CARDIFF COUNCIL CYNGOR CAERDYDD
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS MEETING: 17 FEBRUARY 2011
CORPORATE DECISION MAKING FRAMEWORK FOR GRANTS 2011/12
REPORT OF CITY & COUNTY TREASURER AGENDA ITEM: 7
PORTFOLIO : FINANCE AND SERVICE DELIVERY
Reason for this Report
1. To agree grant proposals for 2011/12 as an integral part of the budget strategy.
Background
2. The Executive has previously agreed a decision making timetable for grants in line with the budget strategy under the auspices of the Voluntary Sector Compact (Appendix A).
3. The Tripartite Voluntary Sector Compact was established in March 2006 and reported it’s achievements over the last eighteen months to it’s Annual Meeting on 9 December 2010 (Appendix B) . New priorities are being developed into an action plan and will be considered alongside the draft Integrated Partnership Strategy – ‘What Matters’ 1. This will further improve the potential of the local voluntary sector and community groups to play a full and active part in the development of policy and the associated delivery of local services.
4. This report provides an overview of portfolio grant proposals for 2011/12 and seeks agreement of the Executive, subject to Council approval of the 2011/12 budget.
Issues
Budget Strategy 2011/12
5. The recent Budget Strategy 2011/12 report of the 22 October 2010 addressed the potential impact on the voluntary sector. The report explained that the voluntary sector is a significant partner in delivering council functions and is seen as a major player in contributing to local community life. This view is supported by the fact that, during 2009/10, voluntary sector organisations were in receipt of public funding and
1 Draft Integrated Partnership Strategy – ‘What Matters’. - http://www.cardiffproudcapital.co.uk
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support from the Council in excess of £40million 2. In addition, the value of volunteering to the Cardiff economy is estimated to be worth over £200 million per annum.
6. The budget strategy report further explained that the Council Executive would resist passing on significant cuts to its voluntary sector partners, if at all possible, but went on to explain that efficiencies were needed in the medium term and the Council would work with the sector to rationalise costs.
Provisional Local Government Settlement 2011/12
7. The Provisional Local Government Settlement for 2011/12 was published by the Welsh Assembly Government on the 23 November 2010 and provided Cardiff with an increase of 0.05% on revenue funding on the previous year.
8. Although this is a more favourable settlement than had been expected, as compared to the Welsh Assembly Government’s financial planning assumptions, it primarily relates to a growing population and still leaves the Council with significant levels of savings to be identified, simply in order to maintain existing services. In particular the settlement includes an expectation of protection for Schools and Social Care budgets with increasing budgetary pressures already evident in the current year in both these areas. Also, there is still uncertainty regarding the level of funding the Council will receive from specific grants provided by the Welsh Assembly Government and any reductions will require consideration as to their impact on the budget and the services the Council can provide.
Corporate Grant Arrangements
9. The existing grant arrangements, developed in partnership with the voluntary sector, have been reviewed and improved ahead of considering grant budgets for 2011/12. These procedures ensure that service areas have not viewed grants as a soft option from which to find savings and recognises the additional resources and added value the voluntary sector can provide.
10. Prior to the assessment process service area grants officers met to discuss assessment arrangements. This meeting and the further discussions held have allowed officers to share grants information, and focus on those organisations in receipt of multiple grants across the Council. Funding provided to local organisations from other sources was also circulated e.g. Cardiff & Vale University Health Board funding; Cymorth Funding; and Voluntary Action Cardiff’s Impact Plus Funding.
11. With the launch of ‘ What Matters – The Cardiff 10 Year Strategy, both the application and assessment arrangements have been updated to reflect the emphasis on delivering the agreed seven high level outcomes
2 Local Government Data Unit – Wales. Local Authority Funding of the Voluntary Sector 2009/10 to be published in Spring 2011.
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and the use of Results Based Accountability (RBA) as a methodology for measuring outcomes 3.
12. In the event of service areas considering proposals to disinvest in a particular project Risk and Equality Impact Assessments have formed part of the overall grant assessment. Equality Impact Screening of all proposals contained within the Corporate Grants Framework has been conducted.
13. In addition to the general criteria and service specific criteria for grants, officers reviewed the advice provided by the Welsh Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) (Appendix C). This recommended that voluntary organisations should ensure that funders understand the total value and impact of their services such as: focussing on preventative services, which help to reduce the cost of care on the public purse at a later date; and building capacity in communities that enable people to support each other and promote well-being.
Grant Proposals 2011/12
14. The grant assessment arrangements for 2011/12, were undertaken in full consultation with relevant Council officers. Grant proposals for 2011/12 are summarised in the attached overview (Appendix D – to follow) and are subject to the approval of the Council budget 2011/12. The following issues should be noted:
i. Corporate Grant Budgets - Community Facilities/Innovations A small saving (£22,000) has been made to the Community Facilities Grant Scheme, as organisations currently in receipt of funding will come to the end of their three year agreements on 31 st March 2011. Given the financial uncertainty, these organisations were allowed to make a request to continue funding for a further year and a number of these have been agreed (Appendix D - pages 3 – 4). Under the Innovations Grant Scheme recipients will be in their final year of funding in 2011/12, and as such, both of these Corporate Grant Schemes will be reviewed ahead of 2012/13.
ii. Adult Services and Learning Disability Grants The Executive will recall the intention to assess Learning Disability Grants (Appendix D – pages 10) against the criteria specified within the Cardiff Commissioning and Funding Framework - outlined in the corporate grants report, 18 th February 2010. The assessment is now complete and will see approximately £680,000 of grant funding transfer to contractual arrangements. It is envisaged that the remaining Adult Services grant provision will be assessed to determine the appropriate governing arrangements.
iii. Advice Services The development of advice services has been the subject of Welsh Assembly Government and Legal Services Commission proposals on commissioning new provision. In connection with this, Council grant
3 Results Based Accountability (RBA) - http://www.resultsaccountability.com
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funding of advice services is currently being reviewed and it is intended that current funding arrangements will initially continue at current levels. However, funding will be re-allocated in accordance with the review during 2011/12 (Appendix D – pages 16).
In-principle Notifications, Formal Offers and Terms & Conditions
15. Notifications have been sent to organisations advising of in-principle proposals (subject to approval of this report and the Council budget) during February 2011. These early notifications are beneficial from a business planning perspective, especially so given the well documented public funding concerns, though for legal reasons they explain that organisations should not rely on the proposal to make commitments at that stage. Formal offer letters will be circulated once the Council budget has been set and, where applicable, on the determination of a grant agreement.
16. During the 2010/11 grant assessment process officers were encouraged to explore with organisations the potential for efficiency savings in future years i.e. sharing accommodation and reducing their operational costs. In advance of 2011/12 the Council will review its grant agreement terms and conditions to ensure that organisations in receipt of Council funding fully understand that there is an expectation for them to deliver operational efficiencies.
17. Following the motion to Council, passed on the 17 th June 2010 in respect of shared parenting and the principles enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), Council service areas involved in grant funding relevant third sector organisations will review the governing arrangements to ensure these principles are adopted and promoted.
Current Voluntary Sector Compact Initiatives
18. Building on the drive to deliver medium and longer term efficiency savings the Executive should note the following initiatives which have been designed, in-part, to mitigate the potential for future Council grant reductions:
Voluntary Sector Centre Project
The Council has been successful in securing an officer secondment from the Welsh Assembly Government for a 2 year period to progress the Voluntary Sector Centre Project (Appendix E). A project steering group has been established with representation from key voluntary sector agencies and the Council. As well as the obvious efficiency savings associated with sharing building and operational costs the intention is that such a centre will provide:
• A hub within the City that will promote and celebrate the work of the voluntary sector; • A one-stop-shop with front facing space that provides easy access to information and advice for all;
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• Shared back office space that provide flexibility of tenure for organisations combined with economies of scale. • Services & Expert business advice that other voluntary sector organisations across the City can take advantage of.
Cardiff Community Endowment Fund
In July 2010 the Council Executive took the decision to transfer trust fund monies (circa £380,000), which had been dormant for many years, to the Community Foundation in Wales (CFIW). The CFIW has now established the Cardiff Community Endowment Fund with an annual grant budget of circa £10,000 and intend to actively manage and grow the fund. Voluntary organisations have been made aware of this new funding opportunity.
GrantNet
The Council has maintained its commitment, in partnership with Voluntary Action Cardiff, to providing the GrantNet service for a 3 year period. Established in 2004 this innovative service provides access, via the Council’s website, to information on over 4,000 grants, loans and other incentives. A survey of voluntary organisations and Council service areas during August 2010 indentified that approximately £300,000 had been levered in over this period.
Future Developments
19. The Council will need to continue to review is grant arrangements to ensure it is maximising the value of its partnership with the voluntary sector in an increasingly difficult financial climate. This will include:
• Embedding the Cardiff Commissioning and Funding Framework 4 so that service areas make the right choice when considering to procure or grant fund. • Considering the priorities established at the recent Compact Annual Meeting and exploring other examples of commissioning and funding good practice e.g. The WCVA’s Policy Paper ‘Public Services: co- design, co-delivery’. • Reviewing current grant schemes, their outcomes and the resources employed to manage grant funding (e.g. Community Grants within Schools & Lifelong Learning – Appendix D – pages 12 & 13), in view of the Council’s restructuring, the shift to area based working and the potential to work in partnership with other local organisations on funding management.
Reasons for Recommendations
20. To agree grant proposals in line with commitments made via the Voluntary Sector Compact.
4 The Cardiff Commissioning and Funding Framework was approved by the Council Executive at its meeting on 8 th April 2010. It is now awaiting consideration by the Council’s Constitution Committee for referencing within the Council’s Contract Standing Orders and Procurement Rules.
