Dear Members,
Please find an updated list of financial assistance available during the current COVID 19 outbreak.
We are also running a Club survey which can be found at the following link; Club Survey Link
If you have any questions or need support regarding this, then please contact the Development Team.
Is your club a registered Charity? If so then you can register your interest in Government Funding here https://scvo.org.uk/…/fund…/for-organisations/wellbeing-fund
Third Sector Resilience Fund
The Third Sector Resilience Fund (TSRF) is a £20m emergency fund for charities, community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations working in Scotland. The fund supports organisations that already deliver services and products but find themselves in financial difficulties directly as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The primary intention of the fund is to help third sector organisations to stabilise and manage cash flows over this difficult period.
The Fund is delivered by Firstport, Social Investment Scotland and the Corra Foundation and provides grants up to £100,000. In addition, there is up to a further £5m available in fully flexible, 0% interest loans starting at £50,000. The fund will be complemented by specialist business advice from Just Enterprise to help grant recipients maximise the impact of financial support.
To find out if your organisation could be successful in gaining support from this fund please use the eligibility checker. This will filter you through to the correct route for your organisation to apply.
To be eligible, interested organisations must be:
- a charity, social enterprise or voluntary organisation based in Scotland and/or primarily delivering services/activities in Scottish communities;
- already delivering those products or services prior to March 2020;
- and needing funding to stabilise cash flows directly as a result of the impact of COVID-19, as opposed to pre-existing financial difficulties
The fund aims to help as many organisations as possible, however, priority is given to those most at risk and that need immediate help. Please also note that TSRF is not a compensation scheme, but an alternative fund for organisations for whom other UK/Scottish Government Emergency Schemes are not suitable. We strongly encourage you to read the fund’s guidance notes and FAQs prior to starting an application.
If your organisation is looking for support for a new project or significantly evolved service delivery (e.g. moving from physical to digital delivery) as a result of COVID-19, please do not apply to TSRF. The Wellbeing Fund is more suitable for this type of activity and the public ‘bid-in’ route to the fund will be opening soon.
In order to apply to TSRF, organisations must complete a short eligibility checker to assess their suitability for the fund. Based on the answers provided, interested applicants will be directed to the correct application form depending on their needs or signposted to other sources of relevant funding/support.
Third Sector Resilience Fund Link
National Lottery Community Fund
All the funding decisions the National Lottery Community Fund make for the next six months (up to £300m of National Lottery funding) will be devoted to addressing the crisis. You can read their update here.
How to apply: online via website.
National Lottery Awards for All Scotland Link
Updated guidance for Rate relief and Grants
Summary
Definitive guidance has been published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on how small business funds in the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (including Sports Clubs) sectors will work and who gets them. If you pay rates, then you should be eligible for rate relief and, quite possibly, a grant.
The key facts are:
- Eligible businesses in these sectors with a property that has a rateable value of up to and including £15,000 will receive a grant of £10,000, in line with the eligibility criteria.
- Eligible businesses in these sectors with a property that has a rateable value of over £15,000 and less than £51,000 will receive a grant of £25,000, in line with the eligibility criteria.
- Businesses with a rateable value of £51,000 or over are not eligible for this scheme.
- Properties which on the 11 March 2020 had a rateable value of less than £51,000 and would have been eligible for a discount under the business rates Expanded Retail Discount Scheme had that scheme been in force for that date are eligible for the grant. Charities which would otherwise meet these criteria but whose bill for 11 March had been reduced to nil by a local discretionary award should still be considered to be eligible for the RHL grant. Eligible recipients will receive one grant per property.
- The majority of our sector is on a rates holiday 20/21 and most will receive cash grants as well.
Clubs can search their rateable value here.
You should be contacted by your local authority regarding this, but, if in doubt, please make contact with them.
Scottish Government Coronavirus Business Support Fund is now available to help businesses deal with the impact of COVID-19.
The purpose of these one-off grants is to help protect jobs, prevent business closure and promote economic recovery. Glasgow City Business Support Grant Link
List of local funds available for those affected by the Coronavirus – Linked in
Please click here to view.
Information and guidance from the Sport and Recreation Alliance on the Rates and Grants available
Please click here to view.
You can also view the alliance’s revamped COVID-19 support page.
Financial aid available to clubs (not Ltd companies)
Charities Aid Foundation Fund
The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has launched a rapid response Fund to help smaller charitable organisations affected by the impact of COVID-19.
Grants of up to £10,000 will help them to continue to deliver much-needed support to our communities across the UK. This is intended as a rapid response fund, and we aim to make payments to selected organisations within 14 days of application.
For more details, click here.
Please note: Currently these grants have ceased due to high demand and may reopen at a later date. We will keep you informed.
