ARGYLL and Bute Council is changing the way it distributes grant funding to community groups.
At a policy and resource committee meeting, members agreed to improve the Third Sector Grant Fund and the Early Years Fund, both of which support the development of community groups.
The improvements include changing the criteria for grant funding so that community councils and parent councils can apply. And a panel made up of members of the public will now be able to make recommendations to the area committee as a way of increasing community participation in grant decisions.