Supporting Change - Carers application form

Application form

What information you need to apply

1. The details of 2 different people from your organisation

One person should be someone we can talk to if we have any questions about your project. The other should be a senior member of your organisation, who’ll be legally responsible for the funding. Both need to live in the UK.

The 2 people cannot be:

related by marriage 
in a civil partnership with each other 
in a long-term relationship with each other 
related through a long-term partner 
living together at the same address 
related by blood

They also cannot use the same email address on the application form. 

What details you’ll need:

names, email addresses, telephone numbers
home addresses
dates of birth

2. Details about your organisation

the legal name of your organisation
your organisation’s address
the type of organisation it is, for example a registered charity or not-for-profit company

3. Your organisation’s accounts

We’ll ask you to:

send us your organisation’s latest accounts
send us your organisation's 12 month projections if it's less than 15 months old
tell us your total income and expenditure for the year

4. Your project budget

We’ll ask you to send us your proposed project budget. It should include:

the total costs of your project
how much of the money you’re asking us for
a breakdown of what costs this will cover, for each year of the project

You can use our budget template (Excel spreadsheet, 45 KB).

5. We ask for information about what sort of project you'd like to do

the name of your project
where your project will take place
how much money you need
how you’ll make long-term changes to the systems that affect unpaid carers’ health
how you’ll involve people with experience of unpaid care
how you’ll deliver the project
how you’ll use learning and evidence to inform your project

What happens next?

Submit your application by 28 August 2025. You should send it to ApplicationsScotland@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk.

We'll email your main and senior contact to let them know we’ve got your application
Your answers will be passed on to a funding officer, who will use this information to assess your application
We’ll contact you to talk about your application. And to get more information if we need it
It takes around 12 weeks to find out if you’re invited to the next application stage

Project name

Questions about your project
Question	Guidance
What's the name of your project?	The project name should be simple and to the point.

Project location

Questions about your location
Question	Guidance
Where will your project take place?	If your project covers more than one area please tell us where most of it will take place: Aberdeen City  Aberdeenshire  Angus  Argyll and Bute  Clackmannanshire  Dumfries and Galloway  Dundee  East Ayrshire  East Dunbartonshire  East Lothian  East Renfrewshire  Edinburgh  Falkirk  Fife  Glasgow  Highland  Inverclyde  Midlothian  Moray  North Ayrshire  North Lanarkshire  Orkney Islands  Perth and Kinross  Renfrewshire  Shetland Islands  South Ayrshire  South Lanarkshire  Stirling  The Scottish Borders  West Dunbartonshire  West Lothian  Western Isles
Tell us all the locations the project will run in	In your own words, describe all of the locations that you’ll be running your project in. For example, ‘Stirling’ or ‘North Edinburgh’ or ‘Govanhill’.
What is the postcode of where your project will take place?	If your project will take place across different locations, please use the postcode of the building or address where most of the project will take place. You must provide the full postcode. If you don't know the postcode, use the Royal Mail Postcode Finder to help you find it.

Project costs

Questions about your costs
Question	Guidance
Tell us the total cost of your project	This is the cost of everything related to your project, even things you're not asking us to fund. For example: If you're asking us for £500,000 and you're getting £100,000 from another funder to cover additional costs, your total project cost is £600,000. If you're asking us for £500,000 and there are no other costs, your total project cost is £500,000.
How much money do you want from us?	We understand that your costs can change. We just need some estimates at this stage. We may ask for a more detailed budget at a later stage.

Project start date

Questions about when you'll start
Question	Guidance
Tell us when you'd like to get the money if you're awarded funding.	Don't worry, this can be an estimate. It should be at least 3 months from the date you plan to submit this form. Tell us the date, month and year using numbers. For example, 27 05 2024.

Project duration

Questions about your how long your project will last
Question	Guidance
How long do you need the money for?	We can fund projects over 5 to 10 years. If your project is not an exact number of years, please round up to the nearest year. For example, if your project lasts 5 years and 6 months, round up to 6 years. 5 years 6 years 7 years 8 years 9 years 10 years

Project development costs (optional)

Questions about your development costs
Question	Guidance
Tell us the total cost of developing your project	You can apply for extra funding up to £50,000 to help you develop your project. This can help get your project ready for the next application stage. Tell us the cost of everything related to the development of your project, even things you're not asking us to fund.
How much money do you want from us to develop your project?	We understand that your costs can change. We just need some estimates at this stage. We may ask for a more detailed budget at a later stage.
How will you use the money to develop your project?	You can write a maximum of 1,000 words for this section.
List the costs you need to develop your project	Tell us the costs of everything related to the development of your project, even things you’re not asking us to fund. You should use budget headings, rather than a detailed list of items.

