11th March '21 - NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES IN NORTH WEST EDINBURGH - Forrester High School
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11th March ‘21 – NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES IN NORTH WEST EDINBURGH Beatbox, Rap & Lyrics workshop with Mr Phormula (11-16+) Friday 12 March at 4.30pm - 5.30pm During this live online workshop, Mr Phormula will show you how to create beatboxing sounds, rap and lyrics. This workshop is aimed at young people aged 11-16+, living in Muirhouse, North Edinburgh (EH4 4, EH4 5, EH5 1, EH5 2). No specialist equipment required to take part, and no previous experience needed! All you need is a smartphone / tablet / laptop and internet access to log on. The session will be broken into sections, the rough structure of this will concentrate on beatboxing and creating bass sounds and demonstrations on using technology with the voice to begin with and then move into rap and creative lyric writing, creating SFX. Participants will be able to ask questions and collaborate throughout the workshop. The workshop will be held on Zoom. A Zoom link and password will be sent to all attendees in advance of the session. To sign up: Email admin@northedinburgharts.co.uk with the name of the young person who will be attending,
their age and postcode. Please also let us know about any accessibility requirements in advance of the session. The workshop is supported by the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society as a part of their community engagement work Please click here or on image below for updates Welcome to the March 2021 e-newsletter! We hope everyone continues to look out for each other and remains safe during these times. Currently the hub building is closed but we are still running the community pantry and the March Herbal Pop-Up Clinic with further precautions. In this newsletter we would like to share that the deadline for our arts programme Recycl-age Art 2021 is fast approaching and we have two new opportunities to join our team! Firstly, as an arts volunteer and secondly as part of our new Eco Group. Additionally, we have partnered with The
Culture & Communities Mapping Project for an exciting community involved project, Your City Your Dreams, that you can be a part of. We are also delighted to announce that we were awarded funding from CRNS and the Scottish Community Alliance. Visit our website or follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter to keep in the loop. Just follow the links below. Happy reading! Read the full newsletter here
Thrive Edinburgh is a city where every individual realises his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to contribute to her or his community.[1] Our ability to thrive as human beings and as a city is closely tied to our mental health. Since our inaugural conference in November 2019, Thrive has been working to implement our aspirations for Edinburgh alongside people who have committed to improving the mental health and wellbeing of the citizens of Edinburgh. Over the last year we have continued to work with our partners in the development of Thrive’s long-term strategic aims. The response to pandemic has been amazing with individuals and organisations continuing to deliver innovative and creative support for mental health and wellbeing. We hope you can join us at our second Thrive Edinburgh Conference. Get Your Thrive On! will be held on Friday 7 May 2021. Chaired by the Lord Provost, Frank Ross, this interactive online conference offers a fantastic opportunity to come together to hear about, discuss and connect on work aligned with our 4 guiding principles – Change the Conversation, Change the Culture; Act Early; Partnering with Communities and using Data and Evidence to drive and create Change - and discuss and share future aspirations. To reserve a place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/get-your-thrive-on-tickets-144675766111 Please share with your networks Historic Granton Station set to be restored The Edwardian B-listed former Granton Station, set in the heart of the city’s planned new sustainable Granton Waterfront district, is to be restored by the City of Edinburgh Council at a cost of up to £4.75m. The project will be part-funded through Scottish Government regeneration capital grant funding and town centre funding Work will commence to bring the historic former Granton Station building back into use by early 2022 as a high-quality creative workspace. And the derelict land in front of the building will once
again be used as a public square for community events and recreation to be enjoyed by residents
and visitors to the area.
The station site is part of Granton Waterfront, a key sustainable £1.3bn regeneration project for
Scotland, which will make a significant contribution to Edinburgh’s target to become a net zero
carbon city by 2030.
Work has already begun to provide around 450 homes for sale and affordable rent at Western
Villages and at the end of last year construction firm Hart Builders was also appointed to begin work
to design around 150 brand new affordable homes at the former Silverlea care home site in the area.
