Current phase
Application Review
Participatory budgets phases
Information
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Welcome to Youth PB 2025!
A total of £204,159 is available to local organisations, split between the following funding pots:
- £49,808 to support Youth project applications up to £1000.
- £124,351 to support Locality project applications up to £1000.
- £30,000 to support Community Wealth Building applications up to £2000.
You may submit an application to the Community Wealth Building Fund in addition to either Locality or Youth PB this year, but it must be for a different project.
Applications will open on Monday 25th August and close on Monday 15th September. In the meantime, you should ensure that you have read and understood the criteria for the fund(s) you would like to apply for, along with the application guidance.
If you have any questions, we'd love to see you at a launch event where we'll be supporting you to navigate the website, create an account, troubleshoot applications and generally answer any of your queries.
Apply Now!
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Applications are now open for Youth and Community Wealth Building PB!
To apply:
- Read the criteria for the fund(s) you're applying to
- Follow the step by step application guidance - including how to create an account or how to log in to an existing account
Appliations will close on Monday 22nd September at midnight and we encourage you to submit your application early so that we can provide any support you might need; reach out to us at youthpb@north-ayrshire.gov.uk if you have any questions.
Youth PB applications MUST show evidence of youth involvement in the project. You can show this through the inclusion of images or documents attached to your application, or through the submission of a video application.
Click here to apply now!
Application Review
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Thank you to everyone who has submitted an application!
Applications have now closed, and are being reviewed ahead of the public vote opening.
Applications are checked by volunteer community reviewers, who read all applications to ensure they meet the relevant critera. Any applications that don't meet the criteria will not progress to the public vote.
We may contact you during this period to confirm information or ask for additional information, so please keep checking your inbox (and junk/spam folders!) just in case.
All applicants will be notified via email once the status of their application has been confirmed.
Vote Now!
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How to vote
Youth PB voting is restricted to young people only, and you'll be able to vote at school or in another youth space using either your 16 digit Young Scot number (as your username and password), or temporary login information shared by a teacher or North Ayrshire Council worker. To cast your vote:
- Log in to the site
- Select the locality (the area) that you live in below. You will only be able to vote in one area, so make sure you click on the right one!
- Each locality has a funding pot allocated based on population. Your vote will determine how this funding is distributed between the projects in your area.
- Review all of the projects in your area to decide which three you would most like to see funded.
- To cast your vote, select your favourite three projects from the list in your locality and click 'Submit Ballot'.
Counting Votes
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Thank you to everyone who has voted online and in libraries for the projects that matter to you!
Voting has now closed, and we are compiling the results. We expect to announce the results the week of the 24th November, so check back soon for some exciting updates!
Results
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Results will be posted here when they're ready!
Youth PB
- Arran £4,130
- Garnock Valley £6,995
- Irvine £13,757
- Kilwinning £5,506
- North Coast £8,048
- Three Towns £11,373
Projects located geographically
List of investments
Finished participatory budgets
Connected Leadership Conference Sample PB
2024/25 Youth PB
2024/25 Locality PB
Arts & Culture PB 2023/24
2023/24 Youth Participatory Budgeting
2023/24 Locality and UK Shared Prosperity Fund Participatory Budgeting
2023 Participatory Budgeting
Find out more about participatory budgeting
Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a democratic process that gives local people the power to decide how public sector money is spent. This can be by deciding on how grants are distributed; having a say in how services work in an area; and ultimately influencing decisions at a local authority level by voting on projects that communities would like to see happen in their local area. You can find out more about PB in Scotland here: https://pbscotland.scot/