The Highland Council has announced that a total of 17 projects have been selected to be supported by the Community Regeneration Fund totalling £445,001.80 from a total of £540,708.21 awarded for the Lochaber Area.

Community Regeneration Funding is an umbrella term for funding streams available for communities/organisations to access and support economic regeneration and sustainable development in Highland. This round of funding includes the Highland Coastal Communities Fund, Place Based Investment Programme and UK Shared Prosperity funding with allocations and decision making of eligibility devolved to Lochaber Area Committee and its Elected Members.

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Lochaber Area Committee Chair, Cllr Kate Willis said: "The Committee has been overwhelmed by the volume of applications received from across Lochaber. 22 applications were received, which is the highest number to date and demonstrates the strength and importance of directing funding to the heart of community led projects. 5 of these were eligible to be re-directed to the Community Led Local Development Fund and were successful in securing funding from that source. This meant that there were 17 applications to consider today.

"The decisions agreed today were done so according to an approved red, amber and green RAG rating formula. The projects demonstrate: economic recovery; community resilience; mitigating impacts of the climate/ecological emergency and/or addressing the challenges of rural depopulation.

"Further details on each project will be brought to future ward meetings for progress reporting. On behalf of the Area Committee, we would like to thank all those involved in submitting applications, we wish all the projects every success."