Glasgow Communities Fund – Budget allocations and grant awards approved – Declarations of interest.
5 With reference to the minutes of 29th August 2019 (Print 3, page 259) approving the budget for the Glasgow Communities Fund (GCF) for financial years 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 and agreeing to maintain the budget at 2019/20 levels, subject to budget assumptions, Councillor Layden, City Convener for Community Empowerment, Equalities and Human Rights presented a report providing an update on the current position with the GCF and seeking approval of grant recommendations and budget allocations, advising
(1) that all applicants to the GCF had been notified on 24th February 2020 that the timetable for making decisions on their applications would be extended by 6 months, with awards being made in time for projects to start from 1st October 2020, for the reasons detailed in the report;
(2) that all applicants had also been notified that it was proposed to extend the Integrated Grant Fund (IGF) for 6 months for the reasons set out in the report, with the actual cost of extending those applications being £10,045,368, to be allocated as follows:-
Area Allocation City-wide £4,443,220 North East Sector Community Planning Partnership £1,998,552 North West Community Planning Partnership £1,944,772 South Community Planning Partnership £1,658,824 Total £10,045,368
(3) of the anticipated GCF budgets and budget assumptions for each of the next 3 financial years, as detailed in appendix 1 of the report, together with details of the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2020 funding model calculations for the 3 sectors, as detailed in appendix 2 of the report;
(4) of proposals for the allocation of £4,443,220 for city-wide/central projects for 6 months from 1st April 2020, as detailed in appendix 3 of the report, and that in order to allow organisations to make arrangements for project delivery and provide adequate time to process the grant awards to begin on 1st April 2020, it was also proposed that the call-in procedure be suspended in terms of Council Standing Order No 30 (7);
(5) of proposals for the allocation of £1,864,986 for Area Partnerships, as detailed in appendix 4 of the report, which had been revised to take account of SIMD 2020, with £7,326 having been redirected to ensure that no Ward suffered a reduced allocation, together with detailed calculations for those allocations prior to redirection of funding, detailed in appendix 5 of the report;
(6) of a proposal that funding of £1,102,526 be transferred into the Council Family from 2020/21 for those priority areas detailed in appendix 6 of the report, with the balance of those funds not transferred being retained within the GCF budget; and
(7) that it was anticipated that recommendations for those GCF projects to commence from 1st October 2020, would be submitted to this committee and Community Planning Partnerships for consideration following the summer recess.
After consideration, the committee approved
(a) the allocations to Sector Community Planning Partnerships in 2020/21, as detailed in the report;
(b) the allocations to the Area Partnerships in 2020/21, as detailed in the Appendix to these minutes;
(c) the 6-month grant awards for city-wide projects in 2020/21, as detailed in the Appendix to these minutes;
(d) the transfer of funding of £1,102,526 to the Council Family, as detailed in the Appendix to these minutes; and
(e) in terms of Standing Order No 30 (7), that this decision would not be subject to the call-in process for the reasons set out in the report.
In terms of Standing Order No 27
(i) Councillor Aitken declared an interest in relation to the Citizens Theatre; and
(ii) Councillor McDonald declared an interest in relation to Glasgow Life.
