Thanks to funding from Foundation Scotland , DTAS is delighted to announce that we are developing a new £5 million funding programme exclusively for our members. This fund will be focused on recovery and resilience, helping to make your organisation stronger or building it back up after a period of crisis. We are proposing that the fund will make available grants between £10,000 and £100,000.

The programme aims to serve three core purposes:

1. To proactively support the recovery and long-term resilience of DTAS members 
2. To help DTAS members gain stability, build capacity and future-proof their operations
3. To prevent DTAS members escalating into crisis

The fund is only open to Provisional and Full DTAS members and is expected to remain open for two years. It has the potential to create a transformative impact for many members, leaving a legacy of stronger and more sustainable organisations. Our aim is that the fund will be broad in scope, enabling you to apply for funding that suits the needs of your organisation.

This is an entirely new fund, so we will need time to develop the criteria and processes, as well as putting in place the resources necessary to administer it successfully. We also want your help to shape the fund, to ensure it meets your needs and operates smoothly.

The aim is to launch the fund at the DTAS conference in August, with applications opening in early autumn.

We have organised an online session on Wednesday 11th June, 15:00-16:30, to give you an opportunity to provide feedback on how this fund can help you.  Click here to register for the event.

The event will be participative and lead by your ideas, thoughts, and questions. We’d like to hear about:

• The types of support that would help you recover from a period of crisis?
• How funding could help make your organisation more resilient?
• What kind of application would work best for you?
• What funders out there have good processes we could learn from?

Sign up here – there are limited spaces, however we will have a waiting list and if there is sufficient demand we will be running a second event. For those that cannot attend, there will be further opportunities for consultation.