(i) To approve the grant recommendations set out in the attached Appendix 1 with the following changes:
· EU Welcome Project: recommended amount of £27,000 in 2013/14, £25,110 in 2014/15 and £23,352 in 2015/16.
· Saints Foundation: recommended amount of £17,281 towards the project funding on the understanding the council will facilitate discussions with Southampton Football Club to explore match funding for the balance.
· Southampton School Sports: recommended amount of £5,400 as a one off grant in 2013/14 to enable them to look for other sources of funding.
(ii) To delegate authority to the Communities and Improvement Manager, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Efficiency and Improvement, to allocate Community Chest grants during the year until the new Small Grants Programme takes effect.
(iii) To delegate authority to the Senior Manager, Communities, Change and Partnerships, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Efficiency and Improvement, to agree a process for a One-Off Grant Scheme, should sufficient funding become available.
(iv) To delegate authority to the Senior Manager, Communities Change and Partnerships, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Efficiency and Improvement, to:
· determine transitional relief, where appropriate, where grants have been reduced or discontinued
· do anything necessary to give effect to allocation of grants for 2013/14 to 2015/16.
(v) To meet the costs of agreed transitional relief, where appropriate, where grants have been reduced or discontinued, from contingencies, following consultation with the Head of Finance and IT and the Cabinet Member for Resources.