This programme will award grants of between £75,000 and £500,000 towards projects that support significant refurbishment, including extensions and new builds, of rental accommodation that will offer high quality support for Veterans with a housing need.
To be eligible for this funding, you must be one of the following:
- A registered Charity that can show it works with Veterans, or
- A registered social housing provider or Registered Social Landlord in Scotland that can show it works with Veterans
Larger grants of between £500K to £1M may be available for exceptional projects which meet additional criteria as outlined in the programme guidance.
They want to support projects that need help to refurbish or extend existing accommodation or build new accommodation to house Veterans. You can apply for this programme if your project will:
- Enable major refurbishment of existing social rented or affordable rented homes for Veterans
- Enable extensions of existing buildings to increase the availability of Veteran housing
- Increase the number of new build, homes/housing units available to Veterans at affordable or social rents
- Ensure properties meet decent homes and energy efficiency standards
A strong application will show them at the Expression of Interest stage how the project would meet the wider aims of the Veteran Capital Housing Fund. You will also need to demonstrate how your project will support Veterans at risk and how it will support longer-term change that will last beyond the life of your grant.
There is a two-stage application process. At stage one, applicants are asked to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) which asks for an overview of your project. If you are successful, you will then be asked to submit a more detailed stage two application.