Several local organisations are set to benefit from a share of £4.6million aimed at boosting coastal communities.

Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty, Lesley Griffiths, congratulated 21 coastal community projects across Wales as the grants were announced on Friday.

Menter Aberteifi Cyfyngedig will benefit from £109,974 to re-establish and develop Cardigan Market Hall as a sustainable business hub for market traders and micro-enterprises.

Ceredigion County Council is set to receive £150,718 to raise the profile of the Ceredigion coastline as a place to visit throughout the year.

Bluestone Brewing Company Limited, near Newport, will benefit from £80,746 to support a one year project to provide a visitor facility, office and storage facilities within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

Cardigan Bay Watersports will receive £123,974 to provide new products and activities, upgraded equipment and professional management.

Fishguard & Goodwick Chamber of Trade and Tourism has been awarded £291,032 for a project to promote North Pembrokeshire as a visitor destination through the development and coordination of tourism services.

Under the UK Treasury’s Coastal Communities Fund, grants are available to fund projects which boost the economy of coastal communities across the UK. The fund for Wales is delivered in partnership between the Welsh Government and Big Lottery Fund.

Lesley Griffiths said: “We want to see vibrant, viable communities all along Wales’ fantastic coastline. This fund will support our work to regenerate coastal towns, boosting their economic development as well as their standing as key tourism and cultural destinations.

“The funding will enable those with local knowledge to develop projects addressing the specific issues facing their communities. I look forward to seeing how these schemes benefit local people and support our wider regeneration vision for Wales.”

Fran Targett, Coastal Communities Fund Wales Committee chairman, said: “Coastal Communities share a strong sense of place and this funding will give areas in Wales a welcome boost by supporting the development of their local economies.”

The Coastal Communities Fund was announced by the UK Government in 2011 to provide funding on a bid basis for projects supporting local economic development in coastal communities.

The applications were considered by the Coastal Communities Fund Wales Committee and approved by the Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty. During the selection process, consideration was taken of how plans for economic growth address local needs and priorities, job creation and long-term sustainability.