Sector-specific support and guidance

Sector-specific support and guidance

Agriculture

• NFU Scotland – Coronavirus Q&A
• Extra financial support for Scottish farmers

Construction

• Guidance on construction sites and associated works that can continue under specific conditions.

Creative Industries

• Creative Scotland – Bridging Bursary Fund
• Creative Scotland – Open Fund: Sustaining Creative Development
• Screen Scotland – Bridging Bursary Programme
• Support available for those working in the cultural and creative industries
• XpoNorth – COVID-19 Coronavirus Resources

Fishing

• Sea Fisheries Intervention Fund
• Additional quote for inshore fishing 

Food & Drink

• Food Standards Scotland – Coronavirus Questions and Answers
• Food Standards Scotland – COVID-19 Guidance for Food Business Operators and Their Employees. Includes:
  • Guidance for food businesses in the takeaway sector
  • Food business posters – takeaway and delivery / social distancing / congregating outside premises
  • Risk assessment tool for restarting food business operations
  • Summary checklist for restarting food businesses

Forestry and Other Outdoor Work (Peatland Restoration, Wildlife Management, Ecological Surveys)

• Scottish Forestry – Forestry Sector Restart and Resilience Plan / Safe Working Guidance

Heritage

• Heritage Emergency Fund (organisations can apply any time before Tuesday 30 June 2020) These grants are available to all past and current National Lottery Heritage Fund grantees and aims to help organisations that manage a heritage asset that is at risk over the next 4 months.

Hospitality & Tourism

• Guidance for campsites, holiday parks, caravan sites, motorhome hire businesses and their users
• Hospitality Action
• Hospitality Health
• Scottish Tourism Alliance advice pages
• VisitScotland’s response to Covid-19
• VisitScotland – coronavirus support and information
• VisitScotland – monitoring the impact of Covid-19
• Venture North Membership offer

Manufacturing

• Guidance for the manufacturing sector including procedures to plan for and maintain a safe place for all.

Retail

• Guidance for the retail sector including procedures for staff and customer safety and an operations checklist.

Third Sector

• Just Enterprise – Business Resilience and Support
• Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations Information hub
• Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations funding for organisations information
• Advice from Social Enterprise Scotland

Page updated 02/06/2020

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