Evidence library

In March 2004, the then New Opportunities Fund commissioned the University of Strathclyde to conduct research into how effectively and equitably the Fund?s grant-making has reached rural Scotland. The final report was received in May 2005 and a summary report has recently been published. The researchers have made a series of recommendations that The Big Lottery Fund are now considering. The principal recommendation is for the Fund to adopt a system of rural-proofing that would ensure that concerns around the specific circumstances and capacities of rural and remote communities are taken into account during programme development and management.