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Foundation Scotland

Caithness Futures Maternity Grants

A £250 grant for every pregnant woman living in Caithness who is in the third trimester, to ease the cost of travelling to Inverness for maternity care. Funded by RWE's Camster II Wind Farm through the Caithness Futures fund and run by Foundation Scotland as a pilot. The money can go on travel, accommodation or childcare for older children, or on anything else that helps you get ready for the baby. Grants are given to anyone who meets the criteria, with no deadline.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£250
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Women resident in Caithness (Highland) who are pregnant and in the third trimester, with a Mat B1 form and proof of residency
  • Applications are processed by Foundation Scotland on the basis of meeting the eligibility criteria
  • Foundation Scotland will contact recipients in the months after an award to ask how the money was used

What it funds

Reducing the financial burden of travelling to Inverness for maternity services, for example:

  • Travel to Inverness for maternity services
  • Accommodation if required
  • Childcare for older children
  • Other costs of getting ready for the baby, such as equipment, clothes or nappies, an antenatal class, pregnancy vitamins or healthy food

How to apply

  1. Complete the online application form
  2. Upload clear photographs or scans of your Mat B1 form, a recent bank statement and proof of address
  3. Foundation Scotland checks your application against the eligibility criteria and pays the grant to your bank account

if you don't have any of the listed proof-of-address documents, contact Rebecca Boyd, Grants Officer, at rebecca@foundationscotland.org.uk. You will be asked later how you used the grant.

Have ready

  • Both sides of your Mat B1 form
  • A bank statement dated within the last 3 months showing your name, address, account number and sort code
  • Proof of address: your Council Tax Notice for the current year, a household utility bill dated within the last 3 months (not a mobile phone bill), a driving licence, or an Electoral Register entry

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