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Big Issue Invest helps social enterprises and charities by providing loans and investments.

Funding for research or innovation that's ground breaking, improves European research standards or responds to challenges like climate change or food security.

Training to help SME business leaders to increase productivity, seize investment opportunities and grow their business.

The UK Fund offers large grants to grow proven projects. We fund work with impact that can scale, change systems, and benefit communities across the UK.

We fund community-led projects that tackle the climate and nature emergency, improve the environment, and help people connect with and enjoy nature locally.

Young Start - Main Grants offers £20,001 to £150,000 for projects up to 3 years that help children and young people in Scotland build confidence and realise their potential.

We fund projects in Scotland that bring people together and improve communities. Apply for grants of £300 to £20,000 for projects up to 2 years.

The Scottish Land Fund helps communities across Scotland become stronger and more sustainable by supporting them to own and manage land and buildings

Funding for communities in Scotland to run projects that help people connect. We support work that’s open, inclusive and community-led

Climate Action Fund – Food Systems supports projects that strengthen our food system and reduce food insecurity for people and communities.

We fund organisations in Scotland we already support. Funding helps you test new ideas, improve your work, or grow your organisation.

Funding for projects that support children, young people and families, or help people be healthier with better access to support

Young Start - Small Grants offers £300 to £20,000 for projects up to 1 year that help children and young people in Scotland build confidence and realise their potential.

Funding to help screenwriters, producers and directors attend key festivals and film markets.

View the organisations that were a part of the Multi-Year Funding Development Stream.

Funding to support organisations who are looking to produce film festivals and screening programmes in Scotland for a public audience.

The COVID-19 Cancellation Fund aims to support creative freelancers experiencing cancellations due to the rapid spread of the new Omicron variant.

The Open Fund for Individuals is one of Creative Scotland’s key funding programmes, supporting the wide range of activity initiated by artists, writers, producers and other creative practitioners in Scotland. Fund open.

This fund aims to support organisations who seek funding to undertake creative activity such as a specific project or production, a programme of creative work, or a period of research and development. Fund open.

The Transition Support Programme provides e a short, fixed period of financial security and/or specialist advice to organisations previously funded on an ongoing basis but unsuccessful in their Stage 2 Multi-Year Funding application.