Issue - meetings

2011/12 Grant Programme Funding

Meeting: 15/03/2011 - Executive (Item 192)

192 2011/12 Grant Programme Funding PDF 113 KB

To consider recommendations of the Grants panel for funding allocations to be granted via the 2011/12 Grant programme.

(Report attached)

Additional documents:

Grants - IW version table, item 192 PDF 48 KB

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report which sought approval for the recommendations of the Grants Assessment Panel in awarding grants to voluntary sector organisations for 2011/12.

Officers reported that the total budget available for grants in 2011/12 was £239, 000 and that 67 applications totalling £519,074.26 had been received.

Members were informed that total funding of £230,154 had been recommended by the Grants Assessment Panel, which would support 28 Voluntary & Community Sector Projects / Organisations. The remaining £8,846 would be split between the two remaining rounds of the Stronger Communities themes.

During consideration of this item the Committee noted that the Student Council had, over a number of years developed a grant giving role and that currently it had substantial financial balances. In the circumstances the Committee felt it appropriate to reallocate the Council’s annual donation of £520 to its own minor grants budget until such time that the Student Council require the donation. Officers were to advise the Student Council prior to consideration by Council.

RESOLVED that

1) that grants be awarded to voluntary sector organisation as follows:

Enterprising Communities - 90k Grant
Organisation		Funding recommended	Project
CAB		90,000.00	Redditch Advice & Advocacy
Total		90,000.00
Enterprising Communities - 10k Grant - Pot = 40k
Organisation		Funding recommended	Project
Batchley Support Group		10,000.00	Batchley Community Café
Age Concern		10,000.00	Information & Advice
Sandycroft		10,000.00	Sandycroft'
Where Next		10,000.00	Where Next Support Work & Training
Total		40,000.00
Education & Learning Grant 50k
Organisation		Funding recommended	Project
Redditch Play Council		50,000.00	Crèche & Holiday Play care
Total		50,000.00
Education & Learning Grant 2k - Pot = 10k
Organisation		Funding recommended	Project
Batchley Support Group		2,000.00	Redditch Roots
British Asian Women’s Group		2,000.00	Cultural Learning project
YMCA		1,980.00	Lights Camera Action
YMCA		1,956.00	Y-Dads
Chinese Association		2,000.00	Chinese New Year 2012
Total		9,936.00
Health & Well Being Grant 4k - Pot = 20k
Organisation		Funding recommended	Project
Carers Care Line		4,000.00	Health Awareness project
Friday Fun Club		2,600.00	Disabled youth group
Relate		2,500.00	Open Counselling Service - Redditch
Age Concern		3,360.00	History project
YMCA		3,273.00	Active8
SSAFA		2,000.00	Support Service for Veterans & Families
Total		17,733.00
Safe Clean & Green Grant 5k - Pot = 20k
Organisation	Funding recommended		Project
Batchley Support Group	5,000.00		Batchley Odd Jobs
The Ditch	5,000.00		Ditch IT
YMCA	4,974.00		Positive Futures
YMCA	4,481.00		Intensive Intervention Project
Total	19,455.00
Total grant funding recommended from main grant themes	227,124.00

Stronger Communities grant £500.00 - Pot = 3k
Organisation	Funding allocated	Project
Harry Bishops Group	480.00	Charity Concert - Acorns
Smallwood residents Ass	500.00	Outing for Elderly
Headless Cross Methodist Outreach	500.00	Woodwork project
Matchborough West Community Group	500.00	Community group
St Johns - Spice Project	100.00	Community handy service
RM Samba - The Band	500.00	Samba Band
The Salvation Army	450.00	Projection equipment
Total funding allocated	3,030.00

2) subject to advice to the Student Council, the grant of £520 per annum (currently allocated to the Student Council) be passed to the Grants Assessment Panel to allocate to youth projects.