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Legal Implications
21. The Council is empowered under a number of statutory provisions to make payments by way of grant for certain identified purposes. The proposed grants referred to in the Appendices to this report are for various purposes and because they are not stated with sufficient certainty it is not possible to advise whether there are specific statutory provisions for the payment of the grants as proposed. The Council has a general power under Section 2(1) of the Local Government Act 2000 ("the Act") to do anything which it considers is likely to achieve any one or more of the following objects-(a) the promotion or improvement of the economic well-being of their area; (b) the promotion or improvement of the social well-being of their area; and (c) the promotion or improvement of the environmental well-being of their area. This section would authorise payments by way of grant where the purpose to be achieved falls within the provisions of that section. This power must be exercised in accordance with the terms of that section particularly having regard to the community strategy which the Council is required to prepare in accordance with the Act. The strategy must be taken into account in coming to a view upon the recommendations made in this report. Further the Executive as decision taker must be satisfied that the proposals will achieve one or more of the objectives set out in section 2. However where a specific statutory provision empowers the Council to make such payments then those provisions will prevail and any conditions or limitations as may attach to them. Officers responsible for dealing with individual grant applications should therefore consider if reliance is being placed on Section 2 of the Act or on a specific statutory provision, and, if so, what limitations attach.
22. It is noted that the Tripartite Voluntary Sector Compact was agreed in March 2006. This is achievable under Section 2(4) of the Act which enables a local authority to enter into arrangements or agreements with any person (this includes a body of persons corporate or incorporate) in order to achieve any of the three objects referred to in Section 2(1) of the Act.
23. Each application for funding must be considered on its merits. Consideration must be given to such applications in the context of the statutory provisions and ensure that the monies sought will be applied to a proper purpose and will deliver the Council's duty of best value for instance. An appropriate test may be to consider whether the expenditure is commensurate with the benefits identified for the area. Care must be taken where there is any question as to the viability of the relevant organisation that the monies are not be applied in propping it up for example, but will be applied to deliver the objectives identified as the reason for the provision of funding. Further payments must be conditioned to ensure that the monies are properly used and are only applied for purposes which the Council can lawfully undertake.
24. In respect of individual grant recipients it should be considered whether the award of the grant will affect how the body will be classified in terms
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of the legislation relating to "local authority companies". If such is the case then further legal and financial advice should be sought.
25. Further in so far as Service Level Agreements are required as a condition of the payment of funding, if they operate so as to be in the nature of a service contract (i.e. a contract in writing for consideration (whatever the nature of the consideration) under which a contracting authority engages a person to provide services) then the process must accord with the Council's Contract Standing Orders and Procurement Rules and if the relevant thresholds are exceeded will also be subject to compliance with the legislation relating to the award of Public Service Contracts.
26. Any provision of grant, loans or other subsidies from public funds may give rise to State Aid issues. Unlawful State Aid is defined as ‘any aid granted by a Member State or through State resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods… in so far as it affects trade between Member States..’. Aid that does not meet the definition or is covered by a block exemption ie previously approved categories of aid (subject to satisfying conditions) or because it is de minimis ie currently under €200,000 (for all aid to a particular organisation from public funds) is generally regarded as lawful aid. Officers responsible for dealing with individual grant applications should therefore consider whether any grants raise any state aid issues. Further legal advice should be sought if there are any issues.
27. The proposals in this report cannot be given effect to unless the proposals fall within the Budgetary Framework for 2011/12.
Financial Implications
28. The grant proposals set out in Appendix D to this report can, subject to Council approval, be funded by service areas from their proposed budgets in 2011/12.
Consequences
29. The notification of grant awards will allow funded organisations to begin business planning for 2011/12.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The Executive is recommended to:
(1) agree the proposals identified in Appendix D, subject to Council approval of the 2011/12 budget allocation for grants;
(2) note the achievements outlined in Appendix B and issues identified in paragraph 14; and
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(3) note the future developments referred to in paragraph 19.
CHRISTINE SALTER City & County Treasurer 11 February 2011
The following Appendices are attached:
Appendix A - Grants Timetable 20011/12 Appendix B - Tripartite Voluntary Sector Compact – Annual Report 9 th December 2010 Appendix C - Welsh Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) Advice to voluntary Organisations Appendix D - 2011/12 Grant Proposals Appendix E - Voluntary Sector Centre Project
The following Background Papers have been taken into account:
• Draft What Matters – The Cardiff 10 Year Strategy • Executive Budget Strategy 2011/12 Report 22 nd October 2010 • Executive Report: The Cardiff Voluntary Sector Compact – Developments & Proposals for Improved Working Relations. 8 th April 2010. • Equality Impact Screening – of the Council’s Corporate Grants Framework and support to voluntary organisations,2011/12, 21 st January 2011. • Executive Report: Transfer of Charitable Assets to the Community Foundation in Wales. 15 th July 2010
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September • Applications and requests for monitoring January information sent out. • Corporate Grants Overview - Initial recommendations to be submitted to End of October / Early November Executive Corporate Portfolio meeting. • Deadline for Receipt of Applications and • In-principle grant levels to be monitoring information. communicated to external organisations. • Scrutiny consideration. November • Proposals to be presented to the Compact • Assessment of applications/monitoring Liaison Panel. information. • Fine tuning of in-principle grant proposals. • If appropriate clarification/negotiation with organisations. February • Consider the budgetary implications of • Final grant recommendations to be preliminary grant recommendations. reported to the Executive and subject to formal approval of the 2011/12 budget by December Council. • Overview of Service Area proposals to be compiled.
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Appendix B
The Cardiff Voluntary Sector Compact A Compact for the Capital City
Annual Review
2009 - 2010 The Compact is a tri-partite arrangement for joint working between the voluntary sector and Cardiff Council and the local NHS (LHB, Cardiff and the Vale NHS Trust, Velindre NHS Trust). Launched in 2006, the Compact has been working to a two year Action Plan, which strives to achieve continued improvement in the 5 key Compact themes of:
• Funding & Commissioning • Partnership Working • Volunteering • Community Development • Consultation plus an additional theme of: Developing the Compact
This fourth review summarises the achievements that have taken place in 2009- 2010. Please see www.vacardiff.org.uk for further information about the Cardiff Compact.
Compact Liaison Panel (CLP) Members: • Councillor Rodney Berman, Council Leader • Councillor Judith Woodman, Deputy Council Leader • Councillor Mark Stevens, Executive Member, Cardiff Council • Neelam Bhadwarja, Corporate Director, Cardiff Council • Mutale Merill, Vice Chair, Cardiff & Vale University Health Board • Paul Hollard, Director of Planning / Deputy Chief Executive, Cardiff & Vale University Health Board • Paul Warren, Cardiff & Vale Coalition of Disabled People, Voluntary Sector Representative & Compact Chair • Roger Bone, Cardiff MIND, Voluntary Sector Representative • Bridget Barnett, Cardiff CAB, Voluntary Sector Representative
• Allan Herbert, SRCDC, Voluntary Sector Representative
• Jacqui Bell, Chief Executive, Voluntary Action Cardiff (VAC) ” ” Harnessing the potential of the voluntary sector ” Compact Annual Meeting 2009
The 2009 Compact Annual Meeting took place on 6th July in County Hall and provided an opportunity for representatives from all 3 Compact partners to identify priorities which contributed to the development of the 2008-2010 Compact Action Plan.
Event highlights included:
Compact Annual Meeting: Over 100 individuals representing all 3 Compact partners attended, which demonstrates the interest in and awareness of the Cardiff Voluntary Sector Compact.
Display stalls: There was a Market Place of stalls from different organisations offering volunteering information in a range of different areas.
Presentations from Compact partners: Rodney Berman (Leader of Cardiff Council), Margaret McLaughlin (Director of Voluntary Action Cardiff) and David Francis (Chair Designate, Cardiff & Vale University Health Board) highlighted Compact achievements, developments in the pipeline, and the importance of Compact partners working together.
Development of the Compact Action Plan: Delegates took part in workshops based around the 5 Compact themes to consider achievements already “in the bag” or “in the pipeline” and to identify ideas for development. They were then asked to prioritise the actions that they wanted to be included in the 2008-2010 Compact Action Plan.
Launch of the Volunteer Coordinators Network: Peter Trevett, Manager of Voluntary Community Service (VCS) gave a presentation on Volunteering in Cardiff and launched the Volunteer Coordinators Network.
Launch of Ask Cardiff: Ask Cardiff, Cardiff Council’s portal for consultation and community engagement was launched.
Q&A session: To conclude the meeting, the Compact Liaison Panel took to the stage, which provided delegates with an opportunity to put their questions to the Panel.
Delegates visit the Market Place - a wide range of stalls offering information about the organisations and the services they provide in Cardiff.
