Issue - meetings

To consider the recommendations of the Grants Assessment Panel in awarding grants to voluntary sector organisations for 2014 – 2015.

(Report attached)

The Committee considered a report setting out the recommendations of the Grants Assessment Panel in awarding grants to voluntary sector organisations for 2014/15. An update report was considered which provided the outcomes of a meeting of the Grants Assessment Panel following dispatch of the original agenda.

In view of the fact that two applications had not even reached what was considered an acceptable standard, it was recommended that all future applications meet a minimum level before they might go forward for consideration by the Panel.

Members expressed their admiration for the work carried out by the voluntary sector in the Borough and thanked those involved for enhancing the lives of those within Redditch.

RESOLVED that

1)        grants be awarded to voluntary sector organisations as detailed in Section 4.6 of the report submitted; and

2)        a minimum score of 50% of the available points be approved for all applications submitted to Redditch Borough Council’s Voluntary and Community Grants Programme.