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Argyll and Bute Council produce a monthly interactive funding bulletin which is designed to help groups, businesses and individuals find their way through the funding maze. It also has a dedicated section to Covid-19 grants and loans.   To view, use the link below.   https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/sites/default/files/funding_alert_199_august_2020.pdf f you require any further information regarding funding, please contact  Alison Clark   Covid-19 Response Coordinator  Tiree Community Development Trust   […]

FOUNDATION SCOTLAND/NET RESPONSE, RECOVERY & RESILIENCE FUND HAS RE-OPENED for applications between £1,000 and £5,000.  The fund is now focussing on Recovery and will support organisations to continue their operations in the ‘new normal’, to re-establish or re-design their activities to comply with new regulations in addition to providing emergency support for those who need […]

Live on 3rd and closes on 10th Aug ‘20  This new fund will be made available for businesses who haven’t received any support via other funds as a result of the current pandemic. Applicants will be eligible to receive a one-off grant of £10,000.  Applications for the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) Support Scheme for Self-Catering businesses, which […]

Currently, and prior to COVID-19, all employees have the legal right to request flexible working, which can include homeworking. During the COVID-19 crisis, emergency homeworking has been used to support the public health strategy.  The Scottish Government has produced a set of guidance notes which are intended to support employers and the self-employed with the continuation of […]

On the 17th July 2020 a loan scheme to support farmers and crofters through the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis was announced by announced by the Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing.  With the additional uncertainty caused by Brexit, the National Basic Payment Support Scheme will maintain vital cash flow for farm and croft businesses by injecting up to £340 million into the rural […]

f you find yourself in a conflict with another person or group arising from social distancing or self- isolation due to Covid-19 the Scottish Mediation Covid-19 Mediation Service is here to help.  This is a challenging time for many of us and qualified mediators from the Scottish Mediation Register have stepped forward to offer their services […]