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£50,000 for Scottish Borders foot and mouth recovery
29/08/2001
The Scottish Executive today awarded £50,000 to the Borders Community Support Fund (CSF). This will match funding already committed by Scottish Borders Council and Scottish Enterprise Borders.
The Executive has awarded the full amount of funding held in reserve for community-level foot and mouth recovery in the Scottish Borders. Funding from the CSF will be awarded to community projects which build community capacity and promote social inclusion by enabling local people to contribute to the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of the area.
BACKGROUND
This announcement follows on from the announcement earlier this month that Ministers were committing £10 million for foot and mouth recovery. £300,000 of this, including up to £50,000 for the Scottish Borders, was allocated for community level recovery.
Application forms can be obtained from:
Rural Resource Centre
Tweed Horizons
Newtown St Boswells
MELROSE TD6 0SG
Tel: 01835 824125
News Release: SE2009/2001
29 Aug 2001