Through funding from South Lanarkshire’s Renewable Energy Fund, Community Councils in South Lanarkshire can award micro grants to support local constituted and non-constituted groups and where appropriate individuals.The micro grants are available for activity which is community focused and supports the following objectives:- enhance quality of life for local residents- contribute to vibrant, healthy, successful and sustainable communities- and/or promote community spirit and encourage community activity.
https://funding.scot/funds/a0R0N00000VHxOdUAL/south-lanarkshire-renewable-energy-fund-micro-grants
Managed by CVS Falkirk & District, the Falkirk Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing (CMHW) Fund aims to support community-based projects and initiatives to help address local mental health and wellbeing needs for adults across Falkirk communities. The Fund has a strong focus on prevention and early intervention and aims to support local activities tackling mental health inequalities and addressing priority issues of social isolation and loneliness, suicide prevention and tackling poverty and inequality with an emphasis on responding to the ongoing cost of living crisis and on those facing socioeconomic disadvantage.
https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000005gYnBMAU/falkirk-communities-mental-health-and-wellbeing-fund
Objectives of this report
Levelling up is a core priority for the UK government.,fulfilling lives, and benefitting from sustained rises in living standards and well-being” (HM government,These include six types of capital, as identified by HM government (2022): physical capital, human capital,type of physical capital), come together, there can be a virtuous cycle of positive outcomes (HM government,Government is therefore interested in understanding the state of the current evidence base on these issues
https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/rapid-evidence-review-of-community-initiatives-impact-assessment
Responding to the Scottish Government’s policy prospectus, New leadership – A fresh start, SCVO Chief,Executive Anna Fowlie, said: “I welcome the Scottish Government’s latest commitment to progress Fairer,Despite similar statements made by previous governments, progress to date has fallen far short of what,We need to see the Scottish Government take concrete steps to incorporate SCVO’s call for Fair Funding,"While I appreciate the Scottish Government’s continued commitment to becoming a Fair Work Nation by
https://scvo.scot/p/59273/2023/04/19/scvo-welcomes-scottish-governments-latest-commitment-to-progress-fairer-funding
– and its five elements (project, community, investment model, sustainability business plan and governance,model), before giving an overview of the crowdfunding process and the main financial and governance,raising funds through crowdfunding community investment, with guidance on choosing a financial and governance,Chapter 4 shares examples of the roles that institutions such as local government, city authorities and,Local government, city authorities and institutional funders have a crucial role to play in supporting
https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/taking-ownership-community-empowerment-through-crowdfunded-investment