The Community Projects & Funding Officers presented a report which set out information about the Community Grant Scheme and summarised applications received by the Council from voluntary organisations for funding during 2021/22, together with recommended grants. Members were advised that to make the online forms more user friendly and relative to the monitoring for successful applications, two separate forms for grants up to and including £500, and those over £500 to £5,000 were created.

The report also set out the recommendation to carry forward the projects and funding related to 2020/21 grants that had been affected by Covid-19 and changes for the Community Grant Scheme for 2022/23. Appendix C identified the maximum that would be allocated to each applicant should sufficient funding be returned, and as a result the maximum total allocation could be £54,146.

Public Sector Equality Duty

Members noted that consideration had been given to impacts under the Public Sector Equality Duty.

Resolved: That the report be noted.