Funding Support

For Support Contact Luke Emerton, Joni Mitchell or Graham Branscombe

Growing a Food Community in East Dunbartonshire Small Grants Fund

Food isn't just about providing fuel for our bodies, it has the power to connect people.  From planting and growing in a community garden to learning new skills at a community cooking class, there are countless possibilities in using food to bring people together; and that is the main aim of Growing a Food Community in East Dunbartonshire!

Growing a Food Community in East Dunbartonshire is inviting people with a shared interest in food and a budding idea for a community food project to work together to improve access to healthy and sustainable foods by addressing food insecurity, promoting food justice, supporting sustainable food systems, building community resilience, educating and empowering and advocating for policy change.

This Small Grants Fund is designed to support community-based organisations operating in East Dunbartonshire; the Fund can support both existing and new projects. Applications can be accepted from a range of voluntary ‘not for profit’ organisations, associations, groups and clubs or consortiums/partnerships which have a strong community focus for their activities. 

Applicants are strongly advised to have read the Fund guidance notes prior to completing the application.

The aims of the fund are to:

  • Promote better accessibility and affordability of food

  • Promote good nutrition encouraging healthier eating habits and cooking skills

  • Celebrate food, particularly in relation to food culture and diversity

  • Enhance community spaces for cooking, eating and growing

The small grants scheme will open on Thursday the 25th of April 2024 and will close at 2pm on Thursday the 23rd of May 2024.

Successful applicants will be notified by award letters no later than 14th of June 2024.

Following this; successful applicants will be required to provide a copy of a recent bank statement and a copy of the most recent signed accounts prior to payment being made by EDVA.

Project activity should commence from June/July 2024 with the majority of the work completed by the 31st of March 2025.

 

This small grants scheme is funded by NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and East Dunbartonshire Health & Social Care Partnership. The Fund is being distributed and administered by East Dunbartonshire Voluntary Action.

 

Check out the links below to view the funding opportunities available you can also view more at Funding Scotland

For Support Contact Luke Emerton, Joni Mitchell or Graham Branscombe

Check out the links below to view the funding opportunities available you can also view more at Funding Scotland

  • Corra Foundation - National Drugs Mission Apply Here

  • National Lottery Awards for All Funding - Ongoing - Apply Here

  • National Lottery Communities Fund - Apply Here

  • Glasgow Airport Flightpath Fund - Ongoing - Apply Here

  • Robertsons Trust Wee Grants - Now Open - Apply Here

  • Robertsons Trust Small Grants - Now Open - Apply Here

  • Robertsons Trust Large Grants - Now Open - Apply Here

  • BBC Children in Need: Core Grants Grants up to £15,000 are available for not-for-profit organisations and up to £120,000 Apply Here

  • Coop Community Fund Apply Here

  • Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Fund 2024 Perinatal and Infant Mental Health fund,

    Incorporated third sector organisations who are currently delivering perinatal and infant mental health support in Scotland can apply for funding of up to £132,000.

    Applications close Friday 3 May.

    Find out more - https://inspiringscotland.org.uk/fund/perinatal-infant-mental-health-fund-2024/

  • Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support Fund 2024

    The new phase of the Scottish Government’s Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support (SOCAS) f

    The purpose and overall aim of the fund is to support the recovery, resilience and wellbeing of survivors of abuse through counselling and psychological support, peer support or other survivor support services. 

    Organisations can apply for grants up to £300,000 to build on the provision of support to adult survivors of childhood abuse.  

    Applications close Friday 3 May.

Easyfundraising – unrestricted funding for third sector organisations

It’s free to register and use and is open to voluntary organisations, social enterprises, CICs etc of all shape and size.

You don’t need to be a charity. And the funds you raise class as unrestricted so you can use then as you wish.

Complete the free Online Registration Here