Agenda item

This report seeks agreement to grant fund 12 projects led by voluntary organisations for two years and nine months, subject to performance, following assessment of the latest round of bids for grant funding against the criteria set by the Executive in January 2012.

(i)        that the summary of officer recommendations in Appendix 1 of the report from the Director of Strategy, Partnerships and Improvement, individual assessment reports set out in Appendix 2 and the Grant Criteria and Standard Conditions of Grant Aid set out in Appendix 3 be noted;

(ii)       that approval be given to the voluntary sector led projects and grant funding allocations set out in 4.9 of the report which will run between 1 July 2012 and 31 March 2015;

(iii)      that it be noted that all grant funding allocations are subject to the Council’s Grant Conditions and that where a bid is agreed, the organisation will sign an agreement with the Council, stating the purpose of the grant and expected outcomes before funding is released;

(iv)      that it be noted that that in cases where an organisation either declines their grant during the funding period or the grant is withdrawn for performance reasons, that the decision to reallocate the fund is delegated to the Director of Strategy, Partnerships and Improvement.

The report from the Director of Strategy, Partnerships and Improvement sought agreement to grant fund 12 projects led by voluntary organisations for two years and nine months, subject to performance, following assessment of the latest round of bids for grant funding against the criteria set by the Executive in January 2012. The Director stated that the proposals had been supported by the CVS Brent the voluntary sector umbrella organisation.

RESOLVED:-

(i)        that the summary of officer recommendations in Appendix 1 of the report from the Director of Strategy, Partnerships and Improvement, individual assessment reports set out in Appendix 2 and the Grant Criteria and Standard Conditions of Grant Aid set out in Appendix 3 be noted;

(ii)       that approval be given to the voluntary sector led projects and grant funding allocations set out in paragraph 4.9 of the report which will run between 1 July 2012 and 31 March 2015;

(iii)      that it be noted that all grant funding allocations are subject to the Council’s Grant Conditions and that where a bid is agreed, the organisation will sign an agreement with the Council, stating the purpose of the grant and expected outcomes before funding is released;

(iv)      that it be noted that in cases where an organisation either declines their grant during the funding period or the grant is withdrawn for performance reasons, that the decision to reallocate the fund is delegated to the Director of Strategy, Partnerships and Improvement.