2 Achievements: Developing & Promoting the Compact Aim: To establish and organise an annual programme of Compact Liaison Panel meetings • Dates set for 4 Compact Liaison Panel meetings and the Annual Meeting for 2010-2011. Aim: To have an officer level Compact Development Group that meets regularly to progress the Action Plan • The Compact Officers Group met 5 times (October 2009, February 2010, March 2010, September 20101 and October 2010) Aim: To maintain and support voluntary sector representation • Election for Compact representatives took place in October 209 at VAC’s AGM and representatives were appointed • 2 All Representatives meetings taken place (January 2010, October 2010) Aim: To increase awareness of the work of the Compact; and increase involvement in its work across partner agencies • Compact Annual Review 2007 - 2008 produced and circulated at the Annual Compact Meeting • The regularly updated Compact Action Plan and CLP minutes are posted on partners’ websites. • A CLP meeting summary report is now produced after every meeting, which is circulated to partner agencies and included on the agendas of other strategic partnerships. Achievements: Funding & Commissioning Aim: Develop common definitions and joint approaches to commissioning and grant funding based on best practice • The Council Executive approved the Framework at its meeting on the 8th April 2010 and is currently making arrangements for it to be referenced within the Council's Contract Standing Orders and Procurement Rules. • The updated version agreed by the Executive has been posted on the Council intranet for officer use. It is planned that it will also be referenced within procurement training/awareness sessions and guidance handbooks, • The Framework was covered as a key element of the UHB 3rd sector Masterclass in June 2010. • A briefing on Local Health Board commissioning from Voluntary Sector was provided for handover to new UHB, including commitment to working to Compact Framework. Aim: To provide a funding information service that will lead to a better informed and resourced voluntary and community sector • 145 people from 93 different organisations attended VAC’s Meet the Funders event, Fundermentals, in February 2010. • 4 Funding Courses were run via VAC’s 2009-2010 Training & Events Programme, and 5 in the 2010 / 2011 programme. • 4 issues of Cashpoint were produced in 2010.
Left: Launch of the Volunteer Coordinators Network: A tree of knowledge where delegates could display their ideas Right: Peter Trevett:: Manager, Voluntary Community Service (VCS)
3 Achievements: Partnership Working Aim: Develop best practice approaches to partnership working with the voluntary sector • The Council Executive approved the Partnership Code of Practice at its meeting on the 8th April 2010. • A Map of Voluntary Sector Involvement in Strategic Partnerships continued to be updated by VAC • Partnerships Picture is produced quarterly by VAC and includes clear links to the quarterly Proud Capital Newsletter and monthly Proud Capital Briefing. • VAC and voluntary sector partners played key role in UHB hosted Third Sector Masterclass in June 2010. Aim: Understand the level of resource required to achieve effective voluntary sector engagement in partnership working. • Agreement from Cardiff Council to fund VAC Partnerships Project 2010-2011. This will be reconsidered during the 2011/12 budget process. • The Council Executive approved the Mediation & Disputes Process at its meeting 8th April 2010 Achievements: Volunteering Aim: Promote and support volunteering in the city • Annual Volunteering Event hosted by the Lord Mayor and Deputy Leader at Cardiff Castle on 7th July 2010. John Lewis provided star prizes value between £400 - £500.130 places allocated to a diverse range of voluntary and community organisations; publicised in Capital Times; Article on page 2 of the Echo and in the Cardiff Community pages of Media Wales' website. • VAC/VCS have jointly delivered training to volunteer organisers in October 2010 Aim: Increase volunteering in the city. • VCS worked with Job Centre Plus and WCVA to promote volunteering to Job centre clients and to others remote from the labour force. • Establishment of a post at Voluntary Community Service to undertake outreach through the Youth Service. Achievements: Community Development Aim: To promote community development and have it adopted as an essential tool for achieving better service delivery • Community Development code of Practice was agreed by the Council Executive on 8th April 2010 Aim: To increase involvement of marginalised groups including the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) voluntary and community sector in the Compact and Community Strategy • 11 BME organisations represented at the Compact Volunteering Event, June 2010 Aim: To promote and support opportunities and ideas for the development of improved facilities and assets for the voluntary and community sector • A Secondee from WAG has been appointed who will project manage the Voluntary Sector Centre Scheme over a 2 year period. Aim: Promote social enterprise as a route to community development • VAC’s Chief Executive reports back on progress from the Proud Capital Vision Forum to the Compact Liaison Panel, being a member of both groups. Achievements: Consultation Aim: Produce guidance on consulting with the voluntary sector • Advice on consulting effectively with the voluntary sector has been included in Ask Cardiff’s consultation and engagement toolkit.
For further information about the Cardiff Compact see: www.vacardiff.org.uk Or contact VAC on t: 029 2048 5722, f: 029 2046 4196 Ground Floor, Brunel House, Fitzalan Road, Cardiff CF24 0EB
4 Appendix C
Our ref WG/GB/KT
20 October 2010
Dear Colleague
Earlier in the year WCVA and Welsh Ministers wrote to you about the Assembly Government budget to explain the assumptions Ministers were making about likely spending reductions, and their commitment to engage with the third sector as the decisions about the budget for the next four years are finalised.
Since then, there has been an opportunity to discuss these issues with a large number of organisations across Wales at WCVA’s regional policy events, and we are now writing to provide an update on the budget position.
We now know the outcome of the UK Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review. Based on the Treasury’s figures, the actual cash reduction is 0.7% per year for the next four years. This represents 2.6% reduction over the four years, which is better than the planning assumption of 3% per year. However, once inflation is taken into account, the Welsh Assembly Government indicates that it will have a 12% reduction in revenue funding over the next four years. The capital reduction at 41% is in line with previous assumptions.
The Assembly Government’s draft budget will be published on 17 November, and should be published on the National Assembly for Wales website www.assemblywales.org and the Assembly Government website www.wales.gov.uk. WCVA will put a link to the budget on its website www.wcva.org.uk as soon as it is available.
The draft settlement for local government will be published a week after the draft budget, on 23 November.
The draft budget, and the anticipated effects on policies and services, will then be examined by the Assembly Finance Committee and Scrutiny Committees. The budget proposals will also be the subject of Equality Impact Assessments by each spending department, and these are likely to be scrutinised by the Assembly’s Equality of Opportunity Committee. Once these committees have reported a final budget will be put before the National Assembly for approval, probably in late January or early February 2011.
In our earlier joint letter Ministers expressed their commitment to ensuring that there is active engagement between the third sector and the Welsh Assembly Government in budget planning at all levels, and this will be especially important in the period between the Comprehensive Spending Review and the adoption of the final budget.
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Organisations funded by the Assembly Government will need to know how the draft budget might affect them, and will need to act quickly to find out. WCVA has published a briefing paper on our website www.wcva.org.uk that explains how the budget is structured, and giving advice to organisations on how to engage with the budget process.
There are a number of steps organisations can take:
Identify where in the draft budget your particular funding sits; WCVA’s briefing paper explains how the budget is laid out, but you may need to ask your funding contact for this information. Ask your funding contact what assumptions are in the draft budget about your particular funding, or the overall allocation for the grant or funding programme that applies to you Make sure that your funding contact understands the implications of any funding changes for your services and activities Consider any representations you may want to make in relation to the Equality Impact Assessments – these can be raised with your normal funding contact Identify which Scrutiny Committee will examine that part of the budget from which you are funded, and when they will meet to do this. You may want to provide a briefing to members of the Committee, or ask members to raise questions about the implications for your funding and services: we will publish further information and committee dates on our website www.wcva.org.uk.
We know that engagement is equally important between the sector and local government, health boards and other public bodies, and we are pleased that this is taking place in a number of areas.
A number of local authorities are entering into discussions with the sector in their area about the funding situation, not only to keep organisations informed, but also to discuss options for service delivery and new ways of working together. For example, through the compact with the third sector, some local authorities have established joint third sector/local government working groups, or have agreed to a cycle of meetings with the sector, to discuss the impact of the budget.
There is similar joint working within health. For example, Hywel Dda Health Board is working collaboratively with the county voluntary councils in its area to ‘co-design’ what the third sector role can become as part of the whole health, social care and wellbeing system. They are exploring how to maximise the third sector’s role and that of carers and volunteers. They are also exploring a procurement portal across the Hywel Dda area in partnership with Local Authorities and the CVCs in order to generate more appropriate service specifications which can be met by collaborative tenders from a cohort of third sector organisations from the large national charities to the small local groups. Hywel Dda believes this co-design, if it is to be done well and really deliver better services within the reducing financial envelope, will need twelve to eighteen months and therefore will aim to roll forward existing contracts into next financial year to allow this development work to be done, prevent service gaps and if necessary enable organisations to have sufficient time for a planned exit strategy.
Finally, it will be important for organisations to be able to evidence the wider impact of service that are supported by public sector funding and the implications of any cuts, and challenge unreasonable decisions. Public funding is vital for some organisations, but it is worth remembering that the Welsh Assembly Government only spent 2.8% of its total budget on the sector in 2008-09; local government spends only 3% of their total expenditure; and health bodies spend 0.3%. Although this is a tiny proportion of public spending, it provides vital support for services that are hugely important to people and communities. In particular it supports services that:
Focus on prevention or early intervention, avoiding or reducing much greater public expense over a relatively short period of time Draw in additional resources (financial and human) to provide more value for people and communities Build capacity in communities to take their own action and enable people to support each other and promote well-being Are indispensable in that no other agency or group of agencies could credibly provide the service offered
Organisations need to make sure that their funders understand the total value and impact of the services they are funding, for example by:
Quantifying the additional funds they draw in from other sources How much money from other sources might be lost as a result of a funding cut? What other services might be lost as a result? How many people would be affected? Quantifying and costing the contribution of volunteer time How many hours are worked by volunteers? What is the value of volunteer time based at least on the minimum wages, or a more appropriate rate? What are the additional services made available as a result of volunteers? Demonstrating the savings made by other public bodies as a result of preventative work What costs are avoided by your services, for example, by helping older people remain in their homes and avoiding the cost of residential care, keeping young people out of the criminal justice system?
If there are cuts, organisations may want to raise any of the following questions with officials:
How was the decision made? What evidence was considered? What are the opportunity costs of the decision? Will it end up costing more in the longer term? How many people will be affected? Do the people likely to be affected come from a vulnerable or disadvantaged group? Will the service continue to be provided in-house? If so, is there a business case to support this as the most efficient and effective means of delivery, and the best option for citizens who use the service? Has an objective decision been made in order of priority based on outcomes and value for money?
In conclusion, we would encourage organisations to engage with their normal funding contact during this challenging period, as well as the county voluntary council for your area and/or WCVA if you wish to discuss the issues outlined in this letter.
