Grants Awarded
CLLD 2024-25
Scottish Borders Local Action Group is delighted to announce the first projects funded this year. The LAG has funded 14 projects so far in 2024-25 and hopes to fund more.
These are the ones funded so far:
|
Grant Scheme |
Organisation Name |
Project Name |
Grant |
LAG Member |
Funded by LAG since 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Community |
Drivewise Borders |
Drivewise Borders |
£5,250.00 |
|
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|
Community |
Peeblesshire Foodbank |
Community Cafes |
£16,088.00 |
|
2022-23 and 2023-24 |
|
Community |
ReTweed |
Building Creative Futures: Empowering Berwickshire, One Stitch at a Time |
£16,180.00 |
Yes |
2021-22 and 2022-23 |
|
Community |
Sustainable West Linton and District |
Heat Survey - Borders Roll-Out |
£10,161.00 |
|
2022-23 and 2023-24 |
|
Community |
Tweeddale Youth Action |
Pizza is the answer! |
£19,492.00 |
|
2022-23 |
|
Community |
Greener Peebles |
Grow and Share |
£7,991.00 |
|
2023-24 |
|
Community |
Greenlaw Bowling Club |
Installation of energy efficient windows and door |
£11,827.20 |
|
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|
Community |
Home Basics |
Solar Power for Re-use Charity |
£20,000.00 |
|
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|
Community |
Oxton Community Development Ltd |
Oxton Community Shop Development |
£9,200.00 |
|
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|
Community |
Recovery Coaching Scotland |
Borders in Recovery - Community Recovery Cafe Project |
£14,352.00 |
|
2023-24 |
|
Community |
Berwickshire Swap |
Winter Warmer Programme |
£4,535.00 |
Yes |
2022-23 and 2023-24 |
|
Community |
Happy Swimmers |
Happy Swimmers Initiative |
£8,402.80 |
|
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|
Community |
Newcastleton and District Community Trust |
Innov8plus (Newcastleton’s youth project) Newcastleton Kickstart |
£19,493.00 |
|
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|
Community |
The Frangipane Bakery (1st project) |
Baking a better future- A work experience project |
£3,531.00 |
|
2022-23 |
|
Community |
Preston and Abbey Community Trust |
Refurbishment of Preston Village Hall |
£20,000.00 |
|
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|
Community |
The General Store, Selkirk |
The General Store Reuse Hub |
£12,373.00 |
|
2023-24 |
|
Growing the Economy |
Yetholm Community Shop |
Additional Cold Storage Facility |
£2,375.00 |
|
|
|
Growing the Economy |
The Wedale Bookshop |
Village Visitor Amenities |
£1,182.50 |
|
|
|
Growing the Economy |
The Frangipane Bakery (2nd project) |
Equipping The Frangipane Bakery to Deliver a Fairer Future |
£4,999.06 |
|
2022-23 |
|
Growing the Economy |
Seashells Nursery |
Bathroom Upgrade |
£5,000.00 |
|
|
|
Growing the Economy |
Amelia Pettman Photography |
We Speak Tangent Podcast |
£4,982.40 |
|
|
|
Growing the Economy |
Abby Fraser Davidson |
Project Financial Stability & Service Expansion |
£3,062.00 |
|
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The Community Fund is now closed but the Growing the Economy fund remains open to Expression of Interest. More details on the fund are available.
Submit an expession of interest form.
In 2023-24
The Scottish Government gave the Local Action Group (LAG) just over £510,000 to spend improving life in the Borders and tackling community challenges.
The LAG continued to fund the Y-LAG . The LAG ran a grant scheme for community organisations that gave out more than £392,000 to 28 organisations.
Finally the LAG working in conjunction with food banks and community larders gave out over £12,000 in low energy usage items (air-fryers and slow cookers) to those in need.
Community Led Local Development Fund 2022-23
The LAG received just under £490,000 from Scottish Ministers to spend improving life in the Borders. The LAG funded Youth Borders to help set up the Borders first Youth LAG for those under 30.
Full details of projects funded and their impacts are available.
Rural Communities Testing Change Fund 2020-21
As part of a post-EU funding programme the Scottish Government set up a small grant scheme to test different approaches. The learning from this national scheme was used to create the Community Led Local Development Fund.