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Postcode Lottery Dream Fund bid proposal
Meeting: 26/09/2016 - Charity Committee (Item 55)
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Minutes:
Councillors Fitzgerald and Forward, having declared a prejudicial interest in this item, left the chamber during the debate. Councillor Cartwright took the Chair for this item and Councillors Davies and Poole joined the committee.
The Assistant Director, Regeneration and Culture, presented a report which advised the committee that a first stage bid had been submitted for the Postcode Lottery Dream Fund proposal. Confirmation was also sought that the Foreshore Trust would be prepared to act as the lead organisation for the project, if the final bid was successful.
The stage 1 bid detailed a proposal for a project focusing on the key theme of conserving the marine environment. The project would seek to engage with a broad cross section of the community, including local school children, residents and visitors. The successful projects would begin in the new financial year and last for a period of 2 years. The committee acknowledged that this was likely to be a very competitive round of grant allocations.
If the first stage bid was successful, a meeting of partners would be arranged to develop proposals for the project further, prior to the submission of a second stage application. A special meeting of the Coastal Users Group would be convened to consider the proposals.
Councillor Poole proposed approval of the recommendations to the Assistant Director, Regeneration and Culture’s report, which was seconded by Councillor Davies.
RESOLVED (unanimously) that –
1. Charity Committee agree to support the first stage submission of this proposal, and;
2. Agree to act as the lead organisation on behalf of the partnership
The reason for this decision was:
The People’s Postcode Lottery Dream Fund Trust offers an opportunity for a partnership of charities, voluntary groups, community interest companies, universities or other not-for-profit organisations to deliver ambitious dream projects. Funding from £500k to £1m is available for a 2 year project and no additional investment (match) is necessary.
The proposed bid theme around conserving our marine environment has alignment with the Foreshore Trust priorities and links with other projects, such as FLAG.
The lead organisation needs to have an annual income twice the bid size (minimum income £1m). No other partner can fulfil this criteria, so it is suggested that the Foreshore Trust is the lead partner, having associated management and administration function, but with the other partners delivering the actions.
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