Purpose

To enable the Council to distribute UKSPF
funds which have been allocated to a community grant and to ensure
that the outcomes of the programme as outlined in the Chesterfield
UKSPF Investment Plan are achieved.

To enable the Council to distribute the Neighbourhood portion of
CIL collected in line with regulations and the Council’s CIL
Infrastructure Delivery Plan.

To enable the continuation of the Community Grants Fund beyond the
UKSPF programme if possible.

Content

Executive Director and Service Director -
Leisure, Culture and Community Wellbeing have taken the following
decisions:

To approve the proposed joint Community Grant Fund Guidance
document for 2025-2026.

To continue the governance arrangements for the community grants
fund for 2025-2026 in line with the Chesterfield UKSPF Investment
Plan as approved by Executive Director, and Service Director -
Leisure, Culture and Community Wellbeing (in consultation with the
Leader and Section 151 Officer) on 15th March 2023.

To allocate £100,000 of CIL Neighbourhoods funding to the
Community Grants Fund for 2025/26

Alternative options considered

To deliver the two grant streams
separately:

This could limit match funding and distribution of funds across the
borough, and would make the process more complicated for
organisations to bid into.