UK Shared Prosperity Fund (NOW CLOSED)
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is a central pillar of the UK Government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6bn for funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to boost productivity, pay, jobs and living standards as well as improve public services, restore sense of community and empower communities. More information: National Shared Prosperity Fund | UK Government website.
Local authorities across the UK were given the task of planning and delivering investment within the following investment priorities: Community and Place; Supporting Local Business; and People and Skills.
UKSPF Vibrant & Living Spaces Grant
Argyll and Bute Council is delighted to run the Vibrant & Living Spaces Grant Fund, funded through the UKSPF to deliver under the Community and Place Priority.
The total pot for the grant fund is £304,262, designed to support capital projects that will create or improve living spaces in the following areas:
- green or blue space;
- community facilities and amenities; or
- cultural, heritage and tourism assets.
Applications were considered from community and voluntary groups and organisations which have not for profit status, such as a registered charity, social enterprise, or community interest group based in Argyll and Bute. Eligible organisations were invited to apply for grant funding for a minimum of £10,000 and maximum of £50,000, to support activities that deliver UKSPF objectives.
Following an open application process, Argyll and Bute Council received 38 applications from community organisations across Argyll and Bute. In total, this amounted to a funding request of £1,328,612.31. Following closure of the fund, applications were assessed in line with the guidance issued to applicants and 9 projects were approved for funding:
| Organisation | Project | Grant Award |
|---|---|---|
| We Are With You | Bute Recovery Hub | £17,000 |
| MacDougall of Dunollie Preservation Trust | Improving the World of Trees | £37,346 |
| Cove Sailing Club SCIO | Club House Build | £49,998 |
| Mull and Iona Community Trust | Dorus Caolas Ulbha – Sound of Ulva Gateway Heritage Interpretation | £25,000 |
| Dunoon Community Development Trust | Grow Food Grow Dunoon at Struan Lodge | £17,120 |
| Tayvallich Initiative Ltd | Tayvallich Grows | £10,045 |
| Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust | Gigha MUGA | £50,000 |
| Project 81 Youth and Community Enterprise | Community Garden Room | £46,465 |
| Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (Benmore Botanic Garden) | Benmore Walled Garden Redevelopment, Phase 1 | £50,000 |
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For further information, please contact:
Transformation Projects and Regeneration Team at Investinargyll@argyll-bute.gov.uk.
The Vibrant and Living Spaces Capital Grant has been funded from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.