Approvals on 29th July 2010:

Shetland Bus Friendship Society to employ a Scalloway Museum Development Co-ordinator for 3 years. Approval of £50,000, 50% of total project costs. This replaces a previous project approved on 2nd July 2009 which has been withdrawn.

Approvals on 3rd June 2010:

Shetland Islands Council for a pilot Participatory Budgeting project in the North Staney Hill area of Lerwick. Participatory Budgeting is a new approach to involving communities in decision making and problem solving within their own communities. Approval of £20,000, 50% of total project costs.

Shetland Community Bike Project for a part time project development worker over 2 years to develop the organisation’s new premises as a “One Stop Shop” for carbon reduction information projects in Shetland. Approval of £16,978, 47.5% of total project costs.

Approvals on 8th April 2010:

Shetland Cattle from Shetland Breeders Group for staging a centenary event in summer 2010 to celebrate the continuing survival of the breed. Approval of £20,402, 40% of total project costs.

Shetland Islands Council for a Creative Industries Student Support Scheme to encourage and enable students learning creative skills at Shetland College to acquire business skills during their studies and to support prospective entrepreneurs with their first steps into business. Approval of £60,000, 50% of total project costs.

Approvals on 11th February 2010:

Shetland Amenity Trust for developing geology trails for Unst and Fetlar. Approval of £5,740, 35% of total project costs.

Approvals on 29nd October 2009:

Shetland Islands Council for a 2 year pilot grant scheme to develop and enhance high quality local heritage related visitor products, activities and services. Approval of £45,861, 35% of total project costs.

Approvals on 3rd September 2009:

Whalsay History Group to undertake a feasibility study/options appraisal for the complex of buildings at Midden Court, Hillhead, Whalsay. Approval of £8,789, 50% of total project costs.

Shetland Islands Council to develop and manage new resources to promote dialect development among young people, particularly upper primary and secondary school ages. Approval of £66,980, 50% of total project costs.

Seafood Shetland to conduct a MSC pre-assessment study to determine the position of Shetland’s rope grown mussel industry to proceed to full MSC accreditation. Approval of £3,200, 40% of total project costs.

Approvals on 2nd July 2009:

Cunningsburgh History Group to establish history group premises adjacent to the Cunningsburgh public hall. Approval of £28,168.50, 50% of total project costs.

Shetland Bus Friendship Society to employ a Scalloway Museum Development Co-ordinator. Approval of £50,000, 50% of total project costs.

Soil Association Scotland to deliver the Crofting Connections programme to reconnect young people with their land, culture and history and inspire them to live and work in their crofting communities. Approval of £7,013.00, 45% of total project costs.

Approvals on 14th May 2009:

NAFC Marine Centre towards the ENergy from Waste - Realising Aquacultures Potential (ENWRAP) project to design a pilot scale anaerobic digestion facility that utilises waste materials from aquaculture and fisheries. Approval of £61,220, 50% of the total project costs.

Approvals on 19th March 2009:

Shetland Arts Development Agency towards the Mirrie Dancers project aimed at engaging communities across Shetland to participate in creating artworks that use light. Approval of £30,000, 8% of the total project costs.

NAFC Marine Centre to carry out a research project on the effects of lobster storage and diet on quality. Approval of £9,575, 40% of the total project costs.

Unst Partnership for a Feasibility Study for a community buyout of the Saxa Vord Resort in Unst. Approval of £14,514, 47% of the total project costs.

Shetland Folk Festival for a Trans-Nordic educational project called Nordic Tone. Approval of £11,088, 50% of the total project costs.

Approvals on 21st January 2009:

Tingwall Agricultural Museum Steering Group for a feasibility study relating to a museum and heritage centre in Tingwall. Approval of £3,536, 41% of the total project costs.

Shetland Shellfish Management Organisation for Phase 1 of a project to achie MSC accreditation for the Shetland shellfish inshore fishery. Approval of £3,031.50, 40% of the total project costs.

Approvals on 27th November 2008:

Bixter Hall for the installation of a 6Kw aerogenerator to provide community benefit. Approval of £17,598, 40% of the total project cost.

Bridge End Outdoor Centre for the installation of a 6Kw aerogenator to provide community benefit. Approval of £12,562, 30% of the total project cost.

RNLI for the installation of a 15Kw aerogenator for the Aith Lifeboat Station. Approval of £29,670, 40% of the total project cost.

Westsandwick Hall for the installation of a 6Kw aerogenator to provide community benefit. Approval of £17,925, 40% of the total project cost.

Hillswick Hall for the installation of a 6Kw aerogenator to provide community benefit. Approval of £18,543, 40% of the total project cost.

Shetland Composites Ltd. for a pilot project to design, build and test a heating system for households, powered by renewable energy. Approval of £10,086, 41% of the total project costs.

Approvals on 1st October 2008

Veer North for the provision of experimental ArtLabs throughout rural Shetland. Approval of £9,869.72, 34% of the total project cost.

Global Yell Ltd. for the establishment of a Centre for Creative Industries. Approval of £41,788, 40% of the total project cost.

Hame Fae Hame Ltd. toward the start up of a business offering high quality care for children aged between 1 and 5 years old. Approval of £5227.50, 41% of the total project cost.

Approvals on 21st August 2008:

Shetland Organics Producers Group for formation of community interest company. Approval of £9,960, 40% of total project costs.

Approvals on 3rd July 2008:

Skeld Waterfront Trust for the provision of an amenity building adjacent to the marina and camp/caravan site in Skeld. Approval of £13,048, 18% of the total project cost.

Shetland Animal Health Scheme for the Caseous Lymphadenitis Initiative - Shetland Breeders Scheme. Approval of £5,470, 39% of the total project cost.