Ceredigion has been awarded nearly £3 million for a dozen community projects.

Today, the UK Government has announced the list of successful applicants for the Community Renewal Fund.

After applying for the fund in June, Ceredigion County Council and its local partners have been successful in securing funding totalling £2,830,546 for community projects.

The funding has been awarded to proposals aimed at supporting people and communities to pilot programmes and new approaches and will invest in skills, community and place, local business, and supporting people into employment.

Following the call for proposals, a package of 12 local projects made up the final application of just under £3m to UK Government, which have all been supported in today’s funding announcement:

• AberInnovation Productivity Accelerator

• AnTir Feasibility Project

• BioAccelerate

• Building the Resilience of Historic Visitor Attractions By Developing Volunteer Ability

• Canolfan Tir Glas

• Enabling the Recovery of Ceredigion Towns

• Enterprise Ceredigion

• Lle i Weithio

• Mid Wales Challenge Led Launch Pad Series

• New Skills New Start

• Reverb

• Rural Community Engagement and Outreach Project

Ellen ap Gwynn, leader of Ceredigion County Council said: “I am delighted to welcome this excellent news that came with today’s announcement, and look forward to hearing more detail from UK Government and work with our partners to realise these projects for the benefit of our communities.”