What funding arrangements, including opportunities for multi-year funding, are available to grassroots, survivor-led organisations in rural…

The Scottish Government remain fully committed to delivering real change for women and children survivors of violence against women and girls in Scotland, including funding the specialist services that support them. Violence against women and girls can have a significant impact on children and young people’s lives, including their health, education, wellbeing and future life chances.Our multi-year investment in the Delivering Equally Safe Fund stands at almost £46m over 2026-2028 and funds vital specialist support services across every local authority in Scotland. From the almost £23m we have allocated for 2026-27, over £5.6 million is going to projects that support survivors in our most rural and island communities. We set out our intention to develop a new multi-year fund to ensure vital violence against women and girls services are sustainable and can respond flexibly to need in the recently published Programme for Government.We are also investing £12m between 2025-27 for specialist advocacy support for survivors of gender-based violence, through the Victim Centred Approach Fund.Running since 2020, the Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support Fund has supported organisations working with adult survivors of childhood abuse. The Fund currently supports 21 organisations, many of which are survivor-led with several based in rural communities, providing essential local services to survivors across Scotland.