Question reference: S6W-04647
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 25 November 2021
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 December 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what additional funding is available for (a) Dumfries and Galloway Blood Bikes and (b) other lifeline charities whose fundraising activities continue to be negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Answer
In March 2020, we announced a funding package of £350m for an emergency communities fund to ensure local authorities, community groups, the third sector and social enterprise sector were able to support people and communities affected by COVID-19.
This included the £25 million Third Sector Resilience Fund (TSRF) and the
£40 million Community and Third Sector Recovery Programme (CTSRP).A further £22.5 million was added to the CTSRP fund in 2021-22 to enable it to continue through to late summer.
These funds are now closed however third sector organisations may also contact their local Third Sector Interface for advice and information on funding sources. Here are the contact details for your local interface, Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway: www.tsdg.org.uk
The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, SCVO, has a website, ‘Funding Scotland’ offering a one stop shop for information about possible sources of funding for third sector organisations and providing details of possible sources of funding from public sector organisations, corporate and charitable trusts - http://www.funding.scot