Issue - items at meetings - Three Year Strategic Grants 2013-16: Decision on Full Bid Applications

Report of the Interim Lead for the Chief Executive’s Services (copy attached).

(1)               That the recommendations of the cross party Member Advisory Group be noted and the award of Three Year Strategic Grant 2013-16 to 69 applicant organisations, subject to recommendation(2) below be approved, and that a further 10 applicant organisations receive an alternative package of support;

(2)               That it be noted the final decision of the level of grant award for each of the three years will be made at Budget Council for the relevant year; and

(3)               That it be noted that given the budget position of the Council grant recipients would be advised that payment of grant monies would be subject to the city council having available funds.

83.1         The Head of Policy & Performance introduced the report which detailed the recommendations of the cross-party working group for the allocation of Three-Year Strategic Grant funding, 2013-16 to community groups, voluntary organisations and not-for-profit social enterprise.  He also noted that a further ten organisations had been given help to find support and funding opportunities, having not been included in the grant allocation list.

83.2         The Chair welcomed the report and noted that it had been a very large and detailed piece of work which had been undertaken by officers and Members, and he was pleased that the level of support had been protected for this year and next, which showed the commitment to the third sector.

83.3         Councillor Hamilton stated that he had been very impressed with the full reports to the cross-party working group from the Grants Team and welcomed the fact that the recommendations were agreed across all parties.

83.4         Councillor Littman stated that he valued the report and was pleased that the level of grant funding had been maintained under the current economic climate and circumstances faced by the authority.  He hoped that the recommendations would be agreed.

83.5         The Chair then put the recommendations to the vote.

83.6         RESOLVED:

(1)         That the recommendations of the cross party Member Advisory Group be noted and the award of Three Year Strategic Grant 2013-16 to 69 applicant organisations, subject to recommendation(2) below be approved, and that a further 10 applicant organisations receive an alternative package of support;

(2)         That it be noted the final decision of the level of grant award for each of the three years will be made at Budget Council for the relevant year; and

(3)         That it be noted that given the budget position of the Council grant recipients would be advised that payment of grant monies would be subject to the city council having available funds.