Decision Maker: Executive

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: September 19, 2024

Purpose: Strategic grants provide a contribution towards core costs for Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector (VCFS) organisations, working in the borough, who meet the criteria.

Content: RESOLVED that Executive –   (i)             Approves the recommended criteria for awarding Strategic Grants to the voluntary, community and faith sector, as set out at Annex 1; (ii)           Approves the proposal that the Strategic Grants fund of £0.184 million in 2024/25 remains unchanged in 2025/26, subject to final decisions on the 2025/26 budget by Council in February 2025; (iii)         Agrees that decisions about the organisations that are awarded a grant and the amount awarded to them, against the agreed criteria, be delegated to the Community Partnerships Head of Service in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Community Development & Prosperity under with the Scheme of Delegation in the Constitution.