Yours sincerely
Win Griffiths Graham Benfield OBE WCVA Chair WCVA Chief Executive Overview Appendix D
Grants Proposals by Portfolio Area
Portfolio/ Service Area Grant 2010/2011 Approximate Total of Recommendation Page Other External Funding 2011/12 No.
Finance & Service Delivery Corporate Services £ 437,351 £ 1,233,711 £ 400,351 2 - 4
Economic Development Development, Projects & Partnerships Loans£ 427,000 £ - £ 250,000 5 Development, Projects & Partnerships Grants£ 203,476 £ 60,000 £ 115,476 Economic Development Funding Total £ 630,476 £ 60,000 £ 365,476 5
Sport, Leisure & Culture Culture Tourism & Events Total £ 418,567 £ 4,100,617 £ 371,192 6 Direct Services£ 72,600 £ 409,000 £ 131,000 7 Sport, Leisure & Culture Total£ 491,167 £ 4,509,617 £ 502,192 7
Health, Social Care & Wellbeing Adult Services £ 1,693,426 £ 1,323,132 £ 1,016,224 8 - 10 Children Services £ 20,000 £ - £ 20,000 11 Health, Social Care & Wellbeing Total£ 1,713,426 £ 1,323,132 £ 1,036,224 11
Education & Lifelong Learning Schools & Lifelong Learning£ 66,740 £ 147,675 £ 71,740 12 Education & Lifelong Learning Total£ 66,740 £ 147,675 £ 71,740 13
Communities Housing & Social Justice Housing & Neighbourhood Renewal£ 1,044,022 £ 1,128,648 £ 1,030,522 14 Strat Planning & Environment£ 210,000 £ - £ 50,000 16 Comm, Hous, & Social Justice Total£ 1,254,022 £ 1,128,648 £ 1,080,522 16
Loan Total£ 427,000 £ - £ 250,000 Grant Total£ 4,166,182 £ 8,402,783 £ 3,206,505 Funding Total£ 4,593,182 £ 8,402,783 £ 3,456,505
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Corporate Services -Strategy & Partnerships Organisation Grant 2010/2011 Approximate Names of Other Major Three Year Request Recommendation Comments Total of Other Funders Agreement (Yes, No 2011/12 2011/12 External Funding or TBC)
Core Funding Cardiff & Vale Peace Festival £2,250 £500 Vale of Glamorgan No £2,250 £2,250 This festival was established in 1983/4 to encourage people, especially children, to explore ideas about peace, the environment and human rights. The cornerstone of the festival is the annual Stories, Poems and Pictures for Peace competition in which school children make contributions on a theme suggested by the festival organisers. The Vale of Glamorgan Council also traditionally part funded the festival which has received local authority funding for 28 years. Responsibility for this grant will be transferred to Schools & Lifelong Learning and the payment of grant will be subject to a further review, including reviewing the festival's benefits and outcomes and it's connections with the school curriculum and other similar initiaitives (i.e Race Equality First's Annual Calendar Competition). This will also include a review of funding arrangements to ascertain other alternative support.
Voluntary Action Cardiff £159,000 £611,845 WCVA, LHB, Yes 2011/2012 is year £159,000 £159,000 This provides core funding to Voluntary Action Cardiff (VAC)to CYPP/BSB/NEW/CFAP/misc, 3 of 3 provide advice to local voluntary and community organisations and Communities First. to represent the views of the voluntary sector. VAC continues to be involved in many aspects of council policy and strategy and makes a significant contribution to the work of the key strategic partnerships. Funding for 2011/2012 is held at the same level as that for 2010/11. Voluntary Community Service £31,385 136, 506 WAG, WCVA, Russell Yes 2011/2012 is year £31,385 £31,385 This provides core funding to operate the Cardiff Volunteer Centre (Cymru) Ltd (VCS) Commission Grant, Millennium 3 of 3 based at 109 St Mary Street, with additional support in kind Volunteers. through rent free premises. VCS maintains the bureau's website and seeks to actively match those volunteering to the volunteering opportunities throughout the city. VCS work in partnership via regular meetings working to agreed strategic agendas with various voluntary sector strategic partners. Funding for 2011/2012 is held at the same level as that for 2010/11. The Novas Scarman Group £8,500 No £8,500 £8,500 This grant is to be offered as a full saving for 2012/2013 as the funded postholder has taken voluntary severeance and the associated costs have been apportioned over a two year period. Funding for 2011/2012 is held at the same level as that for 2010/11.This provides funding for Novas Scarman to support individuals and community organisations to make positive and sustainable changes in their communities and works in partnership with public and third sector organisations. Novas Scarman provide advice and practical support -funding, project management etc.
Core Funding total £201,135 £612,345 £201,135 £201,135
Community Development Grant Scheme £8,500 £8,500 Strategy & Partnerships Grants £209,635 £612,345 £201,135 £209,635 Total
Voluntary Action Cardiff - £30,000Shown above No £0 £0 Funding provided in 2010/2011 was agreed for one year only. Partnerships Support Voluntary Action Cardiff's core grant funding listed above will ensure strategic partnership support for the voluntary sector.
Page 2 of 16 Finance & Service Delivery
Corporate Grant Budget Organisation Grant 2010/2011 Approximate Names of Other Major Three Year Request Recommendation Comments Total of Other Funders Agreement (Yes, No 2011/12 2011/12 External Funding or TBC)
Innovations Grant Scheme Age Concern £12,000 £10,648 Own Resources Yes 2011/2012 is year £12,000 £12,000 2011/20112 will be the final year of a three year agreement. The 3 of 3 funding supports a Community Liaison Officer to work within the Cardiff East Locality Team (CELT) to extend the activities of the Hospital Discharge Service. The project supports patients who are at risk of requiring hospital admission with the aim of preventing hospital admission and will also support patients from the area who are discharged from hospital.
Barnado's Marlborough Road £14,940 £3,922 Own Resources Yes 2011/2012 is year £14,940 £14,940 2011/20112 will be the final year of a three year agreement. Partnership 3 of 3 Following a feasibility study in the first year the project supports services for young fathers including: practical advice and support services e.g. parenting skills; 3x10 week courses per annum.
Cardiff and the Vale Credit Union Ltd £15,000 £11,000 Own Resources Yes 2011/2012 is year £15,000 £15,000 2011/20112 will be the final year of a three year agreement. The 3 of 3 School savings project has set up savings clubs in six schools with the support of volunteers from local communities. The project encourages children to save; learn to budget; improve maths skills; educate on the benefits of saving; and help to prevent debt problems in adult life. Huggard £15,000 £53,333 Own Resources + Sportlot Yes 2011/2012 is year £15,000 £15,000 2011/20112 will be the final year of a three year agreement.The 3 of 3 project H-BRIC (Homeless - Building Routes Into the Community) supports homeless individuals to undertake community voluntary projects. The project aims to extend positive life opportunities with volunteers committing to a personalised volunteering programme incorporating training and target hours of voluntary work.
Touch Trust £15,000 £53,727 Hilton Foundation, Hospital Yes 2011/2012 is year £15,000 £15,000 2011/2012 will be the final year of a three year agreement. Touch Innovations, Paul Hamlyn 3 of 3 Trust provides creative movement programmes for children and Foundation, HSBC, own young people affected by autism, sensory and physical disabilities resources. and behaviour that challenges. Touch Trust have set up a unique Community Centre and College of the Arts at the Wales Millennium Centre, providing activities for school leavers with profound disabilities who's life choices are limited.
Vision 21 £15,000 £43,349 Project Income and Charity Yes 2011/2012 is year £15,000 £15,000 2011/2012 will be the final year of a three year agreement. Vision unrestricted reserves 3 of 3 21 provide a variety of services and activities for people with learning disabilities. The 'Chances' project offers a range of experiential learning opportunities aligned to personal development programmes and where appropriate support in seeking employment UCAN Productions £10,000 £2,950 Sponsorship Core Multi Media Yes 2011/2012 is year £10,000 £10,000 2011/2012 will be the final year of a three year agreement. UCAN 'in kind' 3 of 3 Productions creates opportunities for blind and partially sighted young people to meet, participate in performance arts projects and learn new skills. Using a specially designed model UCAN TALK is the first dedicated virtual internet club for the visually impaired young people in the UK. Families Need Fathers £- £- £- £- £- £30,000 Following the new Development Grant support in 2010/11 to establish the Family Connection Service managed by Children Services (Page 11) this additional funding has been set aside to further develop services to non resident fathers following the Council motion at it's meeting on 17th June 2010. The grant is subject to the submission of a satisfactory grant application and will be managed under Development Grant arrangements.
Innovations Grant Scheme Total £96,940 £178,929 £96,940 £126,940
Page 3 of 16 Finance & Service Delivery
Organisation Grant 2010/2011 Approximate Names of Other Major Three Year Request Recommendation Comments Total of Other Funders Agreement (Yes, No 2011/2012 2011/12 External Funding or TBC)
Community Facilities Grant Scheme Women Connect First £9,938 £218,876 BIG lottery fund 3 year agreement until £9,938 £9,938 Offer of one year funding for 2011/2012. WCF is an organisation 31st March 2011. that empowers BME women in Cardiff and provides an advocacy Additional year agreed service. The "Empower Women Too" project offers training, as grant scheme is to advice, employment and environmental awareness. be reviewed during 2011/12 Bangladesh Welfare Association £14,000 - None Terminated in £0 £0 Funding withdrawn at the start of the third year of a three year 2010/2011 agreement. Grant not paid in 2010/2011.
