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Motion · S5M-20952 · 19 Feb 2020

University of Edinburgh Community Grants Scheme

Lodged by Gordon MacDonald Standard Motion 17 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the grants distributed to local groups through the University of Edinburgh Community Grants Scheme; notes that the sum of the grants has now passed £200,000; understands that the scheme, established in 2017 to support local people's vision for a better Edinburgh, helps the development of projects, community activities and sustainable local action through funding and collaboration; notes that the scheme aims to increase engagement between the University and local communities, have a positive social impact and create learning opportunities, including informal and non-traditional forms of learning; appreciates that projects funded in the Edinburgh Pentlands constituency have included Barnardo's Edinburgh Together ADHD Parenting Groups in Colinton, the Edinburgh Food Project serving foodbanks in Oxgangs and Plan Bee, a sustainable and natural beekeeping project working with vulnerable young people in Balerno; commends the University of Edinburgh for the commitment it has demonstrated to the local community, and wishes the organisations that have received grants all the best.

Supporters (17)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.