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Registered Charities can apply for grants of up to £20,000 to deliver outdoor play opportunities that improve the health and wellbeing of children and families in Scotland’s most disadvantaged areas.
Inspiring Scotland’s Outdoor Community Play Main Grants Fund 2026–28 will support free, child-led outdoor play projects that help children and families connect with their local outdoor spaces through play, using the Play Ranger model.
Alongside funding, organisations will receive capacity-building support and opportunities to share and learn from other organisations.
Funding may cover:
- Staffing of play sessions
- Project funding
- Equipment, including outdoor clothing, outdoor shelters, etc.
- Materials and resources that help facilitate free, child-led play
- Food/snack during sessions· Up to 10% project management of the project
Partnership applications are encouraged.
Inspiring Scotland is delivering this programme on behalf of the Scottish Government, and it runs alongside the Outdoor Community Play Incubator Programme.
Applications close at 12pm on the 10th October 2025, with successful projects to run between the 1st April 2026 and 31st March 2028.
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