The
Board received a report of the Strategic Director – People, which presented the
Voluntary Sector funding Grant allocations for 2022/23.
Halton
Borough Council had been awarding direct grants to local voluntary and
charitable organisations for a number of years. The opportunity to receive
a grant was advertised on the Council website and applications were invited.
Applications were then assessed against key criteria, as set out in the
report. Recommendations were agreed by a
panel consisting of the Executive Board Member with Portfolio responsibility
for the Voluntary Sector and Officers from the People Directorate.
Following
the panel's assessment, the recommendations for allocations were presented in
paragraph 4.1, from an available budget of £226,640.
RESOLVED:
That the Board approves the grant allocations as outlined in the report.