Decision details

Grants to Voluntary Organisations 2010/11: Grants under £5,000 with one-year funding arrangements

Decision Maker: Sustainable Communities and Partnerships Manager

Decision status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To allocate grants to a number of organisations as part of the Council’s scheme of Grants to the Voluntary Sector.

Decision:

The Partnerships Manager AGREED to award the following grants under £5,000 to Voluntary Sector Organisations under the approved delegation scheme:

 

Voluntary Organisation

Grant Awarded

Reason(s)

Cambridge Joint Play Schemes

£2,000.00

Grant to be increased slightly due to increased demand for this service and under-funded in the past.

The Meadows Children & Family Wing

£1,000.00

Funding over-subscribed but SCDC would like to make a contribution to a valuable piece of work for South Cambs residents.

STRADA Cambridgeshire

£2,000.00

SCDC supportive of this work given the priority being given to older people and would like to fund at same level as 2009-10. 

Cambridgeshire Older People's Enterprise

£500.00

Organisation does good work.  SCDC would like to make a contribution towards newsletter production costs and costs of surveying the real needs of the older people of South Cambs, in particular regarding transport.

Vitalise

£0.00

Funding over-subscribed.  SCDC cannot prioritise given the high turnover of this organisation.  SCDC very appreciative of their services in our district.

Cruse Bereavement Care

£850.00

SCDC supportive of this work and would like to fund at same level as 2009-10.

Haslingfield and Harlton Youth Club Bus Project

£0.00

SCDC considers it better VFM to fund the core costs of the Connections Bus Project. 

Cam Sight

£1,000.00

SCDC would like to make a contribution to costs due to priority being given to older people’s work but with over six months of reserves, this organisation's grant must be reduced. 

Guilden Morden Pre-School

£0.00

Funding over-subscribed.  SCDC is supportive of this work but feels there are better, more relevant sources of funding to be found.  Cannot prioritise given the focus on older people's services in the district.

123 Soleil

£0.00

Funding over-subscribed.  SCDC is supportive of this work but feels there are better, more relevant sources of funding to be found.  Cannot prioritise given the focus on older people's services in the district.

CAMREAD

£500.00

Applied for 3-year grant but allocated on 1-year basis.  Funding over-subscribed.  Does good work and SCDC would like to make a contribution.

The WAY Project

£650.00

Applied for 3-year grant but allocated on 1-year basis.  Funding over-subscribed.  Does good work, would like to make a contribution, but cannot prioritise given the focus on older people's services in the district.

STARS Children's Bereavement Support Services

£1,000.00

Applied for 3-year grant but allocated on 1-year basis.  Funding over-subscribed.  Does good work, value for money, would like to make a contribution but cannot prioritise given the focus on older people's services in the district.

Royston & District Volunteer Centre

£1,500.00

Applied for 3-year grant but allocated on 1-year basis. Funding over-subscribed.  Has been significantly under funded in the past and current economic climate has put additional strain on resources. 

SexYOUality

£500.00

Applied for 3-year grant but allocated on 1-year basis.  Funding over-subscribed.  Does good work, would like to make a contribution. 

Cambridge St Raphael Club

£850.00

Applied for 3-year grant but allocated on 1-year basis.  Funding over-subscribed.  Does good work, would like to make a contribution. 

Cambridge and District Volunteer Centre

£3,000.00

Applied for 3-year grant but allocated on 1-year basis.  Funding over-subscribed.  Has been significantly under funded in the past and current economic climate has put additional strain on resources.

 

Alternative options considered:

Option 1: To award funding to a different range of applicants and / or to award funding at a different level.

Reason for Rejection: This option was rejected after applications were assessed based on the information supplied and the need identified.

Publication date: 25/02/2010

Date of decision: 02/02/2010

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