Following last year’s online public vote, residents in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray can now find out which local eco-friendly projects will receive a share of £1million in funding from the Scottish Government’s Just Transition Participatory Budgeting (PB) Fund. Details of…
Our resource for grant making through participatory budgeting has had a make-over. Refreshed and released at the beginning of January 2025, it has been updated to add new content, fix broken links, and reflect Shared Future’s current branding. Specifically written…
Pots of Possibility grants help regenerate North Lancashire’s environment and build healthy, thriving communities across Lancaster district. There are smaller Community Pots, decided by a local panel, and larger £10,000 Your Pots participatory budgeting grants, voted on by local people…
Communities and residents living in the Killutagh area of Northern Ireland received grants through Triangle Housing for funding for small projects. In the 2024 round they could apply for up to £1000. Triangle housing regularly uses the same format in…
This was the second year of a two year funding scheme to increase access to arts, culture and heritage activities in Moray which was co-designed with the sector as part of a Participatory Budgeting process, which saw applying organisations vote…
Shipley Town Council hosted its first Participatory Budgeting event on Saturday 27th January 2024 for their Green Grants funding programme and over 70 people attended to make their voices heard. Seven projects were asked to present their environmental initiatives to…
Originally posted on PB Scotland’s website, Paul Nelis explores the work of the Ripple Project and Craigentinney Primary school where PB has been used by pupils to set their priorities over how to spend £3,000. Supported and funded by The…
This report details key learning points from an evaluation of the ‘Wee Green Grants’ PB processes led by Glasgow City Council’s Parks and Greenspace department. The evaluation finds the Wee Green Grants initiative to be another example of a strong,…
An exciting new youth led and designed PB process was launched in 2020, across the Derry and Strabane District Council Area of Northern Ireland. Young people from across the city have been involved in shaping and designing the YOUth Making…
Social isolation is a key requirement towards promoting wellbeing and preventing undue pressure on public services, such as costly hospital admissions. With an elderly mother of my own who is increasingly needing care at home it’s a subject close to…