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Question reference: S4W-25698

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 26 May 2015
Current status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 18 June 2015

Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-25060 by Roseanna Cunningham on 21 April 2015, which organisations have received funding from the support offered for non-formal adult learning to the voluntary sector and how much they received.

Answer

Education Scotland manages the Scottish Government funding for non-formal adult learning to the voluntary sector; they have awarded a total of £2,161,100 over the three years 2013 to 2016. This funding is broken down in the following table.

Name of grant

Organisation

Financial Year 2013-14	Financial Year 2014-15	Financial Year 2015-16
Total	Total	Total

Strategic Funding Partnership Funding

Dyslexia Scotland	£48,500	£48,500	£48,500
Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens	£10,000	£10,000	£10,000
Lead Scotland	£142,500	£142,500	£142,500
Learning Link	£70,000	£70,000	£65,000
Scotland’s Learning Partnership	£37,500	£37,500	£37,500
Scottish Community Development Centre	£65,000	£65,000	£65,000
Scottish Community Development Network	£15,000	£15,000	£15,000
Scottish Trades Union Congress	£25,000	£25,000	£25,000
Workers Educational Association	£290,000	£290,000	£290,000

Sub Total

£703,500

£698,500

Community Learning and Development Innovation and Improvement Fund (Adult Learning only)

New College Lanarkshire	0	£9,800	0
Parents Early Education Partnership	0	£30,000	0
Learning Link and Worker’s Educational Association	0	£15,800	0

Sub total	£0	£55,600	£0
Total funding for adult learning each financial year	£703,500	£759,100	£698,500

Total funding for adult learning for 2013 to 2016

£2,161,100

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