Grant Awards Programme (GAP)

We provide annual funding through the Grant Awards Programme to community and voluntary sector (CVS) organisations contributing to the North Lanarkshire Partnership. We publish examples of these projects and further information in our Community Priorities section.

To apply you must be a: 

• Community and Voluntary Sector organisation operating in North Lanarkshire inclusive of registered charities and Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations.
• Company Limited by Guarantee / Social Enterprise or Community Interest Company (CIC) who are asset locked/not for profit with a board of directors elected by members (who predominately reside in North Lanarkshire) and have a minimum membership of 20 individuals and must have a dissolution/winding up clause which does not transfer any assets to private individuals or companies, and who have relevant objects related to community / social and charitable activities.  

if you have any queries please contact us.

You can apply for a grant funding up to a maximum of £10,000. There are three categories of funding which can be supported. Each category has an upper limit:

A maximum of £10,000 can be requested.

Funding cannot be requested for:

• Activities that started before the application being made.
• Items of equipment of a personal nature, or
• Repairs/improvements to premises
• Any payment of any type to committee members, directors, or trustees
• Food
• Large pieces of equipment (requests for smaller items, with a value of £100 or less, may be eligible for consideration)
• IT equipment

The revised approach forms part of our wider programme of improvements and modernisation to community focused grants, approved through the Communities committee.

The new model introduces a staggered application timetable across locality areas between June and October 2026. This revised approach is intended to:

• improve overall programme management and planning
• provide enhanced pre-application support opportunities
• reduce administrative pressures during peak periods
• strengthen assessment, moderation and quality assurance processes
• improve communication and engagement with organisations throughout the process

Whilst application windows will now operate on a phased basis, the overall annual programme decision timetable remains broadly unchanged, with:

• scoring and assessment activity completed by November 2026
• moderation and final verification undertaken during early December 2026
• committee consideration continuing in February 2027
• award notifications issued thereafter

All CVS registered organisations are encouraged to review the new delivery timetable carefully and ensure that applications are prepared and submitted during the appropriate locality phase.

Further information, guidance materials, workshops and pre-application support sessions will be published throughout the year.

We are offering you the opportunity to sign up for one of our information and advice sessions. The details of which are listed below:

If you would like to book a place, please email grantawardsprogramme@northlan.gov.uk to confirm the session you wish to attend.       

Please note: Initial sessions are for organisations operating in the Airdrie and Cumbernauld areas only. Information on sessions for the remaining areas will be published in due course.              

The indicative timetable below illustrates how the staggered delivery model would operate across the annual programme cycle.