Purpose

This is a report listing the awards of grants
from the Community Priorities Programme.

Decision

Summary of
Decision
The Executive Director for Environment and
Communities has approved the awarding of 61 grants for two years
for community activities, to 55 organisations and 6 individuals.
The total amount of funding over the two years is £1,522,334.
This includes funding allocated to the Community Priorities
Programme (CPP) of £600,000 a year plus funding allocated to
CPP held in reserves from underspend previous years.
 
Reasons for
Decision
The Community Priorities Programme is a
participatory budgeting programme. Consultation was undertaken in
each of the 6 CPP neighbourhoods, to find out what the community
needs and priorities are, post-pandemic. The Executive Director for
Environment and Communities has delegated authority to approve CPP
spend, in consultation with the Executive Director for Finance and
Resources and the Cabinet Member for Communities.