Awarded grants

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This a list of recent grants awarded by The Rayne Foundation.

Awarded grants

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Applicant Project details Amount Area of Special Interest Geographical area Year awarded
Impact Arts (Projects) Ltd Towards the Art Therapy Programme in North Ayrshire providing one-to-one art therapy, therapeutic group work and dyadic therapy to children and families affected by adverse childhood experiences £60,000
Over 3 Years
Young People's Improved Mental Health Scotland 2018
Glasgow City Mission Towards Glasgow Winter Night Shelters – Jan-Mar 2019 £20,000
Over 1 Year
Other - social Scotland 2018
Capital Theatres Towards working with older people living with and affected by dementia and expanding the demographics of the participants who are reached. £20,000
Over 1 Year
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people Scotland 2019
National Theatre of Scotland Towards using the arts to effect change within Renfrewshire Council's care system by bringing young people and caregivers together in a three-year programme to creatively reimagine relationships. £60,000
Over 3 Years
Arts as a tool to achieve social change Scotland 2019
Simon Community Scotland Towards a 3 year test of change initiative to establish a model of practice for Scotland of the evidenced based Managed Alcohol Programme. £60,000
Over 2 Years
Other - health Scotland 2020
Capital Theatres Towards staff costs and the delivery of its digital engagement programme ‘Raise the curtain’. £20,000
Over 1 Year
Other - arts Scotland 2020
Scottish Ballet Towards weekly dance classes for people with Parkinson’s Disease. £10,000
Over 1 Year
Arts as a tool to achieve social change Scotland 2016
Articulate Cultural Trust Towards employing a specialist Arts and Mental Well-being Co-ordinator. £58,500
Over 3 Years
Young People's Improved Mental Health Scotland 2021
Playlist for Life Towards materials and staff time to deliver training and webinars to healthcare professionals throughout the UK. £60,000
Over 3 Years
Other - arts Scotland 2021
LGBT Healthy Living Centre Towards a Telefriending Service to support older community members who are digitally excluded, living alone and becoming increasingly isolated. £15,000
Over 1 Year
Other - social Scotland 2021
Scottish Ballet Towards the development of a dance programme for people living with long Covid. £20,000
Over 1 Year
Other - health Scotland 2022
Amma Birth Companions Towards a support programme for people who experience discrimination and systemic inequalities in the realms of reproductive, pregnancy and postnatal care. £20,000
Over 1 Year
Young People's Improved Mental Health Scotland 2022
Children in Scotland Ltd Towards delivering innovation labs in three different local authorities across Scotland; Glasgow (East End), Stirling and Highland to explore live music opportunities and the link to mental health. £10,000
Over 1 Year
Young People's Improved Mental Health Scotland 2023
Glasgow Connected Arts Network CIC Towards creative activities and professional development opportunities for young people. £20,000
Over 2 Years
Arts as a tool to achieve social change Scotland 2023
Amma Birth Companions Towards a support programme for people who experience discrimination and systemic inequalities in the realms of reproductive, pregnancy and postnatal care. £40,000
Over 2 Years
Young People's Improved Mental Health Scotland 2023
The Verbal Arts Centre (Northern Ireland) Ltd Towards an evidence based pilot monitoring the impact of a 30-week Reading Rooms programme on the mental health and wellbeing of 'hard to reach' adults in the criminal justice system. £35,600
Over 2 Years
Arts as a tool to achieve social change Northern Ireland 2018
The Turnaround Project Towards a bike enterprise that will reduce social isolation and improve the mental and physical health of young people leaving the criminal justice system. £10,000
Over 1 Year
Other - social Northern Ireland 2021
The Verbal Arts Centre (Northern Ireland) Ltd Towards a psychologically informed 12-week programme of storytelling which aims to reduce the strain on children who have a parent in prison, improve their wellbeing and strengthen the family bond. £20,000
Over 1 Year
Young People's Improved Mental Health Northern Ireland 2023
Manchester Action on Street Health Towards core costs of delivering a safety project to female sex workers in Greater Manchester. £5,000
Over 1 Year
Other - social North West 2016
Huntington's Disease Association Towards the salary of the Specialist Huntington’s Disease Adviser for Wiltshire and Dorset. £60,000
Over 3 Years
Other - health North West 2016
Collective Encounters Towards a project using the arts to improve the quality of life for paid and unpaid carers and people with dementia. £9,800
Over 1 Year
Arts as a tool to achieve social change North West 2016
St Luke's (Cheshire) Hospice Towards consolidating a model to support end of life care for the homeless. £60,000
Over 3 Years
Other - health North West 2016
Freedom from Torture (FfT) Towards therapeutic and practical support for young survivors of torture in the North West of England. £60,000
Over 3 Years
Young People's Improved Mental Health North West 2016
Age UK Cheshire Towards the salary of a Programme Manager who will oversee the expansion of sheds within Cheshire and share learning of the model across the UK. £100,000
Over 3 Years
Improved quality of life for carers and for older people North West 2017
The Kendal Brewery Arts Centre Trust Limited Towards a pilot of an arts programme which draws on motivational theories from sports psychology and which aims to build reslience in students making the transition from primary to secondary school £25,000
Over 3 Years
Arts as a tool to achieve social change North West 2017