Deadline: 5-Feb-25
The Lintel Trust is offering support Small Grant Fund to support projects helping people to maintain their tenancies, improve their lives and engage and participate fully in community life.
Most of the projects funded offer support to people who are excluded from community activities.
Focus Areas
- They support projects:
- tackling social isolation in housing communities
- promoting digital participation for housing communities
- enabling older people to remain independent and in their own home
- enabling people with disabilities to live independently
- assisting people moving from homelessness into a secure tenancy
Funding Information
- You can apply for either £500 or £1,000 grant, which is to be used within a 12-month period from the date of award.
Ineligible Funding
- Although they recognise the value of the following, they are unable to provide funding for:
- Funding for an individual
- Funding to cover staff salaries
- Capital projects or contributions towards capital projects including building refurbishment
- Vehicles
- General national appeals
- Holidays or provision of respite care
- Project costs that have already been incurred (retrospective funding)
- Funding for the same project over multiple years
- Funding for a project where the contribution is not a meaningful one (less than 30% of a project cost)
- Projects outside Scotland
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for a grant from the Lintel Trust you must be not-for-profit, based in Scotland and be able to evidence a close connection with a housing association, housing co-operative or other social housing provider such as a local authority.
Documents Required
- Required documents include:
- A completed application form.
- Copies of your organisation’s equal opportunities and protecting vulnerable people policies
- A copy of your Constitution or Governing Document
- A copy of your most recent annual accounts or last three months bank statements
For more information, visit Lintel Trust.