Grant funding publications

We are responsible for the administration of a range of projects across Scotland which have been established to help people with certain civil problems.

Scottish Women’s Aid Directed Project 2023-2026

Scottish Ministers have directed SLAB to prepare a Plan to Criteria for a project to be funded with Scottish Women’s Aid in partnership with Edinburgh Women’s Aid and Baker Gostelow. The funding is available for a project to March 2026.

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Denise Swanson CLLS SWA Plan Approval 207 KB | 8 August 2023 PDF 207 KB
SWA Direction Letter 2023-24 256 KB | 8 August 2023 PDF 256 KB

SLAB Grant Funding Direction 2025-26

The Scottish Government have extended the period in which SLAB can manage grant funded services and increased the upper limit in expenditure to support projects to the end of March 2026.

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Grant Funding Direction Letter 2025 127 KB | 28 March 2025 PDF 127 KB

Scottish Women’s Right’s Centre Legal Project 2017-2026

Scottish Ministers have directed SLAB to fund the Scottish Women’s Right’s Centre Legal Project. The project is funded to March 2026.

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SWRC Direction Letter to Chief Executive April 2023 209 KB | 21 April 2023 PDF 209 KB

Economic Downturn Grant Funding Programme 2012-2026

SLAB has prepared such a plan as to criteria as defined in the guidance to applicants. This programme began in October 2012.

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Grant Funding Guidance 418 KB | 20 May 2024 PDF 418 KB
Modification to Plan to Criteria July 2024 64 KB | 3 July 2024 PDF 64 KB
ERAP Direction Letter 2025-26 145 KB | 28 March 2025 PDF 145 KB

If you have any questions about the grant funding programmes, please contact us by email or by telephone:

Policy and Development
grantfunding@slab.org.uk 
0131 240 1883