The Gate Community Arts Centre £30,000 £106,650 Hire/class revenue 3 year agreement until £20,000 £20,000 Offer of one year funding for 2011/2012. The Gate Arts Centre in 31st March 2011. Cardiff was established in 2004 as a place of excellence in the Additional year agreed creative arts, allowing members of the local community to explore as grant scheme is to and celebrate their creativity in many different ways. The centre be reviewed during has received an additional recession support grant of £15K for 2011/12 2010/2011 (Total £30k) after experiencing difficulties has worked with a number of professionals to develop a new 3 year Business Plan. The plan has recently been received and outlines that the Gate requires £20K in 2011/12 and progressively less in future years to the point where it's activities should be self financing. This grant is subject further consideration of the business plan to assess it's viability. Heath Citizens Association £9,000 - Hall Hire No £5,000 £0 Heath Citizens Association manages a community building at Heath Park. Funding was previously provided for renovation costs which has been completed. Small £500 grant provided by Schools & Lifelong Learning. MENFA £14,000 £57,000 Big Lottery, Yapp Charitable 3 year agreement until £16,000 £10,000 Offer of one year funding for 2011/2012. MENFA is based in Trust, The Waterloo 31st March 2011. Butetown and provide academic support, mentoring and adult Foundation Additional year agreed training to those hard to reach e.g devising personal development as grant scheme is to plans supporting beneficiaries at each learning stage. be reviewed during 2011/12 Treganna Family Centre £13,838 £30,719 Canton Uniting Church, Awards 3 year agreement until £13,838 £13,838 Offer of one year funding for 2011/2012. Funding contributes to for All, fundraising 31st March 2011. mangers salary for the TFC which has established services to Additional year agreed meet gaps in provision for children, young people 1st time parents as grant scheme is to and young parents. Also serving the wider community through be reviewed during information and support service. 2011/12 George Thomas Hospice £10,000 £29,192 Fundraising 3 year agreement until £10,000 £10,000 Offer of one year funding for 2011/2012. The funding enables GTH 31st March 2011. to provide a social worker and welfare rights worker - working with Additional year agreed families and patients on their needs before and after death. as grant scheme is to be reviewed during 2011/12 Community Facilities Grant Total £100,776 £442,437 £74,776 £63,776
Corporate Grant Budget Total £227,716 £621,366 £171,716 £190,716
Finance & Service Delivery £437,351 £1,233,711 £372,851 £400,351 Portfolio Total
Page 4 of 16 Economic Development
Development, Projects & Partnerships Organisation Grant 2010/2011 Approximate Total Names of Other Major Three Year Request Recommendation Comments of Other External Funders Agreement (Yes, 2011/12 2011/12 Funding No or TBC) Cardiff Business Partnership £50,000 £60,000 Admiral Group Plc, Legal & £50,000 £ 37,000 A grant of £37k is proposed to support Cardiff Business Partnership. This follows the recent establishment of the Partnership by General Group PLC, leading local businesses. The partnership will enable Cardiff Council to engage with the business community, not least in the Boomerang+ PLC, Freshwater development of the Cardiff agenda, and will provide a mechanism to articulate the views and concerns of the private sector. UK, SA Brain and Co. Ltd, Hugh James, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Tesco PLC, Tata Consultancy Services, Principality Building Society, Media Wales Ltd. Loan & Grant Scheme Comments Capital Cardiff - Loan £427,000 £250,000 The Capital Cardiff Fund was introduced as a response to the economic difficulties facing businesses and individuals in Cardiff. The fund aims to assist start-up's, particularly whereby people are unemployed as a result of redundancy, and assist existing companies to expand and diversify resulting in the safeguarding of existing employment and the creation of new job opportunities. The original budget of £750,000 was apportioned to £100,000 start-up grants, and £650,000 for loans and equity investments. In 2010/11 an additional £350,000 was approved for the fund, £320,000 of which was allocated to loans and equity investment and £30,000 for start-up grants. To date a total of 41 companies from a range of sectors have been assisted creating over 400 new jobs and safeguarding over 150 jobs in Cardiff . Loans granted to date have generated a revenue return of £14k and an addiitonal £1,800 in administration fees. In the remainder of 2010/11 it is forecast that approxiomately £6k will be repaid as interest on loans granted. From the £1.1m budget over £830,000 has been allocated to date levering over £6.4m of private sector investment into the local econ
Capital Cardiff - Grant £75,000 £0 Capital Cardiff Total £502,000 £250,000
Assistance to Industry £78,476 £78,476 The revenue assistance to industry budget also provides grants to businesses. Eligible revenue expenditure that may be subject to grant funding includes the employment of consultants to undertake a business plan or marketing strategy and funds to implement a marketing strategy. This fund compliments the Capital Cardiff fund, especially start up businesses who may require to purchase equipment and undertake marketing activity. Development, Projects & £427,000 £0 £0 £250,000 Partnerships Loan Total Development, Projects & £203,476 £60,000 £50,000 £115,476 Partnerships Grant Total Economic Development Total £630,476 £60,000 £50,000 £365,476
Page 5 of 16 Sport, Leisure & Culture
Culture, Tourism & Events Organisation Grant 2010/2011 Approximate Names of Other Major Three Year Request Recommendation Comments Total of Other Funders Agreement (Yes, No 2011/12 2011/12 External Funding or TBC)
Arts Revenue Grant Scheme Audiences Wales £15,458 £203,518 ACW + Partner Local Authorities tbc £25,000 £15,458 Butetown History & Arts Centre £6,880 £61,000 ACW, Heritage Lottery, Big Lottery, tbc £10,000 £6,880 Cardiff Uni, Communities First Chapter £25,411 £1,018,847 ACW, Film Agency Wales, Europa tbc £50,000 £23,411 A reduction of £2k is recommended after taking into Cinema, Google, Admiral, Baring, consideration the size and sustainability of the Esmee organisation Community Music Wales £9,758 £315,317 ACW, WAG, WLB, ESF tbc £9,758 £9,758 Ffotogallery £10,511 £172,740 ACW tbc £15,000 £10,511 Hijinx £6,784 £264,938 ACW tbc £10,000 £8,784 Additional funding of £2,000 is to support the core programme, including Odyssey Theatre. Nofit State Circus £2,867 £30,000 ACW tbc £2,867 £2,867 Rubicon £7,703 £162,286 Impact Plus £1.6k, ACW, Newport tbc £15,000 £7,703 CBC, LEA South Wales Intercultural Community Arts £23,888 £118,055 CC Events Team(£21k); CC Youth tbc £23,888 £23,888 Arts Revenue Funding supports the core running costs of (SWICA) Services (£1k). ACW SWICA, whilst funding from the Council's Events Team supports the MAS Carnival Workshops and Parade which form part of the City's Cardiff Festival and Big Weekend celebrations. Youth/Lifelong Learning Grant of £1k for Youth Training. Women's Arts Association £7,644 44246 ACW no not received £- WAA ceased to operate during 2010/11 Multicultural Arts Project Budget £18,323 n/a - no n/a £18,323 Multicultural Arts Project Budget: As in previous years, funding allocations to be determined by officer delegation following discussions with Arts Council of Wales regarding the strategic development of BME arts in Cardiff. Contingency £3,075 n/a n/a £2,719 Arts Revenue Grants Scheme Total £138,302 £2,346,701 £161,513 £130,302
Arts Grants Scheme Budget 2010/11 Recommendation Comments Academi: Cardiff International Poetry £6,000 tbc ACW no not received £6,000 Application made during the course of the year Competition
Artes Mundi 5 (Year 1 of 2) £50,000 £185,000 WAG, ACW 2 Year Agreement (Year 1 not received £50,000 Application made during the course of the year of 2) Iris Prize: International Gay & Lesbian Film £6,000 £45,273 UK Film Council, Film Agency for no not received £6,000 Application made during the course of the year Festival Wales, BBC Safle £24,375 £392,051 ACW n/a not received £- Safle ceased to operate during 2010/11
Sherman Cymru £193,890 £1,131,592 ACW tbc £199,700 £178,890 A reduction of £15k is recommended after taking into consideration the size and sustainability of the organisation Arts Grants Total £280,265 £1,753,916 £199,700 £240,890
Arts Grants & Arts Revenue Grants £418,567 £4,100,617 £361,213 £371,192 Totals
Culture, Tourism & Events Total £418,567 £4,100,617 £361,213 £371,192
Page 6 of 16 Sport, Leisure & Culture
Direct Services Organisation Grant 2010/2011 Approximate Names of Other Major Three Year Request Recommendation Comments Total of Other Funders Agreement (Yes, No 2011/12 2011/12 External Funding or TBC)
Sports & Culture Grants Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club (CAAC) £1,600 £4,000 Sponsorship, subscriptions No £ - £0 CAAC have been in receipt of grant support and 'in kind' support for many years. The 'in kind' support has improved significantly since the opening of the Cardiff International Sports Stadium with CAAC regularly using the modern hospitality and catering facilities instead of the temporary portakabin facility in the old athletics stadium. Given the financial pressures the council is facing and the fact there is little documentary evidence on the benefits relating to this grant it is recommended that this support is withdrawn. Council officials will advise CAAC on the potential to access funding support from the Sportlot Community Chest Scheme and signpost to other forms of fiancial assistance utilising GrantNet.
