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The Committee received a report from the Senior Grants Officer regarding
Community Development and Leisure Grants.
Members considered applications for grants as set out in the Officer’s
report, and table below. The Senior Grants Officer responded to Member’s
questions about individual projects and what funding aimed to achieve.
Ref |
Organisation |
Purpose |
Award £ |
WC1 |
Christ’s
Pieces Residents’ Association |
1
winter evening talk |
290 |
WC2 |
Friends of Histon
Road Cemetery |
Information and activities |
800 |
WC3 |
Friends of Midsummer Common |
Community activities and maintenance of community orchard |
650 |
Budget available |
£8,383 |
Total awards |
£1,740 |
Budget remaining |
£6,643 |
In response to Members’ questions the Senior Grants Officer said the
following:
i.
There was a rolling program of funding that bids
could be made for.
ii.
Formal or informal groups could bid for funding - the
"formal" applicant group would be the accountable group.
Members considered the grant applications received, officer comments and
proposed awards, detailed in Appendix 1 of the Officer’s report, in line with
the Area Committee Community Grants criteria.
Following discussion, Members unanimously resolved to agree the proposed awards detailed in Appendix 1 of
the Officer’s report and summarised in the table above.