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Search the Public Notice PortalCOMMUNITIES in Prestonpans and Cockenzie and Port Seton are set for a major funding boost, after a benefit fund of more than half a million pounds was announced.
The £530,000 community benefit fund is linked to the new Meadowmill Substation, a major transmission project being delivered by SP Energy Networks (SPEN).
The new substation, to be located between Prestonpans and Cockenzie and Port Seton, on the new Willie Innes Way on the former Cockenzie Power Station site, has been designed to support growing local electricity demand and improve connections to the national grid.
Construction of the substation - which, confusingly, is not at Meadowmill - is scheduled to begin early next year, with the community benefit fund, created in line with UK Government guidance, expected to open for applications around the same time.
Community groups will be able to apply for funding during an eight-week application window, with support available to help organisations through the process.
The fund will offer three tiers of grants, with different levels of support available depending on the size, scale and aim of each community project.
Before the fund launches, SP Energy Networks’ community benefits team say they will work with stakeholders to gather views on how the money could best support local priorities.
Consultation normally begins about three to six months before construction starts, although a date has not yet been confirmed.
The community benefits team recently presented their plan to Prestonpans Community Council at a recent meeting.
The members welcomed the idea and said they would happily support efforts to engage community groups in applying for the funding streams.
Residents in eligible areas may then be contacted to share ideas and help identify projects that could make the biggest difference locally.
Eligibility is based on communities being close to, or significantly affected by, consented transmission projects.
Further information on SP Energy Networks’ community benefit funding programme can be found online, with updates expected to be given later this year.
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