FUNDING AND OPPORTUNITIES
EDINBURGH & LOTHIANS GREENSPACE TRUST JOB OPPORTUNITIES
The team at ELGT are recruiting for the following positions:
• Finance & Office Manager (f/t, £30,000)
• Greenspace & Health Manager (f/t, £30,000)
• Greenspace & Health Project Officer (p/t, £24,689 pro rata)
Find out more & how to apply
UK COMMUNITY DAY 2021
UK Community Day wants to celebrate and cement the feeling of togetherness that has shone so
brightly throughout the COVD-19 pandemic by making it a tradition to celebrate on 23 March every
year.
People and organisations can get involved in a couple of ways:
Nominate a Community Hero (deadline 17 Mar)
Make a Pledge
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH SMALL GRANTS
Change local lives with a grant of up to £5,000
The University of Edinburgh’s Community Grants scheme is
now open. The scheme helps the development of projects,
community activities and sustainable local action through funding and collaboration and the
deadline to submit your application is 5pm on Friday 9th April 2021.
Who can apply?
Applications are welcome for projects which could benefit people living in the City of Edinburgh
and/or the neighbouring local authority areas, and should show how they could grow relationships
between local communities and the University.
If you’re thinking of applying and don’t currently have a relationship with the University, the
University’s Community Team is happy to try and put you in touch with members of the University
who might be interested in your work.
How much funding can I get?
Applications for up to £5,000 are welcome. However, if you require £500 or less, you may also be
interested in the University’s Micro-grant scheme.Since the University launched its Community Grants scheme in 2017, it has awarded over £320,000 to more than 100 fantastic local organisations. OPPORTUNITIES Where We Are Where We Are is a new creative initiative by Starcatchers, Imaginate and Lyra, encompassing a travelling ensemble, creative play, and participatory performance making, all co-designed with children and young people across Edinburgh, Glasgow and Fife. Supported by the Creative Scotland Youth Arts Targeted Fund, Where We Are will recruit up to 17 artists, practitioners, and production staff to engage over 6 months with refugee families, groups of children, and young mothers and babies through a programme of inspirational artistic activity. In partnership with organisations focused on tackling inequality, incl. Refuweegee, Multicultural Family Base and Fife Gingerbread, the three distinct project strands will be informed by the wellbeing and needs of the children and young people involved. The project partners will deliver a comprehensive training and development programme for the artistic team including anti-racism and trauma-informed child protection training, with opportunities to share artistic practices and project learning. We aim to create a supportive and shared experience across the whole project. Where We Are is all about connecting with children and young people through performance making, creative arts and play as we begin to look towards life beyond the pandemic. You can view the roles required/job descriptions from the links below: https://starcatchers.org.uk/work/where-we-are/ https://www.imaginate.org.uk/artists/projects/where-we-are/ https://www.lyra.co.uk/workwithus Island Life Productions ’66 Prize Introducing the Island Life Productions ’66 Prize, a competition looking to award one artist/collective/group alongside a 5-strong shortlist and a 10-strong longlist, all made up of emerging artists. Island Life Productions are launching the ’66 prize to offer a boost to artists of all disciplines at the beginning of their artistic careers. In order to be eligible for the prize, entrants must be over the age of 16 and must have never had their work exhibited, produced or performed professionally (in exchange for money) in the discipline they are applying for. Entrants can be based anywhere in the world. The competition will take place at the Island Life Productions website where a longlist of the competing entries will be available in different formats based on the work presented (film, photograph of artwork, pdf of writing extract, audio clip of music, podcast episode link). The public will vote on a longlist to bring it down to a five-strong shortlist with the winner to be selected by the Island Life Productions team with the result to be announced online via live stream. The winner of the prize will win £66, a trophy and the opportunity to develop a project of their choice in collaboration with the Island Life Productions team and associated artists. The prize will demonstrate and celebrate the high quality of work that early careers artists are capable of producing whilst giving them the opportunity to move to a higher level of their artistic progression. The prize will also ensure that as a company, remain relevant to the type of work that emerging artists want to make and members of the public want to see.
