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The report of the
Deputy Chief Executive presented the assessment outcome of the
applications for the second round of the Community Development
Grant Scheme and sought approval of a set of grant allocations,
attached at Annex 2.
 
The Community
Development Grant Scheme was allocated with a total sum of
£165,269 as part of the Borough Council’s UK Shared
Prosperity Fund Investment Plan and the first round of the Scheme
had successfully allocated grants to support a
number of local organisations and voluntary sector groups
with a total sum of £33,962, leaving an allocation of
£131,307 for the second round. 
During the 8-week application window, 45 eligible bids had been
received for grant funding of up to £5,000 and were scored
against the agreed criteria as set out in Annex 1.  A scaled allocation approach had been adopted due
to oversubscription of the Scheme and a schedule of suggested
allocations including scoring were set out in Annex 2.  Detailed summary of every eligible application was
included in Annex 3.
 
Members welcomed
the positive results arising from the implementation of the second
round of the Scheme and recognised the significant benefits the
Scheme would bring to contribute to the local communities in
addressing the cost-of-living crisis for the vulnerable, supporting
healthy lifestyles, improving community safety, helping people gain
skills to access the workplace and supporting environmental and
carbon reduction initiatives.
 

RESOLVED:  That
 
(1)         
the grant allocations, as set out in Annex 2 of the report, be
endorsed.