A total of 45 grants running to April 2027 were unveiled.
The Scottish Government has announced charities and projects across Scotland will be awarded more than £60million in multi-year funding deals.
A new Fairer Funding pilot was announced by ministers and will provide additional multi-year funding in the form of 45 grants to organisations across Scotland.
The funding, subject to budget approval, will support projects in areas including health, education, poverty and culture and have a total value of £61.7m in 2025-26 and £63.2m in 2026-27.
The announcement comes after a visit to the Gathering, the largest third sector event in the UK, by Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville.
The Gathering is run by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), with the Minister visiting exhibitors and representatives from across Scotland’s third sector.
Ms Somerville said: “I know many charities, faced with rising costs and falling donations, need more security and stability to enable them to plan and develop. Child poverty, in particular, requires longer-term interventions to help achieve the solutions we want to see. For that, the third sector needs financial stability and certainty. That’s why I have prioritised delivering on our commitment to provide more multi-year funding where we can to support the vital work of the third sector in Scotland, as part of our fairer funding approach.
“The pilot is the first step in mainstreaming multi-year funding agreements more widely across the third sector. It will give organisations the ability to plan for the future and make the most of their resources. The pilot’s focus on grants connected to tackling child poverty and the delivery of frontline services to our communities will maximise the impact of longer term funding and support the delivery of our number one priority, eradicating child poverty.”
These pilots are in addition to the multi-year funding announced last week by Creative Scotland, which has been funded as part of a £34m uplift for culture in the draft 2025-26 Scottish Budget.
A full list of those who will benefit from the pilot is now available.
SCVO has long campaigned for Fair Funding for the voluntary sector to help charities, voluntary groups, and social enterprises to thrive and provide greater security for workers.
The national membership body for Scotland’s charities is calling for the Scottish Government’s Fairer Funding principles to align with SCVO’s definition of Fair Funding – developed through significant research and engagement with the voluntary sector.
SCVO Chief Executive Anna Fowlie said: “The voluntary sector has a crucial role to play in delivering essential services across Scotland that people and communities rely on. Multi-year funding models are vital, providing security to voluntary organisations and, crucially, allowing them to get on and deliver for people and communities.
“We welcome the Scottish Government’s commitment to piloting multi-year funding for a range of voluntary organisations across Scotland – a first step, we hope, towards rolling out Fair Funding principles to voluntary sector funding.”
