Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

The Committee considered the implementation of the grants review report and noted that the overarching Education and Employment Central Grants Programme funding theme was agreed at the March 2016 Policy and Resources Committee, and the corresponding level of funding available for 2016-2018.

Members were requested to agree that the existing eligibility criteria for the Combined Education Charity and City Educational Trust Fund remain in place until March 2017, and that the Education Charity Committee be charged with reviewing and implementing any required amendments to the eligibility criterion for the 2017-2018 funding cycle (prior to the quinquennial review to be undertaken by City Bridge

Trust).

As the Policy and Resources Committee did not approve the level the staffing

required to run the Central Grants Unit, consultation is being undertaken with each

individual grant-giving committee to better understand the resource implications of

managing their specific theme. The outcomes of all consultation undertaken will

form the basis of a report to be submitted to the Policy and Resources Committee

requesting approval for the required levels of staffing and resource.

Resolved – that Members:

· Note the agreed Education and Employment overarching funding theme and the

level of funding available for the 2016-2018 Central Grants Programme.

· Make a recommendation to the Education Board as to whether the existing

eligibility criterion for the Combined Education Charity and City Educational Trust

Fund should remain in place until March 2017.

· Make a recommendation to the Education Board as to whether the Education

Charity Committee should review and implement any required amendments to

the eligibility criterion for the 2017/2018 funding cycle (prior to the quinquennial

review).

· Note that the Policy and Resources Committee will approve the proportionate

management fee for the Central Grants Programme resourcing.