervious grants have been given for a wide range of activities from cheerleading and dance to gymnastics and outdoor activities.
Funding is not available for projects in school but extra curricular activities taking place outside school hours and run by constituted groups would be eligible.  There are three deadline dates for applications each year:
For more information or to apply visit their website. Cash 4 CLubs
Cash 4 Clubs grant scheme gives awards of £250, £500 and £1000.  Any sports club that is registered with its sports' National Governing body or local authority can apply. They do not restrict entries to certain sports or activities or to the age of people involved with the club, but they do look for sports clubs that play an active role in the community.
For more information or to apply, visit their website. SportScotland Sports Facilities Fund
Sportscotland’s Sports Facilities Fund invests funding into the provision of new or upgraded sports facilities. The funding is invested into two main strands:
School and Community Sport Facilities
This strand covers the provision or upgrading of sports facilities for community use.   Applicants need to demonstrate that the proposed development will drive an increase in sports participation at community level, and will also need to demonstrate what links they have established or will establish with sports programmes, strategies and/or initiatives operated by the local authority, national governing body for sport and their associates/partners.
Performance Sport Facilities
This strand covers the provision or upgrading of facilities at centres designated as a national/regional facility by the relevant national governing body for sport.  The proposed facility must meet the needs of the governing body for international/national/regional competition, coaching or training, be part of the governing body’s facility strategy and have been developed in consultation with the governing body and local partners.

For more information or to apply visit their website Wells Sports Foundation
The Wells Sports Foundation fund have grants of between £500 - £2000 for projects that support the development and sustainability of sports clubs and sports projects.  For more information or to apply visit their website.
2014 Communities
2014 Communities offers voluntary and community organisations grants of between £300 - £2,000 to support and encourage grass roots involvement in sport and physical activity.  For more information contact the Big Lottery by phone 0870 240 239, email enquiries.scotland@biglotteryfund.org.uk or visit their website.  If you have a hearing impairment you can contact BIG Lottery using a textphone on 0141 242 1500. 

Other Toolkit Sections to look at:
Community Regeneration
Social Inclusion
Welfare and Disability
Children and Youth Back to Top
  
 








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