Issue - meetings

This report seeks agreement on amendments to the Voluntary Sector Initiative Fund – Local Grants funding stream from April 2016. 

(i)      that agreement be given to the continuation of the Voluntary Sector Initiative Fund – Local Grants from 2016 with the following changes:

·         Alignment of the priorities of the grant programme to the priorities of The Borough Plan 2015 - 2019

·         A decrease of the total annual amount of funding available of £168K. 

·         A change of term of grant funding from 3 years to 2 years

·         To maintain the maximum grant available at £25K per year per project

·         An introduction of a grant condition of paying all staff funded through the grant the London Living Wage

(ii)      that agreement be given to £50K of the Local Grants funding being allocated to support the implementation of the Community Action Groups.

The Cabinet considered a report from the Director of Performance, Policy and Partnershipswhich sought agreement on amendments to the Voluntary Sector Initiative Fund – Local Grants funding stream from April 2016. 

RESOLVED:

(i)         that agreement be given to the continuation of the Voluntary Sector Initiative Fund – Local Grants from 2016 with the following changes:

·         Alignment of the priorities of the grant programme to the priorities of The Borough Plan 2015 - 2019

·         A decrease of the total annual amount of funding available of £168,000

·         A change of term of grant funding from 3 years to 2 years

·         To maintain the maximum grant available at £25,000 per year per project

·         An introduction of a grant condition of paying all staff funded through the grant the London Living Wage.

(ii)        that agreement be given to £50K of the Local Grants funding being allocated to support the implementation of the Community Action Groups.