Four key community infrastructure applications in the Highlands have successfully secured a total of €706,039 from the Scottish Government's Islands Programme for 2025/2026. These funds will support major construction, design, and resilience projects across Skye, Canna, and Eigg.

The successful projects and their respective Islands Programme grants are:

South Skye Community Campus Project Phase 1 (Broadford): Funding of €327,393 toward the total project cost of €844,143 to deliver an all-weather, floodlit pitch.

Coroghan Barn Technical Design (Isle of Canna): Funding of €250,800 toward the total project cost of €308,960 to complete the technical design stage for the barn's redevelopment.

Eigg Electric – Resilience and Enabling Works: Full funding of €32,900 for infrastructure upgrades supporting further renewable generation.

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Eigg's Net Zero Homes – Phase 2 (NZH-2): Funding of €94,946 toward the total project cost of €116,262 for the renovation of community-owned housing stock.

Cllr John Finlayson, Skye and Raasay Area Committee Chair, highlighted the impact of the Broadford investment: "Replacing the grass pitch with a floodlit all-weather pitch will enable sport to be played all year round rather than the current limited four / five months a year available on the grass pitch... The fact that this facility will allow sport to be played in winter as well as summer is vital to support health and wellbeing right through the year."

Cllr Kate Willis, Lochaber Committee Chair, noted the strategic importance of the Small Isles funding, stating that the Coroghan Barn redevelopment on Canna is key to the island's 10-year regeneration strategy, linking with planned affordable housing and visitor infrastructure improvements. Meanwhile, the Eigg projects will secure the long-term viability of its community-owned housing and power infrastructure.

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes expressed satisfaction with the outcome: "I am pleased we have been able to provide substantial funding towards projects across island areas. They are all fine examples of how we can work together with communities and local authorities to boost island economies in ways that are sustainable and generate revenue that can be reinvested locally."