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Grant: £5,000

Deadline: 22nd September

Criteria: supports small community groups in rural and remote areas to deliver free, child-led outdoor play that improves children’s health and wellbeing, following the Play Rangers model.

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Applications Open: 1 September 2025
Deadline: 12 noon, 22 September 2025

Inspiring Scotland, on behalf of the Scottish Government, is inviting expressions of interest for the Outdoor Community Play Incubator Programme 2026-28. This fund supports small community groups in rural and remote areas to deliver free, child-led outdoor play that improves children's health and wellbeing.

We're looking for grassroots organisations in rural and remote areas that want to build confidence, test new ideas, and help children and families connect with nature through play.

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Outdoor Community Play Incubator Programme - Inspiring Scotland

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Applications Open: 1 September 2025 Deadline: 12 noon, 22 September 2025 Inspiring Scotland, on behalf of the Scottish Government, is inviting expressions of interest for the Outdoor Community Play Incubator Programme 2026-28. This fund supports small community groups in rural and remote areas to deliver free, child-led outdoor play that improves children's health and wellbeing.

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Grant: £30,000 per year (3 years)

Deadline: N/A

Criteria: support of care experienced young people to attend and engage in mainstream school life, improving access to out of school support and improving education professionals understanding of their needs.

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UK criteria and eligibility - Educational Opportunity Foundation

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Educational Opportunity Foundation supports work that aims to improve the educational outcomes and life chances of young carers and care experienced young people under the age of 25 living in the UK.

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Grant: £500

Deadline: 3 months before start

Criteria: to individuals, community groups, schools and organisations to encourage people to get outdoors and have great experiences that otherwise couldn’t happen.

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The Alpkit Foundation was set up in July 2015 to help overcome obstacles that prevent people from Going Nice Places and Doing Good Things

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Grant: £3,000-£10,000

Deadline: 15th October-17th November

Criteria: projects that deliver clearly defined educational benefits to a specific group of children or young people. Projects could, for example, support special educational needs, or foster social, emotional or life skills. Preference will be given to projects piloting new approaches where the outcomes will be disseminated to a wider audience.

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The Ironmongers' Company wishes to support projects that provide opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people to fulfill their potential. Grants are only given to registered charities