Decision Maker: Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Communities, Campuses, Area Boards and Broadband
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
To update and provide clarity to the 2013/14 Area Board funding process.
To improve the application process for members of community, voluntary groups and councillors through adoption on a common on-line process and in so doing make council administrative efficiencies.
Various including:
No change to a multi-option down loadable application process; which sometimes caused confusion for applicants or embrace digital access and formulate a single process for all applicants to ensure ease of use and greater clarity.
To retain the amount of un-matched funding available at £1,000 or to reduce it to £500 to ensure funding could be more widely spread across the community.
To retain a special small grants process awarding up to £350, which had not been fully utilised in 2012/13 or to ensure groups could access up to £500 unmatched funding from an area board.
Other reasons / organisations consulted
Undertaken through joint Community Area Manager and Councillor Working Group.
Contact: Miranda Gilmour 01672 515742 email: miranda.gilmour@wiltshire.gov.uk.
Publication date: 26/03/2013
Date of decision: 26/03/2013
Effective from: 06/04/2013
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