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Development of Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) funding programmes
Meeting: 09/03/2022 - Grants Determination (Cabinet) Sub-Committee (Item 6)
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Minutes:
Emily Fieran-Reed, (Strategy & Policy Lead) presented the report. The report sought permission for the Council to extend current grant programmes beyond their planned end date. This will enable the council to have sufficient time to develop and agree longer-term funding options for the VCS (due to commence in October 2023) and for projects to continue. Many of these projects supported marginalised groups.
The Sub – Committee noted the questions submitted by Councillor Leema Qureshi, Scrutiny Lead Resources regarding the following issues :
• The Emergency Fund and Infrastructure and Capacity Building Grants Programme. Clarification was sought on the plans to review the proposals after the initial period, given the longer time period for the extension.
• It was also confirmed that Officers will carry out a reviews at appropriate stages of the funding to ensure the needs of sector were being best met.
RESOLVED
1. Note the plans to develop long-term proposals for funding for the VCS.
2. Agree to extend the scheduled end date for the Local Community Fund (LCF), Small Grants programme and Innovation Fund by 6 months, from 31st March 2023 to 30th September 2023.
3. Agree to extend the scheduled end date for the Infrastructure & Capacity Building Grants Programme by 18 months, from 30th September 2022 to 31st March 2024.
4. Agree to extend the scheduled end date for the Emergency Fund by 2 years, from 31st March 2022 to 31st March 2024.
5. Note the termination of the Covid Community Fund in March 2022
6. Agree the carry over of £39,500 of Emergency funding from the April 2021-March 2022 financial year to the April 2022-March 2023 financial year (the total of £39,500 to be carried over may be reduced if any further grant awards are made prior to 31st March 2022).
7. All agreements to external funding beyond 2022-23 will be subject to Cabinet and Council approval of future years budgets,