For more information on how to apply and the competition regulations for all disciplines, please visit
the Island Life Productions website. For further questions and information about the competition
and eligibility, please email Fin Ross Russell: fin@islandlifeproductions.com.
Leverhulme Trust - Art Scholarships
For specialist arts institutions or registered charities to provide training opportunities across the fine
and performing arts. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the fine and performing
arts, including (but not exclusively) music, drama, dance, film and fine art. The scheme will support
arts training at any level, from school-age children, to undergraduates and postgraduates. Individual
scholars or students may not apply directly to the Trust.
Grants will be offered across the full range of the performing and fine arts. Eligible organisations will
be specialist arts training institutions or registered charities which can demonstrate outstanding
quality within their field.
For institutions that do not already hold an Arts Scholarship award:
• The Trust recognises that the Arts sector is under considerable strain as a result of the Covid-
19 pandemic and so the 2022 competition will offer a fast-track pathway for institutions that
do not currently hold an Arts Scholarship award to apply for funds to start on 01 September
2021 and run until 31 August 2025. These awards will run for four years. All scholarship costs
must be between these dates only.
For institutions that already hold an Arts Scholarship award:
• Existing Arts Scholarship award holders can apply for a new award for the period 01
September 2022 – 31 August 2025. These awards will run for three years. All scholarship
costs must be between these dates only.
For further information, please contact grants@leverhulme.ac.uk (Nicola Thorp), or visit
https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/arts-scholarships
Deadline: Tuesday 06 April 2021 at 16:00.
Visual Arts Scotland with Marchmont House – Without Boundaries
Visual Arts Scotland and Marchmont House are proud to partner and to deliver a fully funded week
at sea in July 2021 for two VAS members to explore the islands and wild coastlines of the West Coast.
This residency will host two Visual Arts Scotland Members on a week aboard a 50ft yacht, Whimbrel,
a Bluewater catamaran, exploring the remote and beautiful coasts and waters around Arran and the
Firth of Clyde. Artists will receive free board, meals, a stipend, plus travel expenses to and from
Troon where Whimbrel is moored.
This residency will enable creatives to have a unique and rich research and development
opportunity. They are interested in selecting artists whose work will clearly benefit from this
research and development period so do bear this in mind when writing your application for this
opportunity. Further details can be found in the Guidance Document. They recommend artists read
fully before applying. For more information about Whimbrel itself, please follow this link here:
https://yachtwhimbrel.com/.
How To Apply
Please visit the Visual Arts Scotland website for details on how to apply. For further information
please contact Rowan Paton at info@visualartsscotland.org.Entry Deadline: 1 May 2021.
FUNDING
Baring Foundation - Arts and Mental Health Programme
Grants are available to arts organisations in the UK for projects that promote the role of creativity
in the lives of people with mental health problems from ethnically diverse backgrounds.
Maximum value: £40,000
Application deadline: 21/04/2021
Background and Objectives of Fund
The Baring Foundation is an independent funder which promotes human rights and inclusion in all of
its work. Since 2020 the Baring Foundation’s arts programme has focused on offering creative
opportunities to people living with mental health problems. As part of this work the Foundation
published a report Creatively Minded and Ethnically Diverse. In it expert practitioners with lived
experience explore a range of issues and suggest good practice when engaging creatively with
people with mental health problems from ethnically diverse communities. The funding is intended
for specialist organisations that solely focus on offering creative opportunities to people with mental
health problems, working with professionally trained artists. This funding round is part of new
funding for racial justice work across the Foundation’s programmes. At least £500,000 is available
for this round, and the Foundation anticipates that 15 or more grants may be awarded. Grants of
between £10,000 and £40,000 are available.
Who Can Apply and Further Information
Applications will only be considered from arts organisations who meet the following criteria:
• An established arts organisation of any kind (including museums). This could be a charity or a
regulated social enterprise, such as a Community Interest Company. In this case, ‘arts
organisation’ means an organisation whose primary purpose is around the arts and creativity
broadly defined. Applicants working in partnership with relevant community groups and
sharing resources are encouraged to apply.
