Issue - items at meetings - The Future for Discretionary Grants 2012-13 & Beyond

Report of the Strategic Director: Communities (copy attached).

(1)               That Cabinet recognise the role of the grants programme in underpinning the council’s working relationship with, and sustainable success of, Brighton and Hove’s third sector organisations.

(2)               That Cabinet agree the proposed vision, criteria and process for Annual Grants 2012-13 and a full cycle of the Three-Year Grants (Strategic & Annual) 2013-16.

161.1    Councillor Duncan introduced the report and stated that he believed it was an excellent report which detailed a very good grants programme that supported organisations and groups and had been put forward by the Members Advisory Group.  He hoped that it would be supported by the Cabinet and believed that it would generate benefit across the city.

161.2    Councillor Mitchell welcomed the report and stated that she believed it set the direction for the next few years and also welcomed the reinstatement of the small grants budget.

161.3    Councillor G. Theobald welcomed the report and stated that the process for determining the grants allocations was a good one and queried whether the level of funding would be kept at £1.6m.

161.4    Councillor Duncan stated that it was intended to maintain the level of funding but noted that it would be determined by the Budget Council meeting on the 23^rd February.

161.5    RESOLVED:

(1)         That Cabinet recognise the role of the grants programme in underpinning the council’s working relationship with, and sustainable success of, Brighton and Hove’s third sector organisations.

(2)         That Cabinet agree the proposed vision, criteria and process for Annual Grants 2012-13 and a full cycle of the Three-Year Grants (Strategic & Annual) 2013-16.