Who is delivering the fund?
The Just Transition PB Fund is being delivered across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray by a partnership of six local and trusted organisations
Who is distributing the funding?
In May 2022 the Scottish Government announced a ten year £500 million Just Transition Capital Fund to support Scotland’s North East economy in its just transition to net zero.
Each year, funds are ringfenced for participatory budgeting (PB) which empowers communities to have a direct say on how money will be spent through the process of a public vote.
Year 1 of the fund ran from November 2022 to January 2023 with £1million available to support community led projects in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire & Moray. As a result, 45 new eco friendly & sustainable initiatives were introduced across the region.
More information about The Just Transition process is available at gov.scot/publications/just-transition-fund
Across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray, a number of locally based organisations are working in partnership to deliver the fund.
The six organisations within the partnership are ACVO TSI, Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action, TSI Moray (the Third Sector Interfaces for each geographic area within the region), NESCAN Hub, Money for Moray and The Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC).
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ACVO TSI
ACVO is the third sector interface for Aberdeen City. Whether you want to know more about volunteering; setting up and running a third sector organisation; or using social enterprise as a model to deliver social good, the interface is your local starting point in Aberdeen.
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Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action
AVA’s mission is to promote the growth of strong, resilient communities by connecting, supporting and promoting the third sector in Aberdeenshire. They support organisations and charities with advice and support relating to anything from governance to funding or volunteering.
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TSI Moray
tsiMORAY helps to grow and develop volunteering, community groups, charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises across Moray. As part of this role they help the groups and individuals they work with take part in local planning and decision-making processes that affect them.
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NESCAN Hub
NESCAN Hub is the regional community climate action support hub for Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire. If you want to know more about community climate action, how to develop your own community climate action project or add your voice into policy setting & decision making for a just transition then we are here to help.
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Money for Moray
The Money for Moray team is made up of 15 volunteer community representatives who came together in early 2016 to design and deliver a pilot Participatory Budgeting (PB) grant scheme in Moray. The team operates on an entirely voluntary and independent basis and its members are drawn from all parts of Moray.
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Scottish Community Development Centre
SCDC is the lead body for community development in Scotland. They work to their vision of an active, inclusive and just Scotland where communities are strong, equitable and sustainable. They work across sectors and professions to help shape policy for strong, influential and inclusive communities.