Community Benefit Fund – Engagement Feedback Form

Aligning Local Priorities & Fund Structure

Section 1: Scene Setting – Local Priorities

We want to ensure our Community Benefit Fund reflects the priorities that matter most to your community.

Based on previous engagement and local plans, we believe the following priorities accurately represent your area.

Important: Projects applying for funding will be judged on how well they align with these priorities, so your feedback is essential.

Based off of the priorities highlighted [Section 4], could you order your local areas' prioritise in order of importance to you. (1 being the most important, and 5/6 being the least important).

* Project Name:

* Community Council Area:

* Priority 1:

Priority 2:

Priority 3:

Priority 4:

Priority 5:

Priority 6:

* Do you agree these priorities accurately represent your community:

Yes
No

If No, please provide justification or reference to alternative local plans:

Section 2: Scene Setting – Fund Structure

Our Community Benefit Fund is designed to support projects of varying scale and impact.

Applications will be assessed based on alignment with local priorities and community benefit.

Grassroots Grants: Up to £10,000 – for small-scale, community-led initiatives.
Local Grants: £10,000 – £200,000 – for medium-scale projects addressing local priorities.
Strategic Grants: £200,000 – £500,000 – for large-scale projects delivering significant regional impact.

All grants will be administered by a trusted third-party facilitator/administrator.

* Do you agree with this proposed fund structure:

Yes
No

If No, please provide justification:

Section 3: Want to Find Out More?

For more details on SPEN’s Community Benefit Fund, visit:

https://www.spenergynetworks.co.uk/pages/community_benefits.aspx

Section 4: Local Context Grid

Project	Local Authority	Community Council	Priorities (1–6)	Source
Sanquhar	Dumfries & Galloway	Royal Burgh of Sanquhar and District	Heritage Townscape Tourism Facilities Communication Transport	Community Action Plan
Stranoch	Dumfries & Galloway	New Luce CC	Community Broadband Community Assets Existing Projects Green Spaces Recreation Transport	Community Action Plan
Chirmorie	South Ayrshire	Barrhill CC	Natural Space Traffic and Parking Influence and Sense of Control Street and Spaces Play and Recreation	Council Wide Engagement: Barrhill Specific 2022
Mark Hill	South Ayrshire	Barrhill CC	Revitalising Town Centre Enhancing Transport Strengthening Community Connections Supporting Local Economy Improving Facilities Empowering Local Influence	Barrhill Development Trust Action Plan 2017–2022
Coalburn	South Lanarkshire	Lesmahagow CC	Supporting Local Economy Improving Facilities Empowering Local Influence Natural Spaces Play and Recreation Housing	CAP – Council Led Action Plan & Lanarkshire-wide Plan
Clyde South to Whitelaw Brae	Scottish Borders	Tweedsmuir CC	Discover Tweedsmuir Sustainable Tweedsmuir Low Carbon Tweedsmuir Tweedsmuir Community Life Land Use	CAP

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