More than £34.5million is set to be awarded to 165 projects run by community groups in Glasgow this week — but over 200 funding bids could be turned down.
Third sector organisations have been bidding for cash from the council’s three-year Communities Fund which totals almost £56m.
With just over £6.5m set aside for financial support groups, almost £50m was left over to be shared between other bodies. However, 436 competent bids were received, requesting £136.5m.
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Last Thursday, councillors agreed to hand out £14.8m to 70 citywide projects as 73 applications were turned down. This week, just under £35m will be shared between applicants in the north east, north west and south of the city, with sector meetings to be held tomorrow [Thursday] and Friday.
It is recommended that 165 bids are successful while 223 are ruled unsuccessful. This breaks down to 58 winning applications in both the south and north east and 49 in the north west.
In the north east sector, Glasgow Kelvin College is expected to receive £600,000 for a project focused on reducing isolation, improving skills and boosting physical and mental health. It will provide learning opportunities to “help people create better futures for themselves, their families and communities”.
One of the north east bids not recommended to receive funding came from Brighter Baillieston, which asked for £415,492 to help run Garrowhill Community Centre. The organisation wants to provide a range of services to reduce isolation and improve health and wellbeing.
Lambhill Stables, a community organisation, is set to get funding in the north west sector, with almost £528,000 recommended. It works to tackle poverty and inequality and “minimise disadvantages experienced by those with protected characteristics”. Maryhill Burgh Halls Trust, which asked for just over £418,000, isn’t recommended for funding in the north west category.
In the south sector, Castlemilk Community Football Trust is set to miss out on funding to help it manage and develop the Barlia complex. The group requested just over £530,500 towards “creating a high quality sporting and wellbeing space” for the community, which would include work to reduce barriers to physical activity and tackle poverty and social isolation.
The Jeely Piece Club, which runs a range of services for children and families at a playzone in Castlemilk, including holiday programmes and parent and toddler classes, is recommended to get over £479,000 from the south sector funding.
After the citywide funding was agreed, Cllr Christina Cannon, convener for education, communities and equalities, said the money would “help our citizens and communities most in need”.
“This is a major investment in the third sector and organisations who will deliver a variety of support across the three main aims of the Glasgow Communities Fund — supporting communities, equalities and arts and culture,” she said.
However, some charities which missed out on funding have reported they face closure as a result. The council has said there has been a “comprehensive, robust, open and transparent process”.
Across all four categories, 296 applications have been unsuccessful while 235 funding awards will be made. The fund will run from April 1 this year until March 31, 2026.
Most projects will not receive the full amount requested while some groups have been unsuccessful in one sector but have been awarded money in another.
Council officials said the quality of bids was “exceptionally high”. “This provides a strong indication of the calibre of the third and voluntary sector organisations operating in Glasgow,” a report added.
North East sector
Recommended to receive funding:
ALIVE & KICKING SCIO
Baltic Street Adventure Playground
Barlanark out of school care
Barnardo’s
Beatroute Art
Bluevale Community Club
Bridgeton Community Learning Campus Ltd
Celtic FC Foundation
Church House, Bridgeton
