At the Council Budget Meeting in February 2026 the following was agreed:
“Allocation of £50,000 to each of the four Area Committees as part of the priority commitment to support reshaping of business, decision-making and overall activities to align with existing and emerging local plans and issues; with officers to develop appropriate criteria and governance arrangements, and bring forward a report on delivery and implementation options to members for final approval – this to be funded from the Priorities Investment Fund”.
Applications are now open for the Fund
Application Criteria
This funding is for one year only and is allocated for the 2026/2027 financial year.
Applications are invited from Groups, Organisations or Individuals adhering to the following criteria:
- A valid bank account must be held
- Applications will be accepted to support one off or existing projects
- Applications can be for revenue or capital expenditure
- Applications can be for a maximum amount of £5000 but in exceptional circumstances applications for a higher amount may be considered
- All Applicants will be expected to complete an end of project monitoring form
- Any funding not spent on the project should be returned
Applications should be aligned with the Council Priorities:
- Empowered and resilient communities
- Making Argyll and Bute an attractive choice for families
- Housing, economic growth and population
- Transport, Infrastructure and Digital Connectivity
- Environment
- Sustainable Service Delivery
- Speaking up for Argyll and Bute, it’s people and its communities
How to apply
Applications should be submitted on the application form and submitted to areagovernance@argyll-bute.gov.uk
Download application form for Area Committee Priority Funding
Applications will be open from Monday 14th September 2026 and will close on Sunday 25th October 2026. Decisions on applications will be considered by the individual Area Committees thereafter.
Questions should be directed to areagovernance@argyll-bute.gov.uk
Your personal data
The information you supply will be used for the purpose for which you have provided it, and appropriate measures are in place to protect your personal data. A full privacy notice, which provides information about your rights under current data protection legislation and details about what will happen to your personal data can be found here:
