Issue - meetings

RECOMMENDATIONS AGREED

Reasons for decision – as specified in the report

Other options considered – none

Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none

RESOLVED:

(i)           That the recommendations for funding to 48 organisations for the VCS Partnership Grants Programme across the 6 strands of the programme be approved, as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report.

(ii)          That the proposal to provide funding of £30,000 per annum, totalling £97,500 over the programme period, to support the development of a disability focussed network be approved, as detailed in section 4.17 of the report.

(iii)         That the proposal to provide funding of £30,000 per annum, totalling £97,500 over the programme period, in order to support the development of a Black and Minority Ethnic equalities and cohesion network be approved, as detailed in section 4.17 of the report.

(iv)        That the proposal to provide funding of £75,000 per annum, totalling £243,750 over the programme period, to deliver against the recommendations of a review of capacity-building and volunteering support be approved, as detailed in section 4.17 of this report.

(v)          To fund the programme to the required £2.776m per full financial year and over the full 3.25 years of the programme to £9.022m, be agreed.

Reasons for decision – as specified in the report

Other options considered – none

Conflicts of interest / dispensations granted – none