Project Application.
For community organisations that want to manage a project which delivers the priorities of the Irvine Regeneration Plan. Proposals are presented formally to the Irvine Neighbourhood Board on the Project Proposal Form and discussed at a Board meeting.
Projects that align with the Regeneration Plan.
The Regeneration Plan is a ten-year vision to fund locally led action on the priorities identified during public consultation. This route is for organisations proposing to deliver a project that sits within that Plan, rather than small one-off activities.
Your proposal must make clear whether it provides detail on an existing project within the programme, or is a new proposal replacing an existing project. For a new proposal you need to identify where in the approved Investment Plan the funding comes from, and which project would be adjusted or omitted to make room.
Projects must be located within the Irvine boundary, or benefit communities within it, and must meet the requirements on GDPR, Prevent Duty, Fair Work First and Disclosure Scotland that apply to the work.
Projects should fit the Pride in Place intervention themes.
Appendix A of the form lists the indicative interventions Neighbourhood Boards can fund. The list is not exhaustive and UK Government encourages Boards to think creatively, but anything outside the programme’s strategic objectives needs a business case agreed with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Regeneration, high streets and heritage
Public realm, town squares, green spaces, energy efficiency, community infrastructure, arts and culture.
Housing
Homelessness support, social housing modernisation, neighbourhood renewal, healthy and climate-resilient homes.
Work, productivity and skills
Routes into employment, business support and networks, skills provision, the visitor economy.
Cohesion and community power
Bringing communities together, participation in decision-making, community wealth building, volunteering.
Health and wellbeing
Community health provision, co-located services, sport and activity, preventative public health.
Transport, safety and education
Active travel, bus and rail access, designing out crime, town centre management, support for families and young people.
The Project Proposal Form in brief.
Contact details for the organisation and the project champion. The total cost of the project, where in the Investment Plan the funding sits, and a cost breakdown by year.
Project details: start and completion dates, a full description written for someone who knows nothing about the project, evidence that the community has been asked, who the project is for, and how many people it will help.
Deliverability: the arrangements and insurances in place, what might stop the project, and how it will be monitored and reported to the Board during and after delivery.
Download the form and submit it ahead of a Board meeting.
The form includes the guidance for every section and the full Appendix A list of interventions. Completed forms go to irvinefund@ourirvine.scot, which can also help if you need assistance with your proposal. Board meeting dates are published with the minutes.