• Arts organisations that have delivered creative opportunities to people with mental health
problems for at least two years.
• Arts organisations that are committed to striving for racial justice in their work.
• An arts organisation which has an extensive track-record in working with ethnically diverse
communities or an arts organisation with less experience but a commitment to improve.
The following are not eligible for funding:
• Organisations which offer creative opportunities to people with mental health problems as
one part of a broader offer.
• Organisations which do not have a safeguarding policy.
• Art therapy.
Grants can fully or partially fund the work. Work should take place over at least one year and
preferably longer. The work must take place in the UK. Although the funding cannot support work
that is already funded, it can support the extension or expansion of work.
The funding is intended to support two approaches:• The first approach is around positive action and is to find ways to attract participatory artists
from ethnically diverse communities into this area of work and to support them. Examples
might include shadowing, internships or apprenticeships, or mentoring or free training
opportunities. Always ensure that you stay within the guidance of what is permissible under
the law for positive action. The funding can pay for reasonable legal fees for those who are
unclear about what is legally permissible.
• The second is to undertake activity to offer creative opportunities to members of specific
ethnically diverse communities who have mental health problems. A number of examples of
such work are cited in the Foundation’s report Creatively Minded and Ethnically Diverse. The
funding is not for qualified arts therapy.
Any combination of these approaches is acceptable.
How to Apply
The guidelines and full details of how to apply are available on the Baring Foundation website. The
Foundation will hold two webinars (11 March and 23 March) during which they will introduce their
new report and answer questions about the new funding round.
Levelling Up Fund
Funding available to local areas to help invest in infrastructure that improves everyday life across
the UK.
Maximum value: £50,000,000
Application deadline: 18/06/2021
Background and Objectives of Fund
At the 2020 Spending Review, the UK Government committed an initial £4 billion for the Levelling Up
Fund for England over the next four years (up to 2024-25) and set aside at least £800 million for
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK Government will use the new financial assistance
powers in the UKIM Act to make the Fund available to the whole of the UK, enabling all communities
to receive the investment and support they need to recover from the pandemic. As such, up to £4.8
billion until 2024-25 will be available for the Fund across the UK, with at least £800 million invested
in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund will invest in local
infrastructure that has a visible impact on people and their communities. This includes a range of
high value local investment priorities, including local transport schemes, urban regeneration projects
and cultural assets. The Fund is jointly managed by HM Treasury (HMT), the Ministry of Housing,
Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and the Department for Transport (DfT).
The first round of the Fund will focus on three themes: smaller transport projects that make a
genuine difference to local areas; town centre and high street regeneration; and support for
maintaining and expanding the UK’s world-leading portfolio of cultural and heritage assets, in
particular:
• Transport investments including (but not limited to) public transport, active travel, bridge
repairs, bus priority lanes, local road improvements and major structural maintenance, and
accessibility improvements. The Fund is requesting proposals for high-impact small, medium
and by exception larger local transport schemes to reduce carbon emissions, improve air
quality, cut congestion, support economic growth and improve the experience of transport
users.
• Regeneration and town centre investment, building on the Towns Fund framework to
upgrade eyesore buildings and dated infrastructure, acquire and regenerate brownfield sites,invest in secure community infrastructure and crime reduction, and bring public services and
safe community spaces into town and city centres.
• Cultural investment maintaining, regenerating, or creatively repurposing museums, galleries,
visitor attractions (and associated green spaces) and heritage assets as well as creating new
community-owned spaces to support the arts and serve as cultural spaces.
Who Can Apply and Further Information
All areas in the UK are able to access the Fund. Specifically, in Great Britain:
• Unitary authorities (including metropolitan borough councils), London borough councils and
district councils in two tier areas in England; and, unitary authorities in Scotland and Wales
are eligible to submit bids.
