Current Funding Opportunities

Grant value: Share of £2,346,857 total fund

Deadline: Three application rounds in 2025 (until funding depleted):

• 03/03/2025 - 12pm
• 09/06/2025 -12pm (if funding is available)
• 01/09/2025 -12pm (if funding is available)

Funding for community improvement projects in Aberdeen, supporting regeneration, accessibility, sports, culture, tourism and climate initiatives. Projects must complete by 31 March 2026. Open to Aberdeen-based not-for-profit organisations including charities, social enterprises, community interest groups and council services. Applicants must demonstrate equal opportunities policies and ability to deliver high-quality local projects.

Managed by Aberdeen City Council, funded through UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Match funding welcomed but not required.

Please visit our UK Shared Prosperity Fund web page for full details and application forms or email externalfunding@aberdeencity.gov.uk. 

Grant size: Discretionary

Deadline: Not Specified

Grants are available to support groups delivering a gala within Aberdeen city. The aim is to support local voluntary and community organisations with small amounts of money for delivering a gala in the Aberdeen City Council area.

For information and to apply, please visit – Community Gala Grant

Grant size: Discretionary

Deadline: Continuous (applications can be made at any time)

Grants are available for voluntary and community organisations in Aberdeen to support projects that benefit the local community but do not qualify under other grant programs. The Small Financial Assistance Grants Fund, provided by Aberdeen City Council, aims to support one-off funding requests that demonstrate clear benefits to the local area.

Funding is intended for activities that contribute positively to the community, particularly those that are unable to secure financial assistance through standard channels. Applicants can include costs associated with approved projects in their funding requests.

For more information and to apply, please visit – Aberdeen Small Financial Assistance Grants

Grant size: Up to £400,000 (Funding between £20,000 and £400,000 is available)

Funding is intended to support social sector organisations in the North East of Scotland with activities that can deliver against the Scottish Government’s Just Transition Outcomes, which include moving to a more sustainable economy, diversifying the regional economy away from carbon-intensive industries, ensuring the creation of good, green jobs, and ensuring all communities directly benefit and contribute to the region’s future prosperity.

For information and to apply, please visit – Social Enterprise Just Transition Fund

For more local and national funding opportunities please visit ACVO TSI

To find out more, please visit ACVO (Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations) .