Your idea

Question guidance

The answers to these questions:

will be shared with your main and senior contacts (we'll ask you to tell us who these people are later in the form)
should not contain any personal data, for example names and contact details

Questions about your idea
Question	Guidance
How will you make long-term changes to the systems that affect unpaid carers’ health?	Tell us: what long-term changes you want to make how you know these changes are needed how you’ll make these changes how your project will reduce health inequalities for unpaid carers You can write a maximum of 2,000 words for this section.
How will you involve people with experience of unpaid care? By 'people with experience of unpaid care' we mean adults, young people or children who: currently care for someone or have cared for someone before receive care or have received care from someone before	Tell us: who you’ll involve how they’ll influence the project how you’ll help unpaid carers have control over the decisions that affect their health and wellbeing how they’ll continue to influence system change after the project ends You can write a maximum of 2,000 words for this section.
How will you deliver your project?	Tell us: your plan to deliver this work about the skills and experience you have to run this project who you plan to work with and how you’ll work with them. For example, you may have a written agreement with a formal partner how you’ll build relationships with other organisations You can write a maximum of 2,000 words for this section.
How will you use learning and evidence to inform your project?	Tell us how: you’ve used evidence for your project idea you plan to test new ideas or ways of working you’ll use what you learn to inform and develop your project you’ll use what you learn to influence changes after the project ends You can write a maximum of 2,000 words for this section.

Extra details about your project

The following questions help us understand the positive impact your project seeks to make in your community.

Questions about the category of your project
Question	Guidance
Which one category best describes your project? My project brings people together and encourages social connections My project helps children or young people thrive My project supports people of all ages to live healthier lives My project supports communities to be environmentally sustainable Other, I want to describe a different category for my project	If you selected ‘other’, describe the different category you’d put your project in.
What other categories could describe your project? (optional) My project brings people together and encourages social connections My project helps children or young people thrive My project supports people of all ages to live healthier lives My project supports communities to be environmentally sustainable	You can select more than one option. If your project doesn't fit into any more categories, move on to the next question.
If you selected ‘my project brings people together and encourages social connections’, answer the following two questions. Which one sub-category best describes what your project will do? My project provides or improves places for people to come together (this includes meeting online or in person)  My project delivers activities or events (this includes meeting online or in person) My project enables people to make a positive difference to their community  My project gives people a sense of safety, belonging and trust  My project improves connections and relationships with others  My project connects children or young people with trusted adults  My project improves people’s wellbeing, physical health or mental health  My project improves access to nature for people  These options are not relevant to my project	You can select more sub-categories in the next question.
What other sub-categories are relevant to your project? My project provides or improves places for people to come together (this includes meeting online or in person)  My project delivers activities or events (this includes meeting online or in person) My project enables people to make a positive difference to their community  My project gives people a sense of safety, belonging and trust  My project improves connections and relationships with others  My project connects children or young people with trusted adults  My project improves people’s wellbeing, physical health or mental health  My project improves access to nature for people  These options are not relevant to my project	You can select more than one option. If it does not fit into anymore categories, move on to 'Your organisation'.
If you selected ‘my project helps children or young people’ answer the following two questions. Which one sub-category best describes what your project will do? My project gives babies or children a good start in life  My project helps children or young people develop social and emotional skills   My project connects children or young people with trusted adults  My project supports young people to thrive as adults   My project provides or improves places for children or young people to come together (this includes meeting online or in person)  My project delivers activities or events (this includes meeting online or in person)  My project enables children or young people to make a positive difference to their community  My project gives children or young people a sense of safety, belonging and trust  My project improves connections and relationships with others  My project improves wellbeing, physical health or mental health  My project enables children or young people to improve their community’s impact on the environment These options are not relevant to my project	You can select more sub-categories in the next question.
What other sub-categories are relevant to your project? My project gives babies or children a good start in life  My project helps children or young people develop social and emotional skills   My project connects children or young people with trusted adults  My project supports young people to thrive as adults   My project provides or improves places for children or young people to come together (this includes meeting online or in person)  My project delivers activities or events (this includes meeting online or in person)  My project enables children or young people to make a positive difference to their community  My project gives children or young people a sense of safety, belonging and trust  My project improves connections and relationships with others  My project improves wellbeing, physical health or mental health  My project enables children or young people to improve their community’s impact on the environment    These options are not relevant to my project	You can select more than one option. If it does not fit into anymore categories, move on to 'Your organisation'.
If you selected ‘my project supports people of all ages to live healthier lives’ answer the following two questions. Which one sub-category best describes what your project will do? My project provides or improves places that support health and wellbeing  My project delivers activities or events that help health and wellbeing (this includes meeting online or in person)  My project enables people to improve community health and wellbeing services   My project improves people’s wellbeing, physical health or mental health  My project helps to reduce health inequalities   My project improves connections and relationships with others  My project gives babies or children a good start in life  My project helps children or young people develop social and emotional skills  My project enables people to improve their community’s impact on the environment    My project improves access to nature for people  These options are not relevant to my project	You can select more sub-categories in the next question.
What other sub-categories are relevant to your project? My project provides or improves places that support health and wellbeing  My project delivers activities or events that help health and wellbeing (this includes meeting online or in person)  My project enables people to improve community health and wellbeing services   My project improves people’s wellbeing, physical health or mental health  My project helps to reduce health inequalities   My project improves connections and relationships with others  My project gives babies or children a good start in life  My project helps children or young people develop social and emotional skills  My project enables people to improve their community’s impact on the environment    My project improves access to nature for people  These options are not relevant to my project	You can select more than one option. If it does not fit into anymore categories, move on to 'Your organisation'.
If you selected ‘my project supports communities to be environmentally sustainable’ answer the following two questions. Which one sub-category best describes what your project will do? My project helps community organisations to have a better impact on the environment (this might be your own organisation) My project enables people to improve their community’s impact on the environment    My project helps communities to adapt to changes in the climate   My project improves access to nature for people  These options are not relevant to my project	You can select more sub-categories in the next question.
What other sub-categories are relevant to your project? My project helps community organisations to have a better impact on the environment (this might be your own organisation) My project enables people to improve their community’s impact on the environment    My project helps communities to adapt to changes in the climate   My project improves access to nature for people  These options are not relevant to my project	You can select more than one option. If it does not fit into anymore categories, move on to 'Your organisation'.