• County councils with transport powers, combined authorities, mayoral combined authorities
and the Greater London Authority (GLA) are eligible to submit one transport bid; and unitary
authorities in Scotland and Wales, and unitary authorities in England with transport powers
are able to submit one additional bid which must be for transport.
Local authorities may submit joint bids. Each bid submitted by local institutions can be a bid for an
individual project or a package bid consisting of multiple projects. The Fund will set aside at least
£800 million across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland over four years from 2021-2022 to 2024-
2025. For the first round of funding, at least 9% of total UK allocations will be set aside for Scotland,
5% for Wales, and 3% for Northern Ireland.
The Fund will focus investment in projects that require up to £20m of funding. However, there is also
scope for investing in larger high value transport projects, by exception. Bids above £20m and below
£50m will be accepted for transport projects only, such as road schemes, and can be submitted by
any bidding local authority. They will be subject to a more detailed business case process and will
need to score highly overall. Local authorities may wish to consider pooling funding from their bids in
order to improve the chance of taking forward a larger transport scheme.
Capacity funding will be provided to local authorities in England most in need of levelling up
investment and all local authorities in Scotland and Wales, recognising that unlike in England the
Levelling Up Fund does not supersede any existing funding streams. This will help support relevant
local authorities to develop high quality bids and therefore ensure that the Fund distributes funding
to areas where it is needed most and achieves a suitable balance of spending across the UK.
A flat £125,000 of capacity funding will be allocated to all eligible local authorities. This capacity
funding will be provided with the primary intention of supporting the relevant local authorities to
develop their bids for later rounds of the Fund.
Investment proposals should focus on supporting high priority projects that will make a visible
impact in local areas, recognising that what constitutes priority investment will vary across local
authorities and geographies, including in rural areas of the UK.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their bids to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government by
18 June 2021 (noon). Majority transport bids will be assessed by the Department for Transport and
must also be submitted before this application date.
A Levelling Up Fund: Prospectus is available for download via the GOV.UK website. Further guidance
and templates for bid submissions will be published on the GOV.UK website soon.Fidelio Charitable Trust
Grant funding to help individuals (over school age) and groups of exceptional ability in the UK that
would not otherwise be able to carry out an artistic project or activity without financial support.
Maximum value: £5,000
Application deadline: 14/05/2021
Background and Objectives of Fund
The Fidelio Charitable Trust was established in 2008 in support of the Arts in the United
Kingdom. The Trust aims to help individuals and groups of exceptional ability who would not be able
to carry out an artistic project or activity without financial support, particularly those who are at an
early stage in their careers. Grants of up to £5,000 are available.
Who Can Apply and Further Information
Applications are accepted on behalf of individuals (over the age of 21) and groups who are
practitioners or performers in the Arts. Proposed grantees must be in real need of financial support
and be particularly able and/or gifted. Applicants must be recommended by an appropriate person
in an institution, college, arts festival or other arts organisation that can vouch for the abilities of the
applicant. There is no nationality restriction and the work for which money is sought may be
overseas but the proposed recipient(s) must be based in the UK.
The following are not eligible for funding:
• Individuals or groups seeking funding for themselves or their children without support from
Institutions, Colleges, Arts Festivals or other arts organisations in the UK or by persons with
recognised relevant expertise.
• Activities for people under the age of 21.
• Course fees.
• Capital items.
• Retrospective costs.
The Trust welcomes applications in support of the Arts, in particular particularly for Music, including
Opera, Lieder, Composition and Dance. Grants may be awarded to enable individuals or groups of
exceptional ability to the following:
• Receive special tuition or coaching, eg in the case of musicians, to attend Master Classes.
• Participate in external competitions.
• Be supported for a specially arranged performance.
• Receive support for a special publication, musical composition or work of art.
How to Apply
The closing dates for 2021 are 5pm on 5 February, 14 May, and 17 September 2021. Closing dates
are subject to change so it is recommended that applicants check the Trust's website. Application
forms are available from the Trust's website and may be accompanied by a one page A4
letter. Applications and attachments should be submitted by e-mail to
admin@fideliocharitabletrust.org.uk.
