How many grants from the Cashback for Communities scheme have been awarded to applicants in (a) West Dunbartonshire and (b) Argyll and Bute…

To date, the Scottish Government has committed to invest over £13 million in the CashBack for Communities programme which includes diversionary and participatory projects for young people across Scotland.
£3 million of this investment was allocated to YouthLink Scotland. Funding distributed through the YouthLink Scotland local youth project grant scheme is recorded by local authority.
The following organisations in West Dunbartonshire received funding in rounds 1 and 2 after successful applications:
Round 1:
|

Community Links Scotland/Streetlinks
| £ 8,118

The Tullochan Trust
| £34,430

Round 2:
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1st Glen Lusset Scout Group
| £ 2,000

Knowetop Community Farm Project Ltd
| £15,548

Clydebank Housing Association
| £21,904


The following organisations in Argyll and Bute received funding in round 1 after successful applications:
Round 1:
|

Mid Argyll Youth Project (MAYP)
| £10,000

SSC “ Youth of Scotland Club
| £ 2,805

Cowall Youth Information Project
| £ 1,770

Stramash Partnership “ Argyll and Bute Council
| £25,425


This represents the full allocation to Argyll and Bute and so no awards were made in round 2.
A further £1 million has been allocated to YouthLink Scotland for a second grant programme which is currently open for applications.
In addition, the Scottish Football Association (SFA) used £8,800 and £7,500 of their CashBack grants in West Dunbartonshire and Argyll and Bute respectively to deliver Midnight Football and Street Football in 2008-2009.
Scottish Rugby are investing £19,082 of CashBack funding in a range of diversionary school and club rugby activities in West Dunbartonshire and £6,582 in Argyll and Bute.
Basketballscotland is working to promote basketball participation across Scotland through the deployment of four regional co-ordinators funded by CashBack.
The second culture strand of CashBack was announced in March 2009. The Creative Identities project is an 18-month programme of creative learning activities for young people targeting young carers in particular, but will be open to all young people. West Dunbartonshire is included in the West Central Programme Plan, which will be led by Glasgow-based partners Tramway and Glasgow Film Theatre. They have been allocated a total of £343,600 to deliver projects across the region. Argyll and Bute is included in the Highlands and Islands Programme Plan, which will be lead by Eden Court and has been allocated a total of £136,150.