Decision details

Community Champions Fund

Decision Maker: Partnerships Portfolio Holder

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decision:

Following the panel meeting on 30th March 2021 (which included Councillor Lynda McWilliams, Officers from Tendring District Council, CVST and an Independent Consultant), the Portfolio Holder for Partnerships decided:-

 

That the funding given to the Council from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government should be distributed, as detailed below, to the following groups:

 

Name of Organisation

Amount Allocated

 

1.    SUMMIT

£22,630

 

3.    African Families in the UK

£25,000

 

6.    The Ark Centre

£9,000

 

7.    Age Concern

£9,700

 

8.    CVS Tendring

£15,000

 

9.    Colchester Chinese Culture Society

£9,450

 

11. Tendring Community Transport

£15,000

 

13. Harwich Connexions Transport

£15,000

 

14. Walton Pre-School

£9,000

 

15.Digital Access Team

£25,000

 

16. Home-Start

£8,750

 

17. Tendring Eldercare

£9,700

 

£173,230 (Total)

 

 

 

Reasons for the decision:

The panel received 17 applications and 12 community groups met the assessment criteria as outlined in the bid prospectus. In total £173,230 to be distributed at this stage and £16,770 to be distributed at a later date through micro grants. Each organisation will complete a contract to access funding and all projects are subject to monitoring and evaluation.

Alternative options considered:

All applications were assessed on the basis of supporting local communities adversely affected by Covid 19 (especially BAME residents and those with disabilities).

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

Yes - Any panel member that had a vested interest in any application did not take part in the evaluation of the relevant bid proposal viz.

 

Councillor McWilliams & Lisa Andrews (CVST) withdrew for the review of the CVST bid; and

 

Carol Magnus (TDC Officer) withdrew for the review of the Digital Access Team bid.

 

Publication date: 09/04/2021

Date of decision: 09/04/2021

Effective from: 17/04/2021

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