11 Inverness projects awarded regeneration funding by Highland Council
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Highland Council’s city committee has agreed to fund 11 projects totalling £574,181.67.
This round of funding includes the Highland Coastal Communities Fund and the Place Based Investment Programme.
The allocation of these Scottish Government funding streams is devolved to area committees and decision making on which projects should receive funding sits with councillors.
Leader of Inverness and area and chairman of the city of Inverness area committee, Councillor Ian Brown, said: “The high demand for these funds resulting in this special committee held today demonstrates the local need for and importance of directing funding to the heart of community led projects.
“The projects approved today were done so according to RAG rating formula and the committee had to make difficult decisions as the fund was oversubscribed.
"The projects awarded demonstrate economic recovery; community resilience; mitigating impacts of the climate/ecological emergency and/or addressing the challenges of rural depopulation.
“On behalf of the committee, we would like to thank all the applicants involved, many of which are community volunteers.
"We wish the projects awarded funding today the best of luck and look forward to progress reports coming to ward meetings in the future.
"For those with award conditions, details of these will be provided by the community regeneration fund team.”
Inverness has a funding allocation of £574,181.67. Applications were received for 11 projects totalling £663,318.57.
All applicants were awarded sums from the funding available but two – including Highland Council itself – received less than they had sought.
Projects awarded funding today were:
Dalneigh Play Park Project – £55,228.06
South Kessock Residents Association, towards South Kessock Play Park – £55,000.00
The Ledge climbing centre - £100,000
The Elsie Normington Foundation, towards The Haven Centre project – £80,669.30
Highland Council, for Whin Park refurbishment – £68,161.43 (had sought £150,000)
Inverness YMCA, towards wheelchair lift – £17,000
Lovat Shinty Club to create a new community area – £146,261.21
Community Action Raigmore Estate for purchase of shack to create office space – £20,000
Stratherrick & Foyers Community Trust, improved pathways project – £20,000
Velocity Café and Bicycle Workshop, for Mums on Wheels Inverness project – £7610
Crown Connects SCIO, for Crown Connects with Ukraine – £4251.67 (had sought £11,550)
The full report, including the applications submitted for the Community Regeneration Funding can be found here
