Membership
Any not-for-profit community organisation, based in the Garioch area, or with links to the area, can access our support free of charge.
Funding
The Garioch Partnership manages funding schemes available to not-for-profit community groups or community-run organisations in the Garioch area.
Grant Funding
Grants of up to £750 - £1000 are available. Projects which show community wide support and are aimed at improving the quality of life of local people on a long term basis will be considered.
Applications are reviewed by a Grant Panel, made up of local volunteers, who assess applications and make recommendations to the Board of The Garioch Partnership.
To groups looking for a larger grant sum, the Garioch Area Committee has increased the 2020/2021 Area Initiative Fund (AIF) to £5000, (max 50% contribution), please contact the Garioch Area Office for more details, at garioch@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
Supporting Communities Fund
The Garioch Partnership has been awarded £11,100 from the Supporting Communities Fund, established by The Scottish Government, to ensure applicable groups are able to continue to provide the necessary support through the Covid-19 pandemic.
Resilience / Flood Recovery Fund
The Resilience / Flood Recovery Fund is administered by The Garioch Partnership on behalf of Inverurie & District Round Table. Donations were received following the flooding caused by Storm Frank in January 2016.
Community Initiative Grant
The Community Initiative Grant (CIG) Scheme is The Garioch Partnership’s small grants scheme, originally introduced in 2012/13, and supported by Aberdeenshire Council’s Garioch Area Committee.
Other Funding Sources
The list below has been collated by The Garioch Partnership.
Community Initiatives
23 LinksGreggs Foundation
Greggs Foundation is a grant-making charity which aims to build stronger, healthier communities by addressing issues of poverty and inequality; ensuring food is at the heart of communities; and supporting local community organisations to make a real difference
People's Postcode Lottery Fund
Charities and good causes in Scotland can apply for funding of up to £20,000 from People’s Postcode Trust, a grant giving charity funded by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. Funding is available to cover core costs, as well as project-based initiatives.
Scottish Landfill Communities Fund
SLCF money can only be granted to projects that fulfil at least one of the six 'objects' given in Regulation 29(5) of the Scottish Landfill Tax (Administration) Regulations 2015.
Historic Environment Repair Grant
Historic Environment Repair Grant grants to support the cost of conservation-standard repair projects for buildings, places of worship or ancient monuments which are of special architectural, historic or archaeological interest.
Vattenfall Unlocking Our Future Fund
Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Limited, a subsidiary of Vattenfall, has committed to a community benefit scheme to benefit projects working within the local authority areas of Aberdeenshire and/or the City of Aberdeen.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
This is a medium-sized grant making foundation giving grants to small, well-established organisations in the UK who address local issues in areas of extreme urban deprivation, or in remote and fragile rural communities.
SUEZ Communities Trust Fund
Providing funds to not-for-profit organisations to undertake work that is eligible under the Scottish Landfill Communities Fund (SLCF). SUEZ Communities Trust will consider projects which focus on physical improvement at an identified site.
Scottish Education and Action for Development (SEAD) Fund
SEAD Fund grants are small grants for individuals or groups. Grants are typically £100 – £250. They fund proposals where the grant will have the most impact ie helping a new campaign to get started, or funding a specific concrete action for a local community.
Scottish Community Alliance – Community Learning Exchange Funding
This funding is an opportunity for communities to learn through the exchange of ideas and the sharing of common solutions.
Scottish Children’s Lottery
The Scottish Children’s Lottery supports four Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations (SCIOs). Both the weekly draws and the Instant Win games on their website benefit these good causes on a rotational basis.
Scotrail Stations Community Regeneration Fund
The Stations Community Regeneration Fund enables business and community groups to transform redundant station rooms into facilities to benefit local people.
National Lottery Community Fund
This funding aims to support communities to improve the places in which they live and the wellbeing of those most in need. Grants of between £10,001 and £150,000 are available for voluntary or community organisations.
National Lottery Awards for All Scotland
Funding for voluntary or community groups. This programme provides funding from £300 – £10,000 and is ongoing.
Morrisons Foundation
Grant funding for community groups.
Greggs Local Community Projects Fund
This funding is offered to organisations supporting people in need.
Gordon Leisure Projects Trust
The Gordon Leisure Projects Trust grant is for provision of recreational amenities and facilities in the old Gordon District Area.
Greenspace Scotland / Tesco Bags of Help grant scheme
Bags of Help uses the money raised from the sale of Bags for Life in Tesco stores to fund a wide range of projects that meet the programme’s aims and objectives to benefit the local community.
Gordon & Ena Baxter Foundation
The Gordon and Ena Baxter Foundation strives to support a broad range of good causes across the North East of Scotland, spanning a variety of key themes.
Apache Corporation Charity Committee Fund
Are you a local Aberdeen city or Aberdeenshire charity who is looking for funding support for a specific project or campaign?
Asda Foundation
A charitable corporate foundation giving independent grants and supporting locally relevant projects throughout the UK.
Crerar Trust
As a charitable trust funded by the Crerar Hotel Group, the Crerar Trust is tasked with gifting more than half of the company’s annual distributable profits to good causes.
Aberdeenshire Council – Garioch Area Initiatives Fund
Communities across Garioch can now apply to the Garioch Area Initiatives Fund, which will provide funding of up to £1,750 for projects promoting the development of community-based initiatives.
