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Dec 10, 2021 · This guidance will help applicants prepare and submit applications to the Investing in Communities Fund (ICF), which is a three year fund being delivered over the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2026 providing grants of up to £350,000 in total over this funding period.
- Overview
This guidance will help applicants prepare and submit...
- Supplementary Guidance
Managing a local challenge fund. With the sole exception of...
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- Reducing Poverty and Inequality
- Developing and Sustaining Place Based Approaches
- Community-Led Regeneration
- Ensuring A Just Transition to Net Zero
Fewer people experience poverty and inequality, with a focus on: 1. ending child poverty 2. improved life chances and opportunities 3. living healthier lives Your proposal should evidence how it will support people in a holistic person-centred way to help address multiple and complex challenges of disadvantage that people can often experience.
Communities are more resilient, equal and work in partnership to achieve shared ambitions for their place. This means no-one is left behind by including and involving all sections of the community in an inclusive way and by also working collaboratively with local statutory bodies and other organisations. Doing so demonstrates an understanding of th...
Communities are more sustainable and able to shape their own futures by strengthening the role and offering of locally controlled community (anchor) organisations, where local people are enabled to identify for themselves the challenges and priorities for their areas and to also make decisions on what solutions are needed; empowering local people a...
Communities are more climate aware, are better equipped to support behaviour change and are able to contribute positively to taking action on climate change. Just transition is how we get to a net zero and climate resilient economy in a way that delivers fairness and tackles inequality and injustice. Net zerorefers to a state in which the greenhous...
Dec 10, 2021 · The Investing in Communities Fund (ICF) recognises the important role communities play in tackling climate change, and has therefore reflected this in the priorities of the fund. All projects must demonstrate how they meet the objective of ensuring a just transition to net zero.
May 8, 2019 · The Investing in Communities Fund is a new streamlined communities fund to tackle disadvantage, poverty and inequality that encourages community-led development, design and delivery of sustainable local solutions addressing local issues, circumstances and aspirations across a broad range of community led activity.
Nov 18, 2021 · Investing in Communities is a new Scottish Government fund, opening in April 2022. Worth £10 million per year, there are four themes: • Ensuring a just transition to net zero. • Tackling Poverty and Inequality. • Developing and Sustaining Place Based Approaches. • Community led Regeneration.
2.2 The Investing in Communities Fund2 replaced five previous Scottish Government community funds including the People and Communities Fund. The overall aim of the ICF is to ‘empower communities [by] enabling them to tackle poverty, inequality and rural disadvantage on their own terms, in turn supporting inclusive growth.’ In
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The £24.8 million Aspiring Communities Fund was set up to similarly help community bodies and third sector organisations in Scotland’s most deprived and fragile communities develop and deliver long-term local solutions that: • address local priorities and needs. • increase active inclusion.
