Useful Links

Funding Bodies

• Awards for All
  http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/scotland - Scotland.
• Big Lottery Fund
  http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk - Big Lottery Fund is responsible for giving out half the money for good causes raised by the National Lottery, giving us a budget of about £630 million a year.
• The Charities Aid Foundation
  http://www.cafonline.org - CAF is a non-governmental organisation with a unique purpose, to increase the substance of philanthropy around the world.
• The Charity Awards
  http://www.charityawards.co.uk - Recognise and celebrate excellence in the leadership and management of charities.
• Charity Choice
  http://www.charitychoice.co.uk - The Encyclopaedia of Charities on the web.
• Direct Grants
  http://www.scvo.org.uk/direct_grants - Small grants for voluntary and community organisations in Scotland's ESF Objective 3 Programme area.
• The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
  http://www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk - One of the largest independent grantmaking foundations in the UK.
• European Commission - Grants of the European Union
  http://ec.europa.eu/grants/index_en.htm - The Commission awards money in the form of grants in order to implement projects or activities in relation to European Union policies. These grants may be awarded within fields as diverse as research, education, health, consumer protection, protection of the environment, humanitarian aid, etc.
• FunderFinder
  http://www.funderfinder.org.uk - Develops and distributes software to help individuals and not-for-profit organisations in the UK to identify charitable trusts that might give them money.
• Funders Online
  http://www.fundersonline.org - An initiative of the European Foundation Centre Orpheus Programme.
• Grantfinder Online
  http://www.grantfinder.co.uk - The computerised grants database.
• Heritage Lottery Fund
  http://www.hlf.org.uk - The Heritage Lottery Fund uses money from the National Lottery. We give grants to support a wide range of projects involving the local, regional and national heritage of the United Kingdom.
• LEADER in Midlothian and East Lothian
  http://www.tyneesk.co.uk - The Tyne Esk LEADER Programme provides grants for projects that will benefit the rural areas and communities of Midlothian and East Lothian.
• Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland
  http://www.ltsbfoundationforscotland.org.uk - an independent charitable Trust, funding registered charities focusing on the needs of people in Scottish communities.
• Rural Gateway - this website has a funding section which contains lots of info on funding available for rural areas - http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/topics/funding.html
• Voluntary Action Fund
  http://www.voluntaryactionfund.org.uk - Formerly UVAF (Unemployed Voluntary Action Fund).
• Voluntary Arts Scotland - http://www.voluntaryarts.org - this website contains links to information on funding and funders for community arts
• WREN - Waste Recycling Environmental Ltd
  http://www.wren.org.uk - A non-profit making, registered Environmental Body that distributes grants to community, heritage and conservation projects under the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme.