A raft of community organisations including ACVO, start-up support for businesses, and a numeracy project are to benefit from grants approved today.
Aberdeen City Council’s Finance and Resources Committee approved the monies which will be used towards 12 different projects around the city.
Committee Convener Councillor Alex McLellan said: “I am pleased Aberdeen City Council has awarded funding to a number of organisations which will assist them in bringing forward their respective projects.
“These grant applications, from a number of partners and third sector organisations, will make a positive impact on our city in their own way.”
The report to committee said the grants included:
• £60,000 to Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations LTD (ACVO) for Aberdeen Third Sector Hub Feasibility Study;
• £26,447 to Growing2gether for the Strengthening Communities by Building Local Skills, Wellbeing and Resilience project;
• £63,000 to Look Again in partnership with Culture Aberdeen and North East-based freelancers for the Aberdeen Independents project;
• £37,000 to Soundfestival for the Soundcommunities project;
• £45,228 to St George’s Community Centre for the St George’s Community Centre project;
• £108,000 to the Port of Aberdeen Trust Port to support Tall Ships Community Promotion, which includes volunteer recruitment and engaging young people with sail traineeships;
• £116,777 to Avenue for Mental Health and Relationship Support for Families and Individuals in Aberdeen;
• Awards up to £562,680 to Aberdeen City Council to enable delivery of business start-up grants;
• £45,000 to Aberdeen City Council for the Aberdeen Renewable Energy Groups (AREG)’s Enhancing Offshore Wind Renewables through Digital Innovation project;
• £827,773.44 to ABZWorks for the Core Numeracy Project.
The report to committee said allocation of grant funding is from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). The UKSPF money was allocated to the City Council by the UK Government in 2022 for an initial three years and includes a “multiply” element of funding is ringfenced for activity to enhance adult numeracy skills provision. The core UKSPF element can be used across three priority areas - community and place, supporting local business, and people and skills.
Picture caption: photo of choir as provided by the Soundcommunities project. Pic credit Graeme MacDonald.