Your organisation

Questions about your organisation's legal name
Question	Guidance
What is the full legal name of your organisation?	This must be as shown on your governing document. Your governing document could be called one of several things, depending on the type of organisation you're applying on behalf of. It might be called a constitution, trust deed, memorandum and articles of association, or something else entirely. You might find it on a registration website - for example, Companies House or a Charities Register.
Does your organisation use a different name in your day-to-day work? Yes No	This is how you might be known if you're not just known by your legal name (the legal name is on your governing document or registration website).
If yes, what is the name your organisation uses in its day-to-day work?	This is how you might be known if you're not just known by your legal name
What is your organisation's address?	Please provide the full address, including the postcode.
When was your organisation set up?	This is the date your organisation took on its current legal status. It should be on your governing document. If you do not know the exact date, it can be an approximate date. Tell us the date, month and year using numbers. For example, 22 01 2023.
What type of organisation are you?	Unregistered voluntary or community organisation - an organisation set up with a governing document, for example a constitution. But is not a registered charity or company. Not-for-profit company - a company limited by guarantee and registered with Companies House or as a charity. Registered charity (unincorporated) - a voluntary or community organisation that's a registered charity (but is not a company registered with Companies House). Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO or SCIO) - a voluntary or community organisation that's a registered charity (but is not a company registered with Companies House). Community Interest Company (CIC) - a company registered with Companies House. And the Community Interest Company (CIC) Regulator. Statutory body - a public body, for example a local authority or parish council. If your organisation is both a company and a charity, it's a Not-for-profit company.
If you’re a statutory body, what type are you?	Local Authority NHS Trust/Health Authority Parish Council Town Council Prison Service Fire Service Police Authority
Tell us your registration number Charity registration number Companies House number Department for Education number Unregistered (we do not have any registration numbers)	This could be either a Charity registration number or Companies House number or Department for Education number. You only need to provide the registration number relevant to your organisation type.
What is your accounting year end date?	Tell us the date and month using numbers. For example, 31 03.
What is your total income for the year?	Use whole numbers only, for example 12000.

