The Renfrewshire Voices fund aims to amplify the voices of LGBT+ communities, faith groups, British Sign Language (BSL) users, disabled people and other groups.
Renfrewshire Council Leader Iain Nicolson says quality local services must be the priority in Scottish Government reforms to councils and health partnerships.
The Red Smiddy shared pathway project in Erskine, Renfrewshire, received more than £1.5 million in funding through the Scottish Government's Active Travel Infrastructure Fund.