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£23.7 million Coastal Communities Fund announced
The £23.7million Coastal Communities Fund has been created to provide struggling coastal communities all across the country with money to support new opportunities.
Seaside groups could use the money to start programmes that can deliver skills training, offer apprenticeships to school leavers, create new workspaces or support small-scale transport improvements. Successful applicants can expect to get a grant of between £50,000 and £2million.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said: "Seaside towns and coastal communities have huge potential for economic growth that we simply can't afford to waste - this fund can make all the difference to these places we all know and love. "This is a great opportunity for long overlooked seaside towns, large and small, to grab a chance to grow through imaginative and innovative projects that create, skilled workers, and provide year round jobs that build stronger local economies."
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