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Recovery Seed Fund

The Scottish Recovery Consortium (SRC) Recovery Seed Fund aims to support new and unconstituted Lived Experience recovery groups and organisations with an initial award of up to £5,000 to support start-up and running costs. The fund is designed to develop and support substance and/or behaviour Lived Experience recovery organisations to trial, grow and develop their ideas, services or products and build organisational capacity. Additional support will also be provided to help these groups and organisations become sustainable, skilled and independent. This is a fantastic opportunity for those wanting to take their group to the next level so they can continue supporting recovery in their community. Applicants must be substance and/or behaviour Lived Experience Recovery Organisations or voluntary groups (LERO) that have autonomy or independence, are led by understanding, knowledgeable staff or volunteers, with people of lived experience of recovery running the group. The organisation or group must be less than 12 months old or unconstituted if active for longer, have an income of less than £30,000 per year, and deliver activities in Scotland.

Listed Places of Worship (LPW) Grant Scheme

The Listed Places of Worship (LPW) Grant Scheme provides grants covering the VAT on repairs of over £1,000 to listed buildings used as places of worship. The scheme enables religious organisations to claim grants covering eligible VAT costs paid towards repairs and renovations. Applicants can submit one claim in any 12-month period that is less than £1,000, but more than £500. The Government has extended the scheme until 31 March 2026, with a budget of £23 million. To ensure the scheme remains within budget, a new cap limits the total amount any individual place of worship can claim to £25,000 in the year. Places of worship can make more than one claim, but the total of their claims should not exceed £25,000. Where a place of worship's VAT costs exceed the cap, they will still be able to claim up to £25,000.

The Gateway Exchange Fund

This fund was created to continue the work of the original Gateway Exchange - a centre in Edinburgh which in the 1980s offered help and support to those returning to the community from prisons and mental health institutions or recovering from drug addiction. The emphasis was on recognising that each individual has potential. This was encouraged particularly through use of the arts and creative self-expression, also through building a strong and connected sense of community. The Gateway Exchange Fund seeks applications which are in line with this spirit of creating innovative solutions to situations which challenge the individual's sense of worth and identity. This fund will support activity across Scotland that empowers people to move on with their lives and fulfil their potential, where they would otherwise not have the opportunity. Priority will be given to projects which help prisoners or ex-prisoners, projects which help those in recovery from drug addiction, and projects supporting women and men recovering from sexual abuse. The Fund usually makes around 2-4 grant awards per year.