Grant Scheme Sports & Culture Bursary £ - £ 10,000 New fund established to support individuals chosen to represent the City and Country in their chosen sport or cultural fields to support Cardiff's 2012 Olympic legacy. Criteria for the fund is to be developed. Sporting Grants £1,600 £4,000 £0 £10,000
Children's Play Grants
Cyfle Cyntaf/First Opportunity 50,000 90,000 Vale of Glamorgan CBC, no 50,000 £50,000 This scheme is excellent, and would be good to look at a Cymorth Cardiff Council Joint Commissioning Model, and 3 year funding Childcare
Menter Caerdydd 15,000 302,000 Cardiff Council no 15,000 £65,000 Following an initial £15K Development Grant provided to support new Welsh Language Play provision an additional £50K is to be provided to support this provision and is subject to receipt of a revised satisfactory application. Ty Gwyn Summer Playscheme 6,000 13,000 Children in Need, Donations, no 6,000 £6,000 Cymorth (Children Play small grants) Children's Play Total £71,000 £405,000 £71,000 £121,000
Direct Services Total £72,600 £409,000 £71,000 £131,000
Sport, Leisure & Culture Total £ 491,167 £ 4,509,617 £ 432,213 £ 502,192
Page 7 of 16 Health, Social Care & Wellbeing
Adult Services Organisation Grant Approximate Names of Other Major Three Year Request Recommendation Comments 2010/2011 Total of Other Funders Agreement (Yes, No 2011/12 2011/12 External Funding or TBC)
Adult Services General Grants Adamsdown Day Centre Partnership £27,540 £18,800 Income from members No £33,560 £27,540 Promotes social inclusion, meets the needs of vulnerable adults and provides an affordable hot meal every weekday Age Concern, Advocacy Service £41,876 £81,977 Vale of Glamorgan, Hafod No £41,876 £41,876 Advocacy Service to meet the needs of residents in residential care Age Concern, Core & Operational £95,400 £155,792 Cardiff and Vale LHB, retail No £95,400 £95,400 Making provision of Care Services easier to accecss by Management shops & other charitable partner agencies, supporting the provision of information on income health and wellbeing to older people, carers and Age Concern, Good Neighbour £108,810 £1,000 Charitable income No £108,810 £108,810 Enhancingfil role in the voluntary sector in maximising Scheme independence. Age Concern, Hospital Discharge £64,850 £149,614 Cardiff and Vale LHB, retail No £64,850 £64,850 Ensures structures and principles to ensure delivery of NSF Service shops & other charitable for older people in Wales, enhances role of voluntary sector income in maximising independence Beacon Centre Trust New £1,188 Meal sales £2,000 £- Funding is requested for a dishwasher. Scheme promotes application social inclusion, provides a hot meal and builds sustainable Cardiff and Vale Mental Health £18,400 £89,739 WAG, Cardiff & Vale UHB, No £18,400 £18,400 Raises awareness and promotes understanding of mental Development Project Vale of Glamorgan Council health issues, works with providers and commissioners to identify and support needs in relation to mental health. Cardiff Chinese Elderly Association £7,350 £17,129 Big Lottery Fund No £20,950 £7,350 Promotes the welfare and wellbeing of vulnerable elderly persons in the Chinese community and acts as a source of advocacy to influence the shape of services received. Cardiff Shopmobility £9,346 £92,000 Donations, Vale of Glamorgan No £13,000 £9,346 Promotes social inclusion and independence for the disabled
Carers Centre £30,000 £88,000 Minority Comm Yes £30,000 £30,000 Supporting effective implementation on Carers Strategy, working with Health partners on Carers issues Cruse Bereavement Care £12,000 £36,500 Cardiff & Vale LHB, HMP No £22,000 £12,000 Supports bereavement services Cardiff, WCVA Grangetown Community Concern £1,882 £250 Arts Council No £2,000 £1,882 Acts as an umbrella organisation for voluntary groups in the Grangetown area Llanishen Good Neighbours £8,720 £9,925 Donations, local churches, No £8,720 £8,720 Provides support for older persons and their carers, promotes misc fundraising social inclusion Pen yr Enfys - Alcohol Treatment £21,390 £88,300 LHB, fundraising, other grants No £25,000 £21,390 Integrated project providing support and intervention to those Services misusing alcohol and drugs. Meets the needs of vulnerable adults, offers both drop-in and therapeutic facilities. Please note that in previous years this was funded as two grants for Pen Yr Enfys - Way Beyond Blue and The Fitzhamon Centre in 2010/2011 but they have merged Pen yr Enfys - Structured Recreaton New £81,100 Fundraising, group reallocation No £10,000 £- Pilot project assisting those with alcohol and other substance Programme application misuse problems, encouraging service users to engage in recreational therapy. Radyr & District Good Neighbour £11,746 £1,200 Donations No £13,775 £11,746 Provides support for vulnerable older persons and their Scheme carers, promotes social invlusion via weekly luncheon clubs, daily shopping service, befriending and letter writing. Roath Church House Luncheon Club £1,040 £3,000 Donations No £1,300 £1,040 Promotes social inclusion, meets the needs of vulnerable adults and provides a hot affordable meal every weekday Sanatan Dharma Mandal & Hindu £4,200 £4,900 Donations No £25,000 £4,200 Promotes the welfare and wellbeing of vulnerable elderly Community Centre persons and their carers in the Hindu community and acts as a source of support and respite. Would like to be considered for 3 year funding. South Riverside Community £28,035 £40,805 Room hire & costs recharged No £28,035 £28,035 Building sustainable communities with opportunities for the Development - Centre Core Grant to projects local community by alleviating poverty and social exclusion. South Riverside Community £21,757 £22,500 Meal sales, room hire, office No £44,283 £21,757 Promotes social inclusion, builds sustainable communities, Development - Wyndham Street lets meets the needs of vulnerable adults and provides a hot Centre affordable meal every weekday
Page 8 of 16 Health, Social Care & Wellbeing
Organisation Grant Approximate Names of Other Major Three Year Request Recommendation Comments 2010/11 Total of Other Funders Agreement (Yes, No 2011/12 2011/12 External Funding or TBC)
Voluntary Emergency Service £22,370 £90,467 Vale of Glamorgan, Donations, No £27,052 £22,370 Aims to enrich the lives of those with restricted mobility Transport Fundraising, Fuel Duty Rebate Wales Council for the Blind £1,000 £240,246 WAG, other Local Authorities, No £1,000 £1,000 Supports improved initiatives and delivery of specific health Fundraising objectives for people with physical or sensory impairment WRVS: Rhiwbina Luncheon Club £839 £2,700 Sales of meals No £839 £839 Promotes social inclusion, meets the needs of vulnerable adults and provides a hot affordable meal every weekday WRVS: Whitchurch Luncheon Club £1,000 £6,000 Sales of meals No £1,200 £1,000 Promotes social inclusion, meets the needs of vulnerable adults and provides a hot affordable meal every weekday. General Grants Total £539,551 £1,323,132 £639,050 £539,551
Maximising Independence Grant
Care & Repair £50,000 Yes 2011/2012 is year £15,000 £15,000 This Initiative has been in receipt of additional grant support 3 of 3 under special grant arrangements for a 3 year period until 31st March 2011. It was developed to signpost people with low or moderate needs to practical services which assist in maintaining independence and prevent a higher need for care arising. Services of this nature will continue through other arrangements and as the special grant arrangements cease on 31st March discussions have taken place with Care and Repair and a small grant of £15,000 will contribute to run their 'Man in a Van' service. Adult Services Grant Total £589,551 £1,323,132 £654,050 £554,551
Carers' Grant Age Concern £17,832 £0 No £17,832 £17,832 Provides welfare and benefits advice to carers of people with mental health issues. Alzheimer's Society - Dementia £10,271 £0 No £13,007.66 £10,271 Provides breaks to carers. Respite Project Alzheimer's Society - Young Onset £12,671 £0 No £13,183.66 £12,671 Provides breaks to carers. Dementia Project Alzheimer's Society - Health & £40,930 £0 No £45,930.94 £40,930 Bus which visits 16 communities over 4 days a week. Wellbeing Bus Provides information on dementia and also offers free alternative therapies. British Red Cross £71,388 £0 No £71,388 £71,388 Provides breaks to carers. Cardiff Branch Carers UK £1,000 £0 No £1,000 £1,000 Helps with administration costs for the branch. Carers Centre - Upna Centre £15,000 £0 No £15,000 £15,000 Provides a weekly support day for carers from BME communities at a centre in Roath. Carers Centre - Minority £44,000 £0 No £44,000 £44,000 Supports carers from Black and Minority Ethnic communities. Communities Carers Centre - GP Liaison Project £29,800 £0 No £0 £0 With agreement with both Carers Centre and Adult Services, funding for this project will be diverted to the new Carers Post Assessment Project. Carers Centre - Carers Post £0 £0 No £30,000 £30,000 New project developed from consulation with carers. Assessment Support Project Funding diverted from GP Liaison project.This project will support carers who have gone through the Adult Services Carers Assessment process. The support worker will keep regular contact with carers to ensure their needs are still being met Crossroads £31,000 No £64,824 £64,824 Provides breaks for carers. This includes £33,824 that has been paid over the past 3 years under the Mental Health Carers Grant but is now included under these grant payments. Although the recommendation is for the total amount, the unit cost is much higher than that set for the recent domicilary care tender and may be a factor when Hafal - Carers Advocacy £29,475 £0 No £29,917 £29,475 This idproject i thiemploys f di a full time advocate for carers of people with mental health illness. Hafal - Carers Gardening £18,446 £0 No £18,723 £18,446 This project provides a gardening service to carers of people with a mental health illness. Hafal - Cardiff Seibiant Project £36,316 £0 £36,860 £36,316 Provides breaks for carers of people with mental health Stroke Association £33,936 £0 £39,401.26 £33,936 Provides a support worker to help carers understand and come to terms with the effect of stroke. Riverside Advice £35,584 £0 £36,000 £35,584 Provides a welfare and benefits advice service for carers of people with mental health issues. Carer's Grant Total £427,649 £0 £477,068 £461,673 Page 9 of 16 Health, Social Care & Wellbeing
