Agenda item

The Area Council Manager introduced this item and outlined the Stronger Communities Grant Panel’s recommendation to make the grant funding available for 2021/22 with a view to agreeing dates for advertising the grant funding opportunity.  Guidance and support will be available from the Area Team for providers thinking of bidding and how they can meet the criteria, including Covid recovery.  There is a need to increase the time young people in particular spend outside and away from screens but it is unclear how this could be done under this project.  The opportunity will be widely shared on social media and other channels.

RESOLVED that:

(i)            Members approved the recommendation to run the grants programme in 2021/22 along with the terms of reference;

(ii)          Members agreed the value of the grant funding pot for 2021/22 of £40,000 and

(iii)         Members confirmed that a Councillor from each Ward will sit on the grants panel for 2021/22.