A chance to tee-up big charity funding

The Bank of Scotland Foundation has launched this year’s Large Grants Programme, accepting applications of between £50,000 and £100,000 from charities registered in Scotland.

The deadline for applications is noon on Friday, February 16.

Now in its fourth year, 16 charities across Scotland have benefited from over £1.3m of funding through the Foundation’s Large Grants Programme so far.

The focus of the awards is to develop and improve communities, as well as support financial inclusion and financial literacy in areas of demonstrable need.

While the Foundation’s Small and Medium Grants require charities to use all of the funds within one year of receipt, Large Grants can provide charities with steady, reliable funding over one or two years.

Since launching this particular programme in 2015, we’ve helped 16 charities across Scotland continue to provide a vital service to their communities.

Charities regularly face many challenges and our Large Grants Programme can help provide them with funding certainty over a longer period, alleviating some of the daily pressures.

The work that charities do is invaluable and Bank of Scotland Foundation is proud to support them in enabling people across Scotland to benefit from a variety of much needed local services and personal support.

Bank of Scotland Foundation’s aim is to help develop and improve local communities and address financial literacy and financial inclusion by supporting local, regional and national charities working at the heart of communities across Scotland.

Bank of Scotland Foundation is an independent charity which receives an annual donation of £2m from Lloyds Banking Group.

Since November 2010, Bank of Scotland Foundation has provided over £12m to charities making positive change across Scotland.

Full details and application forms can be downloaded from the website at www. bankofscotlandfoundation. org.

Successful applications are announced during June. Philip Grant, Chair, BOS Foundation Board of Trustees and Lloyds Banking Group Scottish Executive Committee