Aberdeenshire Community Transport Initiative Small Grant Fund
Aberdeenshire Council’s Passenger Transport Unit has a small grant fund where we can provide grants of up to £3,000 for groups looking to investigate the potential for, or to set up a local community transport service such as a volunteer car scheme?
Sports & Activities
3 LinksInverurie Youth Sports Foundation (IYSF)
IYSF is a charitable foundation founded by local entrepreneur Steven Ferguson & his family.
Andy Fanshawe Memorial Trust
Grants to disadvantaged young people to develop an existing interest and experience in adventurous outdoor activities. Includes walking, climbing, cycling, kayaking, sailing, horse riding – either self-planned or for residential courses at an outdoor centre.
Aberdeenshire Sports Council Club Grants
Offering various small grants (usually up to £250 or £500) for the cost of equipment, events, development, club start-ups or travel.
Arts & Culture
4 LinksCulture & Business Fund Scotland
The Culture & Business Fund Scotland enables businesses and arts or heritage organisations to come together and build effective, sustainable partnerships, bringing creative projects – large and small – vividly to life.
David and June Gordon Memorial Trust
Supporting music, the arts, youth groups and community centres in the North East of Scotland.
Cinema Near You
This is a two year development programme which aims to improve access to screen and cinema provision in Scotland.
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation
Championing access to arts and heritage across the country.
Children & Young People
10 LinksThe KFC Foundation Empowerment Grants
Grants to support organisations empowering young people to fulfil their potential by providing safe social spaces, mentoring or work and social skills. Grants of between £200- £2,000. Applications open 1-28 February 2021 with a further round in the Autumn.
The Peter Vardy Foundation GenZ Leaders Programme
The Peter Vardy Foundation GenZ Leaders aims to provide every young person in Scotland with world class Leadership and Meta-Skills through an online programme. Registered Scottish Charities working with young people aged 10-16 are invited to apply for the fund
Greggs Foundation
Greggs Foundation is a grant-making charity which aims to build stronger, healthier communities by addressing issues of poverty and inequality; ensuring food is at the heart of communities; and supporting local community organisations to make a real difference
Young Start (Big Lottery Fund)
Through Young Start the Big Lottery Fund are offering funding from £10,000 to £100,000 to help children and young people across Scotland become more confident, so they can realise their own potential.
Prince’s Trust Development Awards
Open to young people aged 16-24 who would benefit from up to £280 towards course fees, interview clothing, tools and equipment.
Pounds For Purpose
If you are aged 16-26, want to make a positive stand, and have an idea that can make a difference to people or the environment, Pounds for Purpose offers you the chance to get your hands on £500 to make it happen.
CashBack for Communities Youth Work Fund
The Scottish Government’s CashBack for Communities Youth Work Fund.
Inverurie Youth Sports Foundation (IYSF)
IYSF is a charitable foundation founded by local entrepreneur Steven Ferguson & his family.
Kellogg’s Breakfast Club Grants Programme
Kellogg’s has teamed up with Forever Manchester to award grants of £1,000 to school Breakfast Clubs, to help them provide breakfast to those children who need it most.
David and June Gordon Memorial Trust
Supporting music, the arts, youth groups and community centres in the North East of Scotland.
Business
3 LinksCovid-19 Discretionary Business Fund
The Discretionary Business Fund provides a one-off payment of £2,000 to successful applicants to support them during the Covid-19 period. This fund will be issued on a first come first served basis by Aberdeenshire Council.
Tech For Good 2021
Comic Relief and Paul Hamlyn Foundation have launched the latest round of the Tech for Good programme. The programme supports not-for-profit organisations to use technology to explore different approaches to delivering better services.
Culture & Business Fund Scotland
The Culture & Business Fund Scotland enables businesses and arts or heritage organisations to come together and build effective, sustainable partnerships, bringing creative projects – large and small – vividly to life.
Other Sources
5 LinksThe Matthew Good Foundation
A new fund for small charities and social enterprises. Every three months, five organisations will share a £10,000 pot. The fund is open to brand new projects with innovative ideas, and established charities whose average income is less than £50,000 per year
People's Postcode Lottery Fund
Charities and good causes in Scotland can apply for funding of up to £20,000 from People’s Postcode Trust, a grant giving charity funded by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. Funding is available to cover core costs, as well as project-based initiatives.
Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP)
Comprising nine categories, STP’s Funding Finder provides easy to read information on current funding streams, highlighting where new funds have been announced and where application deadlines are looming.
Creative STAR Learning Ltd – Outdoor Learning and Play
Creative STAR Learning Ltd’s website has a list of grants compiled to aid schools, youth groups, the environmental, outdoor and play sectors with finding funding for a range of outdoor ventures and initiatives.
Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action (AVA)
AVA list a number of funding opportunities on the funding page of their website: Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action
Covid-19 & Short Term Funding
2 LinksAdapt & Thrive Programme
Covid response support. Unrestricted funding of up to £75,000 available to adapt around the needs of the organisation. In addition to grants, flexible, 0% interest loans of up to £250,000 also available. The programme closes to applications on 31 March 2021.
#ShiftThePower Coronavirus Response Fund
The #ShiftThePower Coronavirus Response Fund which helps grassroots organisations in Scotland to support vulnerable individuals, families, and communities, including coping with the impacts of Coronavirus has reopened.
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