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Your Square Mile

Ever wanted to do something to clean up your neighbourhood but didn’t know where to start?

Now you can with Your Square Mile – a BIG-funded organisation dedicated to helping people improve their local area. Get involved

Funding

Use the fund finder tool to identify the most suitable funding programme for your project

This section will guide you through our application processes and help you choose the right grants programme for your project. We give grants from £300 to over £500,000 to organisations ranging from small local groups to major national charities.

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Results (10 programmes)

  • 2014 Communities

    Building a lasting legacy for communities across Scotland

  • Awards for All Scotland

    A simple small grants scheme making awards of between £500 and £10,000

  • Growing Community Assets

    Enabling communities to have more control and influence over their own future through owning physical assets

  • Heroes Return

    Allowing WW2 veterans from the UK to vist the sites on which they served

  • International Communities

    Lottery grants making a difference around the world

  • Investing In Ideas

    Funding to develop your promising ideas into successful projects

  • Investing in Communities

    Bringing real improvements to Scottish communities, tackling need and addressing inequalities

  • Life Changes

    Transforming the life chances of young people leaving care and improving the lives of older people with dementia and their careers

  • Life Transitions

    Supporting people at key times of change and helping them make their lives better for the future

  • Supporting 21st Century Life

    Funding projects that build stronger families and stronger communities

Case studies