Following the scheme’s success last year, the funding of £250,000 has been allocated for a further year. This is for private homes and businesses across Fife that may be affected by flooding to become more resilient, with grants of up to £5,000 available per property to install property flood resilience measures to help protect their properties from future flood events.

The grants support private property owners to improve the flood resilience of their properties. 

Property Flood Resilience is any measure that can be applied to a building to make people and properties less vulnerable to the physical impacts of flooding, and reduce the length of time needed for recovery.

Councillor Jan Wincott, Fife Council spokesperson for environment and climate change, said: “Our Property Flood Resilience Grant (PFRG) scheme is already providing much needed help to our communities affected by flooding, as well as putting measures in place to help protect against the risk of flooding in the future.

“Although we have been experiencing some lovely sunny weather locally, we are seeing extreme weather events – for example, it’s been a particularly dry spring. We’re urging eligible residents to apply now for the support available. Don’t wait for winter storms to hit — take steps today to protect your home.

“Our focus is firmly on building climate resilience across the region. This means equipping our communities, homes and businesses to better withstand flooding and other climate-related challenges. Tackling flood risk is a crucial step in future-proofing Fife against the growing impacts of climate change.”

As part of the process, Fife Council will assist applicants in speaking to the Scottish Flood Forum to obtain a property flood assessment report. 

For more information on eligibility, and to submit an application, visit the website.