Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Community Engagement and Culture

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: February 21, 2024

Purpose: Determine applications for strategic grants together with the grants budget for 2024/2025.

Content: Approve the determination of Strategic Grants applications. The funding is part of the Community Grants budget. The following funding decision has been taken. Strategic Grants (provisional awards) are subject to appeal and subsequent final decision by the Grants Appeals Panel. All grant applications have been assessed against the published Funding Policy and Criteria. Organisation  Service Award (£) Crawley Open House Resources Centre Homeless and resettlement support 50,000 Home-Start Crawley Horsham & Mid Sussex Outreach support service for families 17,195 Community Transport Sussex Dial-A-Ride (door to door) community transport 21,000 Forget Me Not Club Dementia Carers' support club 5,775 Relate West Sussex Counselling service for all relationships 19,426 Crawley Community Youth Service Community Youth Service programme 15,750 Age UK West Sussex, Brighton & Hove Crawley Community Clubs outreach activity 26,250 The Springboard Project Short break/respite sessions 12,600 The Posh Club Performance and social club for older people 8,400 Crawley LGBT Crawley Pride 2024 event 10,500 Broadfield Youth & Community Centre Neighbourhood Resource/Community Centre 32,000 Crawley Festival BACKstage! and High Street Live events 2024 10,000 Dancehub Development worker No award Carers Support West Sussex Crawley Bi-Lingual Memory Navigator service 5,000 Ten Little Toes Baby Bank A baby bank supporting families and parents  21,305 Total 255,201