With less than 2 weeks to go until Falkirk Funders Fayre 2025, we’re counting down by looking at some of our stallholders – including regular exhibitor Robertson Trust, who have just announced a new multi-year grants programme!

The announcement marks the end of their phased return to funding, after last year’s pause, where the Trust took time to ensure their strategic aims were being met.

Community Spaces aims to support local communities experiencing poverty and trauma in Scotland and is for registered charities with an annual income of between £30,000 and £500,000. Applicants can apply at any time and there is no set closing date for applications.

The new Community Spaces grants programme is open to applications, and will provide revenue funding of £5,000 – £20,000 per year, for up to 3 years, to support the costs of community centres, hubs and anchor organisations that are delivering and/or hosting a range of services and activities to meet the needs of their geographic community (which can be an urban or rural area experiencing high rates of poverty and trauma).

Applicants should show how the various services they deliver and/or host relate to preventing or reducing poverty and trauma for local people.

Robertson Trust is particularly interested in supporting applications from organisations who can show how they reach out to and remove barriers for groups of people in their community who are at higher risk of experiencing poverty and trauma, such as disabled people, people experiencing racial inequity and asylum seekers and refugees, to ensure that they know about and can access the services and activities on offer.

For further information on the new Community Spaces grants programme, or Robertson Trust’s return to funding, please visit their news announcement.

Or, book your place to come see them at Falkirk Funders Fayre on Tuesday 11 March, 10am – 4pm at the Dobbie Hall in Larbert! We would strongly urge anyone working in designated geographic communities, or specific community support organisations, to book a place and speak with Robertson Trust’s team on the day.

Falkirk Funders Fayre

The event is designed to give third sector, charity and voluntary groups and organisations and social enterprises the opportunity to meet with a range of diverse funders to learn about the grant funding schemes that are available.

Book your FREE place via Eventbrite, or contact us by phone: 01324 692000, or email: info@cvsfalkirk.org.uk