The Volunteering Support Fund 2025–2027 is now accepting applications.
Managed by Impact Funding Partners on behalf of the Scottish Government, the fund supports small to medium-sized third sector organisations across Scotland to recruit additional volunteers and improve how volunteers are supported in their roles.
Organisations are encouraged to show how their projects contribute to the Scottish Government’s aim of ending child poverty.
Grants of up to £20,000 are available over two years, with a focus on:
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Increasing the diversity of the volunteer pool
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Improving personal development opportunities through volunteering
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Strengthening organisational capacity and governance
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Enhancing community services
The fund opens on 11 July 2025 and closes at 5pm on 25 August 2025.
📅 Funding period: 1 November 2025 – 31 March 2027
📢 Decisions issued from: 31 October 2025
