Meeting documents

To agree to the SBDC Community Grants scheme for 2019/20.

Cabinet were asked to approve the process to award funding for the community project grants for the period 2019/20 and in addition to agree the Service Level Agreement funding for a three year period subject to a signed agreement.

RESOLVED that

1 the community grant funding be agreed as follows:-

a. £4,000 per annum to Rape Crisis

b. £42,023 per annum to Three Rivers CAB

c. £7,000 per annum to Wycombe Womens Aid

d. £6,900 per annum to Connections

for the period 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2022, subject to a signed service

level agreement

2. continued funding of £8,000 to Buckinghamshire County Council be agreed to provide the voluntary sector infrastructure support contract within South Bucks District and the wider Buckinghamshire area for the period 2019/20.

3. the Community Development Grant funding, lottery Community Central Pot and part of the Chairman’s Fund be combined to establish the South Bucks Community Grants to be administered by the Council.

4. £5,000 be retained in the Chairman’s Fund for small awards to be distributed by the Chairman.

5. the South Bucks Community Grants criteria detailed in Appendix 1 of the report be agreed.

6. the award of funding of £1,096 from the South Bucks Community Grants fund is allocated to each Ward Member to advise on use, and it is delegated to the Healthy Communities Officer in consultation with the Ward Member to determine grants made.