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to ensure they operate efficiently.Eligible community buildings include, but are not limited to:- Village,halls.- Community centres.- Community hubs.- Sports facilities.- Faith buildings.The building must be

The Fund aims to promote community spirit and bring people together; enhance quality of life and promote people’s well-being; and foster vibrant sustainable communities. It seeks to do this by awarding funding for projects or activities that contribute to the following priorities: - foster social networks & activities that support older people in the community - assist young people to maximise their potential and improve their life chances - promote better relationships between different generations - encourage healthy lifestyles and good mental health - support the development and use of new community assets, and maintain and enhance existing ones - address the effects of rural isolation, improving access to services and improving transport - support skills development and non-profit making initiatives that will nurture a thriving and diverse local economy - minimises environmental impacts and reduces ‘carbon footprint’ - strengthen the ability of local people and groups to continue to meet their own needs and make a difference within their communities.

Dumfries and Galloway Council can provide financial assistance to the third sector (voluntary and community organisations) who can apply to one or more of four Area Committees: Annandale and Eskdale; Nithsdale; Stewartry; Wigtown. Individuals may also apply in certain circumstances.Each Committee has agreed their own Priorities, Criteria and Eligibility which are detailed on the website.

The Aberdeenshire Community Transport Imitative (ACTI) provides funding for community transport providers in Aberdeenshire. Projects and services which may be funded must not be intended to make a profit, such as:- volunteer car schemes, either using the volunteer’s car or a vehicle managed by the organisation, e.g. hired from a car club. - Dial-a-bus services, e.g. minibus shopping bus or transport for individual needs. - Registered local bus services operated under a Section 22 permit.Grant applications are invited from community transport providers for the financial years:- 2027 to 2028- 2028 to 2029- 2029 to 2030

The Aberdeenshire Community Resilience Fund is for community or resilience groups seeking funding to support community resilience.Funding can be used for anything that supports individual or community resilience in an emergency. They welcome innovative and novel approaches to improving resilience. This might be for new groups that might need equipment or resources to start up their resilience activities; or existing groups with ongoing costs or needing to replace out of date equipment for example: Generator costs, First Aid kits, Training, Work to enable power resilience, Torches, batteries, blankets, etc.