Organisations that have received Scottish Government grant funding from the Scottish Veterans Fund since its introduction in 2007-08 are as follows:- Financial Year Organisation Project Award 2008 - 09 Veterans Scotland Funding for Veterans Awareness Day £2200 Veterans Scotland To organise a Thanksgiving Service for the lives of Service personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan £5500 Freight Agency Commission a book aimed at school children and young people to communicate the experiences of veterans returning from conflict £7800 Erskine Research into the needs of Service personnel returning from active service £8000 Poppy Scotland/Scottish Association for Mental Health Commission a report to gain better understanding of alcohol dependency issues as they relate to veterans £9000 Scottish Association for Mental Health/Combat Stress To provide a practical veterans guide to those agencies working with mental health difficulties £9500 Scottish Poverty Information Unit Commission a report to collect baseline information on the financial situation and wellbeing of veterans in Scotland £9500 Lady Haig Poppy Factory Ventilation system for the factory £9500 Scottish Veterans Residences To build a new website with a focus on housing for Service leavers £9500 First Base Agency Pilot project of improvement for Service personnel with drug dependency as a result of being unable to cope with civilian life £9500 2009 - 10 Gardening Leave To train a fully qualified horticultural therapist £3000 Gordon Highlanders Museum To hold workshops to give children a better understanding of veterans affairs £4500 Officers Association Scotland To run a pilot scheme for a bespoke service assisting transition to civvy street £4500 Poppy Scotland/Blake Stevenson For research into employment needs of disabled veterans £5750 Veterans Scotland Bi-annual newsletter and directory for veterans £9000 Cadet Training Centre Inverness Trip to Normandy for 12 cadets and 4 veterans carrying the baton of Remembrance to celebrate the D-Day landings with presentations on return £2500 Poppy Scotland A 3 year educational programme for children 3 - 18yrs on the importance of remembrance and the main issues facing veterans today £10000 Erskine Development of web-based CMS system £9000 Holybush House To set up and support a carers support website £3500 Combat Stress A one year fixed-term contract Assistant Psychologist £10000 Officers Association Scotland To gain accreditation in coaching £4500 Scottish Veterans Residences To covert the games room at Whiteford House into a resource and IT centre for use by veterans £7500 Erskine Start up costs fro Pathfinder initiative £4750 Combat Stress To fund the 90th anniversary service at St Giles Cathedral on 14 May 2009 £1500 2010 - 11 Veterans Scotland Complete the Veterans Scotland e-Hub following update work carried out on member sites £9000 Poppy Scotland/ Citizens Advice Scotland ASAP Project To develop a booklet which will complement the e-learning tool being developed for advisers working in Citizens Advice Bureaus £6150 Lady Haig Poppy Factory To support the interactive mobile museum used to educate school children on remembrance and ongoing problems affecting veterans £7000 Poppy Scotland Conference to highlight the problems of employment facing disabled and vulnerable veterans £7950 Poppy Scotland Sowing the Seed Phase 3 educational pack for school teachers on the subject of remembrance £10000 Scottish Veterans Residences Remembrance service to celebrate 125 years of service to veterans £1250 Mark Wright Project Funding for the physical activity outdoor programme designed to help veterans in accessing healthy outdoor activities £9900 Thistle Foundation Funding for veterans lifestyle management courses to improve the health and wellbeing of veterans through participation £10000 Erskine Funding to support a pilot scheme offering supported transition for Service leavers utilising 5 new properties at Erskine £10000 Royal British Legion Scotland Project and competition for schools centred around war memorials £7250 Royal British Legion Scotland Funding to publicise a scheme to fund travel and subsistence costs of non-next of kin to visit seriously wounded Servicemen/women being treated in MDHU England £1500 2011 - 12 Firm Base Agency The carnsallaoch walled garden £8160 Stirling University/Erskine Dementia research to improve the quality of care for veterans in Scotland £10000 Scottish Society For The Employment of Ex-Regular Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen Training provision specifically aimed at vulnerable early Service leavers life skills awareness £1000...