Welcome to the KDP Bulletin.
Contact details:
Tel: 01569 766578 / 0800 028 1032
The KDP AGM will be held on the evening of Thursday 19th June at The Dickson Hall in Laurencekirk. We have an inspiring speaker joining us to share their story, so look out for more details arriving in your inbox next week.
Add this date to your diary now, so you don’t miss out on a really interesting presentation and of course, it wouldn’t be the KDP AGM without delicious cake!
To confirm your place contact margo@kdp.scot. We hope to see you there.
Healthy Heart Grant funding is available for new community projects working with adults, that focus on promoting healthy hearts and reducing the risk factors associated with heart diseases.
Projects must focus mainly on one of more of the following: healthy eating, physical activity, smoking and/or alcohol consumption.
Grants are only available for small, registered charities or CIC’s with an annual income of less than £1 million.
The next round of funding for Scotland will open on the 11th June until 9th July.
Find out more here.
The Grampian Wellbeing Festival runs throughout the month of May.
To find out what is happening in our area take a look at the Aberdeenshire programme of events. Page 49 onwards details all the information from Wednesday 14th May until the end of the festival.
You can also follow updates on their Facebook page.
The Asda Foundation Local Community Spaces Fund is available to community groups throughout the UK to provide a safe space for people to meet and be together.
The application window for this grant is now open until 10amon Wednesday 28th May 2025.
Grants from £10,000 – £20,000 are available.
More information is available on the Asda Foundation website.
The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) has web-based resources highlighting the important foods and nutrients to support physical activity.
Eating well for physical activity and sport can have many benefits including supporting performance and reducing the risk of injury and illness.
More information on eating well for exercise is available on the BNF website.
Voluntary and community organisations in Scotland can now apply for grants through the National Lottery Community Fund’s Community Action Programme.
The initiative aims to support community-led projects that encourage stronger connections between people and promote environmental sustainability. Grants ranging from £20,001 to £250,000 are available for projects lasting up to five years.
Projects should focus on bringing people together, particularly those facing poverty, disadvantage, or discrimination. They must achieve at least two outcomes, such as building positive relationships, supporting health or wellbeing, improving access to nature, or making a positive environmental impact. The types of activities supported could include regular wellbeing sessions, community kitchens, growing projects or community gardens, and repair or upcycling workshops.
Applications can be submitted at any time and more information can be found here.
As well as their popular courses that help individuals and workplaces feel more confident discussing grief and loss with adults, Cruse also offer specialised training on supporting bereaved children and young people.
Each online course is £50 per attendee or they can deliver group training exclusively for your group at a time that suits you, online or in person..
You can view the full range of upcoming courses for individuals on their Training Calendar. These online, interactive sessions are 2.5 hours long.
The Wolfson Foundation’s main grants programme provides support for places. These grants are for capital initiatives, i.e. buildings (new build or refurbishment) and equipment.
They fund a broad range of organisations working across the fields of education, science and medicine, health and disability, places of worship, heritage, and arts and humanities. Each category has its own specific funding criteria, more detail on which can be found on the Foundation’s website.
The Scottish Women’s Budget Group’s Women’s Survey 2025 is now live.
This annual survey is an important opportunity for women in Scotland to share their views on public spending and how it affects their lives. This year, they’re focusing on three key topics:
- Women’s financial situation
- Council Tax
- Fresh food and health
They want to hear directly from women about how their financial circumstances may have changed over the past year, how much unpaid care work they do, and the impact this has on their lives. They’re also gathering views on recent Council Tax changes and asking about access to fresh food and its links to health.
Participate in the survey here.
The Ironmongers’ Company wishes to support projects that provide opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people to fulfil their potential.
They are looking for 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.
Grants range from £3,000 up to around £10,000.
Applications will open on the 31st May until 31st July.
Find out more here.
The Connecting Communities: Village Halls Conference by SCVO will allow people running village and community halls across Scotland to connect and share ideas.
This year’s conference will focus strongly on community learning exchange, with roundtable discussions and opportunities for networking and sharing experiences.
The event is happening on Thursday 29 May and you can join online or in-person at the Birnam Arts centre.
Find out more here.
Barclays, in partnership with Sported, has launched a new £1.4 million fund to make sport more accessible at grassroots level.
The Barclays Community Sports Fund will award grants of £1,000 to community groups and sports clubs working to make football, cricket, and tennis more accessible to women and girls in deprived or underrepresented areas across the UK. This includes people with disabilities, from racially diverse communities and from the LGBTQ+ community.
Grants of up to £200 are also available for football, cricket, and tennis coaching courses to help increase the number of female coaches delivering sport to girls.
Applications are open until the 22nd June 2025 but may close earlier if a high volume of eligible applications is received.
Visit the website for more information and to apply.