Senior contact

Role of senior contact

You need to give us the contact details of a senior member of your organisation. Your senior contact must be:

at least 18 years old
living in the UK
legally responsible for ensuring that this application is supported by the organisation applying
responsible for ensuring the funding is used as described in the application form
the person that ensures the funded organisation meets our monitoring requirements
aware that they’ll need to have an identity check (this is different from a credit check and won’t affect their credit score) – read more about the checks we carry out on your information

Questions about your senior contact
Question	Guidance
What is the role of the senior contact?	The senior contact role should be someone in a position of authority in your organisation. For example: Chair Vice-Chair Secretary Treasurer Trustee Company Director Company Secretary Other (please specify)
What is your senior contact's name?	We need the first and last name your senior contact is legally known by. Do not include middle names.
What is your senior contact's date of birth?	We need their date of birth to do an identity check. If it's entered incorrectly, it could delay your application. They must be at least 18 years old. Tell us the date, month and year using numbers. For example, 30 03 1980.
Tell us your senior contact's home address	Please include a postcode.
Have they lived at their home address for the last three years? Yes No
If no, what was the main contact's previous address?	Please include a postcode.
What are your senior contact's email address and phone number?	We’ll use this if we need to get in touch with the senior contact about your project.
Does your senior contact have any additional communication needs? (optional)	For example, if they need information in a specific language or format.

Main contact

Name of main contact

You need to give us the contact details of a person we can get in touch with if we have any questions. The main contact is usually the person filling in the form. So it's probably you.

The main contact needs to:

be at least 16 years old
live in the UK
be from the organisation applying - they don't need to hold a particular position
agree to have an identity check carried out on their information (this is different from a credit check and won’t affect your credit score) – read more about the checks we carry out on your information

The main contact must be a different person from the senior contact. The 2 contacts also cannot be:

related by marriage 
in a civil partnership with each other 
in a long-term relationship with each other 
related through a long-term partner 
living together at the same address 
related by blood

Questions about your main contact
Question	Guidance
What is your main contact's name?	We need the first and last name your main contact is legally known by. Do not include middle names.
What is your main contact's date of birth?	We need their date of birth to do an identity check. If it's entered incorrectly, it could delay your application. They must be at least 16 years old. Tell us the date, month and year using numbers. For example, 30 03 1980.
Tell us your main contact's home address	Please include a postcode.
Have they lived at their home address for the last three years? Yes No
If no, what was the main contact's previous address?	Please include a postcode.
What are your main contact's email address and phone number?	We’ll use this if we need to get in touch with the main contact about your project.
Does your main contact have any additional communication needs? (optional)	For example, if they need information in a specific language or format.

Supporting documents

Documents you need to send us

You should send your latest financial accounts and proposed budget to ApplicationsScotland@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk by 28 August 2025.

You should include these when you email us your completed application form.

The attachments in your email must be less than 20MB in total. Or we may not get your email.

Financial accounts

If you do not have yearly accounts because you’re a new organisation (less than 15 months old), that’s okay. We can still look at your application. If your financial accounts are older than 10 months, you should send us draft accounts.

Proposed budget

We need to see a budget that includes:

The total costs of your project
How much of the money you’re asking us for
A breakdown of what costs this will cover, for each year of the project

You can use our budget template (Excel spreadsheet, 45 KB).

Declaration

Your declaration

Make sure you read and understand this whole section before ticking the boxes at the bottom.

Data protection

The National Lottery Community Fund is a public body with a duty to distribute National Lottery and other money in grants for good causes. We use the personal data you provide, such as contact details for individuals at your organisation, to help you apply for a grant and to assess your funding proposal. We may also carry out checks on the individuals as described below. If a grant is awarded, we will use the personal data to manage and monitor the grant, carry out evaluations and research, and to check the money is being used appropriately.

We may share your personal data with organisations which help us with our grant making activities or others which have a legitimate interest in our work or have funded your grant. We will only share personal data which they need to carry out their work and subject to appropriate safety measures.

We may keep in contact with you throughout the life of your grant and send your advice about your grant by email. This will contain useful information on a range of things including how to publicise your grant, information on other funding available and project ideas and tips from other grant holders.

Our data protection and privacy notice gives more information about how we store and use personal data and the lawful basis for this. Please read the full data protection notice on our website. Or contact us to request a hard copy. The notice may be updated from time to time.

Freedom of information

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 gives members of the public the right to request any information that we hold. This includes information received from third parties, such as, although not limited to grant applicants, grant holders and contractors. Please read our full freedom of information policy on our website. This policy may be updated from time to time.

