Fairer Scotland Fund

Funding Available

Following a transition from previous funding streams, including the Community Regeneration Fund, Working for Families and More Choices More Chances, and an evaluation of existing projects, funding has been allocated to a range of neighbourhood and thematic projects. The Board has decided to hold an open bidding round to allocate the remainder of the funding for 08-09.

Fairer Scotland Fund Guidance 08-09
Fairer Scotland Fund Application Form 08-09
Fairer Scotland Fund Map

This funding has to be used within the current financial year, and applications should be returned by the 27th of October. Applications should be returned by email to fairerscotlandfund@aberdeencity.gov.uk.

The Fairer Scotland Fund came into effect on the 1^st April 2008, it is a new ring-fenced fund from the Scottish Government, distributed through Community Planning Partnerships (CPPs).

Its purpose is to tackle poverty and deprivation across Scotland. An allocation from the fund has been made to each local authority area to enable Community Planning Partnerships to 'tackle area based and individual poverty and to help more people access and sustain employment opportunities'.

This new fund replaces seven previous funding streams (Community Regeneration Fund; Community Voices Fund; Working for Families Fund; Changing Children's Services Fund (Social Inclusion element); Financial Inclusion Fund; Workforce Plus; More Choices, More Chances), thereby reducing bureaucracy and administration and allowing CPPs to get on with tackling poverty and deprivation.