Purpose

The DATRIG allocation is included in the City
of Doncaster Council budget report and this ODR relates to the
spend on Grants for local services from the DATRIG in 2025 26. This
spend forms part of the Office of Health Improvements and
Disparities DATRIG plan
for Doncaster 2025 26 in accordance with the National Drug
Strategy, From Harm to Hope.

Content

To deploy DATRIG funds for the following
grants for 2025 26 to three local organisations Changing Lives
£50,985

To fund an employment post (full time Monday to Friday) to work
with Doncaster residents that have a history or are currently
experiencing substance misuse that are outside of the
eligibility
criteria of Individual Placement Support (IPS). Support for
Change
£62,500

Support4Change provides holistic, compassionate, and
person-cantered support to help families navigate the challenges of
living with and supporting a loved one with substance use issues
across five key localities: East (Thorne), Central (Doncaster
Town), south(Mexborough), and, North (Askern/Bentley).
Project 6 £349,525

To continue existing funding to Project6 for 5 specialist staff
working with BAME, LGBTQ, Eastern European communities and older
people. The funding will also further support ‘Better
Together’ the Lived Experience Recovery Organisation based
within Project6 to engage with recovery communities in Doncaster.
Total DATRIG funded grants 2025-26 to changing lives, project 6 and
support4change =£463,010

The Council has undertaken Subsidy Control Assessments for each of
the grants and the outcomes are as follows: Changing Lives: The
grant is deemed to be a subsidy. The Minimal Financial Assistance
(MFA) exemption has been utilised and the grant recipient has
completed an MFA Subsidy Notification and Confirmation Form.
Support for Change:

The grant is deemed to be a subsidy. The Minimal Financial
Assistance (MFA) exemption has been utilised and the grant
recipient has completed an MFA Subsidy Notification and
Confirmation Form. Project 6:

The grant is deemed to be a subsidy. The Council has applied the
subsidy control principles and has concluded that the subsidy/grant
is permissible.

Alternative options considered

Not to award the grants would result in
established services as part of a whole treatment and care system
not being delivered in 2025 26