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VAO Managed Funds

1 Voluntary Action Orkney Opportunity
Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for Adults
Voluntary Action Orkney

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.

Application deadline:
Friday 12 December 2025

Other Funders

10 Third Sector Opportunities
Wee Grants
The Robertson Trust

The Robertson Trust offers funding to charitable organisations that support people and communities in Scotland who are living with poverty or trauma.

Apply any time
Transport Grants
The Robertson Trust

The Roberton Trust offers offers funding to charitable organisations that support people and communities in Scotland who are living with poverty or trauma.

Apply any time
Small Grants
The Robertson Trust

The Robertson Trust offers funding to charitable organisations that support people and communities in Scotland who are living with poverty or trauma.

Apply any time
Large Grants
The Robertson Trust

The Robertson Trust offers funding to charitable organisations that support people and communities in Scotland who are living with poverty or trauma.

Apply any time
Open Grants Programme
The Clothworkers Foundation

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.

Apply any time
Community Action
National Lottery Community Fund

This funding is for projects that will help people connect more with each other. For the Community Action funding programme, The National Lottery Community Fund define communities as people who share an identity, interest or experience. They also include people living in the same place. They will support projects that are open, inclusive and led by their community.

Apply any time
Fairer Life Chances
National Lottery Community Fund

This funding is for projects that support children, young people and families or that help people to be healthier and have better access to support.

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Greener Spaces, Fairer Places
Faith in Community Scotland

Greener Spaces, Fairer Places’ - grants up to £500 are available for local faith groups or related organisations working primarily in a small, specific geographic communities to tackle poverty and climate change.

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Strengthening Organisations

This funding is for organisations in Scotland, that The National Lottery Community Fund currently fund. They want to support organisations to try out new ideas and ways of working, or to develop their organisation and improve their current work.

Funding from £300 to £50,000 is available, for up to 2 years.

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The Boost Fund
Corra Foundation

The Boost Fund is for small community-led organisations across Scotland supporting local people affected by poverty or disadvantage. Groups can apply if their activities will support their communities and the people who live there. Grants are flexible and groups can apply for many different costs. The work you are doing might be about providing practical help, or organising activities and gatherings, or addressing another local need.

Apply any time
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