- Business grants and funding calls
- SMART: SCOTLAND grant
- Regional Selective Assistance funding
- Research and development grants
- Green Heat Innovation Support Programme
- Manufacturing Property Challenge Programme
- Funding for development of hydrogen projects
- Clean Heat Strategic Workforce Development Fund
Workplace Transformation Support – closed to new applications
The Workplace Transformation Support fund helps companies maximise the impact of capital investment projects. This fund is currently closed to new applications.
- Business grants and funding calls
- SMART: SCOTLAND grant
- Regional Selective Assistance funding
- Research and development grants
- Green Heat Innovation Support Programme
- Manufacturing Property Challenge Programme
- Funding for development of hydrogen projects
- Clean Heat Strategic Workforce Development Fund
Contents
What is the Workplace Transformation Support fund?
The Workplace Transformation Support fund can help your company maximise the impact of your capital investment project.
It supports projects that transform practices, skills and leadership capabilities within the workplace. Its purpose is to increase and accelerate the returns and impact of your company’s investment.
How much support is available?
Grant support can range from £15,000 to £100,000 and is based on up to 50% of eligible project costs.
The total fund available is £500,000.
Sectors we’re interested in
We're looking for projects that can make the biggest impact on Scotland’s economy. Our focus is on key industries of the future, including:
- Clean energy
- Professional, scientific, and technical services
- Information and communications
- Manufacturing
Fair Work and net zero
All companies that receive funding need to meet the Scottish Government’s criteria for Fair Work and net zero.
This must include:
- Appropriate channels for effective voice, such as trade union recognition
- Payment of the real living wage to all employees over the age of 16, including apprentices
- Investment in workforce development
- No inappropriate use of zero-hour contracts
- Taking action to tackle the gender pay gap and create a more diverse and inclusive workplace
- Offer flexible and family-friendly working practices for all workers from day one of employment
- Opposing the use of fire-and-rehire practices
- Having a credible plan in place to reduce operational greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2045 at the latest
What can the support be used for?
All received funding must be used to support your capital investment project.
It must contribute towards the project’s impact, maximise the likelihood of its success and help implement transformational change within your workplace.
It can be used to:
- Develop a fair and innovative work culture
- Develop leadership and management
- Support the adoption of new workplace practices
- Increase skill levels across the organisation through training and support. This can include the use of new technology, such as digital, AI, or robotics
- Support the redesign of job roles that improve productivity and support change
The fund cannot be used for unrelated expenses.
Got a question?
If you have any questions about the Workplace Transformation Support fund, get in touch with our team.
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