West Lothian Funding Event: Programme Overview Sarah Mayze & Rhian Thomas

Edinburgh & Lothians Team How do we fund? Edinburgh & Lothians Team From April 2018, funding officers in Scotland have been working in area specific teams From initial enquiry to outcome, you’ll be in touch with funding officers who manage your local area. Our team manage grants, queries and applications from the below local authority areas We want to make better decisions and really get to know the areas we support. We want to become more visible within communities and work more closely with local people and groups.

Who do we fund? Constituted groups, with their own bank account Three or more unrelated board members Voluntary or community organisations including registered charities, constituted groups or clubs, non for profit companies, community interest companies (not limited by shares), social enterprises and statutory organisations

We fund all sorts of work

We want projects we fund to be: people-led strengths-based connected

National Lottery Awards for All Scotland Simple to apply for £300 to £10,000 10 week turnaround time Very broad: community, sports, arts Need to apply at least three months before you need the money

Must meet one outcome: Bring people together and build strong relationships in and across communities Improve the places and spaces that matter to communities Enable more people to fulfil their potential by working to address issues at the earliest possible stage Must be people led and involve the wider community

What actual grants are available? Themes Local community Community-Led Activity: Up to £150,000 Improving Lives: Two levels of grant Up to £150,000 Over £150,000 Community Assets: Up to £1M Slide 10   Rhian What actual grant schemes are available: We have a handful of different grant schemes, which cover different parts of the things we’ve just discussed. I’ll give you a quick overview. If you are looking to apply though, it’s typically best to just speak to us about your idea, and we’ll keep you right. For work covering themes and specific groups, our Grants for Improving Lives cover most of the themes mentioned before. There are two levels of grants – up to £150k, and above £150k. The lower level has a quicker application process. Can also offer grants of up to £100k for work led by and involving young people, through our Young Start fund. For local community work, our Grants for Community-Led Activity offer up to £150k over multiple years to address broad issues of local wellbeing and inequality. If you’re looking for funds for community-owned buildings or land, we run the Scottish Land Fund, which offers grants for land or building purchase (but not refurb or building work). We also run our Community Assets fund, which can be used for development as well as purchase, but focuses strongly on addressing local inequality and disadvantage. Both these funds offer grants up to £1M. Community Assets in particular is very competitive. Young Start: Up to £100,000 Scottish Land Fund: Up to £1M

Our blog latest on new funds how-tos news... bigblogscotland.org.uk

Monthly E-bulletin is.gd/bigbulletin hints and tips info on funds other stories... is.gd/bigbulletin

0300 123 7110 Keep in touch! @BIGScotland facebook.com/biglotteryfundscotland Lothian@biglotteryfund.org.uk   Finally, you can also get in touch with us, or get in touch using the details on screen. We love to hear from you! 0300 123 7110

Questions?