A total of 31 community and voluntary sector organisations operating in Greater Cumbernauld have been awarded small grant funding following an innovative exercise in which local citizens decided which community proposals were funded.
Read MoreIf you want to apply for Scottish Government funding for running a PB initiative in 2019/20, you will have to apply to the new Investing in Communities Fund.
Read MoreThe Scottish Government has announced which community organisations have been successful in applying for funding to distribute through participatory budgeting processes.
Read MoreThe Gorbals Ideas Fund Community Panel is now accepting applications for their Summer Event!
Read MoreThe Scottish Government has announced the latest round of the Community Choices Fund, giving community organisations and community councils an opportunity to run their own participatory budgeting (PB) events.
Read MoreThe Scottish Government has launched the next phase of its Local Governance Review, inviting people to join a conversation called 'Democracy Matters'.
Read MoreBarrhead Housing Association hosted its first Community Choices event at The Foundry, Barrhead on Saturday 17th March 2018.
Read MoreOrganisations from across Springburn will be pitching for a share of £4500 on Satursday 7th April 2018.
Read MoreFree workshops exploring Participatory Budgeting within social housing
Read MoreStirling Council is delighted to announce a fund of £130,000 open now to community groups to deliver activities that will improve their community - DEADLINE for applications is 16 March 2018.
Read MoreAttend this timely Holyrood briefing on 27 March to understand how to effectively facilitate PB in your service.
Read MorePeople in Troon and the surrounding area are to benefit from legacy funding from proceeds of The 145th Open staged at Royal Troon last year. The R&A has provided half of the £38,000 available to local community groups for an interactive funding decision day.
Read MoreBarrhead Housing Association will host an Easter themed Participatory Budget Decision event at the Barrhead Foundry on the Saturday 3rd March 2018 from 10;30am- 12:30pm.
Read MoreThe Scottish Government and COSLA have launched a Local Governance Review to find out what changes are needed to encourage more people to be involved in local decision making.
Read MoreThe Scottish Government and COSLA have announced that at least 1% of local government budgets will be decided through participatory budgeting (PB) by the end of 2021, with £100 million in council funds potentially available
Read MoreThe Scottish Government has set out its Programme for Government 2017-18, which sets out how it will build on existing work with a fresh set of priorities.
Read MoreThe Scottish Government has announced that the 2017/18 Community Choices Fund is open for applications.
Read MoreNorth Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership and The Scottish Government are jointly funding a £50,000 Participatory Budgeting (PB) initiative to improve mental health and wellbeing in North Ayrshire.
Read MoreThe Scottish Government has announced which community organisations and local authorities have been successful in applying for funding to distribute through participatory budgeting processes.
Read MoreThe Democratic Society has published a draft paper which outlines methods of implementing the new public participation in decision making power described in the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act.
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting in Scotland.
Participatory budgeting (PB) is a way for people to have a direct say in how local money is spent.
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