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Highlands and Islands Enterprise - Cycling Tourism Facilities Fund
The Cycling Tourism Facilities Fund is an opportunity for tourism businesses, communities, and social enterprises in the Highlands and Islands Enterprise region to develop and enhance the cycling tourism facilities in your area.The funding can be used towards capital projects investing in fixtures, fittings, construction, adaptation or upgrades to improve cycling tourism facilities. Examples of eligible projects include: - new secure covered cycle storage - new open cycle parking, sheltered cycle parking - enhancement to existing cycle parking/storage to increase capacity and/or security - lockers and storage- drying facilities- bike maintenance equipment e.g. repair stations.
The Tree Council - SP Energy Networks Community Tree Planting Fund
The Tree Council and SP Energy Networks (SPEN) are working in partnership to deliver a programme of tree planting between 2024 and 2028. Together with local communities, they will plant trees across central and southern Scotland, with a specific focus in areas such as parks, schools, and community spaces. Hedgerow planting, community orchards and other urban planting schemes will also be supported.They are looking to support well-planned, tree planting projects that will directly benefit people, communities and wildlife.
South Lanarkshire Council - Community Grants
The main aims of the Community Grants Scheme are to fund activities and projects which bring community benefit and involve people in the community by bringing them together to enjoy educational, recreational, leisure and other community activities or improve local environment. Organisations running local gala events and summer festivals can apply for financial help and "in kind" assistance in the run up to and during these events. They can provide support for play schemes are run by parents and volunteers to provide activities for children during school holidays.
https://funding.scot/funds/a0Rb0000003iZ3VEAU/south-lanarkshire-council-community-grants
Falkirk Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
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
"Simply invisible": Scottish Government criticised for lack of support for voluntary sector
Responding to the Programme for Government, published by the Scottish Government on Tuesday, Anna Fowlie,Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), said: “There are elements in the Programme for Government,The Programme for Government and the imminent budget are opportunities to address the long-standing issues,“I would prefer to publish a detailed statement welcoming or challenging the Scottish Government’s programme
Caring in Scotland: Analysis of Existing Data Sources on Unpaid Carers in Scotland
Working in partnership with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA), the Scottish Government,The Future of Unpaid Care in Scotland and the contribution of key stakeholders including local government,This reflects the Scottish Government?,contribute to this review by providing key findings that can support the development of effective government,It is intended that the report will be used by both the Scottish Government and voluntary and statutory
Rapid evidence review of community initiatives - impact assessment
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
Reporting on Progress Towards Equality of Opportunity for Women and Men made by Public Authorities in Scotland: Ministerial Priorities for Gender Equality - Tackling Occupational Segregation
It should be read alongside a report by the Scottish Government of an evidence review of relevant research,, statistical data and Scottish Government policy, providing the national context.,An evidence review of research, statistical data and Scottish Government policy (carried out in-house,by the Scottish Government). ?
Challenge Poverty Week: Key policy asks for 2023
3 August 2023
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fundamentally about the lack of access to an adequate income, so we are calling on the Scottish Government,has dignified access to good quality, healthy and sustainable food, we’re calling on the Scottish Government,Putting action to tackle poverty at the heart of the Programme for the Government The Poverty Alliance,We need renewed commitment to tackle poverty in the forthcoming Programme for Government, with tangible,We urge the Scottish Government to embed these actions into their refreshed policy prospectus.
https://scvo.scot/p/61476/2023/08/03/challenge-poverty-week-key-policy-asks-for-2023