Sportscotland will allocate a total of £14.9 million ($24.1 million) to 51 sports bodies ahead of the the Glasgow Games, as it strives to produce "the most successful Scottish team ever" in 2014.

The money will support athlete preparations, and includes funds for disabled athletes.

Sportscotland chairwoman Louise Martin said the level of support offered to the 17 sports competing in the Games was "uppermost" in their discussions.

She said: "Our aim remains to have the most successful Scottish team ever in Glasgow and towards that aim we are making significant progress working with sports governing bodies (SGBs) to support athlete preparations, including elite athletes with a disability, across all 17 sports.

"We also want to ensure that more SGBs introduce enhanced performance pathways as part of the Commonwealth Games legacy. This will help to deliver success in Glasgow and beyond."

Scotland won a total of 26 medals at last year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, including nine gold. 

The last time Scotland hosted the Games, at Edinburgh in 1986, they collected a total of 33 medals in an event that was boycotted by many countries.

But only three of them were gold, although they did provide arguably the highlight of the Games when Liz Lynch (later McColgan) won the 10,000 metres. 

The value of each award will be published on April 1, along with the targets for performance and governance that are reliant on continued investment.

Sports minister Shona Robison added: "Investment is not an entitlement, this is public money and the public would expect us all to ensure this delivers results.

"It is crucial that sportscotland takes account of good governance, sustainability and in particular performance when deciding levels of funding by investing shrewdly and demonstrating value for money."