The Boost Small Grants programme is for organisations supporting children and families in their local communities. It has been created to help groups that find the increases in basic running costs (for example utilities, salaries, transport) are making their work much more challenging.
The Boost Small Grants programme is managed by Corra and is funded in partnership with STV Children’s Appeal and Comic Relief.
Boost is for local community organisations across Scotland supporting children and families affected by poverty. Not all of your work has to be with children and families but the project you want a grant for should directly benefit children and families. The work you are doing might be about providing practical help, or organising activities and gatherings, or addressing another local need.
What is available
Grants of between £500 and £3,000 to constituted groups and charities with an annual income of £50,000 or less. Unconstituted groups can apply for grants of between £250 and £1,500. There will be around £400,000 available to distribute in 2025, and around it is expected that 160 grants will be provided. Approximately 10% of the funding available will be made in grants to unconstituted groups.
Dates
This year Boost will be run in three rounds, with about a third of the grants made in each round.
Each group can only hold one Boost grant in a 12 month period. If you are unsure whether you are eligible please contact communitygrants@corra.scot.