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(Report of Chief
Executive)
 
The report
sought approval of schemes submitted for funding through the
Community Development Grant Scheme.
 
As part of the
Tonbridge and Malling UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) Investment
Plan, endorsed by Cabinet on 5 July 2022, there had been a total
allocation of £165,269 for a community grant scheme. A first
round of the Community Development Grant Scheme would operate for
2023/24 with a second round in 2024/25. 
 
A copy of the
application form, criteria and scoring sheet used for Round 1 of
the Scheme was attached for information at Annex 1.  Funding priorities for this year were detailed in
1.2.2 of the report.   The deadline
for Round 1 applications closed on 16 June 2023 and the total
amount of funding applied for by eligible applicants exceeded the
total funding pot of £33,962. As a result, the decision had
been taken to decrease the amount for some applicants based on a
scaled allocation with those achieving higher scores receiving the
full amount of funding and those with lower scores receiving a
lower amount.   The suggested
allocations were set out in Annex 2 of the report, with a further
detailed summary of the details of each bid and the priorities met
set out in Annex 3.  It was noted that
there was a potential underspend of £622.00 which could be
used to fund the administration costs for the Scheme or used as a
contingency fund to support specific bids.
 
Cabinet welcomed
the investment in youth provision as part of this grant
funding.  On the
grounds that Round 1 was oversubscribed, Councillor Boughton
proposed, seconded by Councillor Keers that the underspend be
passported over to Round 2 funding to support future bids.
 

RESOLVED:  That
 
(1)            
the grant allocations, as set out in Annex 2 of the report, be
endorsed; and
 
(2)            
the outstanding balance of £622 for 2023/24 be passported
over to Round 2 funding