Resolved –

(1)       That the proposed allocation process for Community Building   Grants be noted.  

(2)       That the Bradford South Area Coordinator is requested to           organise meetings of the Area Committee’s Grant Advisory Group        to consider Community Building Grant applications for funding   from groups within the Bradford South Area. 

(3)       That the Bradford South Area Coordinator submits a further       report to a meeting within the 2018-19 municipal year, with            recommendations from the Grant Advisory Group on how to             allocate the Community Building Grants funds available. 

(4)       That this Area Committee has strong reservations about the       distribution of CBG funds across the district and would like to     arrange a meeting between the Stronger Communities Lead, Chair of this Committee, the Portfolio Holder and the Area Coordinator,          to understand why Bradford South received such a low allocation,       with the view of ensuring that future resource formula do not        disadvantage the Area in any way.

ACTION: Bradford South Area Coordinator

Overview & Scrutiny Committee: Corporate

(Mahmood Mohammed - 01274 437467)