Agenda item

Community Grants applications for consideration, eightof which were recommended for a grant.

The applications which were recommended for consideration by the Panel are set out below:

Table 1: Applications recommended for award

Table 2: Applications Considered but NO GRANT Award Recommended

Fairer World Lindfield

The Cabinet Member for Sustainable Economy and Housing expressed support for the work of the organisation as it is vital that people use energy wisely. He queried whether the funding requested was to set up a website and if the running cost of the website had been investigated.

Lucy Corrie, Assistant Director for Communities confirmed that grants are to kick start an organisation and could not be used to support any ongoing running costs.  For unsuccessful applications the officers will support organisations in other ways and signpost them to alternate funding sources.

The Community Garden

The Chairman endorsed the comments of Cllr Chapman, noting the Church has an excellent outreach programme which works in partnership with Burnside.

Arise Counselling Services

The Cabinet Member for Sustainable Economy and Housing was disappointed that the application was not successful.

Burgess Hill Community Cupboard Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)

The Chairman advised the organisation had applied for a community grant as their membership had recently increased after including people on the waiting list, which would place a bigger demand on their financial resources.

The Chairman noted that applications had been received from a wide range of organisations.  He took the Panel to vote on the recommendations on all applications which were agreed unanimously.

RESOLVED

The Cabinet Grants Panel agreed:

1. That £4,000 from the Community Grants Fund be released to Adastra Tennis Club to replace a shed on the edge of the courts used for the storage of tennis equipment.

2. That £500 from the Community Grants Fund be released to Fairer World Lindfield for development of a website.

3. That £800 from the Community Grants Fund be released to Family Support Work for the running costs for informal drop-in sessions at Moat Church, East Grinstead.

4. That £2,932 from the Community Grants Fund be released to Haywards Heath Town District Girl Guides to Subsidise the costs of additional activities so all can attend without additional financial burden.

5. That £4,700 from the Community Grants Fund be released to Mid Sussex Voluntary Action (MSVA) for Community listening events and subsequent co-designed events and activities for local families during holidays.

6. That £2,661 from the Community Grants Fund be released to My Care Matters 2020 CIC to support Social Prescriber to support their clients on later and end-of-life matters. Train staff and volunteers and continue to support those already trained.

7. That £2,400 from the Community Grants Fund be released to Social Innovation for All for Eco Pioneers project across five schools in Mid Sussex.

8. That £5,000 from the Community Grants Fund be released to The Community Garden for establishing a community garden.

9. That no grant be awarded to Arise Counselling Service as their application

does not meet the criteria of the Community Grants Fund.

10. That no grant be awarded to Burgess Hill Community Cupboard Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) as their application does not meet the criteria of the Community Grants Fund.

11. That no grant be awarded to Hurstfolk as their application does not meet the criteria of the Community Grants Fund.