Funding to Support Vulnerable Women, Children and Young People in Scotland
The Volant Charitable Trust is currently accepting applications to its large grants programme which offers grants of up to £45,000 (£15,000 per year for up to three years).
The funding is intended to support charitable projects with a strong focus on supporting women, young people and children affected by hardship or disadvantage and on tackling the issues they face in order to make a lasting difference to their lives and life chances.
Registered charities, community interest companies, community organisations and social enterprises based and working in Scotland can apply as long as their annual income is below £1 million.
The funding can be used for one-off projects or multi-year applications and will support project and core costs.
To be eligible, projects must address at least one of the following three areas of interest:
- Poverty and deprivation (with an emphasis on women, children and young people):
- Support for vulnerable families facing extreme poverty.
- Food provision and promotion of healthy eating in areas of extreme deprivation.
- Mental health projects for vulnerable groups living in poverty.
- Women
- Support for isolated and lone parents.
- Community integration support for black and minority ethnic women and children and asylum seekers.
- Support services for women prisoners and their families.
- Support for victims of sexual abuse, rape, domestic violence, and those working in the sex industry.
- Provision of antenatal and postnatal care for young mothers or those affected by postnatal depression.
- Children and young people:
- Counselling for vulnerable children.
- Support services and outreach projects for those who are disadvantaged or deemed to be ‘at risk’ through neglect, emotional and physical abuse, alcohol, or drug misuse.
The fund is administered by Foundation Scotland. There are two funding rounds per year. This is the final round for 2025.
There is a two-stage application process.
