North Ayrshire’s 2025 round of Participatory Budgeting exceeds £200k
North Ayrshire Council has announced its latest round of Participatory Budgeting grants, with a total of £204,159. For the first time, the funding also includes a Community Wealth Building Fund of £30,000. As in previous rounds there is a longstanding locality budget, and also another youth fund of £48,808.
Rather than Council staff making the decisions on the projects to be funded, the Council invites local organisations to submit their ideas for projects and then hand over to local people to vote on the things that matter most to them. The annual small grant PB processes distribute grants of between £1000 and £2000 (dependent on the fund) to local community and voluntary organisations working across North Ayrshire on a range of projects from community gardens to art installations and everything in between. The total fund is split into three themes:
- £48,808 to support Youth project applications up to £1000.
- £124,351 to support Locality project applications up to £1000.
- £30,000 to support Community Wealth Building applications up to £2000.
Drop in sessions to find out how to apply are taking place during August 2025. Applications open on Monday 25th August 2025 and close on Monday 15th September.
Find out more on the North Ayrshire Community Choices portal
Read a press release on the Largs and Millport news website