The fund, Go Play, will run over two years. Voluntary groups will be able to submit funding bids from mid-September, with support available for regional bodies, small grassroots community organisations and medium and large scale charities.
"It's a capacity building fund," said Marguerite Hunter Blair, director of Play Scotland. "The money will allow community organisations, such as local play associations, to build themselves up to a level where they can apply for further funding. This will help to develop a strong grassroots play sector in Scotland," she added.
Scotland's minister for children and early years, Adam Ingram, said: "I'm delighted to be able to announce this new £4m programme. It will make a real difference towards improving many children's play experience and also ensure there is a lasting legacy in place for our younger children so that they too have better opportunities to develop through play in the future."
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