Decision details

BMBC are in contract with the Department of Levelling Up Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to deliver an ERDF project in collaboration with LA partners and the Prince’s Trust across South Yorkshire up to the 31st March 2022. 

DLUHC have offered to provide BMBC with £376k of ERDF funding to extend the Launchpad Programme in Barnsley from the 31st March 2022 to 30th June 2023 therefore a decision needs to be made on whether BMBC can continue to provide £170k of match funding by continuing to fund the Barnsley Launchpad Team salaries up to the 30th June 2023.

RESOLVED that approval is given for:-

1.    The Executive Director Place to authorise the extension of the Launchpad project from the 31st of March 2022 to the 30th of June 2023 on behalf of the Council;

2.    The Service Director of Finance to accept the additional £376k of ERDF from DLUHC;

3.    The Service Director of Finance to accept the additional £ 81,844 of match funding from project partners, Sheffield CC, Doncaster MBC, Rotherham MBC and the Prince’s Trust; and

4.    The Service Director of Finance to provide £170k of match funding in the form of salary contributions for the Barnsley Launchpad team between the 1st of April 2022 to the 30th of June 2023.