RECOMMENDATIONS:
Having complied with paragraph 15 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules.
(i) To delegate authority to the Service Director, Growth to take all actions necessary to accept the grant and deliver the project until September 2021.
(ii) To accept, in accordance with Financial Procedure Rules, a grant of £566,583 from the European Structural & Investment Funds (ESIF) Growth Programme as match funding towards a total project budget of £1,133,165
(iii) To approve, in accordance with Financial Procedure Rules, revenue expenditure of £1,133,165 for the Solent Employment Support project over 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 and the Council’s individual financial contribution of £260,716
(iv) To approve the Council to act as Accountable Body for the administration of grant funding and Solent Employment Support Project Partnership.