Decision details
Community Activity Grants
Decision Maker: Executive Member for Stronger, Healthy Communities - Cllr Rachel Crouch
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To determine applications to the Community Activity Grant scheme.
Decision:
The Executive Member for Stronger, Healthy Communities Resolved to:
a) Approve, under delegated authority, the applications as set out in the report;
b) Delegate to the Assistant Director for Communities, in consultation with Executive Member for Stronger, Healthy Communities and the Cost of Living Steering Group, the remaining budget to target support in areas of need.
Reasons for the decision:
The applications were reviewed against the eligibility checklist. Where information was unclear, officers contacted applicants to seek clarification. All eligible applications were assessed and scored using a scoring matrix before being reviewed by an officer panel. The scoring measures the degree to which each activity :
a. Meets new needs appearing as a result of the cost of living crisis;
b. Enables other sources of support to be secured for the benefit of West Oxfordshire communities;
c. Benefits those who are considered vulnerable, groups that services are not currently engaging with effectively and will not be served by other support organisations or activity;
d. Has the capacity to have ongoing impact;
e. Is responsive and addressing an issue of urgency;
f. Whether the activity of the grant will further expand the scope of activity underway elsewhere in West Oxfordshire, complement this activity or duplicate existing activity;
g. Is a collaborative endeavour, harnessing the combined resources and expertise of more than one organisation in the same area and avoids duplication;
h. Is meeting the Council’s emerging priorities;
i. Benefits the residents of West Oxfordshire;
j. Is good value for money requesting a size of grant which is commensurate with those benefiting;
k. Makes a difference.
Alternative options considered:
The Executive Member could decide not to award the grants as set out in Annex A or award them at different levels.
Publication date: 24/07/2023
Date of decision: 01/08/2023
Effective from: 09/08/2023
Accompanying Documents:
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