Purpose

Council meeting on 18th January 2023 resolved that the 2022/23 allocation of UKSPF funding be allocated to the objectives set out in Appendix B of the paper, and that decisions on awarding the individual amounts be delegated to the Head of Communications, Strategy and Policy in consultation with the Leader of the Council. This decision awards £111,710 of the available £215,186 with the remaining amount to be allocated by the end of the year. As outlined in the paper to council, due to delays in receiving funding, the 2022/23 allocation was rolled over into the 2023/24 year.

Decision

That £111,710 from the 2022/23 allocation of the UKSPF is allocated as follows:

• £15,000 to the Community Alliance for delivery of the Asset Mapping Project
• £6,862 to Herts Inclusive Theatre for delivery of the Power Up East Herts project
• £8,000 to Age Concern Herts for delivery of the digital inclusion project
• £15,000 to Hertfordshire County Council as a contribution to costs of producing the East Herts LCWIP
• £10,000 to Hertfordshire County Council (on behalf of the Herts LEP) as a contribution towards costs for delivery of the Herts Film Office
• £17,760 to HUQ industries for delivery of town centre footfall monitoring software
• £3,000 to Hertford Cake Company for a new premises grant
• £3,000 to Choice Physio (Sawbridgeworth) for a new premises grant
• £3,000 to MOKO SKN (Ware) for a new premises grant
• £3,000 to Attend to IT (Buntingford) for a new premises grant
• £3,000 to Dog House (Sawbridgeworth) for a new premises grant
• £3,000 to Highways Cycles Stortford for a new premises grant
• £3,000 to Phone Surgery Hertford for a new premises grant
• £3,000 to Full of Beans (Sawbridgeworth) for a new premises grant
• £3,000 to Upcycle Antics (Ware) for a new premises grant
• £1,000 to By the Scruff (Stortford) for a new premises grant
• £1,000 to Restless (Stortford) for a new premises grant
• £1,000 to Content and Cloud (Stortford) for a new premises grant
• £1,000 to Simpsons Creative (Stortford) for a new premises grant
• £1000 to Libris Digital (Stortford) for a new premises grant
• £7,688 to South Mill Arts for delivery of the Bishop’s Stortford Pride event

Alternative options considered

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