Purpose

Strategic grants provide a contribution
towards core costs for Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector (VCFS)
organisations, working in the borough, who meet the
criteria.

Decision

RESOLVED that
Executive –
 
(i)            
Approves the recommended criteria for awarding Strategic Grants
to the voluntary, community and faith sector, as set out at Annex
1;
(ii)          
Approves the proposal that the Strategic Grants fund of
£0.184 million in 2024/25 remains unchanged in 2025/26,
subject to final decisions on the 2025/26 budget by Council in
February 2025;
(iii)        
Agrees that decisions about the organisations that are awarded a
grant and the amount awarded to them, against the agreed criteria,
be delegated to the Community Partnerships Head of Service in
consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Community Development
& Prosperity under with the Scheme of Delegation in the
Constitution.