Issue - meetings

That Cabinet approve the revised criteria for grant allocations as set out at sections 2.3 and 2.4 of the report.

The Business Manager – Regeneration & Strategic Housing presented a report which proposed revised criteria for allocations against the Council’s community grant scheme. In 2022/23 the Council offered a combined community grant scheme which consolidated a number of previous grant allocations and allocations under the scheme totalled £151,000, supporting 56 organisations. Given the criteria for the scheme was left relatively open, the demand on the scheme far exceeded the funds available. Therefore, this report proposed additional criteria to prioritise spend for 2023/24. The budget for 2023/24 had been set at £100,000 and a timeframe for allocations under the scheme was set out in the report, with a cross party panel being convened to consider applications.

AGREED      (with 6 votes for and 1 abstention) that Cabinet approve the revised criteria for grant allocations as set out at sections 2.3 and 2.4 of the report.

Reasons for Decision

To ensure that funding can be allocated to community groups – supporting communities to be sustainable and thrive.

Options Considered

Maintaining the existing grant criteria was considered, however the changes proposed allow for greater targeting of funds in line with Community Plan priorities.