Issue - meetings

To consider the allocation of grants funded through the Sustainable Travel Transition Year.

That approval be given to the allocation of a grant for the amount shown to the following community organisations:

·        Community Recycle Cycles    £9,999

·         Christian Concern                   £9,500

It was reported that in June 2016 Cheshire East Council had been successful with a bid for funding of £350,000 from the Department of Transport’s Sustainable Travel Transition Year Fund which was now available for delivery up to March 2017 in the Crewe and Nantwich area.  The Council’s bid outlined the programme of delivery which included the allocation of Transport & Accessibility Grants, with £20,000 of it being allocated towards this funding element of the programme.

In October 2016 the Council launched a campaign to raise awareness that local organisations in these areas could apply for Transport and Accessibility Grants of up to £9,999; three organisations had applied for funding and two of these had been successful.

To ensure expenditure was in line with the approved grant application and was compliant with funding conditions the Policy set out a monitoring process, failure to comply with which could result in the Council recovering the grant paid.  Successful applicants had to sign a grant acceptance form and agree to the terms and conditions set out in the Policy.

The purpose of the grants was to support local people to develop community-led initiatives.  It was recognised that local communities were often best placed to identify their own transport and accessibility needs and these grants will enable the successful organisations the capacity to develop local solutions. 

RESOLVED

That approval be given to the allocation of a grant for the amount shown to the following community organisations:

·        Community Recycle Cycles    £9,999

·         Christian Concern                   £9,500