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Recently opened funds
Pets Foundation - Preventing Pet Relinquishment
Funding to projects which aim to keep pets with their owners and out of rescue. This includes projects providing emergency pet fostering for people facing crisis, subsidised veterinary care, neutering schemes, and pet food banks.
Opened: 1 May 2024
Next deadline: 31 Jul 2024
The Henry Moore Foundation
The Foundation supports the growth and development of sculpture through its Grants programme. They fund in the following categories: New Projects and Collections, Research and Development, and Conferences, Lectures and Publications.
Opened: 1 May 2024
Next deadline: 1 Jun 2024
Corra Foundation - Boost Fund
Small grants for organisations supporting children and families in their local communities who have been affected by the increase in basic running costs which are making their work much more challenging.
Opened: 30 Apr 2024
The Naturesave Trust
Funds environmental and conservation projects throughout the UK. The current theme is soil health.
Opened: 30 Apr 2024
Next deadline: 27 Jun 2024
Partick and Thornwood Ideas Fund
Partick and Thornwood Ideas Fund is a Participatory Budgeting initiative supporting local residents.
Opened: 22 Apr 2024
Next deadline: 5 May 2024
The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - Young Women and Girls
Funding for projects that are focused on young women and girls who already have a history of offending or who are at high risk of registering a first offence.
Opened: 18 Apr 2024
Next deadline: 23 May 2024
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The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector. Our mission is to support, promote and develop a confident, sustainable voluntary sector in Scotland.
We're passionate about what the voluntary sector can achieve. Along with our community of members, we believe that charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups make Scotland a better place.
