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There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to the status of the budget allocated to this Partnership for disbursement to local voluntary groups and organisations from the General Fund and Celebrating Renfrewshire.
The report highlighted that £7,129.75 was available to be disbursed from the General Fund and that Celebrating Renfrewshire, the participatory budgeting exercise to deliver funding to youth groups in the area, was still underway.
After discussion, it was noted:
• That a grant application was required before awards from the General Fund could be considered;
• That low voter turnout, possibly caused by the pandemic, had delayed the award of funds to youth groups via Celebrating Renfrewshire;
• That on conclusion of the Celebrating Renfrewshire exercise, a report on the outcome be submitted to this Partnership; and
• That to disburse the remaining General Fund monies, the Partnership could identify/commission local projects and invite local voluntary groups to develop and submit suitable applications to deliver commissioned projects.
J Duffy intimated that because of the pandemic Foxbar Scout Group had lost their usual hall hire and to continue their meetings would incur excessive hire costs for alternative accommodation.
B Martin, seconded by Councillor E Devine, proposed that as an emergency measure, Foxbar Scout Group be invited to apply immediately for funding towards their hall hire and that local groups that had received less funding than requested at the Partnership meeting in June 2021 also be invited to re-apply for any funding remaining after consideration of the anticipated application from Foxbar Scout Group. This was agreed.
DECIDED:
(a) That it be noted that £7,129.75 remained to be disbursed this financial year;
(b) That an application for emergency funding be invited from Foxbar Scout Group to help mitigate the increased cost of hall rental as a direct result of Covid-19;
(c) That local groups that had received less funding than requested at the Partnership meeting in June 2021, be invited to re-apply by a deadline to be set and advised to them by Community Planning, in the knowledge that remaining funds were limited; and
(d) That all applications received be submitted to an early meeting of Gleniffer Local Partnership to be convened for that purpose.