Connect Community Trust
Cranhill Arts Project
Cranhill Development Trust
Easterhouse Phoenix Development Ltd
Easthall Residents Association
FARE Scotland Ltd
Firhill Youth Project and Community Sports Hub
Fuse Youth Cafe Glasgow
Geeza Break
Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis
Glasgow East Alcohol Awareness Project
Glasgow East Arts Company Ltd
Glasgow East Women’s Aid
Glasgow Girls FC
Glasgow Kelvin College
Helenslea Community Hall
Home-Start Glasgow North
Include Me 2 Club
MENSELF + Community Interest Company (Ltd)
Mount Vernon Community Hall
New Rhythms for Glasgow
North Glasgow Integration Network
Parkhead Housing Association
Parkhead Youth Project
PEEK – POSSIBILITIES FOR EACH AND EVERY KID
Possobilities Limited
Quarriers
Reidvale Adventure Play Association Limited
Repair Cafe Glasgow
Rosemount Lifelong Learning
Royston Youth Action
Shettleston Community Growing Project
Shoot for Success
St Matthew’s Centre
St Paul’s Youth Forum
St Roch’s Childcare Service
Stepping Stones for Families
The Conservation Volunteers
The Pavillion (Greater Easterhouse)
The Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre
The Rosemount Development Trust Limited
THE SATURDAY CAFE CLUBS
The Urban Fox Programme
Toonspeak Young People’s Theatr
Tron St Mary’s Parish Church
Whiterose Administration and Social Centre (SCIO
Willowacre Trust
With Kids
YoMo (Young Movers)
Full details of the projects can be found at: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/councillorsandcommittees/viewSelectedDocument.asp?c=P62AFQDNZ32UT12UDN
Not recommended to receive funding:
African Relief Support
Alexandra Rose Charity
Ando Glaso
Barmulloch Community Development Company Ltd
Basketball Scotland Limited
Braveheart Industries
Brighter Baillieston
Carnival Arts Scotland
Child Bereavement UK
Circle Scotland CIC
Community Transport Glasgow
Courtyard Pantry Enterprise
Diaspora African Women’s Support Network CIC
Distinctive Dance Academy
Drumchapel Caravan Project
Easterhouse FA
Firm Foundations Coaching and Training CIC
GESH (Glasgow) Ltd
Glasgow Afghan United
Glasgow Guitar Academy Community Interest Company
Glasgow Media Access Centre Limited (trading as GMAC Film)
HOMES FOR GOOD (SCOTLAND) CIC
Hope Amplified
Kids and Adults Together in Sighthill
Kindness Homeless Street Team Glasgow SCIO
Licketyspit Ltd
Lingo Flamingo CIC
Loop Theatre CIC
Marie Curie
Nevis Ensemble
North Glasgow Healthy Living Community
North Glasgow Housing Association Ltd
One Community Scotland
Partick Thistle Charitable Trust
Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland Ltd
Pollok Credit Union Ltd
Print Clan C.I.C.
Provan Hall Community Management Trust
Public Learning Workshop
RIGHT TRACK SCOTLAND LTD
Royal Voluntary Service
Scottish Sports Futures
Shoshin Taiko Dojo CIC
SiMY Community Development
Spire View Housing Association
St George’s & St Peter’s Community Association
Stronger Together Enterprise
TEAM UNITED
The Brunswick Community Development Trust Ltd
The Gladiator Programme
The Glasgow Tool Library
The Halliday Foundation
The Scottish Pantry Network
The Wash House Garden CIC
The Work Room (Dance) Ltd
Thenue Communities
Thenue Housing Association Ltd.
Thriving Survivors
Tollcross YMCA
Ubuntu Scotland
Urban Uprising
Weekday Wow Factor
Wing Tsjun Scotland SCIO
Winning Scotland
Yoga and Thyme CIC
Young Enterprise Scotland
Full details of the projects can be found here: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/councillorsandcommittees/viewSelectedDocument.asp?c=P62AFQDNZ32UT12U0G
North West sector
Recommended to receive funding:
3D Drumchapel
Acre Tenants and Residents Association
Action for Children
ASRA
Bethany Christian Trust
BOOM! Community Art
Central and West Integration Network SCIO
Community Central Hall Limited
Concrete Garden
DRC Generations
Drumchapel & District Sports Centre
Drumchapel L.I.F.E
ENABLE Glasgow Branch
Firhill Youth Project and Community Sports Hub (SCIO)
