This table shows the regional priorities relevant to the region you have selected.
Each regional priority has a unique code (column one) which will help you to identify your selected priorities when completing your Statement of Intent/Proposal.
The detailed description (column two) has been provided to help you understand the implications and outcomes being sought by each priority.
The package numbers (column three) will help you to cross reference those relevant packages to the regional priority you have selected, with the full list of packages detailed on the right hand side of the page.
Regional Priority Code | Thriving Rural Communities priorities | Relevant Packages |
CLY31 | Improved viability and well being of Scotland's rural communities, by: a. the provision of access to high quality socially, environmentally and economically sustainable community buildings (such as multi-use community centres), and facilities (i.e. sport and leisure) b. Helping communities address local community service needs. Particularly proposals that: - are community based initiatives, particularly in the Rural Investment Areas, that will improve and/or retain access to services particularly aimed at young people, older people, under employed, unemployed, women, micro-businesses, social enterprises and community groups
- make better use of existing community facilities, e.g. by diversifying the use of a community building, making better use of IT technology, improving building energy efficiency
- are community-led developments and managements of allotments and gardens, local biodiversity and landscape projects.
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CLY32 | Sustainable, resilient rural communities, which are empowered and encouraged to take a positive role in influencing issues affecting them and their communities, through improving skills, knowledge and capacity and supporting other community led initiatives. Particularly proposals that: - support groups to become established, constituted and active in their community in the Clyde Valley Region
- learn how to use organisationally effective and strategically placed skills, training, volunteer base, financial management systems, technology and communications to achieve their goals
- undertake significant investigative or preparatory work for a planned development benefiting the community
- deliver a development project, local service, run a social enterprise, acquire a modest asset or project that influences/directs others
- support for communities to encourage understanding and better use of the environment and sustainability issues, e.g. local waste management, local energy initiatives, sustainable transport, health projects
- support established community groups which seek to optimise the multi-purpose utilisation of forests and other land for local and wider community benefit
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