Scottish Secretary Alister Jack has encouraged East and South Ayrshire Councils to have another shot at levelling up funds
South Ayrshire missed out on £20m funding for leisure and regeneration plans, including the refurbishment of the Citadel and other town centre works.
And while East Ayrshire Council was successful with its bid for Kilmarnock's cultural quarter project, a second bid for improvements to the Bellfield Interchange was not.