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RESOLVED that
Cabinet:

 

(a)   
following the review of the External Funding High
Level Framework Grants Checklist, as attached in Appendix A to the
Portfolio Holder’s report (A.3), accepts £563,028 from
UK Shared Prosperity Fund;

 

(b)   
approves the allocation of: £40,000 to commission business support;
£26,500 to the continuation of the Local Cultural Education
Partnership (LCEP) Officer role; £19,506 to the continuation
of the Council’s Town Centre Manager Role; £15,000 for
Extend the Season Events Grants; and £25,000 for the Widening
Participation Sports Grants scheme, as set out in Appendix B to the
Portfolio Holder’s report (A.3);

 

(c)   
allocates the remainder of the UKSPF funding via an
open call for projects in quarter one 2025/6 under the themes set
out in the Portfolio Holder’s report;

 

(d)   
authorises the Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth,
Regeneration and Tourism to approve the criteria for assessment of
grants under the UK Shared Prosperity Fund;
 

(e)   
authorises the Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth,
Regeneration and Tourism to approve the award of grants to
organisations under the UK Shared Prosperity Fund; and

 

(f)    
authorises the Council’s Section 151 Officer,
in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth,
Regeneration and Tourism, to sign the grant agreement and
memorandum of understanding for the funding, when they are received
from Government.