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Applications for Local Partnership Funding 2020/21
Under reference to paragraph 2 of the Minute of the Gleniffer Local Partnership meeting held on 16 September 2020, Councillor McGurk proposed that, in light of the circumstances surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing revisions to the Scottish Government's Covid-19 route map, the Local Partnership carry forward to financial year 2021/22 from the General Fund 2020/21 programme: (a) any grants awarded for projects which were unable to be delivered in the financial year to 31 March 2021; (b) balances arising from grant awards returned due to the inability to deliver the project as previously expected; and (c) the residual programme balance currently unable to be awarded; and that the award of any residual sums be considered as early as practicable in financial year 2021/22 to support communities over the period of recovery from Covid-19. This was agreed.
Provost Cameron proposed that a workshop be held as soon as practicable and before the next meeting where members could examine options and methods for allocating grant funding that were fair, equitable and focussed on the Partnership’s priorities in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. This was agreed.
DECIDED:
(a) That, in light of the circumstances surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing revisions to the Scottish Government's Covid-19 route map, the Local Partnership carry forward to financial year 2021/22 from the General Fund 2020/21 programme: (i) any grants awarded for projects which were unable to be delivered in the financial year to 31 March 2021; (ii) balances arising from grant awards returned due to the inability to deliver the project as previously expected; and (iii) the residual programme balance currently unable to be awarded;
(b) That the award of any residual sums be considered as early as practicable in financial year 2021/22 to support communities over the period of recovery from Covid-19; and
(c) That a workshop be held as soon as practicable and before the next meeting to allow members to examine options and methods for allocating grant funding that were fair, equitable and focussed on the Partnership's priorities in light of the Covide-19 pandemic.