LEADER+ in the Western Isles, Skye and Lochalsh

Local Action Group

The LEADER+ programme in the Western Isles and Skye and Lochalsh is managed in partnership by a "Local Action Group" comprised of the following organisations:

• Western Isles Enterprise
• HIE Skye &  Wester Ross
• Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
• Highland Council
• Comunn Na Gaidhlig
• Scottish Natural Heritage
• Association of Western Isles Councils of Voluntary Service
• Skye & Lochalsh Council for Voluntary Organisations
• Two young people’s representatives
• Two women’s representatives

Local Theme

Each local programme will apply an area theme. The theme of the Western Isles, Skye and Lochalsh LEADER+ programme is:

"The use of new know-how and new technologies to make the products and services of rural areas more competitive."

This is a wide theme that offers communities good opportunity to come forward with innovative ideas for their own locality. All projects coming forward for support should be consistent with the above theme. Projects should also demonstrate innovation and should be able to transfer to other areas.

LEADER+ can fund projects up to a maximum of 50% of project costs.