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Salford City Council - Record of Decision
I Jack
Youd, Lead Member for Finance and Support Services, in exercise of
the powers contained within the City Council Constitution do hereby
approve:
 

·          
The
establishment of a Community Grants Programme to support delivery
of the Salford 100 years Centenary programme.

·          
The
creation of two funds with the Programme:

o  
A small
and micro grants fund of £90,000, to support community groups
with grants up to £2,000. Funding will be split equally
across the eight neighbourhood areas, and to support non-geographic
communities of identity.

o  
A larger
grants fund of £200,000, to support established community
groups with grants up to £10,000. Funding will be sued to
support heritage, environmental, creative, and community based events across the city.

·        
That the
two grant programmes be administered by CVS, with a selection panel
in place to ensure the use of funds aligns with the Centenary
programme and values. SCC will be represented on the panels by
neighbourhood managers (small) and by the Lead Member Finance and
Corporate Services and Director Policy, Performance and
Communications (large).

 
The Reasons are:
 
The Centenary Programme is a
city wide celebration to mark 100 years
of Salford’s declaration of city status.  A city wide programme
of cultural, creative, civic and community events is
planned.  The programme is a significant
undertaking.  The Council is providing
leadership of a city wide partnership
and overall coordination of the programme.  This decision will provide funding support to help
community groups and grassroots residents groups to hold events in
their local areas.
 
This decision will establish
two elements to the Centenary Community Grants
Programme:
 
·        
A small and micro grants fund of
£90,000, to support community groups with grants up to
£2,000.  Funding will be split
equally across the eight neighbourhood areas, and to support
non-geographic communities of identity.
·        
A larger grants fund of £200,000,
to support established community groups with grants up to
£10,000. Funding will be sued to support heritage,
environmental, creative, and community
based events across the city.
 
The Grant
Programme will be administered by CVS, with a selection panel in
place to ensure the use of funds aligns with the Centenary
programme and values.  SCC will be
represented on the panels by neighbourhood managers (small) and by
the Lead Member Finance and Corporate Services and Director Policy,
Peformance and Communications
(large). 
 
Options considered and rejected
were:
 No
alternative options were considered. 
Management of the funds by CVS makes best use of existing expertise
in managing grants of this nature.  CVS
deliver significant added and social value.
 
Assessment of Risk: Medium
The source of funding
is:  Reserves
– Salford Centenary funding
 
Legal Advice
obtained: 
Tony Hatton, Shared Legal Service:
The Council proposes
to allocate grant funding to support the delivery of the Salford
Centenary Programme to the community groups and organisations yet
to be decided pending application for grant funding being made by
the various groups at the appropriate time.
 
Grant funding is a
different type of legal arrangement to a
services contract with different implications.
Contracts for goods and services (and works) are subject to public
procurement legislation, but grants are not contracts for provision
of services so are not subject to the procurement rules. Grants are
also not subject to VAT., whereas services contracts
are.
 
SCVS (as
administrator of the two grant programmes) is an established
partner of the Council and has a track record of delivering
significant added and social value and maintaining excellent
quality whilst delivering all required outcomes.
 
Shared Legal
Services can review and advise on the any proposed funding
agreements between the Council and the grant recipients if
required.
 
Financial Advice obtained:
Contact officer and
telephone number: Hassan Khan - 0161 607 6914
Date provided:
10/11/25
 
The source of
funding is: Centenary Budget – Reserves
Expenditure Code:
C2568 5802
 
This report is
looking to commit £290,000 of grant funding to local
organisation for the Salford Centenary. This is funded from the
Salford Centenary budget, the council
has allocated 1.5 million of corporate reserve to fund the
centenary project.
 
Procurement Advice
obtained: supplied by Emma
Heyes
The provision of grants to
community groups does not have any procurement
implications.
 
HR Advice
obtained: Not applicable
 
Climate Change
Advice obtained: Not applicable
 
The following documents have
been used to assist the decision process: N/A
 
Contact
Officer: 
    Jacquie
Russell                  
Email:           
           
Jacquie.russell@Salford.gov.uk
 

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This decision is not subject to consideration by
another Lead Member.

-      
The appropriate scrutiny to call-in the decision is
the Community and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Panel         

 

Signed:
      Councillor Jack
Youd    
________Dated: 09.12.25
Lead
Member for Finance and Support Services
 

For Democratic
Services use only

This decision was
published on 09.12.25                                              

This decision will
come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 16.12.25                   
                              
unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making
Process Rules.