Category Descriptions

Category Name	Category Description
Capital	Capital funding can be used to purchase assets, either new or the significant refurbishment of existing assets (an asset is an item of property - usually land, buildings or equipment - that will be owned by your group or organisation). Capital funding could be used to purchase: new buildings and repairs/refurbishments to existing buildings; land, outside space, playgrounds and sports equipment; equipment, vehicles or cultural pieces and artworks.
Revenue	Revenue funding can be used where there is no lasting asset (an asset is an item of property - usually land, buildings or equipment - that will be owned by your group or organisation). Revenue funding could be used for the following costs: staffing/salaries, venue or equipment hire, office/printing, transport and accommodation, training, marketing, prizes and volunteer reimbursement. You may also wish to consider including a proportion of the running costs of your organisation. See here for more information: https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/funding-guidance/full-cost-recovery
Alleviation of Poverty	Community projects that intend to lift people out of poverty and improve the quality of life for those currently living in poverty. This could include projects that provide education, information and advocacy, for example money and debt advice or fuel poverty awareness. It also might include projects such as community foodbanks, school uniform banks, warm spaces initiatives or community meals.
Arts, Culture & Heritage	Community projects that focus on celebrating and strengthening the arts, culture, heritage, and language sector across Argyll and Bute. This might also include community events and festivals.
Children & Families	Community projects that aim to bring benefits specifically to children and families in the community.
Climate	Community climate projects might include work that focusses on climate mitigation, adaptation and engagement. Many successful community climate projects will deliver outcomes across all three activities (mitigation, adaptation and engagement). Climate mitigation: Projects focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. For example: Energy efficiency improvements in buildings and homes, renewable energy installations and community power schemes, sustainable transport initiatives like car sharing or cycling programs, local food growing and reduced food waste projects, circular economy initiatives like repair cafes and reuse schemes, tree planting and carbon sequestration projects. Climate Adaptation: Projects helping communities prepare for and respond to climate impacts. For example: natural flood management and sustainable drainage systems, heat-resilient community spaces and green infrastructure, water conservation and management schemes, climate-resilient food growing and agriculture, emergency response planning for extreme weather, building modifications for temperature control Community Engagement Projects: Activities that build awareness and participation typically include. For example: climate literacy and education programs, community mapping and vulnerability assessments, intergenerational skills sharing workshops, cultural and artistic climate awareness events, citizen science and monitoring projects, local climate action planning and consultation.
Community Assets	Projects that involve the use of Assets or Land to further a community project. It could be around Asset Transfer, Lease or Licencing of Assets or another form of community control for public benefit. These projects can involve capital investment to enhance or develop the asset for a bigger community project. This might include a community group purchasing land to build community housing on, a group redeveloping and repurposing a closed school into a community gym, or a group constructing a new toilet block on a piece of derelict land.
Community Capacity & Expertise	Community projects that focus on increasing the capacity, expertise and resilience of community organisations. This might include organising training for members to develop skills and build capacity to enable the group to do more themselves. It also might include employing staff to increase the capacity of the organisation, or paying consultants to carry out a specific piece of research on behalf of the community organisation.
Community Safety	Community projects that focus on making people feel safer in their community by reducing crime and antisocial behaviour.
Community Wellbeing	Community projects that spport people to live healthy and fulfilling lives. This might include projects to improve people's health, which could include their mental and/or physical health. It also might include community projects that focus on people's wellbeing, supporting them to feel comfortable, connected, healthy and happy.
Digital	Community projects that involve digital technology. This might include setting up digital hubs, installing community broadband networks, increasing digital resilience in the community, or hosting training opportunities to support people to use digital technology.
Employment, Training & Volunteering	Community projects that support people to access employment and encourage volunteering and training opportunities in the community. This also includes community projects that support people who are new to employment or face barriers to employment.
Energy	Energy projects encompass community-led initiatives that transform local energy systems and tackle fuel poverty. These might include: Generation and Storage. For example: renewable energy installations (solar, wind, hydro), community-owned power schemes, energy storage solutions, micro-generation projects. Energy Efficiency. For example: building retrofit programs, home insulation schemes, smart meter initiatives, LED lighting upgrades, heat pump installations. Sustainable Transport. For example: electric vehicle charging networks, community car sharing schemes, e-bike programs, green transport hubs. Energy Justice. For example: Fuel poverty reduction programs, energy advice services, collective switching schemes, warm homes initiatives. Projects may focus on one or multiple aspects, from generating clean energy to reducing consumption and ensuring affordable access for all community members.
Food & Drink	Community projects that focus on the production, promotion and sales of food and drink. This might include community gardens, community food hubs, farmers markets or food festivals.
Housing	Community housing projects that focus on helping community organisations to increase or improve the housing supply in their local areas. This might include activities that help the community build homes, such as renting a hall for a public meeting, paying for searches, administration costs or legal advice, design work and planning applications. Once planning permission is granted, community housing projects might include the building of new homes, or the refurbishing and retrofitting of existing housing stock in the community.
Islands	Community projects that are located on islands in Argyll and Bute.
Land Management	This relates to community projects that focus on agriculture, crofting or other estate, woodland/forestry, land for development, or amenity land.
Regeneration	Community projects that focus on the regeneration of buildings, (including safeguarding and restoring built heritage, and returning vacant floorspace to use), as well as projects that revitalise streets and public spaces to support thriving places. This also includes the regeneration of natural spaces such as parks, gardens, woodlands, fields, streams, canals, reservoirs, and rivers, the coastline, green spaces alongside paths and roads and tree-lined streets.
Sports & Leisure	Community projects that focus on indoor and outdoor community spaces and events that encourage everyone to enjoy sport and leisure. This might include upgrades to community sports and leisure facilities, purchasing sports equipment, or participation programmes that encourage people to take part in sport.
Tourism	Community projects that focus on improving the visitor experience and encouraging people to visit and holiday in Argyll and Bute.
Transport	Community projects that focus on movement in and around your community. This might include active travel (walking, wheeling, and cycling), public transport, or traffic and parking projects. This might also include marine transport infrastructure such as piers, slipways, marinas or pontoons.
Youth	Community projects that aim to bring benefits specifically to young people in the community.