Agenda item

Questions were raised in respect of the following -

The Deputy Chairman queried whether the Trust should consider directing funding to projects or charities in any of the London boroughs where social tensions were evident.  Members felt that more energy should instead be spent locating suitable projects/charities to fund at all times across the boroughs, and particularly those that were receiving less Trust funds.

The Chief Grants Officer advised that Officers were considering a proposal to Members at the February and March 2014 meetings to earmark funds from the Trust’s underspend for some higher level, pro-active grants. Members suggested that those funding applications, that had successful support models, could be rolled out to those boroughs that were currently underrepresented.