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Participatory Budgeting (PB) gives local residents a direct role in identifying priorities, making decisions, and allocating a portion of public funding. This approach has been implemented across all nine Neighbourhood Planning areas in South Lanarkshire, allowing communities to influence how money is spent in their local area.Priorities and criteria will depend on your local area.Funding must follow the principles: Fair and Inclusive Participatory, Deliberative, Empowering, Creative and Flexible, Transparent, and Part of our democracy.

Kingairloch is one of SSE's smaller hydro electric schemes. It provides grants to community and charitable projects in the Ardgour, Sunart and Morvern Community Council areas. The community fund can support projects which support charitable, educational and environmental purposes.

The Community Investment Fund is designed to support local projects which tackle inequalities in communities and improve quality of life for communities across Perth and Kinross. It provides an exciting opportunity for people to work together to create a confident, ambitious and fairer Perth and Kinross.Your project should demonstrate how it contributes towards the Perth and Kinross Council Corporate Plan priorities:- Tackling poverty - Tackling climate change and supporting sustainable places- Developing a resilient, stronger and greener local economy- Enabling our children and young people to achieve their full potential- Protecting and caring for our most vulnerable people- Supporting and promoting physical and mental wellbeing- Working in partnership with communities

Funds local projects delivered for the benefit of single geographic communities in the Stirling Council area. Projects can include physical infrastructure and environmental improvements as well as activity promoting community spirit. Examples include; improvements to existing facilities such as structures, benches and fencing; sustainable floral displays; recycling facilities; spring cleans; activity that promotes your community or fosters community spirit.Projects must meet the Stirling Council priorities, a list of which can be found in the fund guidance notes.

The Common Good Fund can be used to provide financial support for a wide range of local community activities. In the Highlands, the Common Good funds are:- Cromarty- Dingwall- Dornoch- Fortrose and Rosemarkie- Fort William- Grantown- Invergordon- Inverness- Kingussie- Nairn- Tain- Thurso- Wick

There are seven Local Partnerships which local organisations can apply to which are: Renfrew, Erskine, Inchinnan, Bishopton and Langbank, The Villages, Johnstone and Linwood, Paisley North, West and Central, Paisley East, and Gleniffer. Local Partnerships can award funding to local groups and projects which bring communities together.Each Local Partnership has its own priorities. The partnership will prioritise the awarding of funding based on these priorities and projects they feel will have the most impact for people in their local area. Full details can be found on the Council website.Some examples of projects funded previously include:- improving community facilities such as a building or land to make them better and more accessible for community use- enhancing or creating community gardens to provide attractive spaces for the community- community events that provide opportunities for local people to gather together- projects that help people get out and meet together so they are socially connected in the community and do not feel isolated.

Grants are available to constituted community groups for projects which benefit local communities in the Marr area.Funding is available for projects which support one or more of the following priorities:- Empowered and confident communities- Economically vibrant communities- Healthy, safe and thriving communities- Connected communities- Natural heritage and environmentMatch funding of at least 50% will be required.