Participatory budgets
Locality PB 2025 and Community Wealth Building PB 2025
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Participatory budgets phases
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Welcome to Participatory Budgeting 2025!
A total of £204,159 is available to local organisations, split between the following funding pots:
- £124,351 to support Locality project applications up to £1000.
- £30,000 to support Community Wealth Building applications up to £2000.
- £48,808 to support Youth project applications up to £1000.
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 Locality 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 15th September and we encourage you to submit your application early so that we can provide any support you might need; reach out to us at participatorybudgeting@north-ayrshire.gov.uk if you have any questions.
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 online: Locality and Community Wealth Building PB
- Select the locality that you live or work 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'.
- Once you have voted in Locality PB, the site will encourage you to also vote for your favourite projects in Community Wealth Building PB, so make sure you support those too.
You must be logged in to be able to vote, and guidance is availble on logging in here.
Voting offline (paper ballots)
If you are unable to vote online for any reason, your local library has paper ballot sheets available for you to use. You will be asked for your name and the first 5 digits of your postcode (e.g. KA11 5) as a form of ID, and then be able to cast your vote in branch. Please note that ballot sheets must not leave the library.
If you are part of a community group who would like staff support to be able to vote, you can either contact your Locality Team rep to discuss this in advance or email participtorybudgeting@north-ayrshire.gov.uk to see if we can provide some additional support.
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 are ready!
Locality PB 2025
- Arran £10,312
- Garnock Valley £17,463
- Irvine £34,345
- Kilwinning £13,747
- North Coast and Cumbraes £20,092
- Three Towns £28,393
Community Wealth Building PB 2025
- Community Wealth Building PB £30,000
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/