Ethnic Minority Development Fund | Voluntary Action Orkney

The National Lottery Community Fund in partnership with the Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations Scotland (CEMVO) have reopened the Ethnic Minority Development Fund.

The funding programme supports ethnic minority-led third sector organisations across Scotland to deliver projects that benefit their communities. It aims to break down barriers and create opportunities for people from ethnic minority backgrounds.

Key Criteria

Organisations can apply for grants from £500 to £15,000 to support community-led projects that:

Bring ethnic minority people together and build strong relationships
Help more ethnic minority people to thrive by supporting them early
Improve places and spaces that matter to ethnic minority communities

To be eligible to apply, organisations must:

Be ethnic minority led (60% or more of their committee and leadership are from ethnic minority backgrounds)
Have an annual income under £100,000 per year
Not currently have long-term funding from TNLCF (by this, we mean a grant longer than 2 years)
Have not received long-term funding from TNLCF in the last 3 years