If you think that there is information in your funding proposal that may be exempt from release if requested, then you should let us know when you apply. We will not usually release information about your project whilst it is being assessed. Otherwise we will use our judgement as to whether any exemptions may apply, which we may seek your opinion on.

Personal information would be withheld subject to the requirements of data protection laws.

Our approach to fraud

We know the vast majority of the many thousands who seek and use our funding are genuine. However, we sometimes receive fraudulent funding proposals and so we have a duty to carry out checks on individuals at organisations which apply for grants.

The personal information we have collected from you will therefore be shared with fraud prevention agencies who will use it to prevent fraud and money-laundering and to verify your identity. If fraud is detected, you could be refused certain services, finance or employment.

Further details of how your information will be used by us and these fraud prevention agencies, your data protection rights and how to contact us, can be found in our full data protection and privacy notice which is published on our website. Contact us to request a hard copy.

Working with children, young people and vulnerable adults

If you’ll be working with children, young people or vulnerable adults, you need to be sure they’ll be safe.

We would expect you to:

Prioritise the safety and wellbeing of all children and adults at risk who come into contact with your organisation (including contact with your centres, projects, staff and/or volunteers).
Ensure children and adults at risk are given a voice by creating an environment and providing opportunities for children and adults at risk to tell you what you are doing well, what risks there are to them and how you can help keep them and others safe.
Clearly outline to all the people in your organisation (permanent and fixed-term employees, non-executive committee members, agency staff, interns, volunteers, contractors and consultants) your mandatory policies and processes and a code of conduct that keep children and adults at risk safe.
Have a tailored, up-to-date procedure for reporting concerns and disclosures that everyone knows about and feels confident in applying (including not just the people in your organisation but also the carers or guardians of the children and adults at risk who come into contact with your organisation and, where appropriate, the children and adults at risk themselves).

If your funded project involves working in regulated activity with children and adults at risk, you will also consider:

Having one or more nominated member of staff (a designated safeguarding lead) who has the knowledge and skills to promote safe environments for children and adults at risk and is able to respond to concerns and disclosures.
Ensuring everyone understands their safeguarding roles and responsibilities and is provided with appropriate learning opportunities to recognise, identify and respond to concerns and disclosures relating to the protection of children and adults at risk.
Using safe and transparent recruitment processes including (1) an appropriately detailed DBS/PVG check for staff who come into contact with children and adults at risk (2) obtaining references that confirm that the referees are not aware of any reason why the applicant should not work with children and adults at risk (3) up-to-date, proportionate safeguarding training for people in your organisation.
Conducting safeguarding risk assessments and provide guidance for your organisation, locations, projects and processes to enable a safe, inclusive environment for all children and adults at risk we support. This could include guidance on taking children and adults at risk away on trips, consents required, the ratio of adults to children and adults at risk, transport safety and emergency procedures and guidance on children and adults at risk who require medication and consideration of the Prevent Duty.

We recommend that you visit the SCVO website which provides a range of child safeguarding advice and information services for the whole of the UK.

If you get funding you’ll need to follow our expectations on safeguarding children and adults at risk.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) monitoring information

What is Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)?

You may have heard of ‘EDI’ before as meaning ‘equality, diversity and inclusion’. We believe equity is better. We know people have different starting points and we want to tailor our funding to avoid any disparity - that is, any lack of fairness.

Equality is about treating people in the same way. But equity is about fairness. If we treat everyone in the same way, funding programmes will not reach people in an equal or fair way.

Diversity is about including various aspects of the differences between people. These differences include:

Race and ethnicity
Faith
Sexual orientation
Disability
Age
Gender

‘Inclusion’ is about helping people feel valued. It’s also about making sure they can take part in decision-making processes.

Why we're asking these questions

We want to get better at equity, diversity and inclusion. Our aim is to help create an open culture, where all opinions are considered. This includes the opinions of the communities we’re trying to reach. This will make our communities and our society stronger.
We need to find out who you’re trying to help so we can understand who our funding reaches. It’ll help us to meet our Equalities Mission and shape our funding to be fairer.

How we'll use your information

The information in this section is only to find out if we’re reaching all the people we’re trying to. We will not use your answers to decide if we award you a grant. We may use these answers in information we publish about grants awarded, including on other websites like 360 Giving.

This information will help us to provide a better experience for you and for all our other communities now and in the future, so please complete it if you can.

