Community Led Local Development

The Community Led Local Development (CLLD) programme in Dumfries and Galloway is now open for applications to round three, with £347,015 available for revenue and capital grants.

The fund is open to charities, constituted community groups, co-operatives, public sector organisations, small and medium-sized enterprises, community interest companies, and community benefit societies based within the region.

Small revenue grants are available up to £5,000 and the main revenue and capital grants programme is open to applications from £5,001 up to £50,000.

Applications are encouraged from rural areas, though applications will be considered from organisations based in Dumfries and Stranraer, but the majority of beneficiaries must be based outside the boundaries of the towns.

The four priorities in this round are:

Supporting community facilities and eligible organisations to contribute to the achievement of net zero

Sustaining, improving, and adding initiatives in rural communities that are most isolated, most disconnected, most in need of investment or most likely to experience inequalities

Helping communities to address the cost-of-living crisis and eradicate poverty for individuals and families

Enabling communities to carry out research, community needs assessments and feasibility studies as part of local place plan development

The deadline for applications is 12 noon on 12^th August. The funded activity must start no earlier than 14th October and projects must have spent their grant and completed their activity by 31st March 2025.

A Local Action Group (LAG) made up of representatives from the third, public, and private sectors will again decide what applications are successful. The LAG is supported by Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway.

Webinar to assist applicants to round three of the Community Led Local Development Fund.

Harry Harbottle Chair of the LAG, said: “Whether it be problems with lack of transport denying access to jobs, dealing with hard to heat community buildings, local solutions around lack of affordable child care, or articulating community needs through place planning, we will be able to use these funds to start addressing these and other issues in settlements around Dumfries and Galloway.

“We know that communities are nimble when it comes to identifying local issues and proposals on how to deal with them and we are particularly keen to see novel ways in how these issues can be addressed.”

Please read the guidance below before starting your application. If, after reading the guidance, you have any further questions, please email clld@tsdg.org.uk.

Projects supported in the first round of the Fund were:

The Crannog Campus Project
Consultancy support for Local Place Planning
Creation Mill CIC – Textiles Hub – Pre Build Stage
26-28 English Street
Close Project
Community Led Affordable Housing Project Support to Project Development and Feasibility Assessment: Gatehouse Development Initiative
A Glenkens route map to Net Zero
KPT DT Community Growing
Local Place Plan planning for Newton Stewart and Changing Places toilet pre-development
Glenlee Community-led Housing Project
Glenkens Food Hub Feasibility Study
Enabling Ellisland
Community Led Housing – Project Development to Feasibility: Sanquhar Enterprise Company
Shambellie House a Sustainable Future
We, the people: Digital Democracy and Placemaking
TSDG Children and Young People Forum Analysis
Digital Exclusion: Additional Analysis to Inform three-year Project Plan
The Harbour Farmers and Producers Market
Preparing for a Better Annan
Carsphairn Community Woodland Play Area
Enhancing the Visitor Experience at Crawick Multiverse
Rosefield Mills Riverfront Improvement
Ewes Hall Regeneration – Phase 1
Preparing Drummore Harbour for Summer Trade
Capacity building to unlock the polytunnel Venue Project
Building Blocks of Support
Stranraer Oyster Festival Website
Stranraer Water Sports Hub – Let’s Get Wet
Wanlockhead Museum Trust
9 High Street, Whithorn
Dynamically Different Dumfries: Delivering the Vision

The Local Action Group (LAG) was created after a region-wide publicly advertised application process with 33 received from across Dumfries and Galloway. An independent recruitment panel, which included representation from the third, public and private sectors, then shortlisted the applicants.

The current membership of the LAG is:

Harry Harbottle, Chair (Third Sector)
Karen Ward Boyd, Vice Chair (Third Sector)
Susan Garnsworthy, (Third Sector)
Charlotte Gibson, (Third Sector)
Helen Keron, (Third Sector)
Lara Porter (Third Sector)
Will Marshall, (Private Sector)
Rupert Shaw (Private Sector)
Sharon Ogilvie (Public Sector)
Lynne Burgess, (Public Sector)
Archie Dryburgh, (Public Sector)