We fund charities that support people who are blind or visually impaired. Access to technology, services and the right kind of emotional support are all important in promoting involvement and participation in society. Particular attention is given to lower incidence conditions.
We are also keen to encourage a wider range of organisations to develop initiatives that better meet the needs of people with visual impairments.
Funding is also available for medical research into visual impairment and sight loss.
Upcoming Deadlines
- 3rd Sep 2024 11:00:am Visual Impairment & Sight Loss
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Recent Awards
| Year | Recipient | Project Title | Amount |
| 2023-24 | Listening Books | Subsidised audiobook service for visually impaired people in Scotland | £9,000 |
| 2023-24 | British Blind Sport | Have A Go Day – a multi-sport taster event for people with sight loss | £2,465 |
| 2023-24 | ClearVision Project | Improving the education and wellbeing outcomes of sight impaired children | £22,500 |
| 2023-24 | Grampian Society for the Blind T/A North East Sensory Services (NESS) | NESS Hospital Information Service | £27,614 |
| 2023-24 | Pathfinder Guide Dog Programme | Independent Living Skills | £36,995 |
| 2023-24 | Fife Society for the Blind T/A seescape | Accessible Technology Service (ATS) | £45,000 |
| 2023-24 | Macular Society | Practical and Emotional Support for People Affected by Macular Disease | £45,000 |
| 2023-24 | GWSSB T/A Visibility Scotland | The Listening Ear | £48,000 |
| 2022-23 | Hearts & Minds Ltd | Clowndoctors in the Classroom at The Royal Blind School | £46,665 |
| 2022-23 | NHS Forth Valley | Comparison of live remote paediatric digital vision testing outcomes versus face to face appointments in orthoptic clinic | £63,129 |
| 2022-23 | Forth Valley Sensory Centre | Replacement Brailler equipment | £4,600 |
| 2021-22 | Imaginate | Performance: ‘How do you take a photo of a dinosaur?’ | £3,520 |
| 2021-22 | Fife Society for the Blind T/A seescape | Tech at Home Project | £9,620 |
| 2021-22 | musicALL Scotland | Sounds Like A Story Project | £10,000 |
| 2021-22 | Visibility Scotland | REACH | £36,000 |
| 2021-22 | Fruitmarket Gallery | See with Me | £34,500 |
| 2021-22 | Living Paintings Trust | Touch to See Book Library for Blind People in Scotland | £18,000 |
| 2021-22 | Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) | Haggeye Youth Engagement Forum | £24,000 |
| 2021-22 | Edinburgh Art Festival | Edinburgh Art Festival Visually Impaired Audience Programme 2021 | £5,728 |
| 2021-22 | Listening Books | Audiobook service for visually impaired people in Scotland | £9,000 |
| 2020-21 | S.I.S.G Enterprises Ltd | Support During Covid for Older People with Sight Loss | £8,969 |
| 2020-21 | ClearVision Project | Free postal library of dual print and braille children’s books for vision impaired children in Scotland | £18,000 |
| 2020-21 | Fight for Sight | Characterisation of an animal model for cornea stromal dysfunction: the ZNF469 mouse knockout | £60,000 |
| 2020-21 | VisionPK | VisionPK’s furture ambitions | £20,000 |
| 2020-21 | Visibility Scotland | Dumfries & Galloway Confident Connected Communities Project | £21,275 |
| 2020-21 | Macular Society | Emotional and practical support services to people with macular disease | £36,000 |
| 2020-21 | Calibre Audio Library | Connecting, Stimulating and Empowering Disabled People in Scotland through Audiobooks | £6,500 |
| 2020-21 | British Wireless for the Blind | BWBF Connect | £5,000 |
| 2020-21 | Living Paintings Trust | Library Book Service for Blind/Partially Sighted | £5,000 |