G15 YOUTH PROJECT SCIO
Garnethill Multicultural Centre
Gilded Lily Inspiring Enterprise CIC
Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis
Glasgow Sculpture Studios Ltd
Hawthorn Housing Co-operative Limited
Home-Start Glasgow North
Ignite Theatre
Kingsway Community Connections
Knightswood Community SCIO
Lambhill Stables
Linkes (SCIO)
Maryhill Housing Association
Maryhill Integration Network SCIO
North Glasgow Community Food Initiative
North Glasgow Integration Network
North United Communities Ltd
North West Glasgow Voluntary Sector Network
North West Women’s Centre
Possobilities Limited
Queens Cross Housing Association
Shakespeare Street Youth Club
St Matthew’s Centre
Stepping Stones for Families
Street Connect
The DRC Youth Project (SCIO)
The Hut (SCIO) (TSYP)
The Pyramid at Anderston
Townhead Village Hall
Woodlands Community Development Trust
Working Rite
Yoker Community Campus Development Company
Yoker Resource Centre
YoMo (Young Movers)
Young Peoples Futures
Full details of the projects can be found at: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/councillorsandcommittees/viewSelectedDocument.asp?c=P62AFQDNZ32UT12UDX
Not recommended to receive funding:
African Relief Support
Agile City CIC
Alexandra Rose Charity
Annexe Communities
Barmulloch Community Development Company Ltd
Braveheart Industries
Cadder Housing Association
Carnival Arts Scotland
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland Limited
Child Bereavement UK
Children’s Music Foundation in Scotland Ltd
Clydeside Initiative for Arts
Colour Ways Glasgow CIC
Community Transport Glasgow
Courtyard Pantry Enterprise
Drumchapel Caravan Project
Fire & Peace Recovery
Firm Foundations Coaching and Training CIC
G20 Works Community Interest Company
Glasgow Afghan United
Glasgow Eco Trust
Glasgow Guitar Academy Community Interest Company
Glasgow Media Access Centre Limited (trading as GMAC Film)
Halo Arts (Education) Ltd
Heart of Scotstoun Limited
Kindness Homeless Street Team Glasgow SCIO
Licketyspit Ltd
Lingo Flamingo CIC
Loco Home Retrofit CIC Ltd
Marie Curie
Maryhill Burgh Halls Trust
Maryhill Mobile Children’s Services
Maryhill Parish Church
Maslow’s Community
Mel-Milaap Community Centre
North Glasgow Healthy Living Community
North Glasgow Housing Association Ltd
North Kelvin Sports Development Group
One Community Scotland
Partick Thistle Charitable Trust
Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland Ltd
Pollok Credit Union Ltd
Possilpark Peoples Trust
Propagate Scotland
Public Learning Workshop
RIGHT TRACK SCOTLAND LTD
Royal Voluntary Service
Shoshin Taiko Dojo CIC
SiMY Community Development
South West Community Transport
Street Soccer (Scotland) Limited
TEAM UNITED
The Children’s Wood
The Glasgow Tool Library
The Halliday Foundation
The Marie Trust
The Playcenter Glasgow C.I.C
The Scottish Pantry Network
The Work Room (Dance) Ltd
Thriving Survivors
TPAS Scotland
Ubuntu Scotland
Urban Uprising
Weekday Wow Factor
Whiteinch Centre Limited
Winning Scotland
Women on Wheels SCIO
Young Enterprise Scotland
Full details of the projects can be found here: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/councillorsandcommittees/viewSelectedDocument.asp?c=P62AFQDNZ32UT12UZL
South sector
Recommended to receive funding:
Aberlour Child Care Trust
Action for Children
Active Life Club (ALC SCIO)
Ardenglen Housing Association Ltd
Awaz: The voice of the community
Birgidale Complex SCIO
CARING OPERATIONS JOINT ACTION COUNCIL
Carnwadric WIN Project
Castlemilk Youth Complex Ltd
Children 1st
Clyde Community Hall
Community Renewal Trust
Crossroads Youth and Community Association
East Pollokshields Out of School Care
Feeding Britain
GAP CHILDCARE SERVICE
Gilded Lily Inspiring Enterprise CIC
Givin’ it Laldie
Gorbals Youth Cafe SCIO
Govan Community Project
Govan Home and Education Link Project (Govan HELP)
Govan Youth Information Project
Govanhill Baths Community Trust