Information about the people and communities you support

Questions we'll ask about Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Question	Guidance
Is your project aimed at a specific group of people or is it open to everyone? My project is aimed at a specific group of people My project is open to everyone	If at least 75% of the people you support share characteristics, then your project is for a specific group. Your specific group may share one or more characteristics. For example, if 80% of the people you work with are female refugees, this means you support a specific group of people. In this example, they share two characteristics — women and refugees. We know this can only be an estimate. It’d be too difficult to work out exactly, especially if this is a new project.
Who is your project for? Choose yes or no for each group listed. If you select yes, we will ask you to tell us more about that group in the following questions.	If 75% or more of the people supported or benefitting from your project come from one specific group, tell us who they are. Communities experiencing ethnic or racial inequity, discrimination or inequality: Examples include: Black, Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups, Asian, Roma, Jewish, Arab Faith communities: Examples include: Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Hindu, Jewish People who emigrate: Examples include: people seeking asylum, people with refugee status, people with irregular and undocumented status Disabled people: Examples include: having physical difficulties, mental health conditions, cognitive difficulties, neurodiversity, sensory impairments, chronic health conditions Older people (65 and over) Younger people (under 25) Women and girls LGBTQ+ people: Examples include: bisexual men, lesbian/gay women, trans women People who are educationally or economically disadvantaged: Examples include: people from a low-income and/or educationally disadvantaged background which might have a long-term impact on their life, and/or people experiencing financial difficulties just now Specific groups that are not included already: Examples include: care experienced young people, carers, people recovering from alcohol addiction, sex workers, people whose first language is not English or Welsh, people who have problems reading, men and boys
If you told us your project is for communities experiencing ethnic or racial inequity, discrimination or inequality: Which community is your project for?	Select one category, if possible Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Black British African Caribbean Any other Black/African/Caribbean background Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups White and Black Caribbean/African White and Asian Any other mixed/multiple ethnic background Asian / Asian British Asian British Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese Any other Asian background Other group experiencing ethnic or racial inequity Arab Jewish Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities Any other ethnic group
If you told us your project is for faith communities: Which faith community is your project for?	Select one category, if possible Catholic Protestant Other Christian denominations Buddhist Hindu Jewish Muslim Sikh Atheist Agnostic Other faiths and beliefs
If you told us your project is for people who emigrate: Which group of people who emigrate is your project for?	Select one category, if possible People seeking asylum People with refugee status People with irregular and undocumented status Other people who emigrate
If you told us your project is for disabled people: Which group of disabled people is your project for?	Select one category, if possible Mental health Long-standing illness or health condition - Examples include: cancer, HIV, diabetes, chronic heart disease, epilepsy, or other rare conditions Mobility impairments - Examples include: difficulty using your arms, or mobility issues which require you to use a wheelchair or crutches Visual impairment/partial sight/sight loss Deaf/hard of hearing/hearing loss Speech impairment Multiple physical impairment Learning disability - Examples include: a reduced intellectual ability and difficulty with everyday activities which affects someone for their whole life, such as Down’s Syndrome Learning difficulty - Examples include: dyslexia Neurodiverse - Examples include: Cognitive difference such as autistic spectrum disorder where individuals are impacted by the social environment Other type of disability or impairment.
If you told us your project is for younger people: Which age group is your project for?	Select one category, if possible 19-25 16-18 8-15 2-7 Under 2 years of age
If you told us your project is for LGBTQ+ people: Which LGBTQ+ community is your project for?	Select one category, if possible Bisexual men Bisexual women Gay men Lesbian/gay women Trans men Trans women Non-binary people LGBTQ+ people I'd describe in another way - Examples: other LGBTQ+ people, including queer and intersex people.
If you told us your project is for specific groups that are not included already: Which specific group is your project for? type an answer	Examples include: men and boys, care experienced young people, carers, people recovering from alcohol addiction, sex workers, people whose first language is not English, people who have problems reading.
Any other groups: Is there any additional EDI information you would like to include about the people your project supports? (optional)	You can use this section to tell us about anything not already covered in the previous sections

Information about the leadership of your organisation

We’d like to understand more about your leadership team. These questions are optional but they do help us understand more about the organisations that apply for funding. They’ll also help us develop our future processes and strategy.

The information you give us in this section will not influence our funding decision.

