The Grants Determination (Cabinet) Sub Committee is asked to:

•           Agree to the process of inviting applicants for the 2018/19 Ageing Well Small Grants fund which aims to provide financial support to groups providing social activities and peer support to older people in the borough,

•           To consider the award of four grants from the 2017/18 fund, where applicants are operating from council-owned premises but without a current formal arrangement in place. 

A decision is required to ensure that the 2018/19 fund can potentially used by groups to fund Eid celebrations (in June 2018) and summer activities.

The Programme Director Special Projects, Commissioning & Health presented the report which:

• reported the grants awarded under the Small Grants Fund in 2017/18.
• asked the Sub-Committee to determine four awards which, because of property issues, could not be determined via delegated decisions.
• asked the Sub-Committee to approve the process for applications under the successor Ageing Well Grants Programme 2018/19 and delegate responsibility for approving grants to the Divisional Director Integrated Commissioning.

The Chair invited the Chair of GSSC to comment on the report and he indicated there were no further comments that he wished to make.  The Chair then invited GDSC Members to comment on the report and they indicated that they supported the proposals.

The Chair noted the arrangements for equality monitoring of projects that have received funding under the Ageing Well Programme which involves submission of data by projects to the Commissioning Team.

DECISION

1.         That the process for inviting applications for the Ageing Well Small Grants Fund 2018/19 be approved.

2.         That the availability of £ 25,000 funding for the proposal be noted.

3.         That the process for awarding the grant funding, and subsequent monitoring arrangements be approved

4.         That the Divisional Director Integrated Commissioning be delegated responsibility for approving the awards under the Ageing Well Small Grants Fund 2018/19.

5.         That the award of four grants, totalling £1,850, from the 2017/18 Ageing Well Small Grants fund be approved.