Cumbria County Council has been awarded £139,000 to support the scaling up of a digital tool which helps to identify vulnerable households during a crisis.
Cumbria County Council is spearheading a funding bid to develop the business case for expanding capacity on the Lakes Line between Oxenholme and Windermere.
Cumbria County Council can announce that, following close working with the Department for Transport, Cumbria has been awarded an additional £82.6 million to fund essential repairs following the storm damage of 2015/16 from Storms Desmond and Eva.
Councillor Stewart Young, Leader of Cumbria County Council, has responded to today's funding announcement by Government.
Council Leader describes £2m flood recovery funding as 'totally inadequate'
The council is inviting community groups and charities to apply for funding to initiate waste prevention projects in their local community
Six separate funding schemes are now in place to support households and businesses affected by flooding, with a seventh scheme to fund household flood protection set to launch on 4 January.
The government is providing local authorities with Community Grants as part of the Communities and Business Recovery Scheme.
