This programme is closed for applications
Our Place is funded by the Big Lottery Fund in Scotland. Funding of at least £1 million will be made available to each of five specific communities in Scotland. A development support provider will help people to get involved in Our Place and support communities to prioritise what they need in their area.
The areas participating in the Our Place programme are:
- Bellsmyre, West Dunbartonshire
- Moorpark, Renfrewshire
- Newmains, Wishaw, North Lanarkshire
- Roystonhill, Glasgow
- Greenock Town Centre and East, Inverclyde
The outcomes of the programme are:
- Local areas better identify their needs and have a shared vision for the future
- Local organisations have increased capacity to develop and run projects which make a difference
- Local people have services and facilities that meet their needs and matter to them.
How will the programme be delivered?
The Big Lottery Fund has contracted a number of local support providers to give support to the communities involved in this Programme. These organisations will lead the work to develop ideas for funding and support any future applications. The contacts for each area are:
We are investing in development support for Our Place so that communities and organisations in the targeted areas get the best possible chance to make effective applications, which meet their needs and reflect the outcomes we would like to invest in.
It is the development support provider’s role to help people to get involved in Our Place and support communities to prioritise what they need in their area. They will also help local organisations to set up ways to work together effectively, for example by setting up and facilitating regular meetings or a steering group and helping a community to agree how it will take decisions. They will also support individual groups to develop fundable Our Place applications.