Organisation Grant 2010/11 Approximate Names of Other Major Three Year Request Recommendation Comments Total of Other Funders Agreement (Yes, No 2011/12 2011/12 External Funding or TBC)
Learning Disability Grant Advocacy Matters (Wales) £59,018 Volunteers Citizen Advocacy Service – Citizen Advocates are g in volunteers from the local community. Citizen advocacy n io involves a volunteer forming a long term, one – one s is partnership with an adult who has a learning disability. m Cardiff People First £60,083 m Cardiff People First is a self advocacy and community o C f advocacy organisation run by people with a learning if d r disability. We stand up for our rights and campaign to change a s C t attitudes, get better services and enjoy more opportunities. n e e h Innovate Trust £4,944 t m Field Days-Core Grant n e i g Innovate Trust £132,084 th n Quest – Supported Employment Agency providing supported i a r w r employment to people with learning disabilities d a l ie Baltic Café Project in Cardiff Bay To provide vocational if a c tu e c training and work experience for people with learning p a r s t disabilities in employment skills, catering, customer n ia r o e c awareness, communication and retail skills. T it r o t Innovate Trust £23,564 c r Field Days Horticultural Project based at the Amelia Trust e fe th s Farm providinge vocational training and work experience for t n a s r n t people with learning disabilities. i l a il g Pack IT Group £23,588 a w Pack-IT: Social Care Firm - Employment training and job s d t e n s a opportunities offering professional and reliable expertise in s r e g the storage, distribution, fulfillment and mailing sector. s e Parents Federation £27,479 s s AWS Funding Cardiff and Vale a e n th Parents Federation £1,244 e UDA Grant e d b n The Friendly Trust £27,151 a The Friendly Trust provides high quality financial advice and e v te assistance for people with a disabling illness in Cardiff to be a e h l p s helped to achieve financial independence and security. t m n o a TRACK 2000 Environmental £15,116 r c Track 2000 three main aims and objectives are: g w e o s Reuse/Recycle unwanted household and commercial goods; n e s h i provide support and training to individuals on low income or t t , n 0 e benefit; assist with environmental management by reducing 1 0 m 2 s the mount of waste that goes to landfill sites. s y r e Vision 21 £71,907 a s AWS Funding Vision 21 u s Vision 21 £29,742 r a AWS Funding Vision 21 b e e h Vision 21 £17,760 F Gallery –Offers retail training, developing the skills, T h . t k 8 r experience of pricing, using a till, handling money and o 1 t, w it Vision 21 £12,841 r e Garden Oaks Garden Nursery is a working garden nursery o p m e a selling competitively priced products. It provides realistic work r r F s experience and training leading to opportunities to gain real t g n n a i employment for the 28 students who attend each week. r d g n e u Vision 21 £9,805 t F Pottery – Fairwater Pottery offers students the opportunity to a r d o n explore through the medium of clay. Work with others, p r a o develop creativity and learn to make hand built ceramic c e it Innovate Trust £4,900 h Chairs Grant - Field Days - Resettlement t n Advocacy Matters i Independent Case Work Advocacy Scheme provide a time d e limited, issue based advocacy service introduced in January in tl £85,000 u 2000. o The Friendly Trust £70,000 s Section 7 Grant now RSG Learning Disability Grant Total £676,226 A
Adult Services Grant Total £1,693,426 £1,323,132 £- £- £1,131,118 £1,016,224
Page 10 of 16 Health, Social Care & Wellbeing
Organisation Grant 2010/11 Approximate Names of Other Major Three Year Request Recommendation Comments Total of Other Funders Agreement (Yes, No 2011/12 2011/12 External Funding or TBC)
Children Services Grant Cardiff Womens Aid £12,500 0 2 Year Agreement 12500 £12,500
These two organisations have worked collaboratively to develop the new Families Connection Service to support non resident parents. The service commenced in September Families Need Fathers £7,500 0 2 Year Agreement 7500 £7,500 2010 and is being managed under Development Grant arrangements over a 2 year period. Funded by Corporate Grant Budget.
Children Services Total £20,000 £- £- £- £20,000 £20,000
Health, Social Care & Wellbeing £1,713,426 £1,323,132 £- £- £1,151,118 £1,036,224 Total
Page 11 of 16 Education & Lifelong Learning
Schools & Lifelong Learning Organisation Grant Approximate Names of Other Major Three Year Request Recommendation Comments 2010/2011 Total of Other Funders Agreement (Yes, No 2011/12 2011/12 External Funding or TBC)
Youth & Community Grants Age Concern £18,000 See Adult no £21,000 £18,850 To support the ongoing Healthy, Wealthy & Wise project in Services Bishopston Road Ely
Albany Road Baptist Youth Club £1,200 not yet known not yet known no £1,500 £1,200 Mobile youth work provision in Plasnewydd area Ararat Baptist Church Community new £180,000 in Various no £2,500 £800 Audio visual presentation system for public rooms which are rooms application support of a used extensively by church & outside orgs. variety of activities
Beacon Centre new £137,000 in Various no £2,000 £800 In support of Safe Zone Youth Club application support of a variety of activities
Boys' Brigade £2,000 £45,000 Various no £2,000 £2,000 To help with running costs, development work etc. for groups across the city Butetown Community Centre 0 not yet known not yet known no £5,000 £5,000 Previously the Council supported the employment of Butetown Community Centre's Administrator and as this arrangement has come to a conclusion the Council will maintain it's support via grant arrangements. This grant recommendation is subject to the receipt of a satisfactory grant application. Cardiff Gypsy & Traveller Project £1,000 See Housing & no £1,179 £1,000 Ongoing driving theory programme - IT base project Neigh. Renewal Cardif Print £500 none none no £500 £500 Provides classes for printmaking Cardiff YMCA £750 £282,000 in not known no £1,900 £750 Training room equipment to enhance delivery of youth forum. support of a variety of activities Cathays Youth & Community £1,500 no no applicaton Organiation did not submit their acceptance form for the 2010/11 grant and despite attempts to contact them they have not responded. Empowering Children Project £300 no no applicaton Application not received for 2011/12. Fairbridge de Cymru new £450,000 in not known no £1,828 £750 In support of Fairbridge de Cymru's Healthy Eating & Budget application support of a Courses (Independent Living Skills) variety of activities. Girls Brigade £500 no no applicaton Organiation did not submit their acceptance form for the 2010/11 grant and despite attempts to contact them they have not responded. Monitoring forms are also required for previous grants awarded. Girl Guides £2,000 not yet known not yet known no £6,100 £2,000 Support for running costs and training for all groups in the city. Glenwood Church new £290,000 in none no £2,000 £750 In support of resurfacing costs to improve access and the application support of a play area which is used by children & elderly for varous clubs variety of activities & activities at the centre Grangetown Boys & Girls Club £4,500 none none no £5,500 £4,500 To support the sports development strategy at the club Heath Citizens £500 £20,000 Hall Hire, Membership Fees no £500 £500 To assist with the running costs of the centre etc Insole Court £300 £13,000 Various no £500 £300 To help fund summer band concets Lisvane Memorial Hall £300 £36,000 Various no £2,000 £300 To help fund replacement of front doors Llanedeyrn & Pentwyn Community £500 £5,000 Various no £1,000 £450 Children & young people visit of 'Safety Zone' Group Mackintosh Association £500 no no applicaton Application not received by the deadline. However, the organisation will be invited to apply under the Council's Community Development Grant Scheme in 2011/12
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Organisation Grant Approximate Names of Other Major Three Year Request Recommendation Comments 2010/2011 Total of Other Funders Agreement (Yes, No 2011/12 2011/12 External Funding or TBC)
MENFA £1,000 See Finance & no £5,000 £1,000 Two week Summer play scheme in Butetown Service Delivery
MEWN Cymru new £316,000 in Various no £2,000 £1,000 To support Mewn Cymru's running costs which exists to application support of a represent black & ethnic minority women in Wales variety of activities
Radio Cardiff £300 no no applicaton Application not received. Rhiwbina Memorial Hall £300 £26,000 none no £300 £300 To assist with running costs Scouts £2,000 none none no £2,000 £2,000 To support training of leaders SOYA £1,000 £72,112 in support various no £3,200 £1,000 ICT & IT training initiative for young people of a variety of activities.