Greater Govanhill CIC
Home-Start Glasgow South
Impact Arts (Projects) Ltd
Include Me 2 Club SCIO
Jeely Piece Club
Larkfield Community Centre
Make Do and Grow CIC
Nan McKay Community Hall
New Gorbals Housing Association Ltd
NSPCC
Pollokshaws Area Network
Quarriers
Rainbow Friendship Centre
Repair Cafe Glasgow
Riverside Hall
Sistema Scotland
South Glasgow Childcare Partnership Forum SCIO
South West Arts and Music Project. (SWAMP)
Task Childcare Service
The Daisy Project
The Dixon Community
The Hidden Gardens Trust
The Indigo Childcare Group
The Kinning Park Complex SCIO
The Pearce Institute
The Portal Arts (SCIO
The Preshal Trust
THE SATURDAY CAFE CLUBS SCIO
The Senior Centre Castlemilk
The Urban Fox Programme
The Village Storytelling Centre
The Well Multi-Cultural Resource Centre
Toryglen Community Hall
Turf (SCIO)
Youth Community Support Agency
Full details of the projects can be found here: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/councillorsandcommittees/viewSelectedDocument.asp?c=P62AFQDNZ32UT12U81
Not recommended to receive funding:
Alexandra Rose Charity
Ando Glaso
Animalia CIC
ARC Independent CIC
Boots and Beards SCIO
Braveheart Industries
BRIDGING THE GAP (GORBALS ECUMENICAL PROJECT)
Cartha Queens Park Rugby Football Club
Cassiltoun Housing Association
Cassiltoun Trust
Castlemilk Community Football (Development Group)
Child Bereavement UK
Children’s Music Foundation in Scotland Ltd
Clydesdale Cricket Club
Clydeside Initiative for Arts
Crookston Community Group
Diaspora African Women’s Support Network CIC
Elderpark Housing Association
Finn’s Place
Firm Foundations Coaching and Training CIC
Friends of Romano Lav
Glasgow Ansar Ltd
Glasgow Association for Mental Health
Glasgow Guitar Academy Community Interest Company
Glasgow Media Access Centre Limited (trading as GMAC Film)
Glasgow Zine Library SCIO
Glen Oaks Housing Association
Govan Appliance Project
Govanhill Community Development Trust
Inhouse Event Solutions CIC
Kindness Homeless Street Team Glasgow SCIO
Licketyspit Ltd
Lingo Flamingo CIC
Linthouse Housing Association Limited
Loco Home Retrofit CIC Ltd
Loop Theatre CIC
Maslow’s Community
Merry-go-round Glasgow
Narjis Foundation
One Community Scotland
PARK VILLA FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT
Penilee Credit Union Limited
Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland Ltd
Pollok Credit Union Ltd
Pollok United
Pollokshields Development Agency
Potential In Me CIC
Print Clan C.I.C.
Propagate Scotland
Public Learning
Radio Buena Vida CIC
Royal Voluntary Service
SAFETY AWARENESS GLASGOW
Shoshin Taiko Dojo CIC
South East Area Lifestyle Community Health Project
South East Integration Network
South Seeds
South West Community Transport
Southside Housing Association
Spider Arts (SCIO)
Starter Packs Glasgow
Street Soccer (Scotland) Limited
Sufi Festivals
SUNNY GOVAN COMMUNITY MEDIA GROUP
TEAM UNITED
The Church of Scotland Social Care Council (operating as CrossReach)
The Feel Good Womens Group
The Glasgow Tool Library
The Louise Project
The Pollokshields Trust
The Queen’s Park FC Foundation
The Salvation Army Govan Corps
The Scottish Pantry Network
The Urban Roots Initiative
The Work Room (Dance) Ltd
Thenue Communities
Thenue Housing Association Ltd.
Thriving Survivors
Toryglen Community Base
TPAS Scotland
Ubuntu Scotland
Urban Uprising
Voluntary Sector Voice
W.I.L.D. Woodland Inspired Learning and Development CIC
Weekday Wow Factor
Wing Tsjun Scotland SCIO
Women on Wheels SCIO
Yoga and Thyme CIC
Young Enterprise Scotland
Full details of the projects can be found here: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/councillorsandcommittees/viewSelectedDocument.asp?c=P62AFQDNZ32UT12UUT
Details of citywide projects funded last week can be found here: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/councillorsandcommittees/submissiondocuments.asp?submissionid=107150
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