Sources of Funding

VisitScotland Growth Fund

VisitScotland Growth Fund is designed to assist the tourism industry in reaching the ambitious 50% growth target by 2015 and to further cement Scotland's reputation as a world class destination.

VisitScotland have made some key changes to the Growth Fund’s process, criteria and delivery. Key changes of note include:

There are no longer formal application deadlines for groups to work towards; the application process is now an ongoing rolling process which will ensure that groups receive an outcome to their application within 40 days. This allows you to take the time you require to develop a strong application for strategic activity.

The process and related paperwork has been streamlined and simplified

The fund will focus on establishing more formalised partnership working with other public sector agencies to ensure greater alignment with local priorities

The fund will be delivered by a specialist Growth Fund team

Details of the fund can now be accessed via www.visitscotland.org/growthfund

Historic Scotland

Historic Scotland provides a number of grant and funding schemes to support bodies and individuals in the protection, education and promotion of the historic environment.

Details of their funding programmes can be found by clicking here.

Climate Challenge Fund

The Climate Challenge Fund is being supported by an alliance of partners from key organisations and networks throughout Scotland, who bring expertise and experience of community-level interventions.

The Sustainable Development Commission Scotland (SDC) is coordinating the work of this alliance. The alliance has three roles:

to develop a shared sense of purpose amongst national stakeholder bodies in supporting the purpose and delivery of the Climate Challenge Fund
to provide a network where communities and stakeholders and businesses) can exchange good practice and learning
to support Government work on evaluation of actions by CCF communities in tackling climate change.

For more information go to Keep Scotland Beautiful

Heritage Lottery Fund - Scotland

Assessments for the new round of HLF (Scotland) start in September 2008.

For more information click here.

Derelict Land Fund

The fund is intended to create jobs, promote sustainable environmental policies, improve the quality of life for communities in the Highlands and stimulate economic growth - a key plank of Scottish Government policy.

For more information click here

BIG Lottery Fund - Scotland

For more details on the BIG Lottery Fund in Scotland click here.

For more information on BIG Lottery Funder Finder click here.

Growing Community Assets - Scotland (BIG Lottery)

Helping local communities become stronger and more sustainable by acquiring and developing land and buildings. For more information click here.