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Local MP Highlights Two Funds for Rural Communities
Gordon MP Richard Thomson has highlighted two sources of funding for rural communities looking to become more resilient and promote mental health recovery post-pandemic.
The Prince’s Countryside Fund provides grants for projects that are working to create resilient rural communities. Meanwhile, Support In Mind Scotland is providing micro-grants to support and promote mental health recovery.
The Prince’s Countryside Fund will support community-led projects that are pursuing innovative and strategic solutions to the challenges facing their rural area and improving the long-term viability and resilience of their community. Successful projects will do one or more of the following: - Support people to resolve existing and emerging community issues, circumstances, and priorities - Build rural community resilience - Develop innovative and replicable projects – Enable leadership and community planning.
Successful projects will demonstrate how they are addressing one of more of the following objectives: - Improving the economic or social resilience of a UK rural community - Reducing isolation for people living in rural areas through improving service provision - Creating a rural community fit for the future. The next deadline is 11 October. For more details visit The Prince's Countryside Fund princescountrysidefund.org.uk
Local groups and organisations across Scotland’s rural communities are able to apply to Support in Mind Scotland for micro grants to support and promote mental health recovery following the pandemic through community engagement and support approaches. For more information visit supportinmindscotland.org.uk
The next deadline is 21 October 2022.
Commenting, Richard Thomson MP said:
“As we come out of the pandemic, new issues are emerging ranging from individual challenges with mental health and wellbeing to community challenges such as the retention of facilities. These sources of funding can assist with work to address those issues and I would encourage community groups to have a look and see if there is a project to which this could be of assistance.”
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