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SafeDeposits Scotland Community Fund

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SafeDeposits Scotland, the country’s leading tenancy deposit protection scheme, has introduced a Community Fund designed to provide small grants to projects enhancing communities across Scotland.

The SafeDeposits Scotland Community Fund will award grants to organisations who commit to deliver a project that meets at least one of five criteria, namely:

  1. Sustainability and the environment
  2. Employability and career skills
  3. Social inclusion
  4. Technology and digital inclusion
  5. Improving the local community

They can support a wide range of projects from enhancing play areas to planting trees, and from providing isolated individuals with social opportunities and helping young people prepare for work.

Who can apply?

organisations which commit to deliver a project that meets at least one of its criteria:

  • Sustainability and the environment
  • Employability and career skills
  • Social inclusion
  • Technology and digital inclusion
  • Improving the local community

How to apply

Apply on the SafeDeposits Scotland website.

The closing date for applications is Friday 30 May 2025.