Edinburgh’s Community Grants Scheme
The University of Edinburgh’s scheme helps the development of projects, community activities and
sustainable local action through funding and collaboration supporting local people's vision for a
better Edinburgh.
Maximum value: £5,000Application deadline: 09/04/2021
Background and Objectives of Fund
The University of Edinburgh’s Local Community Grants Scheme’s aims are to:
• Increase engagement between the University and local communities
• Have a positive social impact
Applications are welcome for projects or activities that will involve and benefit people living and/or
working in the Edinburgh City Region (The Region includes the City of Edinburgh, Fife, West Lothian,
Midlothian, East Lothian and the Scottish Borders).
Who Can Apply and Further Information
Applications are welcome from not-for-profit organisations and social enterprises for projects which
could benefit people living in the City of Edinburgh and/or the neighbouring local authority areas,
and should show how they could grow relationships between local communities and the
University. If you’re thinking of applying and don’t currently have a relationship with the University,
the University’s Community Team is happy to try and put you in touch with members of the
University who might be interested in your work.
How to Apply
Community Grants application form and guidance notes are available to download via the University
of Edinburgh’s website.
Creative Informatics Challenge Projects
Funding available to support research and development proposals that answer a Challenge in the
creative industry within Edinburgh and the South East Scotland region
Maximum value: £20,000
Application deadline: 16/04/2021
Background and Objectives of Fund
Challenge Projects is provided by Creative Informatics. The aim of the programme is to bring
creative industries and tech sector together to solve challenges that require data-driven solutions.
Up to £20,000 is available to support successful research and development proposals that answer a
challenge.
Who Can Apply and Further Information
Challenge Respondents can be SMEs, teams or individuals that have the necessary skills to answer
one of the selected challenges, which for round four are:
• Scottish Ensemble - creating a new, interactive installation for the Anno project.
• Scottish Opera - creating a fun and interactive tool for Primary Schools Tour data collection.
• Drake Music Scotland - developing the world's first inclusive music hub.
• Pianodrome - enabling musicians in two separate locations to participate in a unique musical
dialogue.
Applicants must:
• Be from and/or be proposing a solution with genuine impact for the Creative Industries (ideas
that also have the potential to benefit other sectors and/or generate sustainable commercial
income from being applied to other contexts are welcome).
• Be based in and/or be undertaking work that has impact for the creative industries within
Edinburgh or the Edinburgh and South East Scotland Region.• Be proposing a response that meets the requirements of the Challenge. Applications should respond to one of the following R&D priorities: • Developing access to and engagement with new audiences and markets. • Developing new modalities of experience. • Unlocking the value of archives and data sets. • Exploring new business models for the creative industries. Further details can be viewed via the Creative Informatics website. How to Apply Applications should be made online via the Creative Informatics website. British Council Unlimited Micro Awards Awards available to support disabled artists and collectives in the UK to build connections and collaborations with practitioners in low to middle-income countries. Maximum value: £2,500 Application deadline: 23/03/2021 Background and Objectives of Fund British Council Unlimited Micro Awards are administered by Unlimited and funded by British Council. The aim of the scheme is to support UK artists and practitioners from low to middle-income countries to develop and strengthen creative connections through small shared online work collaborations. Applications can be made for up to £2,500. Funding can cover 100% of the project costs, or part-fund them if other sources of funding are available. Who Can Apply and Further Information Applications must be led by a UK disabled artist or company/collective working with a UK disabled artist, working in any discipline. Applicants will be paired up with a disabled artist or collective based in selected countries and territories eligible to receive official development assistance (ODA). The project and/or idea should be disabled-led. Artists whose work centres around disability and/or impairment are welcome to apply, as are those whose work does not. The funding can cover a range of purposes, such as reflecting on past work, using the time to explore different creative processes together, or planning to create small iterations of new work. Funding can be used for administration, translation and equipment costs. Further information on this fund can be viewed via the Unlimited website. How to Apply Applications to Round One must be submitted by the deadline of 23 March 2021. Applications to Round Two must be submitted by the deadline of 18 May 2021. Application is made via the online portal on the Unlimited website. Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust Grants are available for charities for general charitable purposes in Great Britain. Maximum value: Discretionary Application deadline: None specified
Background and Objectives of Fund
The Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust offers grants to registered charities active in Great Britain. The
Trustees have complete discretion as to the type of charitable work supported, however the Trust
has focussed on supporting projects relating to young people, people with disabilities, the
environment and the arts over the last few years. Funding is at the discretion of the Trustees. At
present, donations totalling roughly £140,000 are made to about 100 charities each year. Grants
tend to range from £500 to £2,500. Exceptionally, larger grants are awarded.
