The report of the Strategic Director, Place (Document “N”) sets out the Community Building Grants allocation process.  Community Building Grants are for Voluntary and Community Sector organisations to support them in meeting their associated building related costs.

Recommended –

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

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

(3)       That the Shipley Area Coordinator be requested to bring 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. 

(Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee)

(Mahmood Mohammed – 01274 437467)

Resolved –

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

(2)       That the Shipley Area Co-ordinator be requested to organise meetings of the Area Committee’s Grant Advisory Group to consider Community Building Grant applications for funding from groups within the Shipley Area. 

(3)       That the Shipley Area Co-ordinator be requested to bring 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. 

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE: Corporate

ACTION: Strategic Director, Place

The report of the Strategic Director, Place (Document “N”) set out the Community Building Grants allocation process.  Community Building Grants are for Voluntary and Community Sector organisations to support them in meeting their associated building related costs.

The Shipley Area Co-ordinator reminded Members that in 2016 the Council approved plans to remove or reduce rent subsidies provided to voluntary and community sector organisations, community development grants and discretionary business rate relief to not for profit organisations.  He stated that the available budget across the district, for 2019-20, was £250,000 and that the new grants would commence from 1 April 2019.  The allocation process for Community Buildings Grants was outlined in Appendix 1 of Document “N” which proposed that the Grants Advisory Group consider expressions of interest in January 2019 and that their recommendations then be considered by the Area Committee.

The Chair asked Members to review the list that had been circulated to them previously of organisations that were currently on the mailing list to receive information about the Community Building Grants.  If there were any organisation that Members wanted to add to the list he asked them to inform the Area Co-ordinator.

Resolved –

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

(2)       That the Shipley Area Co-ordinator be requested to organise meetings of the Area Committee’s Grant Advisory Group to consider Community Building Grant applications for funding from groups within the Shipley Area. 

(3)       That the Shipley Area Co-ordinator be requested to bring 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. 

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE: Corporate

ACTION: Strategic Director, Place