SWICA £1,000 See Sport, Leisure various no £1,000 £1,000 MAGICK Carnival-theatre project & Culture St.John Cymru £500 not yet known various no £500 £500 To help develop youth training Thornhill Centre £2,800 no no application Application not received Vision 21 £1,000 no no application Application not received WEA new no £2,244 £2,000 To run accredited ESOL course for BME learners in Ely. application Youth & Community Grants Total £44,250 £145,000 £73,251 £49,250
Organisation Grant Approximate Names of Other Major Three Year Request Recommendation Comments 2010/2011 Total of Other Funders Agreement (Yes, No 2011/12 2011/12 External Funding or TBC)
Schools & Lifelong Learning Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan School £9,000 £2,675 Vale of Glamorgan Council No £9,000 £9,000 The Federation provides opportunities to school pupils to Sports Federation take part in 11 different sporting activities and compete with team across South Wales. This could not take place without funding from the council Grant Schemes Comments Mother Tongue Language Courses £9,390 £9,390 Festival Grants £2,600 £2,600 Night Out Grant £1,500 £1,500 Grant Schemes Total £13,490 £0 £13,490
Schools & Lifelong Learning Total £66,740 £147,675 £82,251 £71,740
Education & Lifelong Learning £66,740 £147,675 £82,251 £71,740 Total
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Housing & Neighbourhood Renewal Organisation Grant Approximate Names of Other Major Three Year Request Recommendation Comments 2010/2011 Total of Other Funders Agreement (Yes, No 2011/12 2011/12 External Funding or TBC)
Equalities Race Equality First (Core Expenses) £66,024 £66,024 Race Equality First have increased their output during 2010/11, manging projects like the all-Wales Hate Crime Race Equality First (Friary Centre) £50,000 £50,000 Research project and increasing their discrimination and Race Equality First (Racial £54,441 £54,441 harassment outreach surgeries. It is important that this Vale of Glamorgan Council, Harassment & Attack) momentum is maintained. REF have not had an uplift on the Equality and Human Right 103,829 YES 182,525 funding for at least five years, so have effectively seen their Commission, Youth Justice funding contract by over 10% in real terms during this period. Board, Julian Hodge Bank REF will be encouraged to find operational efficiency savings by pursuing opportunities to work in partnership with other equality funded organisations (CVCDP & CG&TP), where appropriate. Race Equality First Total £170,465 £0 £182,525 £170,465
Cardiff and Vale Coalition of Disabled 135,000 214,087 Vale of Glamorgan Council and Yes 165,000 135,000 Whilst CVCDP have met and exceeded their outpiuts during People Direct Payments Contract the 2010/11 financial year, we are unable to meet their request for a grant increase in the forthcoming year given current resources. However, on the basis that CVCDP have made considerable efficiency savings by building partnerships with other agencies and through relocating, and due to the fact that other funding streams having been significantly reduced, including from Cymorth, we are proposing to maintain their funding at last year's level. Whilst it is appreciated that the Youth Officer position may be lost by not increasing funding, which will result in a loss of support and representation for young disabled people, this position had not been funded previously through the SLA. By maintaining CVCDP's funding at last year's level, we hope to avoid the loss of any positions that had been funded previously and also encourage CVCDP to make further efficiency savings by pursuing opportunities to work in partnership with other SLA funded organisations [REF and CG&TP] where appropriate Cardiff Gypsy and Traveller Project 55,714 58,000 Welsh Assembly Government YES 57,633 55,714 The Gypsy and Traveller Project continues to provide excellent work. The Council's continued deliberations over new sites, and the continued influx of Czech Roma migrants to the city make it more important than ever that the Council continues to support this agency. It provides an independent interface between the Council and our Roma, Gypsy and Traveller communities who have historic suspicions about engaging with the local authority. CG&TP will be encouraged to find operational efficiency savings by pursuing opportunities to work in partnership with other equality funded organisations (CVCDP & REF), where appropriate.
Menter Caerdydd £36,616 £133,051 Welsh Language Board / Yes £47,767 £36,616 Grant of £34,116 funded by Corporate Grant Scheme for core Heritage Lottery activities. Small grant of £2,500 also provided from the Education & Lifelong Learning portfolio to contribute to community education activities.
Organisations Total £397,795 £405,138 £452,925 £397,795
Grant Schemes Equality Development £12,500 £12,500 £2.5K funded by Corporate Grant Scheme
Grant Schemes Total £12,500 £12,500
Equalities Total £410,295 £405,138 £452,925 £410,295
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Housing & Neighbourhood Renewal Organisation Grant Approximate Names of Other Major Three Year Request Recommendation Comments 2010/2011 Total of Other Funders Agreement (Yes, No 2011/12 2011/12 External Funding or TBC)
S179/180 Homelessness Provision Huggard - Huggard Day Centre £28,080 £203,984 WAG No £28,080 £28,080 The Day Centre remains a strategic priority and this funding will support the service whilst a new Day Centre facility is built as part of the Single Assessment Centre site. Llamau Ltd - HOPS & Family £66,881 WAG; CCC - Children's No £66,881 £66,881 HANR currently enjoys a good working relationship with Mediation Service Services Llamau and have funded these schemes for a number of years. This funding will be used to support a joint initiative with Children's Services specifically for vulnerable 16/17 year olds. Salvation Army - Emergency Bed £18,442 £18,442 WAG No £18,442 £18,442 This remains an invaluable service supporting access into Coordination emergency accommodation for rough sleepers. Salvation Army - Cardiff East Furniture £23,036 £29,270 Salvation Army No £22,750 £0 Funding for this scheme is being transferred to the Project employment of a dedicated worker to explore a range of Salvation Army - Furniture Schemes £0 £0 n/a No £28,877 £33,877 furniture options for those in all tenures across the city. Development Currently we are awaiting the outcome of whether we are successful in obtaining Welsh Assembly Government funding for this purpose but the proposal is a valuable element in ensuring tenancy sustainment. The failing of this particular scheme has resulted from a number of factors, not least because of the unavailability of recycled furniture which is being offered elsewhere. There is potential to utilise the services of the Salvation Army in taking forward any new service which will hopefully include the involvement of a social enterprise. Somali Progressive Association - £7,020 £60,492 WAG; CCC - HANR Advice No £7,020 £7,020 This is ongoing funding to supplement the Welsh Assembly Somali Homeless Advice, Information Grant Government’s S180 grant. Although not a strategic priority, & Outreach Services Project the Council is tied to funding this as long as the WAG funding continues. Realistically this joint funding assists with the core funding for the organisation, but ideally the Council would like to see that the overall aims of this post are refocused to ensure a more relevant service to prevent homelessness amongst the Somali community in Cardiff. Currently awaiting WAG to agree a methodology for reviewing its funding.
Cardiff Women's Aid - Domestic £31,071 £0 n/a No £33,364 £31,071 This scheme, working in partnership with Barnardo's to raise Violence Youth Prevention and awareness of homelessness and healthy relationships in Education Project schools, has proved valuable and remains a priority.
Barnardo's - Youth Homelessness £43,067 £0 n/a No £43,858 £31,071 This scheme, working in partnership with Cardiff Women's Prevention Project Aid to raise awareness of homelessness and healthy relationships in schools, has proved valuable and remains a priority. Now the service is established, funding has been reduced to promote equity between providers. Somali Youth Association - The £0 £35,510 CCC - Youth Service n/a £28,760 £0 The service proposed by this application is currently provided Access Project by a variety of professionals across the city. Also at this time we are not considering any extension to advice provision until the outcomes of the review of advice services is known. Cardiff Women's Aid - Young Person's £0 £0 n/a n/a £49,090 £0 Although a very valuable proposal, building on established Specialist Housing Advice Service links with Children's Services, Llamau has longer experience of managing the homelessness focus of this joint service. Also at this time we are not considering any extension to advice provision until the outcomes of the review of advice services is known. Caer Las - Private Sector Liaison £0 £307,725 CCC - HANR Tenant Support n/a £28,511 £0 The service proposed by this application is currently provided Worker Scheme by a variety of professionals across the city. Gofal Cymru - Hospital to Home Link £0 £0 n/a n/a £34,766 £0 This proposal is for a service that is currently being Project addressed and undertaken through our hospital discharge and DTOC arrangements and therefore will be a duplication of effort and require a substantial increase to the budget for it to be supported. Riverside Advice - Housing Advice £0 £0 n/a n/a £34,250 £0 At this time we are not considering any extension to advice project for Homelessness Prevention provision until the outcomes of the review of advice services for Vulnerable Clients is known. The application also states that the funding received by the agency for LSC casework effectively excludes vulnerable clients. This is an issue that we will take up with the LSC. Domestic and Sexual Violence and £0 £27,500 WAG No £1,155 £1,155 This small amount of funding supplements the grant aid Abuse Forum - DSVA Coordinator provided by the Welsh Assembly Government for the continuation of an appropriate salary for the Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse Coordinator for Cardiff. Homelessness Provision Total £217,597 £682,923 £425,804 £217,597 Page 15 of 16 Comm, Hous & Social Justice
Advice Grants Cardiff Citizen's Advice Bureau £213,015 n/k application not completed No n/a £402,630 Discussions are still ongoing regarding the development of a Riverside Advice £24,816 n/k application not completed No service specification for 2011/12 and it is likely that existing Speakeasy Advice Centre £20,121 n/k application not completed No providers will continue to be funded at current levels for part of the next financial year. Due to these proposals, providers Somali Progressive Association £26,925 £40,587 WAG; CCC - HANR Advice No were not asked to submit applications for funding. A standstill Grant on this budget is therefore recommended to ensure an Cardiff Law Centre £29,250 n/k application not completed No adequate budget to remodel advice services to meet Cardiff Law Centre £30,003 n/k application not completed No customers' priorities in the next financial year. BENEFIT TAKE-UP GRANT Age Concern £58,500 application not completed No Advice & Benefit Take -Up Grants £402,630 £40,587 £0 £402,630 Total
Community Safety Grants Safer Wales Ltd £13,500 Oak Foundation, ReStart, No £0 £0 In recent years the Community Safety funding position has Home Office, Comic Relief, changed to reflect a new commissioning approach under the StreetLife, Community Safety Partnership utilising Home Office monies. Commissioned services are aligned to the priorities established and new funding and service delivery opportunities have been made available for organisations in the community safety field. Historically the grant for Safer Wales has been provided to support their core running costs and in view of the new commissioning arrangements and following discussions with Safer Wales the Executive has previously agreed that this grant be the subject of tapering arrangements with 2010/11 being the last year of funding.
Housing & Neighbourhood Renewal £1,044,022 £1,128,648 £878,729 £1,030,522 Total Strategic Planning & Environment Grant Schemes Community Building Grants £110,000 £50,000 This scheme is funded through the Council's capital Programme programme and is subject to confirmation of capital programme budget for 2011/12. Clifton Street Town Improvement £100,000 £0 This scheme is funded through the Council's capital Grant Scheme programme and is subject to confirmation of capital programme budget for 2011/12. Slippage to be carried forward from 2010/11. Strategic Planning & Environment £210,000 £0 £0 £50,000 Total
Communities, Housing & Social £1,254,022 £1,128,648 £878,729 £1,080,522 Justice Total
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