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Following Council instruction in June 2021 (Report PNCA/032/21/DG), Officers submitted applications to the UK Community Renewal Fund on the 18th June 2021.
On the 3rd November 2021, the Council was notified that none of the eight submitted proposals shortlisted by the Council had been successful.
The summary outcomes from a Scottish perspective were:
28 of the 32 local authorities submitted at least one application to the fund;
All 13 local authorities designated as “priority places” submitted at least one application;
In total 176 eligible bids were submitted by Scottish local authorities (about one sixth of the total number across the UK);
Of these bids 56 (about one third) were successful – the associated grant award was about £18.4m (9% of the UK total);
Bids originating from priority places in Scotland had a much higher “success” rate (41%) than those from non-priority places (16%);
No local authority was successful in all its bids – 6 were unsuccessful in all their bids (including the Council); and
22 local authorities received approval for at least one of their bids.
Officers are now reviewing the outcome of both funds, seeking more detailed feedback and considering the implications for future applications which will be reported back to Council in due course.
