Purpose

To seek approval to provide a grant of
£10,000 to Phenomenal Futures, a grant of £40,000 to
Citizens Advice Nottingham and District, a grant of £2,500 to
RCAN and a grant of £5,000 to Gedling Play Forum, to be
expended by each organisation during the period April 2025 –
March 2026 for the purposes as set out in this report.

Decision

THAT
The Portfolio Holder for Communities and Place
1)approves the giving of a £10,000 grant to Phenomenal
Futures, a £40,000 grant to Citizens Advice Nottingham and
District, a £2,500 grant to Rural Community Action
Nottinghamshire (RCAN) and a £5,000 grant to Gedling Play
Forum to be expended by the organisations in the financial year
2025/26.
2)authorises the Assistant Director for Communities, Leisure and
Wellbeing to enter into grant agreements with Phenomenal Futures,
Nottingham and District Citizens Advice, RCAN and Gedling Play
Forum to secure how the grants are used and monitor expenditure and
performance.

Reasons for the decision

To enable the continuation of essential
welfare rights, supportive crisis and domestic violence
intervention and family play services, and to enable ongoing Parish
engagement, all for the wider short- and -long -term benefit of
those most vulnerable and / or isolated in Gedling Borough.
To ensure that the funds are expended in accordance with the agreed
aims and to enable monitoring of performance.

Alternative options considered

To enter into grant agreements and award
grants of differing values or with different output levels, aims
and target areas/beneficiaries.
The values and purposes of the grants have been approved at full
Council based on detailed discussions and comparative benchmarking,
and the outputs have been reviewed to ensure value for money and
maximum benefit to Gedling residents in areas where there is
statistical evidence of most need.
Not to enter into Grant Agreements with the four
organisations.
This option would potentially place some of the most vulnerable
residents of Gedling at risk of exclusion from essential
intervention, rural engagement and community play services and a
reduced quality of life.