Issue - meetings

Members heard from the Community Development Officer on the proposed amendments to the process for all Third Sector Grants (including Events and Festivals) for the financial period 2013/14 and beyond.

Decision

The Committee agreed:-

i.                     To note the introduction of a Scoring Matrix for all Third Sector grants (including Events and Festivals).

ii.                   Agreed to an upper limit of £4,000 on the amount of funding made available to any one group or organisation in any one financial period, unless there are exceptional circumstances.

iii.                  Agreed a carry forward of a minimum of £5,000 of the total allocation to the second round of grant allocations at the Area Committee meeting in August each year.

iv.                 To note the earlier closing date of 1^st February for the first round of funding in 2013.

(Reference: Report by the Community Development Manager dated 15^th November 2012 – submitted)