Agenda item

To receive a progress report of the Chief Grants Officer.

TheCommitteereceivedtheprogressreport ofthe ChiefGrants Officer and the grant application statistics.  Members discussed the volume of applications and noted that, with six Committee meetings scheduled for the year, average spend per meeting should be around 17% of the total budget (£14.95m). Officers confirmed that, should all applications be agreed at this meeting, the budget spend total would be £2,735,225, 18% of the grants budget.

Members discussed meeting length and format, and agreed that all grants between £25k and £50k should be considered using existing delegation arrangements rather than by exception, as was the case at present. This would result in fewer grant applications being brought to Committee meetings, allowing more time for strategic discussions.

RESOLVED – That all grants between £25k and £50k should be considered using existing delegation arrangements, and the report be noted.