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Funding Opportunities
Search our list of open funds available to groups and organisations in Orkney. We add new ones when we come across them all the time.
VAO Managed Funds
The fund is aimed at supporting community-based initiatives that promote and develop good mental health and wellbeing within the adult population.
It is now open for applications for projects taking place between 1 March 2026 and 28 February 2028 and for the first time community groups can apply for either 1 year or 2 year grants.
Other Funders
The Corra Racial Equity Fund provides unrestricted funding to organisations that are led by, and working with, people from Black and racially minoritised backgrounds.
The Robertson Trust offers funding to charitable organisations that support people and communities in Scotland who are living with poverty or trauma.
The Roberton Trust offers offers funding to charitable organisations that support people and communities in Scotland who are living with poverty or trauma.
The Robertson Trust offers funding to charitable organisations that support people and communities in Scotland who are living with poverty or trauma.
The Robertson Trust offers funding to charitable organisations that support people and communities in Scotland who are living with poverty or trauma.
Charles Hayward Foundation fund preventative and early intervention programmes being delivered at the community level which allow older people to stay in their own homes and remain independent. They are interested in programmes which can demonstrate their effectiveness in improving the quality of life of older people. We favour projects that offer a consistent and sustained benefit rather than one-off events or short-lived activities.
The Clothworkers’ Foundation award grants for capital projects to UK registered charities, CICs, and other registered UK not-for-profit organisations (including special schools). They fund both large and small projects. The size of grant awarded depends on a number of factors including the size of the organisation and the cost and scale of the capital project.
The PF Charitable Trust's funding policy is to support work at community level and the foundation provides a valuable service in targeting appropriate groups.
