Report of Director of Regeneration and Planning

Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Alan Shuttleworth

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(KEY) (1) To agree to award the grants to specified voluntary and community organisations as set out in paragraph 3.9 of the report. (2) To agree that £2,500 of the small grants budget be set aside for annual events for the organisations listed at paragraph 5.1 of the report and delegate authority to the Director of Regeneration and Planning in consultation with the Chair of the Grants Task Group. (3) To agree to set aside £2,000 of the small grants budget as a contingency fund and delegate authority to the Director of Regeneration and Planning to award grants from this fund in consultation with the Chair of the grants task group. (4) To agree the priorities for the 2019/20 small grants programme as recommended at paragraph 7.2 of the report.

The Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Regeneration and Planning regarding the level of grant to voluntary organisations in Eastbourne for the year 2018/19 and agree priorities for small grants for 2019/20.

Thanks were conveyed to Councillor Shuttleworth and the Grants Task Group for their work in producing the recommendations.

Resolved (key decision):

(1) To agree to award the grants to specified voluntary and community organisations as set out in paragraph 3.9 of the report.

(2) To agree that £2,500 of the small grants budget be set aside for annual events for the organisations listed at paragraph 5.1 of the report and delegate authority to the Director of Regeneration and Planning in consultation with the Chair of the Grants Task Group.

(3) To agree to set aside £2,000 of the small grants budget as a contingency fund and delegate authority to the Director of Regeneration and Planning to award grants from this fund in consultation with the Chair of the grants task group

(4) To agree the priorities for the 2019/20 small grants programme as recommended at paragraph 7.2 of the report.

Reason for decision:

To approve the allocation of the Council’s annual small grants budget of £60,000 in 2018/19 and priorities for small grants in 2019/20.

Notes: (1) The report remains confidential. (2) Exempt information reasons 3 – Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).