Decision Maker: Assistant Director (Partnerships)
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
TDC Micro-grants (part of the Community
Champions Fund) to award the following organisation £500 to
contribute to the following:
iCARP work with groups of vulnerable young people and adults by
offering them the opportunity to experience group outdoor
activities, at our well-being centre, to help improve their mental
well-being. The activities and experiences we offer include
angling, bee keeping and rare breed chicken raising.
All iCARP birds currently are kept in roofed pens so that the
organisation adheres to DEFRA regulations around bird flu. On the
13/03/2023, in extremely high winds, they experienced high levels
of damage to pens and coops alike. This funding will contribute to
replacing and repair the pens and coops immediately or they may
have to lose the birds from site.
Subsidy Control and the new legislation (Subsidy Control Act 2022)
has been considered, including the four- limb test and it is not
considered that this project falls within the subsidy control
regime.
This funding will be underpinned with a funding agreement that
states they will be required to provide feedback on the impact that
the funding has had (which forms the monitoring of the
spend).
Reason for decision: Supporting local community groups with rising
operating costs.
£500 from the TDC Micro-grants (part of
the Community Champions Fund) will be contributed to iCARP. This
will support the replacement and repair of their bird pens and
coops which were damaged on 13/03/2023 by extremely high
winds.
Option 1 - To contribute £500 from the
TDC Micro-grants (part of the Community Champions Fund) to
iCARP
Option 2 - To not contribute funding.
Option 3 -
Publication date: 28/03/2023
Date of decision: 22/03/2023