# International development small grants programme opens for Scottish charities

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/06/28/international-development-small-grants-programme-opens-scottish-charities/
- Published: 2014-06-28T10:00:52+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Applications for the second round of funding from the Scottish Government’s International
Development Small Grants Programme are now open to Scottish international development
organisations.

The fund, administered by Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland, will distribute about
£500,000 to support projects that help some of the world’s poorest countries and
fit within the Scottish Government’s International Development Policy. The first
year of the programme made 11 grants totalling £431,279.

There is an option to extend the programme for a third year, involving a similar
sum of £500,000, but that has not yet been confirmed.

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Mary Craig OBE, Chief Executive of Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland, said:

> “This programme is a great opportunity for smaller International Development Organisations
> to access funding. This money can fund organisations to look at ways of developing
> new initiatives, support the delivery of specific projects overseas, or to build
> the overall capacity of Scottish international development organisations and their
> partners.”

## Eligibility

To be eligible for funding, projects must:

 * focus on one of the Scottish Government’s priority countries
 * contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (and the post-
   2015 Framework in due course)
 * alleviate poverty and promote economic growth in the priority countries of Malawi,
   Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Indian States of Bihar,
   Madhya Pradesh and Orissa.
 * be an incorporated not-for-profit organisation with a presence in Scotland
 * have an annual turnover of less than £150,000

There are [three types of grants available](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/11/15/google-grants-for-charities/):**
project, feasibility and capacity building**.

Applications to [Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland](http://www.ltsbfoundationforscotland.org.uk)
must be received by **26 November 2014**. Recipients will be announced in early 
March 2014.

## Advice events

The Network of International Development Organisations in Scotland (NIDOS) and Scotland
Malawi Partnership (SMP) are both running events to help organisations understand
if their work is eligible. They can also advise on developing strong applications.

The events take place on:

 * 17 July in [Edinburgh](http://edinburghintdevsmallgrantsinfosession.eventbrite.co.uk)
 * 22 July in [Glasgow](http://glasgowintdevsmallgrantsinfosession.eventbrite.co.uk)

An Aberdeen event is also planned.

 * **[Monthly list of newly registered Scottish charities](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/07/28/monthly-list-newly-registered-scottish-charities-2/)**(
   28 July 2014)
 * **[Winners of Scottish Fundraising Awards 2014 announced](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/10/22/winners-scottish-fundraising-awards-2014-announced/)**(
   22 October 2014)
 * **[Fiona Duncan becomes Chief Executive of Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/11/01/fiona-duncan-becomes-chief-executive-lloyds-tsb-foundation-scotland/)**(
   1 November 2014)

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