Questions we'll ask about Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and the leadership of your organisation
Question	Guidance
Do most of your leadership team self-identify as belonging to a specific group of people? Yes No Prefer not to say	Yes - at least 75% of your board of trustees or management committee share one or more characteristics, and 50% or more of senior staff share one or more characteristics. No - Most of the people who lead or make the key decisions in my organisation do not belong to one specific group Prefer not to say - We understand that this could be an awkward question to answer, so you can choose not to say.
If you answered yes: Please tell us which specific group your leadership team belongs to Choose yes or no for each group listed. If you select yes, we will ask you to tell us more about that group in the following questions.	Communities experiencing ethnic or racial inequity, discrimination or inequality: Examples include: Black, Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups, Asian, Roma, Jewish, Arab Faith communities: Examples include: Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Hindu, Jewish People who emigrate: Examples include: people seeking asylum, people with refugee status, people with irregular and undocumented status Disabled people: Examples include: having physical difficulties, mental health conditions, cognitive difficulties, neurodiversity, sensory impairments, chronic health conditions Older people (65 and over) Younger people (under 25) Women and girls LGBTQ+ people: Examples include: bisexual men, lesbian/gay women, trans women People who are educationally or economically disadvantaged: Examples include: people from a low-income and/or educationally disadvantaged background which might have a long-term impact on their life, and/or people experiencing financial difficulties just now Specific groups that are not included already: Examples include: care experienced young people, carers, people recovering from alcohol addiction, sex workers, people whose first language is not English or Welsh, people who have problems reading, men and boys.
If you said communities experiencing ethnic or racial inequity, discrimination or inequality: Which community is your leadership team part of?	Select one category, if possible Black/African/Caribbean/Black British Black British African Caribbean Any other Black/African/Caribbean background Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups White and Black Caribbean/African White and Asian Any other mixed/multiple ethnic background Asian / Asian British Asian British Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese Any other Asian background Other group experiencing ethnic or racial inequity Arab Jewish Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities Any other ethnic group
If you said faith community: Which faith community is your leadership team part of?	Select one category, if possible Catholic Protestant Other Christian denominations Buddhist Hindu Jewish Muslim Sikh Atheist Agnostic Other faiths and beliefs
If you said people who emigrate: Which group of people who emigrate is your leadership team part of?	Select one category, if possible People seeking asylum People with refugee status People with irregular and undocumented status Other people who emigrate
If you said disabled people: Which group of disabled people is your leadership team part of?	Select one category, if possible Mental health Long-standing illness or health condition - Examples include: cancer, HIV, diabetes, chronic heart disease, epilepsy, or other rare conditions Mobility impairments - Examples include: difficulty using your arms, or mobility issues which require you to use a wheelchair or crutches Visual impairment/partial sight/sight loss Deaf/hard of hearing/hearing loss Speech impairment Multiple physical impairment Learning disability - Examples include: a reduced intellectual ability and difficulty with everyday activities which affects someone for their whole life, such as Down’s Syndrome Learning difficulty - Examples include: dyslexia Neurodiverse - Examples include: Cognitive difference such as autistic spectrum disorder where individuals are impacted by the social environment Other type of disability or impairment
If you said younger people: Which age group is your leadership team part of?	Select one category, if possible 19-25 16-18 8-15 2-7 Under 2 years of age
If you said LGBTQ+ people: Which LGBTQ+ community is your leadership team part of?	Select one category, if possible Bisexual men Bisexual women Gay men Lesbian / gay women Trans men Trans women Non-binary people LGBTQ+ people I'd describe in another way - Examples: other LGBTQ+ people, including queer and intersex people
If you told us your project is for specific groups that are not included already: Which specific group (that you have not included already) is your leadership team part of?	Examples include: care experienced young people, carers, people recovering from alcohol addiction, sex workers, people whose first language is not English or Welsh, people who have problems reading.
Any other leadership groups: Is there any additional EDI information you would like to include about your leadership team? (optional)	You can use this section to tell us about anything not already covered in the previous sections.

What happens next

Submit your application by 28 August 2025. You should send it to ApplicationsScotland@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk.

we'll email your main and senior contact to let them know we’ve got your application
your answers will be passed on to a funding officer, who will use this information to assess your application
we’ll contact you to talk about your application. And to get more information if we need it
it takes around 12 weeks to find out if you’re invited to the next application stage

Contact us

If you have questions about the information we ask for in this form, or difficulty submitting it, please get in touch with your funding officer.

Or contact us by:

email at advicescotland@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
phone on 0300 123 7110