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The LEADER Innse Gall programme is a rural development programme aimed at promoting economic and community development within the Scotland and the Outer Hebrides through supporting small-scale, community-driven integrated and innovative bottom-up projects.
LEADER - Liason Entre Actions de Dèveloppment Èconomique Rurale
or Links between Activities Developing Rural Communities.
The overall strategic aim of the Outer Hebrides LEADER Strategy and Plan 2007-2013:
Will be to revitalise our communities by addressing specific issues of geographical handicap, remoteness and peripherality; economic fragility and job creation; population decline, out-migration of young people and women; inadequate community infrastructure and facilities; Gaelic language and culture, a sustainable environment, and social Inclusion.
**BROADBAND FUNDING ANNOUCNEMENT**
Rural communities are now able to bid for a share of a million-Euro fund to bring enhanced broadband to their areas. The new investment which is being delivered by the LEADER 2007-2013 programme, aims to improve coverage and bring faster broadband to rural communities.
Projects should be in keeping with the LEADER principles and applications made should highlight the positive rural development impact which they consider improved broadband access would bring.
Applications should be submitted to the LEADER team by 5pm on Wednesday 1st September 2010. The LEADER Innse Gall Local Action Group (LAG) will assess projects and approved and eligible projects will be forwarded to the Scottish Government to be entered into a bidding process for the Challenge Fund.
Examples of potential projects include:
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community groups wishing to upgrade exchanges
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pilot projects into next generation broadband
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supporting a business collective to access better broadband
No match funding is required i.e 100% costs under Challenge Fund.
For more informaiton please see the LEADER Broadband Challenge Fund Guidelines
LEADER GRANT FUNDING INTERVENTION RATE ANNOUNCEMENT
On Friday 5th March 2010, the LEADER Local Action Group agreed that LEADER Innse Gall will increase their intervention rate up to 50%. Projects that have already been approved at the 44% intervention rate will not be able to increase their funding to reflect the new rate. All new project applicants will now be able to apply for our increased intervention rate.
Prògram LEADER Innse Gall
‘S e prògram leasachadh dùthchail a tha ann am prògram LEADER Innse Gall ag amas air leasachadh eacanomaigeach agus coimhearsnachd a’ bhrosnachadh ann an Alba agus Innse Gall tro bhith a’ cur taic ri pròiseactan beag, ùr, inntinneach a tha ag èirigh a-mach à miann na coimhearsnachd.
LEADER - Ceanglaichean eadar Gnìomhan a’ Leasachadh Coimhearsnachdan Dùthchail.
‘S e amas innleachdail Plana agus Ro-Innleachd LEADER Innse Gall 2007-2013:
Ar coimhearsnachdan ath-bheothachadh le bhith a’ dèiligeadh ri cùisean sònraichte ann an dàimh ri bacadh tìreil agus iomallachd; frionasachd eacanomaigeach agus cruthachadh obraichean; crìonadh sluaigh, às-imrich òigridh agus boireannaich; bun-structar agus goireasan coimhearsnachd mì-fhreagarrach; Gàidhlig ‘s a cultar, àrainneachd seasmhach agus in-ghabhail shòisealta. |
