Other Funding Sources

If you are looking for grants for business or commercial purposes, please contact the Shetland Islands Council's Economic Development Unit.

Listed below are links to the websites of various local and external funding bodies and other useful information. These funding sources are open to voluntary, not for profit, community groups. If you know of other external funding sources that could be added, please get in touch with us at:

grants.unit@shetland.gov.uk

We are keen to include any known funding bodies to help local based groups find funding for their projects and activities so please help if you can, thanks!

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A
ACT Foundation	www.theactfoundation.co.uk
Agnes Hunter Trust	www.agneshunter.org.uk
Allen Lane Foundation	www.allenlane.org.uk
Ashden Trust	www.ashdentrust.org.uk
Awards for All	www.awardsforall.org.uk

B
Baring Foundation	www.baringfoundation.org.uk/index.htm
Big Lottery Fund	www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
BBC Children in Need Appeal	www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/charity/grants
Bridging Cultures	Bridging Cultures
British Council Scotland	www.britishcouncil.org/scotland

C
Carnegie United Kingdom Trust	www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk
Carpenters Company Charitable Trust	www.carpenterscompany.co.uk
Cashback for Communities	www.cashbackscotland.com
The Catherine Cookson Trust	www.teesdalehalls.co.uk/funding-info
Climate Change Fund	www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/ccf.asp
The Clothworkers Foundation	www.clothworkers.co.uk
Comic Relief/Sport Relief	www.comicrelief.com
2014 Communities	www.biglotteryfund.co.uk/
Community Directory	www.shetland.gov.uk/communitydirectory/
Community Land Trust	www.tudortrust.org.uk/TheCLTFund
Co-op Community Dividend Scheme	www.co-operative.coop
Creative Scotland	www.creativescotland.com
Crofters Commission	www.crofterscommission.org.uk

D
Dewar Arts Awards	www.dewarawards.org
Directory of Social Change	www.dsc.org.uk
Drinkaware Trust	www.drinkaware.co.uk/grants
Duveen Trust	www.theduveentrust.org.uk/index.htm

E
The Elephant Trust	www.elephanttrust.org.uk
E.ON Source Fund	www.eon-uk.com/about/2688.aspx
Equitable Charitable Trust	www.equitablecharitabletrust.org.uk
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation	www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk

F
Fields in Trust	www.fieldsintrust.org
First Light Movies	www.firstlightmovies.com/funding
Ford Britian Trust	www.ford.co.uk/AboutFord/CorporateSocialResponsibility/FordBritainTrust
Forestry Commission	www.forestry.gov.uk/website/fchomepages.nsf/hp/Scotland
Foyle Foundation	www.foylefoundation.org.uk
FunderFinder	www.funderfinder.org.uk
Funding Information. org	www.fundinginformation.org
Fuserna Foundation	www.fusernafoundation.org
Future Friendly Awards	www.futurefriendly.co.uk

G
Garfield Weston Foundation	www.garfieldweston.org
GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Awards	www.kingsfund.org.uk/gskimpactawards
Go Play	http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2009/08/11101002
Governmentfunding.org.uk	www.governmentfunding.org.uk

H
Hedley Foundation	www.hedleyfoundation.org.uk
The Henry Smith Charity	www.henrysmithcharity.org.uk
Heritage Lottery Fund	www.hlf.org.uk
Highlands and Islands Enterprise	www.hie.co.uk
Highlands and Islands Partnership Programme	www.hipp.org.uk
Hilton in the Community Foundation	www.hilton-foundation.org.uk
Historic Scotland	www.historic-scotland.gov.uk

J
Jephcott Charitable Trust	www.jephcottcharitabletrust.org.uk
Jerwood Charitable Foundation	www.jerwoodcharitablefoundation.org
Joanies Trust	Joanies Trust
John Lewis Partnership General Community Fund	www.johnlewispartnership.co.uk
Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust	www.jrct.org.uk
Just Enterprise and Enterprise Growth Programme	http://www.justenterprise.org
J Paul Getty Jr General Charitable Trust	www.jpgettytrust.org.uk

K
The Kelly Family Charitable Trust	www.kfct.org.uk

L
Leader Programme	www.shetlandleader.co.uk
Leonardo (Part of the European Commission Lifelong Learning Programme)	www.leonardo.co.uk
The Links Foundation	www.linksfoundation.org
Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland	www.ltsbfoundationforscotland.org.uk
The Lord's Taverners	www.lordstaverners.org
Lottery Funding website	www.lotteryfunding.org.uk

M
Marc Fitch Fund	www.marcfitchfund.org.uk
The Macrobert Trust	www.themacroberttrust.org.uk
The Mary Leishman Foundation	www.maryleishmanfoundation.com
Museums Galleries Scotland Purchase Fund	www.museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk

N
National Churches Trust	www.nationalchurchestrust.org
Nationwide Foundation	www.nationwidefoundation.org.uk
Naturesave Trust	www.naturesave.co.uk

O
Old Possum's Practical Trust	www.old-possums-practical-trust.org.uk

P
Paths for All	www.pathsforall.org.uk/pfa/news/small-grants-for-groups
People's Postcode Trust	www.postcodetrust.org
Peter Harrison Foundation	www.peterharrisonfoundation.org

R
The Radcliffe Trust	www.theradcliffetrust.org
The Robertson Trust	www.therobertsontrust.org.uk
The Rozelle Trust	www.rozelletrust.org
Rural Gateway	www.ruralgateway.org.uk

S
Scottish Arts Council	www.scottisharts.org.uk
Scottish Community Foundation	www.scottishcf.org
Scottish Community Projects Grants	www.rias.org.uk/content/default.asp?page=s1_6_3
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations	www.scvo.org.uk
Scottish Government	www.scotland.gov.uk
Scottish Museums	www.scottishmuseums.org.uk
Scottish Natural Heritage	www.snh.gov.uk
Scottish Rural Development Programme	www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Rural/SRDP
Scottish Screen	www.scottishscreen.com
See Me - Local Grants Scheme	www.seemescotland.org.uk
Shetland Amenity Trust	www.shetland-heritage.co.uk/amenitytrust
Shetland Arts Development Agency	www.shetlandarts.org
Skinners' Company Lady Neville	www.skinnershall.co.uk/charities/lady-neville-charity
Social Investment Business	www.socialinvestmentbusiness.org
Sportscotland	www.sportscotland.org.uk
Swimathon Foundation	www.swimathon.org/foundation

T
Tesco Charity Trust	www.tesco.com
Thomas Wall Trust	www.thomaswalltrust.org.uk
The Toy Trust	www.btha.co.uk
The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation (UK)	www.trusthousecharitablefoundation.org.uk
The Tudor Trust	www.tudortrust.org.uk
Triangle Trust 1949 Trust Fund	www.thetriangletrust1949fund.org.uk

U
UK Film Council	www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk
UnLtd Millennium Awards	www.unltd.org.uk
UnLtd Sport Relief Awards	www.unltd.org.uk

V
Village Halls	www.villagehalls.org.uk
Visiting Arts	www.visitingarts.org.uk
Voluntary Action Fund	www.voluntaryactionfund.org.uk

W
Whizz Kidz No Limits Millennium Awards	www.whizz-kidz.org.uk
Women's Fund for Scotland	www.scottishcf.org/
Woodward Charitable Trust	www.woodwardcharitabletrust.org.uk

Y
Young Scot Action Fund	www.youngscot.org/actionfund/
Young Scot Arts Action Fund	www.youngscot.org/channels/arts/?ss=484&s=57&sr=79&ID=20394