To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding it has allocated to community-led anti-racist initiatives in each year since 2002, broken down by initiative.
The Scottish Executive is committed to tackling racism, discrimination and disadvantage and to promoting race equality. It provides a range of funding to support organisations working in these areas. Whilst a number of organisations which receive funding are engaged in anti-racist activities, this may not be their exclusive function. The following information shows those community-led projects in receipt of funding for race equality work, which in some cases, will incorporate anti-racist activities.
The following table one shows those voluntary sector organisations which have received funding from Scottish Executive departments/agencies:
Table One
Organisation | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | Total (£) |
Amina Muslim Women’s Resource Centre | - | - | - | 50,444 | 50,444 | 100,888 |
Black and Minority Ethnic Elders Group, Scotland | - | - | - | 10,000 | - | 10,000 |
BEMIS | 112,008 | 171,249 | 174,340 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 857,597 |
FRAE Fife | 131,111 | 133,339 | 138,404 | 141,073 | - | 543,927* |
Glasgow Anti-Racist Alliance (GARA) | 696,492 | 788,592 | 563,150 | 815,206 | - | 2,863,440* |
Meridian | | | | 25,000 | | 25,000 |
Minority Ethnic Carers of Older People (MECOP) | - | 6,000 | 44,000 | 14,175 | - | 64,175 |
Positive Action in Housing (PAiH) | 48,968 | 31,193 | 109,973 | 72,307 | 82,735 | 345,176* |
Positive Action for Training in Housing (PATH) | 26,584 | 32,232 | 138,760 | 143,260 | 145,760 | 486,596* |
Roshni | | | | | 14,955 | 14,955 |
Scottish Gypsy/Traveller Association | | 3,000 | | | | 3,000 |
Grand Total (£)- | 5,314,754 |
Note: *Includes whole or part-funding from Communities Scotland.
The following table two shows those voluntary sector organisations or local initiatives which have received funding from organisations that are funded by Scottish Executive departments/agencies:
Table Two
Organisations | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | Total (£) |
Ayrshire and Arran Primary Care Trust: West Scotland Racial Equality Council | 2,500 | - | 2,500 | 2,500 | - | 7,500 |
BEMIS: Consortium of training providers | - | - | - | - | 20,000 | 20,000 |
City of Edinburgh Council: Shakti Women’s Aid | - | - | - | 21,752 | 43,647 | 65,399 |
Fife Health Board: FRAE Fife | - | - | - | - | 10,300 | 10,300 |
Fife Primary Care NHS Trust: Fife Interpreting Service | 10,000 | 12,000 | - | - | - | 22,000 |
Grampian NHS Board: Grampian Racial Equality Council | - | 10,000 | 10,300 | 10,610 | 10,950 | 41,860 |
Greater Glasgow Health Board: Pakistan Forum, Scotland | 5,000 | - | - | - | - | 5,000 |
Lothian NHS Board: Edinburgh Elderly Chinese | - | - | - | 10,540 | 11,022 | 21,562 |
Lothian NHS Board: Interpretation and Translation Service | - | 59,000 | 60,559 | 82,191 | - | 201,750 |
Lothian NHS: Nari Kallyan Shango | - | - | - | - | 23,000 | 23,000 |
Lothian NHS Board: MECOP | 14,000 | 13,000 | - | 50,306 | 23,259 | 100,565 |
Scottish Enterprise Forth Valley: Central Scotland Racial Equality Council | - | - | - | 1,116 | 862 | 1,978 |
Grand Total (£) | 520,914 |
Funding is also available to voluntary sector organisations from those grants administered on behalf of the Scottish Executive by the Voluntary Action Fund (VAF). In the following table four shows the amounts given from each grant to minority ethnic community organisations. Further details on the projects funded are available from VAF.
Table Three
Scheme | 2001-2 | 2002-3 | 2003-4 | 2004-5 | Total £ |
Voluntary Action Fund: Main Grant Programme | 18,685 | 48,087 | 78,467 | 100,837 | 246,076 |
Ethnic Minorities Grant Scheme: Main Grant | 244,129 | 261,312 | 371,157 | 319,100 | 1,196,498 |
EMGS: Capacity Building Grant Scheme | - | 63,080 | 27,559 | 76,035 | 166,674 |
EMGS: Small Grant Scheme | - | 92,819 | 47,759 | - | 140,578 |
Valuing Volunteers Grant Scheme | - | 7,930 | 9,094 | 6,720 | 23,744 |
Grand Total (£) | 1,773,570 |
The Scottish Executive also funds local projects which assist with the integration of refugees into their host communities. Details of the grants awarded from the Scottish Refugee Integration Fund, which has been in existence since 2003, may be viewed on our website:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Equality/Refugees-asylum/support
Last year the Scottish Executive conducted a review of race equality work in Scotland. I have recently received the final recommendations from my officials about how the review should be taken forward and soon I intend to set out my vision and intentions for taking work forward in this area.