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Participatory budgets phases

Information

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A total of £171,377 is available to local organisations, split between the following funding pots:

  • £43,000 to support  Youth project applications up to £1000.
  • £128,377 to support Locality projects applications up to £1000.

You may only apply to the Youth or Locality PB to increase opportunities for more projects to be funded.

Further information on this year's funds, criteria and themes

Applications have been extended until 20th September...Apply now!

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Applications are now open for Youth PB (up to £1000)!

To begin your application, click the 'Submit a project application' button and begin your application.

You can save and return to your application to continue making changes until the application closing date on Friday 20th September. 

Please ensure that you have read and understood the criteria for the fund you are applying for.

 

For detailed guidance on how to login and apply, click here

Application review

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Thank you to everyone who has submitted an application!

All applications are checked by volunteer community reviewers, who read all applications to ensure they meet the relevant 'Essential Criteria' and 'What We Will Not Fund'. Any applications that don't meet the criteria will not progress to the 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. 

Cast your votes!

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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 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'.

Reviewing voting

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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 22nd November, so check back soon for some exciting updates!

Results

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Once the results are in, we will announce them here: come back in November!

Youth PB

Budget investments' proposals located geographically

List of investments

Largs Primary Logo
Price £1,000

P7 Residential Trip to Ardentinny

2024-09-02  •  No comments  •  Marie Prince  •  North Coast

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Parent Council Logo Without Caption.jpg
Price £1,000

Irvine Royal Academy Parent Council - Mental Health Matters

2024-09-07  •  No comments  •  irvineroyalpc  •  Irvine

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Community Football Team
Price £1,000

Community Football Team

2024-09-18  •  No comments  •  Whitlees centre  •  Three Towns

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Ardrossan Winton Rovers Girls Under 12s
Price £1,000

Ardrossan Winton Rovers Girls Under 12s

2024-09-19  •  No comments  •  KD21  •  Three Towns

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Campfire Songs
Price £1,000
LPC1.jpg
Price £1,000

Lawthorn Parent Council - Road Safety

2024-09-12  •  No comments  •  Lawthorn Parent Council  •  Irvine

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IMG_5038.jpg
Price £1,000

Empowering Personal Safety courses for Children & Youths

2024-08-30  •  1 comment  •  info@scotcps.org.uk  •  Three Towns

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Filming Behind the Scenes Still
Price £1,000

Next Take’s 2024 Filmmaking Project

2024-08-29  •  No comments  •  Next Take  •  Three Towns

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Project Progress Logo
Price £1,000

Project Progress - Leaders Unlocked

2024-09-10  •  No comments  •  Ellie @ Leaders Unlocked  •  Irvine

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Finished participatory budgets

Evaluator Training 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/