Nine Fife organisations have received a share of a £1 million Lottery funding pot.
Kirkcaldy-based Fife Alcohol Support Service (FASS) and equality organisation Pink Saltire were each given £10,000.
Jim Bett, service manager at FASS, said: “It’s a fantastic award in an area that’s quite difficult to get money.
“It will give us the means to really take our website to the next level.”
The award will allow FASS to develop its multilingual website, which already has downloadable advice in Polish and Russian.
“We’re hoping to do something for the Chinese community as well,” said Mr Bett.
He continued: “This new award will allow us to completely revamp our website and bring it into the modern age so it can interact with things like tablets and smartphones.
“There has been real energy put into our web services, which are perfect for reaching out to people who may be a little bit worried about their use of alcohol but not at the stage of going to their GP.
“The website does a number of things including referral into the agency and, importantly, education and self-help for people who think they need to do something.”
Across Scotland, a total of 136 groups were awarded grants totalling £996,227.
Pink Saltire aims to tackle isolation among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people through creative media projects.
The funding will help them commission short films.
Stuart Duffy, founder of Pink Saltire, said: “We are delighted to receive this funding boost from the Big Lottery Fund.
“Our Originals film project will tackle some of the misunderstanding around equality issues in Scotland.
“We’re excited to work with a number of experienced producers and hope the films have their first screening in September.”
Other significant recipients included the 50th Fife Scout Group, which was awarded £9,936.
The scouts will use the funding to refurbish Wayside Hall in Glenrothes, which has been transferred to them through a community ownership agreement with Fife Council.
Arden House Projects, which offers day care for the elderly in Leven, received £9,528. They will use the funding to engage sessional staff so they can expand the services they offer.
St Joseph’s RC Primary School in Kelty received £7,007 towards new playground equipment and Cupar Bowmen were given £4,500 for archery gear.
Kids Come First will be able to buy new play and sensory equipment with their grant of £3,478. The group operates a breakfast club, after school care and holiday cover for children aged from 4 to 12 years.
The other two Fife recipients were Blind Activities Support Events, which was given £3,110, and The Edinburgh Road Club, which got a grant of £2,500.
