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Scottish Government Cash-First Fund
The Fund has now opened for applications and will remain open for five weeks – closing at 5pm on Friday 1 September 2023.
The Guidance Note and Application Form are available online: https://www.gov.scot/publications/cash-first-fund-form-and-guidance/pages/overview/
We welcome applications from Partnerships made up of public sector and third sector organisations for collaborative work to improve urgent local access to cash in a crisis.
Further information on eligibility and what the funding can be used for is available in the Guidance Note.
Please send any queries to: foodinsecurityteam@gov.scot