Who Can Apply and Further Information
Eligible organisations must be charities registered with one of the following:
• Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.
• Charity Commission for England and Wales.
Individual applicants are not eligible to apply.
Applications from and for Scotland will receive favourable consideration, but not to the exclusion of
applications from elsewhere.
How to Apply
Applications may be submitted at any time and will be considered quarterly in January, April, July
and October. Application forms are available to complete online at the Trust's website.
Scops Arts Trust
Grants are available to charities across the UK for high quality projects that provide opportunities
for people from all backgrounds to access, enjoy and participate in the arts.
Maximum value: £30,000
Application deadline: 17/03/2021
Background and Objectives of Fund
The Scops Arts Trust was established in March 2019 thanks to an endowment from the late Tony
Wingate. Throughout his life, Tony enjoyed a love of the arts, particularly music, and as an
inspirational English teacher, his other passion was education. The aim of the Trust is to give people
of all ages a better quality of life by enabling them to understand, participate in and enjoy the arts,
particularly the performing arts (music, drama, opera and dance). Grant awards generally start at a
few hundred pounds. The Trust have previously awarded multi-year grants of up to £30,000 per
annum, however applicants are advised that the majority of grants awarded are considerably less
than this.. The Trusts only awards a small number of grants each year.
Who Can Apply and Further Information
The Trust mostly supports registered charities. Applications will also be considered from social
enterprises, community groups, and other third sector organisations, as long as they are formally
constituted and have clear charitable purposes. Priority will be given to small and medium sized
organisations. The current interests of the Trust lie in supporting organisations run by committed
and passionate individuals to deliver projects that:
• Widen access to the performing arts and have a lasting cultural impact on the community
• Enhance the provision and quality of music education in schools and / or engage children and
young people in music outside of schoolMost grants will be awarded for specific projects, but the Trust will also contributions towards the
core costs of smaller organisations where a grant could make an impact.
Further information on the fund, including restrictions/exclusions, can be viewed from the Trust’s
website.
How to Apply
There are three funding rounds in 2021, with the Trustees meeting in February, June, and October.
The deadline for applications is 17 March 2021 (5pm). To start the application process, organisations
should first take the Eligibility Quiz which can be accessed on the Trust’s website. If you fulfil the
criteria, organisations will be invited to make a Stage 1 application via email. A Stage 2 shortlist will
then be drawn up and the selected applicants will be invited to complete a Stage 2 online application
form.
Theatre Improvement Scheme
Grants are available for not-for-profit theatres in the UK for capital improvement projects that will
improve environmental sustainability.
Maximum value: £20,000
Application deadline: 06/09/2021
Background and Objectives of Fund
The Theatres Trust is the national advisory public body for theatres in the UK. Set up by the
Government through an Act of Parliament in 1976, it works to promote the better protection of
theatres for the benefit of the nation. The Theatre Improvement Scheme is a collaboration between
the Theatres Trust and the Wolfson Foundation. It follows on from a successful pilot called the
Urgent Repairs Scheme pilot and ran initially as a three-year programme from 2018 to 2020. The
Wolfson Foundation has renewed its funding for this scheme which will now run in 2021, 2022 and
2023. The scheme supports charitable theatre operators in the UK to carry out capital projects to
improve their theatre buildings. Projects must fall within a specific theme each year. The theme for
the next three years - 2021, 2022 and 2023 - is Improving Environmental Sustainability.
