Carrick Futures - Health in Pregnancy
| Grant size | Up to £250 |
| Area |
South Ayrshire
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| Key dates | |
| Application deadline: | Apply any time |
About this fund
The main Carrick Futures fund is supported by ScottishPower Renewables community benefit funds for Arecleoch and Mark Hill Windfarms in South Ayrshire and receives in the region of £500,000 from ScottishPower Renewables each year.
Purpose of this fund
The Health in Pregnancy Fund is available to women in their third trimester of pregnancy who are resident in one of the community council areas of Ballantrae, Colmonell & Lendalfoot, Barr, Barrhill, Dailly, Pinmore & Pinwherry, and Girvan & District. An individual grant of £250 will be available on evidence of residency (in the form of your Council Tax Notice) and your Mat B1 form.
By supporting the health and wellbeing of you and your baby as you enter the last few months of your pregnancy, the fund aims to tackle inequalities and provide upstream (preventative) benefits to families from the area,
More information on the fund can be found on the Carrick Futures website.
Additional criteria
This grant is limited to women who are resident in the designated area of fund benefit only. We will contact grantees in the months following an award to ask how the money helped them prepare for the birth of their baby.
Who can apply?
The Health in Pregnancy Fund is only available to women in their third trimester of pregnancy who are resident in one of the community council areas of Ballantrae, Colmonell & Lendalfoot, Barr, Barrhill, Dailly, Pinmore & Pinwherry, and Girvan & District.
What can’t be funded?
Applications from women outside of the fund area of benefit are not eligible for funding.
How are decisions made?
Carrick Futures is run by its voluntary Board of Trustees and has appointed Foundation Scotland to administer the fund and support the Board. Foundation Scotland receives and checks all applications and supporting documents for the Carrick Futures - Health in Pregnancy grant.
The current Directors of Carrick Futures are:
| Ballantrae - Laura Cunningham and Stuart Green | Barr - Matt Cross | Barrhill - Currently recruiting |
| Colmonell & Lendalfoot - Judith Brzezinka and Howard Wilkinson | Girvan & District - Rhona Walker and David Girvan | Pinwherry and Pinmore - David Hall |
How to apply
Please complete the online application form and upload your supporting documents :
- a photograph or scanned image of your current Council Tax Notice
- a photograph or scanned image of your MatB1 form.
- a photograph or scanned image of a bank statement from the last 3 months in the same name and address as the details on your Council Tax Notice and MatB1 form. We do not need to see any balance or transaction details - just the account number, sort-code, and name and address of the account holder in order to pay your grant.
If you don't have a Council Tax notice, please contact Rosie Dobson at rosanna@foundationscotland.org.uk for a list of other permitted proof of residency documents.
If you have any problems accessing the form, please email grants@foundationscotland.org.uk or call 01315240300 and we can help.
If you have already started an application and not completed it, please login here to resume.
Contact information
Central Systems Support