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Foreshore Trust Small Grant Programme recommendations
Meeting: 24/09/2018 - Charity Committee (Item 4)
4 Foreshore Trust Small Grants Programme 2018-19 PDF 116 KB
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Minutes:
The External Funding Manager presented the recommendations of the Grant Advisory Panel (GAP) in respect of applications for the Small Grants Programme Round 8 2018-19, and for consideration, the GAP recommendations on the changes to the Grants Programme.
The committee were advised that GAP had recommended 17 projects for approval, 4 of which were new applicants. The projects will be delivered between October 2018 and September 2019. A total spend of £60,000.
The Chair of the Grant Advisory Panel gave the committee an overview of the application process of the Foreshore Trust Small Grants Programme. He referred to paragraph 10 of the Grant Advisory Panel chair’s report ‘Assessment of applications’, relating to the implications of administering the scheme and the impact achieved from funding. He asked how it will be reviewed, and queried the need to re-assess the whole programme. The External Funding Manager confirmed that these issues needed to be looked at in more detail.
The Assistant Director, Financial Services and Revenues, said the Council was facing severe financial difficulties due to reduced funding and that the Foreshore Trust may wish to consider if certain events fit in the remit of committee. He said the Assistant Director of Regeneration and Culture would no doubt brief the Grants Advisory Panel on the process and level of their involvement, which may be in time for the GAP AGM meeting in November. The Chief Legal Officer assured the committee that the process will be inclusive as was the last review.
Members thanked the Grants Advisory Panel for their hard work and the diverse range of grants.
Councillor Rogers proposed approval of the report, which was seconded by Councillor Batsford.
RESOLVED (unanimously) that –
1. That the meeting consider for approval the Small Grants recommendations of the GAP as set out in Appendix 1;
2. That the meeting defer a decision regarding the various changes to the Grants Programme, to allow a full review of the current grant schemes
The reason for this decision was:
The Grant Advisory Panel has appraised the merits of the applications received for Small Grant support and has made a number of recommendations for grant awards that can be funded from the available 2018-19 budget.
The GAP proposed changes for the Grants Programme and these implications across the scheme should be considered in more detail prior to further consideration and decision by the Charity Committee.
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