Race, Religion and Refugee Integration Funding Stream

The Scottish Government Equality Unit's Race, Religion and Refugee Integration funding stream is designed to improve the lives of minority ethnic and faith communities in Scotland, including refugees, asylum seekers, migrant workers and Gypsies/Travellers.

£5.5m funding has been made available from 1 July 2008 to 31 March 2011 for a range of projects working in the race and faith equality and refugee integration field. Voluntary Action Fund (VAF) will monitor and manage the grant scheme and will provide a package of support to the organisations receiving funding. This ensures that as well as receiving funding the projects are supported in a way that allows them to build capacity and share learning.

The projects awarded funding under the Race, Religion and Refugee Integration Fund and the total amount they will receive over the 3 year funding period are as follows;

Asylum Seeker & Refugee Project – Maryhill Citizens Advice Bureau
Awarded £187,000 on 28 July 2008
Black Community Skills Project – Skillnet Edinburgh
Awarded £250,000 on 28 July 2008
Bridging the Gap (Glasgow)
Awarded £186,000 on 28 July 2008
Building Partnerships Work – Scottish Alliance of Racial Equality Councils (working through Central Racial Equality Council, Edinburgh and Lothians REC, Grampian REC and West of Scotland REC)
Awarded £330,000 on 28 July 2008
Community Law Centre – Govan Law Centre Trust
Awarded £244,000 on 28 July 2008
Connecting and Empowering Communities – Scottish Council of Jewish Communities (Glasgow)
Awarded £100,000 on 28 July 2008
DIWC Integration Project – Dundee International Women’s Centre
Awarded £160,000 on 28 July 2008
Empowering individuals media skills – Awaz FM (Glasgow)
Awarded £190,000 on 28 July 2008
Empowering Youth: Future Leaders – Scottish Islamic Foundation (Glasgow)
Awarded £190,000 on 28 July 2008
Family Counselling, Mediation & Advocacy project – Amina (Glasgow)
Awarded £126,000 on 28 July 2008
Festival of Spirituality and Peace – Church of St john the Evangelist (Edinburgh)
Awarded £130,000 on 28 July 2008
Good Community Relations Project – West of Scotland Race Equality Council
Awarded £240,000 on 28 July 2008
Govanhill Together – Crossroads Youth and Community Association
Awarded £160,000 on 28 July 2008
Gypsy/Traveller Advice and Support Project – Gypsy Traveller Education and Information Project (Aberdeen)
Awarded £105,000 on 28 July 2008
Happy to Translate Logo – Trust Housing Association (Edinburgh)
Awarded £36,566 on 28 July 2008
Highland Diversity Project – Inverness Citizens Advice Bureau
Awarded £80,000 on 28 July 2008
Improving Access For All – Ethnic Minorities Law Centre (Glasgow/ Edinburgh)
Awarded £236,000 on 28 July 2008
Integration and Orientation programme – Integrating Toryglen Community Ltd
Awarded £165,000 on 28 July 2008
Integration Network – Maryhill Integration Network
Awarded £190,000 on 28 July 2008
Inter-Faith Development Project – Edinburgh Interfaith Association
Awarded £190,000 on 28 July 2008
Ladders to employability and integration – Bridges Programme (Glasgow)
Awarded £245,000 on 28 July 2008
"Me Included" – Multi Ethnic Aberdeen Ltd (MEAL)
Awarded £165,000 on 28 July 2008
Minority Communities Service Development Project – Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service
Awarded £68,670 on 28 July 2008
National Development Programme (Phase 2) – Minority Ethnic Carers of Older People (MECOPP) (Edinburgh)
Awarded £195,000 on 28 July 2008
New Migrants Action Project - Positive Action in Housing (Glasgow)
Awarded £160,000 on 28 July 2008
One Workplace Equal Rights Project – STUC (Glasgow)
Awarded £165,000 on 28 July 2008
Partners in Mental Health – Saheliya (Edinburgh)
Awarded £165,000 on 28 July 2008
Race and Religion Relations Support Service – Dundee Citizens Advice Bureau
Awarded £109,000 on 28 July 2008
3R Project – Young Scot (Edinburgh)
Awarded £330,000 on 28 July 2008
Volunteer & Learning Development Project – Greater Pollok Integration Network (GPIN)
Awarded £130,000 on 28 July 2008
Women & Children’s Project – Legal Services Agency (Glasgow)
Awarded £27,000 on 28 July 2008
Workplace ESOL Project – Glasgow ESOL Forum
Awarded £185,000 on 28 July 2008
Youth – Faith Exploration Services – Youth Community Support Agency (YCSA) (Glasgow)
Awarded £190,000 on 28 July 2008

Total amount awarded: £5,630,236

There has been an unexpectedly large number of applications, which in total amounted to over £25m, more than four times the available funding, this meaning not all those who applied have been successful.

If unsuccessful applicants would like further feedback on the decision, please contact Paul Wood from the Scottish Government, Race, Religion and Refugee Integration Team on 0131 244 5519.

To view all information released under Freedom of Information regarding the Race, Religion and Refugee Integration Fund see the FoI requested data page.