Agenda item

A report of the Head of Neighbourhood Services to consider applications received for funding in round three of the Community Facilities and Community Development and Engagement Grants schemes for 2018/19.

Key Decision

Having declared an interest, Councillor Rollings left the meeting during the consideration of this item.

Considered a report of the Head of Neighbourhood Services to consider applications received for funding in round three of the Community Facilities and Community Development and Engagement Grants schemes for 2018/19 (item 6 on the agenda filed with these minutes).

Councillor Ranson, Vice-chair of the Overview Scrutiny Group, presented a report detailing the Group’s pre-decision scrutiny of the matter and recommendation (copy filed with these minutes).

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

The Cabinet wished to thank officers for the valuable work they undertook in respect of this matter, in particular the support and assistance provided to local groups.

RESOLVED

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

•        £5,066 to Without Walls Christian Fellowship towards a singing café;

•        £6,400 to The Loughborough Leggo Group towards volunteer, website and social media development;

•        £3,200 to Coping with Cancer in Leicestershire and Rutland towards a Time-out group in Wanlip;

•        £10,000 to Go-Getta CIC towards their overall youth diversion provision across Charnwood;

•        £10,000 to The Exaireo Trust towards a Community Addiction Support project (£7,500 to be funded through the Community Development and Engagement Grant scheme, and £2,500 to be funded through the Loughborough Community Grants scheme);

•        £5,000 to Transition Loughborough towards a ‘Fantastic Home’ project (to be funded through the Community Development and Engagement Environmental Grants scheme);

•        £300 to Carillon Arts towards the ‘Feel Hear Be’ project (to be funded through the Loughborough Community Grants scheme);

•        £6,600 to Passion Youth Centre towards running costs, new weekly cooking sessions and a small kitchen upgrade;

2.      that the following Community Development and Engagement Grant application be declined:

•        Miller and Peverill Residents’ Association Sileby - £2,000 requested – applied for funding towards general running costs;

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

4.      that approval be given to run a Round 4 in 2018/19 with a focus on Environmental projects only;

5.      that the report of the Overview Scrutiny Group be noted.

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 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 Grants scheme.

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

4.      To enable the monies received for grants for projects that deliver environmental outcomes to be disbursed.

5.      To acknowledge the work undertaken by and the views of the Overview Scrutiny Group.

Councillor Rollings returned to the meeting.