Response, Recovery, Resilience Fund Reopens

We are delighted to announce the reopening of our Response, Recovery & Resilience Fund that has so far distributed over £3.2 million to communities across the length and breadth of the country.  

Launched in March, our 'RRR' crisis fund was the first source of community funding to open as the coronavirus pandemic hit the country.  Working in partnership with the National Emergencies Trust, the Fund paused to new applications in June to allow Foundation Scotland time to review and plan how best to adapt the Fund to meet the changing needs within Scottish communities.

The Fund will continue to offer grants of between £1,000-£5,000 to constituted community groups and small registered charities.  However, the fund relaunches with a renewed focus on ‘recovery’ where organisations require vital support to plan ahead, to continue their operations in the ‘new normal’, re-establish or re-design their activities to comply with new regulations impacting on their services whilst still meeting the needs of their community. Examples of projects include those needing support to restart face to face services, counselling groups helping those experiencing mental health issues, bereavement and domestic abuse and organisations needing to increase hygiene policies to safely reopen.

We have so far supported over 770 groups, collectively supporting over 890,000 people across the country.  We have worked hard to get support to where it is needed most through this challenging time.  Through our continual assessment of applications, it was clear that we were starting to see a gradual shift in focus. More requests for funding started to come in to support service adaptation for beyond lockdown, to help groups plan ahead. We paused briefly to take time to take stock, review and renew the focus.  We needed to ensure sufficient funds were in place for all groups and registered charities in need throughout the country, making sure we target funds to where they were needed most.  So we have worked closely with other key bodies through this process such as with our partner The National Emergencies Trust and with other key organisations in the sector such as SCVO and the Third Sector Interfaces to get this focus right

 

Helen Wray, Programme Manager at Foundation Scotland

For more details, eligibility criteria and to apply online visit the Response, Recovery & Resilience Fund page.