Who Can Apply and Further Information
To be eligible, applicants must meet the following requirements:
• Own or manage theatres with titles or signed leases of more than five years on buildings in
England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
• Demonstrate that they run a year-round programme of live performance, of no less than 30
performances a year.
• Have a bona fide UK charitable or not-for-profit legal structure and be able to provide
certified or audited accounts for at least two years.
• Operate theatres that achieve excellence through their producing and programming or
architectural significance.
Organisations currently in receipt of other grants from the Theatres Trust or the Wolfson Foundation
are not eligible to apply.
Grants can be used for capital costs of building or equipment. The theme for applications is
Improving Environmental Sustainability. Funding will be given to projects that demonstrate how a
small intervention can have a big impact on reducing the theatre's environmental impact. Grants
support a range of projects that consider different ways theatre buildings can reduce their
environmental impact, for example:• Sedum roofs.
• New windows.
• Building management systems.
• More efficient water heaters.
How to Apply
An application form is available to download from the Theatres Trust website, which should be
submitted by email. The Trust endeavours to acknowledge applications on the next working day
following submission. Applicants who do not receive acknowledgement should email
tom.stickland@theatrestrust.org.uk to confirm that their application has been logged.
Community and Third Sector Recovery Programme - Adapt and Thrive Programme
Grants and loans, as well as tailored specialist advice, are available to third sector organisations in
Scotland for implementing organisational change needed to adapt to the challenges presented by
the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.
Maximum value: £250,000
Application deadline: 30/06/2021
Background and Objectives of Fund
The Adapt and Thrive Programme is part of the £25 million Community and Third Sector Recovery
Programme provided by the Scottish Government. The Programme is delivered in partnership by
Firstport, Corra Foundation, SCVO, Just Enterprise, Community Enterprise and Social Investment
Scotland. The Scottish Government’s Community and Third Sector Recovery Programme has two
strands:
• Adapt and Thrive Programme will support organisations across the third sector to adapt to the
challenges presented by COVID-19 and build back better to thrive in the future. The programme
will help organisations to make the necessary changes to operate sustainably so they can
continue to have a positive impact on people and communities.
• Community and Third Sector Recovery Programme - Communities Recovery Fund provides
funding for the delivery of services in communities that were suspended or reduced because of
COVID-19, or the creation of new services that tackle new challenges presented. This is reported
separately.
Organisations can apply for both strands using the same online application form.
Who Can Apply and Further Information
Applications are accepted from charities, community groups, social enterprises, and voluntary
organisations.
To be eligible organisations must:
• Be based and operating primarily in Scotland.
• Have had significant disruption to operations and service delivery due to COVID-19.
• Have been financially negatively impacted due to COVID-19.
• Have already been in operation and making an impact prior to COVID-19 (before 1 January
2020).
• Have a plan (or is planning) to support their community to recover from the health and
economic crisis brought about by COVID-19.
• Reflect the needs of the organisations and communities they seek to serve.
• Be planning to operate in line with the Scottish Government's Tier system.• Engage with the support from the Adapt and Thrive Programme to create and deliver a
recovery plan for the organisation.
All organisations eligible for the Programme, regardless of turnover, can apply for an interest free
loan. Assessment of applications will primarily be based on an organisation’s ability to service debt.
To be eligible for grant funding, organisations have to meet all the criteria outlined above, and in
addition must:
• Have been in a stable financial position prior to COVID-19.
• Show that they are not able to implement the changes needed as part of their recovery plan
without additional funding.
• Comply with State Aid if activity/investment linked to trading activities.
Further information on this fund, including restrictions, programme criteria, costs covered and
guidance can be found on the SCVO website.
How to Apply
This is a rolling programme and applications are accepted at any time until March 2021. SCVO is
running regular information webinars, and organisations are strongly encouraged to attend one
before applying. Guidance documents and access to the online application form are available on the
website of SCVO.
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