Agenda item

Agenda item

Charnwood Grants - Round 4 2019/20 - Community Facilities and Community Development and Engagement Grant Applications

A report of the Head of Neighbourhood Services to consider applications received for funding in Round 4 of the Community Facilities and Community Development and Engagement Grants schemes for 2019/20.

 

Key Decision 

 

Minutes:

Considered, a report of the Head of Neighbourhood Services to consider applications received for funding in Round 4 of the Community Facilities and Community Development and Engagement Grants schemes for 2019/20 (item 10 on the agenda filed with these minutes).

 

The Head of Neighbourhood Services assisted with consideration of the report.

 

RESOLVED

 

1.      that the following Community Development and Engagement Grants be awarded:

 

        £2,000 to Without Walls Christian Fellowship towards a Singing Café;

        £4,500 to Artspace Loughborough Ltd towards the “Into the Outwoods Sculpture Trail” (£2,500 to be awarded through the Community Development and Engagement Environmental Grant scheme, and £2,000 through the Loughborough Community Grant scheme), subject to them securing the remainder of the external funding applied for;

        £2,500 to The African Caribbean Club towards general running costs;

        £3,500 to Exaireo Trust towards an “Exaireo Re-use – office chair project” (to be awarded through the Community Development and Engagement  Environmental Grant scheme);

        £4,750 to Grange Park Centre towards The Arc Community Hub Youth Club (£4,000 to be awarded through the Community Development and Engagement Grant scheme, and £750 through the Loughborough Community Grants scheme);

 

2.      that the following Community Development and Engagement Grant applications be deferred:

 

        Falcon Support Services - £10,000 requested – applied for funding towards a “Recycle it at the Falcon Centre” project;

        The Crop Club CIC - £9,765 requested – applied for funding towards an “Urban Edible Landscape” project;

 

3.      that the following Community Development and Engagement Grant applications be declined:

 

        Dementia UK - £10,000 requested – applied for funding towards running costs for the Watermead and Beacon Admiral Nurse Service;

        The Carers Centre - £8,750 requested – applied for funding towards “Empowering You” sessions for carers;

        Malika Glover (Individual Grant) - £50 requested – applied for funding towards the cost of an expedition to Tanzania with students from Charnwood College;

 

4.      that the following Community Facilities Grant application be declined:

 

        Syston and District Volunteer Centre - £16,000 requested – applied for funding towards the reconfiguration and renovation of their existing offices;

 

5.      that the Head of Neighbourhood Services be given delegated authority to finalise the terms and conditions of the awarded Community Development and Engagement Grants.

 

Reasons

 

1.      To provide financial support to organisations which meet the criteria of the Community Development and Engagement Grants and Environmental schemes in terms of community and organisational need and to use funding provided through the Loughborough Grants scheme to support projects in Loughborough.

 

2.      To enable further work to be undertaken with the applicant to see whether the application can be improved and strengthened.

 

3.      To decline to provide financial support to organisations which do not meet the criteria for the award of a grant under the Community Development and Engagement Grant scheme.

 

4.      To decline to provide financial support to organisations which do not meet the criteria for the award of a grant under the Community Facilities Grant scheme.

 

5.      To enable the grants awarded to be finalised and appropriate information to be supplied to the Council about the outcomes of the project.

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