Baillie Gifford fund open for applications
Our members may be interested in applying for the recently opened Baillie Gifford Multi-Year Awards fund, which aims to support grassroots community organisations across Scotland. The first key priority of the fund – reducing isolation in Scotland’s communities – fits well with the benefits of intergenerational work.
Please note this fund is only open to organisations with an annual income of under £250,000
Purpose of this fund
Priority will be given to projects that can demonstrate a fit with one of the following priorities:
- Reducing isolation in Scotland’s communities – this includes all forms of isolation whether due to health, disability, rurality, or projects which aim to tackle barriers to inclusion. This list is not exhaustive.
- Supporting financial inclusion – this can include food poverty-related projects and those that seek to maximise the income of families that may be struggling due to the impact of Universal Credit, disability, in work poverty and so on.
- Overcoming homelessness – this includes any work to tackle homelessness in our communities.
- Improving employability and enterprise, particularly in young people.
- One grant will be to a local sports club to help people participate in grassroots sport.
For further information follow this link.