Contact: Rob Ormerod, Community Strategy Manager Ext: 5122

email: [email protected]

1. Summary:

The following decision is sought:

1.1 To approve the following allocation:

· CAH/ HAPTC/ HMTP - £10,000 as per the recommendation in paragraph 1.2 of the report.

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2. Reason:

2.1 To continue to support and further develop community led planning through Parish Plans and Rural Town Healthchecks.

2.2 These decisions relate to all three of the Corporate Strategy priorities: Hampshire safer & more secure for all, Maximising wellbeing and Enhancing our quality of place.

3. Other Options considered and rejected: Not to approve this allocation.

4. Conflicts of Interest declared by the decision maker or other Executive member consulted - none (unless declared).

5. Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee - none (unless granted).

6. Reason(s) for the matter being dealt with if urgent - none (unless statutory or Constitutional definition met).

Approved by:

Councillor R. Perry

Executive Member for Community Development & External Affairs Date: 19 April 2007

Contact: Robert Ormerod, Community Strategy Manager Ext. 5122

Email: [email protected]

1. Summary

1.1 This report makes a recommendation in respect of a joint application for funding from Community Action Hampshire, Hampshire Association of Parish and Town Councils and the Hampshire Market Town Partnership which is subject to approval by the Executive Member for Community Development and External Affairs.

1.2 This decision relates to all three of the Corporate Strategy priorities: Hampshire safer & more secure for all, Maximising wellbeing and Enhancing our quality of place.

Recommendation:

To approve the following allocation:

· CAH/ HAPTC/ HMTP - £10,000 - Community led Planning (funding form 1 refers)

2. Background

2.1 A budget has been established for supporting projects derived from the County Council's statutory duty to prepare a community strategy. The budget is £223,800 in 2007/08 to support the development of Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs) and pump prime activity which supports community strategies.

2.2 Each of the 11 LSP's are encouraged to bid for money from this budget to support the development of their LSPs and for the pump priming of projects.

2.2 The budget is also available for the development and implementation of the Hampshire Strategic Partnership.

2.2 The Chief Executive can approve amounts of up to £2000. The Executive Member for Community Development and External Affairs can approve amounts between £2000 and £10,000. Amounts exceeding £10,000 must be referred by the Executive Member for Policy and Resources for decision on the recommendation of the Executive Member for Community Development and External Affairs.

2.2 Appendix B sets out the funding criteria for which bids will be approved. They are intended as guidelines and not prescriptive rules.

2.2 The relevant local Member's views are taken into account through the LSP mechanism.

2.7 These decisions relate to all three of the Corporate Strategy priorities: Hampshire safer & more secure for all, Maximising wellbeing and Enhancing our quality of place.

3. Current bids

2.1 The following bids have been approved under delegated powers at officer level:
Winchester DSP - £1,900 - Action Planning Event

3.2 The following bids have already been approved by the Executive Member for Community Development and External Affairs:

HSP - £9,000 - Rowner project

HSP - £3,533 - CADDIE

3.2.1 The following bids have already been approved by the Executive Member for Community Development and External Affairs and are likely to come out of the 2007/08 budget:

Havant LSP - £10,000 - Community Boards Support Officer
HSP - £1,000 - Interfaith Forum
Test Valley LSP - £9,000 - Vision Manager Post

3.2.2 The budget for this financial year 2007/08 has been agreed at £223,800

3.2.3 If the bids listed above are approved against the 2007/08 budget, the total allocated, is £223,800 leaving £189,367. (See attached appendix A).

Section 100 D - Local Government Act 1972 - background documents

The following documents discuss facts or matters on which this report, or an important part of it, is based and have been relied upon to a material extent in the preparation of this report.

NB: the list excludes:

1. Published works

2. Documents which disclose exempt or confidential information as defined in the Act.

File FM Exec Member Location: Community planning/committee reports

Bid for funding from Hampshire County Council to support district LSP's

For further information or queries please contact:

Robert Ormerod Tel: 01962 845122

E-mail: [email protected]

Appendix A

Appendix B

Funding Criteria for the Community Strategy Grants budget

The following criteria should be taken into consideration when preparing a submission for funding. They are intended as guidelines and not prescriptive rules.

Under delegated powers, bids up to £2,000 can be agreed by the Chief Executive; bids between £2,000 and £10,000 can be agreed by the Executive Member for Community Development and bids over £10,000 can be agreed by the Leader

1. The grant money available is for projects that wouldn't be developed without the support of the LSP or without the help of pump priming money

2. Any grant application must highlight the links with the themes contained in the relevant Community Strategy where one has been adopted

3. Any bid must be consistent with the themes and aims in the Hampshire Strategic Partnership's Community Strategy, and the priorities of the County Council

4. The funding request must be discussed and approved by the relevant LSP and any application approved by the Chair of that LSP

5. The budget will not be divided equally between district LSPs but awarded on individual consideration and the merits of the project

6. Applications will be referred for decision as per delegated powers above

7. Grants will not be awarded in order to meet shortfalls in service delivery budgets

8. Grants will not be paid for partner organisations staff costs, however bids will be considered for support staff that; work directly for the LSP ; are joint funded with other LSP partners; and report to the chair of the LSP

9. Funding will be given to applications for pump priming specific projects rather than general running costs of organisations or projects with ongoing revenue requirements. Applications which have a resource implication must state how the ongoing costs are to be met.

10. Where possible joint funding in line with partnership approaches should be encouraged and to this end grants should normally be a percentage of the sum required to complete the project

11. A budget monitoring report will be required for all bids over £2,000 at the end of the financial year. Continued financial support will be conditional on this basic information being provided

For further information on grants please contact Robert Ormerod, Community Strategy Manager on 01962 845122,