The Glasgow Wellbeing Fund

We don’t have a minimum grant, but if your application is for less than £1,000 you may wish to consider if you could use more money to improve or extend your project.

Yes, previous applicants can apply.  Organisations that received funding in previous rounds may apply again, provided they have met the most recent monitoring requirements and can demonstrate how they have implemented learning as part of their application.

Yes, if your organisation is now constituted, you can apply as a constituted organisation in your own right. You will not be required to have another constituted organisation hold the funding award on your behalf.

Yes, an organisation holding funding on behalf of an unconstituted group may also submit their own application.

Organisations with an annual income over £1m are not eligible to apply this year. However, they can be named as a partner in an application, provided the eligible organisation is the lead applicant and responsible for managing the funding. The application should clearly explain how any partners will be involved in delivering the project.

The latest round of funding closed to new applications on Tuesday 29 September 2026. 

The fund is limited to one application per organisation.

Only voluntary (third sector) organisations, Community Councils and Parent Councils can apply for the fund. Public bodies and private enterprises are not eligible to apply.

Applications from financially small organisations (income under £25,000) are particularly welcome.

It is a condition from Scottish Government that all payments to granted organisations are distributed by 31 March 2027. Therefore, if your project is successful, it is critically important that you respond quickly by providing any required information.

Activity funded by the grant must last at least six months and be completed within 18 months from the award date.

Most organisations can apply for up to £10,500. Unconstituted groups can apply for up to £2,000.

Yes, the fund can support both. We welcome applications for new activities, and we will also support the continuation of activities that have been successful through a previous award.

We are happy to fund revenue and capital.

We recognise that community takes many forms and we are keen to fund a combination of communities of place, interest and circumstance. All types of communities are welcome.

The Glasgow Wellbeing Fund will cover projects running in Glasgow City area only.

If your organisation is out with the Glasgow city boundary area, you can find out about your local TSI eligibility/application process here from the TSI Scotland Network Directory. TSI’s across the country will have different timeframes for this fund as they manage, administer and set conditions to best meet the community they cover.

If your application passes our eligibility checks, then you can expect to find out about the decision at the end of February or early March. We will assess applications in October and November, make recommendations to our partnership group in the new year, and confirm with you when we can share final decisions.

As part of the Scottish Government’s Fairer Funding Pilot, 60%–80% of the Glasgow Wellbeing Fund may be allocated over two years. This pilot aims to test and mainstream multi-year funding agreements for the voluntary sector.

In Glasgow, 66% of Round 6 is allocated to the Fairer Funding Pilot group which leaves a remaining 25% of the Road 6 left to distribute. This amounts to £615k and is treated as a one year fund.

To apply, you will need to set up a login on the Good Grants platform. The link to apply will be shared when the fund next reopens.

• If your email is already recognised, click Forgot Password and follow the steps to finish setting up your login.
• Passwords must be at least 12 characters long and include uppercase and lowercase letters, a number and a symbol.
• Once logged in, you can start an application by selecting the appropriate fund, or continue an existing application in the Apply tab of your account.
• To update account details or preferences, click on your name in the top corner of the page and select Profile. Here you can amend the account name, user email, or notification preferences. Please ensure notifications are ticked so you receive important emails about your application.

If you experience any issues, please contact wellbeingfund@gcvs.org.uk

In order to be accountable for the funds spent, GCVS will issue funded organisations with monitoring during the funding period. We have national reporting requirements to follow with our monitoring forms. Below is what the questions will cover:

• What was expected and what was actually done, the outline of activities undertaken, specifically against the original plan?

• How many activities were planned/ undertaken?

• How many participants benefitted?

• Who were the main beneficiaries? Max 350 words

• Any achievements to date particularly proud of or demonstrate the difference made to individuals’ mental health and wellbeing? (max 500 words)

• How were proposed outcomes achieved? Did you achieve the outcome? What are the indicators that demonstrate success? The outcomes your project should have delivered were in your application form.

• What methods were used to gather evidence?

• Challenges/Changes. Any problems you encountered that slowed progress, stopped the outcomes happening or things that were changed? (max 350 words)

If you are a funded organisation in previous rounds, monitoring will be issued the following year of your granted letter between February and March.

Please add wellbeingfund@gcvs.org.uk, no-reply@app.goodgrants.com and sender@app.goodgrants.com to the approved sender list on your email account, as notifications are sent by email and sometimes rejected as spam by organisation email accounts.

If you are unsure about what round you are funded for, please email wellbeingfund@gcvs.org.uk