Agenda item

APPROVED – That additional grant funding agreed by the Court of Common Council to support London's civil society infrastructure be used:

a)    £1M be allocated to create a Bridge Fund to:

                 i.       support London's civil society infrastructure organisations with grants of up to £50,000 each for 1 year;

                ii.       fund additional expert advice on organisational change if required;

b)    In principle, £1.5M a year for 2 years be used to provide cornerstone funding to support a pan-London strategic fund, working with other funders and key stakeholders, to support the infrastructure underpinning London's civil society (full details of which to be brought back to this Committee for final agreement).