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Following assessment of 43 applications to the Voluntary Sector Initiative Fund – Local Grants scheme, this report seeks agreement to grant fund 11 projects led by voluntary organisations for two years, subject to performance.

(i)         that the grant funding allocations from the Voluntary Sector Initiative Fund – Local Grants scheme to the voluntary sector led projects set out in paragraph 3.12 of the report from the Director Performance, Policy and Partnerships, which would run between 1 October 2016 and 30 September 2018, be approved:

(ii)        that it be noted that all grant funding allocations referred to in (i) above would be made subject to the Council’s Grant Conditions with the organisation required to sign an agreement with the Council, stating the purpose of the grant and expected outcomes before funding is released;

(iii)       that for the reasons detailed in paragraph 3.20 in cases where an organisation either declines the grant before or during the funding period or the grant is withdrawn for performance reasonsor other breach of grant conditions, that the decision to reallocate the fund is delegated to the Director of Performance, Policy and Partnerships.

Councillor McLennan, Deputy Leader of the Council, introduced the report. She stated that following assessment of 43 applications to the Voluntary Sector Initiative Fund – Local Grants scheme, the report sought agreement to grant fund 11 projects led by voluntary organisations for two years, subject to performance.

Councillor McLennan stated that the grant had been promoted through the Council’s website, social media channels, at Brent Voluntary Sector Liaison Forum, via press releases to local press, via direct emails to all organisations on the community directory, councillors and relevant council departments, and via CVS Brent’s e-newsletter and social media.

Councillor Hirani stated that it was important to give feedback to those organisations who had not been successful in this round. Councillor McLennan stated that feedback would be given to all unsuccessful applicants on their bid. Meetings will be offered with CVS Brent for all applicants identified as needing capacity building or grant writing support.

The Cabinet also had before them an appendix to the report which was not for publication as it contained the following category of exempt information as specified in Schedule 12 of the Local Government (Access to Information Act) 1972: 

Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

RESOLVED:

(i)         that the grant funding allocations from the Voluntary Sector Initiative Fund – Local Grants scheme to the voluntary sector led projects set out in paragraph 3.12 of the report from the Director Performance, Policy and Partnerships, which would run between 1 October 2016 and 30 September 2018, be approved:

(ii)        that it be noted that all grant funding allocations referred to in (i) above would be made subject to the Council’s Grant Conditions with the organisation required to sign an agreement with the Council, stating the purpose of the grant and expected outcomes before funding is released;

(iii)       that for the reasons detailed in paragraph 3.20 of the report, in cases where an organisation either declined the grant before or during the funding period or the grant was withdrawn for performance reasonsor other breach of grant conditions, that the decision to reallocate the fund is delegated to the Director of Performance, Policy and Partnerships.