Main Grant Scheme in the United Kingdom

Deadline: 30-Aug-21

The Shetland Charitable Trust is offering Main Grant Scheme to benefit and improve the quality of life of all people living in Shetland, and to preserve the Trust reserves for future generations.

Objectives

The strategic objectives of the Trust 2020-2025 will be:

To enhance provision of services and activities, aligned to the Trust’s ambition, and beyond the obligation of statutory services;
To support the services and activities provided by the three large Trusts in Shetland;
To support voluntary sector services in Shetland;
To support, if appropriate, the core revenue costs of organisations where there is difficulty in sourcing alternative external funding to maintain or enhance the services provided.

The ambition to promote inclusion and reduce inequalities in Shetland will be a central theme for the Trust over 2020-2025, across all its funding commitments. All organisations, which benefit from Trust funding, will be asked to demonstrate how they are addressing these aims within their service provision.

Ambition

Over the period 2020-2025, the Trust will seek to use its funding:

To improve the quality of life for all the people of Shetland;
To achieve a positive impact against the Trust Strategic Objectives through its disbursement decisions;
To promote inclusion and reduce inequalities in Shetland;
To demonstrate the impact and outcomes of Trust funding.

Funding Strands

The Trust will consider funding for the following strands of activity:

Arts and Culture
Sport and Recreation
Heritage and the Environment
Social Care and Welfare

Eligibility Criteria

Applications will be considered from:
- Charities
- Trusts
- Charitable incorporated organisations
- Not-for-profit community and voluntary groups
- Public sector organisations undertaking charitable activities
The Trust will not consider applications from:
- Community Councils or Development Companies
- Public Halls or Clubs
- Community Museums or Heritage Centres
- Churches or organisations promoting a religion
- Private sector companies or commercial entities