ScottishPower Foundation: Deadline Extended

Posted on July 28, 2017

The ScottishPower Foundation have extended their deadline for applications from registered charities and not-for-profit organisations until 1pm on Wednesday 2^nd August.

Grants of £25,000 – £250,000 are available. Applicants must address at least one of the ScottishPower Foundation’s aims:

the advancement of education
the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
the prevention or relief of poverty and the relief of those in need by reason of disability or other disadvantage
the advancement of citizenship and community development

For further information, including how to apply and the “Things You Need to Know” guidance document, please visit the ScottishPower Foundation website.

Safe and Fun Falkirk Halloween Activities During COVID-19

This year’s Halloween will be a bit different for everyone. Some of our local people and community groups are organising alternative outdoor Halloween activities and sharing their crafty ideas so everyone can still enjoy the holiday safely across Falkirk. Our team has gathered some of them on our website, including costume competitions, spooky recipes, pumpkin trails, crafty ideas and old Scottish traditions that might be worth reviving this strange year.

Jupiter Community Upcycling Catalogue Available

Jupiter Community Upcycling is a new social enterprise run by The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) Scotland, which supports people from different backgrounds to learn new skills by recycling and upcycling using wood diverted from landfill, and has now launched their new catalogue with items for sale.

Creative Scotland Youth Arts Emergency Funding

Creative Scotland have released new funds to support project activity with children and young people, including the Youth Arts Small Grants Scheme (allows organisations and local authorities to apply for small grants funding of up to £50,000, to distribute £500 – £5,000 to freelance artists and creative practitioners, to deliver youth arts activities; deadline for applications is Monday 2nd November) and the Youth Arts Access Fund (offers grants of £5,000 – £30,000 to those who run youth arts programmes, to support activity from March 2021 onwards. Applications proposing specific actions and partnerships to tackle inequality will be prioritised; deadline for applications is Thursday 12th November).

Weekly Funding Insight Bulletin: w/c Monday 19th October

This week’s Funding Insight Bulletin is now live! The insight bulletin is generated by the Grantsonline Funding Portal, the UK’s most comprehensive and up to date UK grant funding information service.