This table shows the regional priorities relevant to the region you have selected.
Each regional priority has a unique code (column one) which will help you to identify your selected priorities when completing your Statement of Intent/Proposal.
The detailed description (column two) has been provided to help you understand the implications and outcomes being sought by each priority.
The package numbers (column three) will help you to cross reference those relevant packages to the regional priority you have selected, with the full list of packages detailed on the right hand side of the page.
Priority Code | Thriving Rural Communities Priorities | Relevant Packages |
| Improved viability and well being of Scotland's rural communities, by: | |
OHE31a | a. The provision of access to high quality socially, environmentally and economically sustainable community buildings (such as multi-use community centres), and facilities (i.e. sport and leisure). Particularly proposals that: - demonstrably underpin rural communities, particularly those which are remote and fragile
- enhance the quality of life in rural communities across the widest possible spectrum of local inhabitants
- enhance and add value to existing support mechanisms directed at rural communities.
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OHE31b | b. Helping communities address local community service needs: - provide support for developing and utilising existing IT provision in rural areas including support for prospective SRDP applicants
- proposals to develop community services to address issues and needs within a community
- proposals to support the co-location, cooperation and collaboration of community services and service delivery
- providing access to well managed facilities for the re-use and recycling of waste arisings local to their production.
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OHE32 | Sustainable, resilient rural communities, which are empowered and encouraged to take a positive role in influencing issues affecting them and their communities, through improving skills, knowledge and capacity and supporting other community led initiatives: - proposals that involve established, constituted and active local community groups with a clear geographical remit in the Outer Hebrides
- undertaking significant investigative or preparatory work for a planned development benefiting the community
- delivering a development project, local service, running a social enterprise, acquiring a modest asset or project that influences/directs others
- using organisationally effective and strategically placed skills, training, volunteer base, financial management systems, technology and communications to achieve their goals
- that has achieved core financial independence, i.e. secured a sustainable income stream
- support for proposals from established community groups which seek to optimise the multi-purpose utilisation of forests for local and wider community benefit.
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