Cabinet considered approval of recommendations from the Grants Panel for grants to voluntary organisations. Although the discussion took place in Part II, it was agreed that the decisions of the Grant Panel should be minuted in Part I.

Cabinet also approved the additional awards to Electric Eels Swimming Club of £1,000 and Windsor Homeless Project £2,100.

BCF ‘3’ Fund

Resolved unanimously: that Cabinet approved the recommendations from the Grants Panel that the applications listed below for the allocation of RBWM / ‘3’ Grassroots Funding be noted and the decisions be minuted in Part I following Cabinet’s confirmation of the Panel’s recommended awards:–

Community Grants

Resolved unanimously: that Cabinet approved the recommendations from the Grants Panel that the grants as detailed below be approved, subject to:-

a)       The approval of the budget.

b)      The organisations receiving Community Grants for capital projects obtaining any requisite planning or building regulations consents and producing copies of audited accounts and evidence of the availability of finance for the remainder of the schemes. Organisations receiving Community Grants for Revenue costs or Service Level Agreements being required to complete an Annual Return Form which should demonstrate written evidence that the money had been spent according to their application and to identify the specific outcomes achieved as a result of the grant awarded.

c)       The organisations receiving Kidwells Trust Grants:-

i)     Providing suitable acknowledgement for the grant assistance in all publicity material.

ii)    Ensuring that there is adequate insurance cover for items purchased with grant assistance.  Continuing to look for other forms of sponsorship for special events.

d)      Organisations should, wherever possible, seek funding from other sources to ensure that they were not solely reliant on funding through the Royal Borough and it be noted that those organisations would not necessarily be automatically awarded funding year on year.

ii) That the following decisions be minuted in Part I following Cabinet’s agreement of the budget:

e)          Cabinet approved awards to Electric Eels Swimming Club of £1,000 and Windsor Homeless Project £2,100.  

*4Motion Dance Theatre Company – Funding awarded was for the first year of a potential three year SLA. The Panel agreed the further two years’ funding were subject to the organisation meeting conditions of its SLA fully in year one before consideration is given to years two and three; and also subject to funding being available in years two and three. Funding for years two and three of the SLA are as follows: Year 2: £12,191 - Year 3: £5,795.  Councillor Bateson requested additional information regarding funding from Slough Borough Council for the same project before she could agree the recommendation.

**Maidenhead and Windsor Citizens Advice Bureau – Second year of funding as part of their three year SLA in addition to their Communities Service Area funding.

***Maidenhead Festival – Second year funding as part of their three year SLA.

****Mental Health Board – In addition to the grant allocation of £500 for event costs, the Panel requested that officers give consideration to support for   the Board from the Communications and Marketing team for marketing purposes and Democratic Services for administrative support (limited to arranging and scheduling meetings, no clerking of meetings would be required).

*****Wraysbury Village FC – The Head of Communities, Enforcement and Partnerships to keep the Panel informed on fundraising activities to ensure they are able to meet their funding requirements within the two year limit the grant will remain in place.

It is with regret that the following organisations were not awarded funding:

-       Alzheimer’s Dementia Support #2

-       Eton Wick Village Association #1 – Officers to confirm Eton Wick Village Association have exhausted all potential funding opportunities, including CIL, S106 and their own internal funding. If confirmed they have exhausted all other possible funding streams, a delegated decision on grant funding will be made by the Chairman in conjunction with the Lead Officer, the Head of Communities, Enforcement and Partnerships.

-       Give and Take Care CIC

-       Maidenhead Community Centre

-       Old Windsor Memorial Hall – Officers to confirm Old Windsor Memorial Hall have exhausted all potential funding opportunities. If confirmed they have exhausted all other possible funding streams, a delegated decision on grant funding will be made by the Chairman in conjunction with the Lead Officer, the Head of Communities, Enforcement and Partnerships.

-       Spiritist Society of Windsor and Maidenhead

-       Windsor Royal Train.

-       Young Enterprise. The relevant Grants Officer to suggest an application to the Green Redeem scheme.

N.B: Out of a total budget of £300,000, £257,007 was allocated which left £42,993 unallocated.  The Panel agreed that this funding should be made available for allocation as interim payments under delegated authority or at future Grants Panels during 2019/20.

Councillor Saunders abstained from the vote on the Alzheimer’s Dementia Support and the Mental Health Board Grant applications.

Councillor D. Wilson abstained from the vote on the Maidenhead and Windsor Citizens Advice Bureau Grant application.

Kidwells Park Trust Grants

Resolved unanimously: that Cabinet approved the recommendations from the Grants Panel as detailed below be approved:

N.B: Out of a total budget of £16,000, £10,000 was allocated which left £6,000 unallocated.  The Panel agreed that this funding should be made available for allocation as interim payments under delegated authority or at future Grants Panels during 2019/20.