Purpose

To determine final allocations
for the Community Recovery Fund, including any amends to
contractual arrangements that maybe required to deliver the
allocated funds.

Decision

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

17 April 2025
 

Title:

Community Recovery Fund (CRF)
and Community Cohesion and Resilience Programme (CCRP) –
Grant agreements with Voluntary and Community Sector organisations
(Voluntary Action Rotherham, Refugee Council and Manvers Residence
Association) to deliver community cohesion projects. 
 

Decision Maker:
(Including Job
Title)

Jo Brown, Assistant Chief
Executive
 

Details of Specific Cabinet
Delegation
or Delegation contained in the
relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.
 

Council Constitution, Appendix
9, Section 4C2: Assistant Chief Executive – Delegated
Executive Functions: The Assistant Chief Executive is authorised to
discharge executive functions in relation to: - (6) Performance,
Intelligence and Improvement, including Communities.
 

Decision:

To enter into service
level agreements providing grant funding to the following three
voluntary organisations:
 

·       
£287K to Voluntary Action Rotherham (VAR) for
the delivery of five projects, to be funded through the Community
Recovery Fund (CRF) and Community Cohesion and Resilience Programme
(CCRP), to provide programme support, workforce development, a
small grants programme and other cohesion activities. 

·       
£25,831 to the Refugee Council (RC), funded
through the CRF, to deliver an education and awareness project to
schools, communities and professionals.

·       
£10K to Manvers Residents Association, to be
funded through CRF, to deliver a range of community cohesion
activities.

Reasons for the
Decision:

The Cabinet meeting of
16 December 2024, resolved to
·       
“Approve the indicative programme and
provisional allocations of the Community Recovery Fund
Grant”
·       
“To enter into supplementary provisions to the
Infrastructure Support Services 2024 – 2027 Service Level
Agreement”
·       
“Delegate authority to the Assistant Chief
Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to
determine revised and final allocations for the Community Recovery
Fund Grant”.
In accordance with the
programme agreed by Cabinet, it is proposed to enter into service
level agreements with three voluntary sector partners (Voluntary
Action Rotherham, Refugee Council, and Manvers Residents
Association) to deliver a series of defined projects.
 
These organisations
are considered most suitable to deliver the activities needed under
the CRF and CCRP programmes by having the relevant experience and
capacity. 
 
Detailed project
proposals are in place as well as requisite management and
monitoring arrangements. Service level agreements have been
prepared on this basis to ensure the successful delivery of the
proposed activity. 
 

Details of alternative
options considered and rejected:

None

Conflicts of interest
declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker
which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations
Granted:
(If any)

None
 

Reports or parts of
reports considered

On 16 December 2024, Rotherham
Borough Council’s Cabinet approved a report entitled
“Community Recovery Fund Allocation”.  The report is available here:
(Public Pack)Agenda Document for Cabinet, 16/12/2024
10:00 (Agenda item 14).
 

 
I
certify that this is a true record of the executive decision
to:
 
To enter into a
service level of agreement, providing grant funding to three
voluntary organisations (Voluntary Action Rotherham, Refugee
Council, and Manvers Residents Association), funded through the
Community Recovery Fund and Community Cohesion and Resilience
Programme.
 
Signed by the Decision Maker
      
Dated:
17th April 2025      
Name:
Jo Brown                                    
Job
Title: Assistant Chief
Executive.