APPENDIX
AREA PARTNERSHIP ALLOCATIONS 2020/21
Area Partnership Base 2020/21 allocation allocation (2019/20) (based on SIMD 2020) Linn (Ward 1) £ 79,467.54 £80,436.78 Newlands/Auldburn (Ward 2) £ 65,933.55 £66,248.48 Greater Pollok (Ward 3) £ 90,546.37 £90,546.37 Cardonald (Ward 4) £ 65,554.72 £67,115.22 Govan (Ward 5) £ 90,148.56 £90,148.56 Pollokshields (Ward 6) £ 62,408.19 £62,408.19 Langside (Ward 7) £ 61,380.72 £61,580.48 Southside Central (Ward 8) £ 85,842.35 £85,842.35 Calton (Ward 9) £ 99,046.33 £99,512.15 Anderston/City/Yorkhill (Ward 10) £ 62,195.70 £62,446.05 Hillhead (Ward 11) £ 61,838.56 £61,838.56 Victoria Park (Ward 12) £ 59,432.14 £59,732.90 Garscadden/Scotstounhill(Ward 13) £ 87,055.61 £87,055.61 Drumchapel/Anniesland (Ward 14) £ 83,549.73 £84,175.15 Maryhill (Ward 15) £ 66,107.49 £66,443.71 Canal (Ward 16) £ 107,236.78 £108,959.02 Springburn/Robroyston (Ward 17) £ 99,891.61 £100,319.59 East Centre (Ward 18) £ 114,405.90 £114,591.36 Shettleston (Ward 19) £ 70,841.26 £72,339.21 Baillieston (Ward 20) £ 63,744.55 £63,838.30 North East (Ward 21) £ 87,863.63 £88,194.44 Dennistoun (Ward 22) £ 65,664.51 £65,664.51 Partick East/Kelvindale (Ward 23) £ 60,284.20 £60,284.20 Total £1,790,440.00 £1,799,721.19 Unallocated £1,919 Special Needs Playscheme Transport £40,000 £40,000 City-wide Playscheme allocations £32,627 £25,265 TOTAL £1,864,986 £1,864,986
CITY-WIDE 6-MONTH AWARDS 2020/21
Client name/project 2020/21 allocation Action for Children – Youthbuild £ 36,744
Advice Direct Scotland – Financial Inclusion Service £ 30,926
Art in Hospital – Visual Arts Workshop programme £ 3,650
Barnado’s - Apna project £ 10,400
Birds of Paradise Theatre Company – Annual Programme £ 7,750
Bridges Programmes – Steps to Employment £ 6,753
Bridgeton Citizens’ Advice Bureau – Financial Inclusion Service £ 53,710
Castlemilk Citizens’ Advice Bureau – Financial Inclusion Service £ 48,451
Castlemilk Law and Money Advice Centre – Financial Inclusion £117,271 Service
Celtic Football Club Foundation – Old Firm Alliance £ 12,500
Centre for Contemporary Arts – Annual programme £ 31,000
Children’s Classic Concerts £ 7,750
Chinese Community Development Partnership £ 2,500
City of Glasgow College – Adult Literacy and Numeracy – Link £ 19,010 Project for Liberated Prisoners
City of Glasgow College – Adult Literacy and Numeracy – £ 27,551 Riverside Campus
City of Glasgow College – English for Speakers of Other £ 26,500 Languages (ESOL) Network Co-ordination Project
Clydeside Action on Asbestos - Financial Inclusion Service £ 28,000
Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights £100,000
Common Guild Ltd – Contemporary Art Gallery Programme £ 2,900
Community Enterprise in Scotland – Support to Third Sector £84,856 Organisations conFAB – Writers Project £ 2,000
Creative Therapies - Kinnections £ 3,000
Cryptic Glasgow Ltd – Tour and CCA Programme £ 5,000
Cultural Enterprise Office – Arts Business Support and Training £ 2,500 Programme
Drumchapel Citizens’ Advice Bureau – Financial Inclusion Service £98,303
Drumchapel Money Advice Centre - Financial Inclusion Service £83,145
Early Years Scotland – SPPA Support, Advice and Information £ 20,000 Service
Easterhouse Citizens’ Advice Bureau - Financial Inclusion Service £107,787
Ethnic Minority Law Centre £ 68,623
Faith in the Community (Scotland) – Transformation Team £62,832
Friends of SHARMANKA – Exhibition and Performance £ 5,750 Programme
Garnethill Multi-cultural Community Centre £ 23,500
Glasgow Access Panel £ 10,000
Glasgow (Central) Citizens’ Advice Bureau – Financial Inclusion £139,364 Service
Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living – Employment Project £ 10,000
Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector – Capacity Building in £ 33,300 the voluntary sector
Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector – Community £ 2,500 Engagement Database
Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector - Connect £ 16,823
Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector – Equalities Information £ 12,500 Officer
Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector – Learning and CLD £ 37,557 Services
Glasgow Clyde College – ESOL One-Stop Shop £ 3,823
Glasgow Clyde College – Lifeskills Project – Langside Campus £ 27,544
Glasgow Clyde College – Pathways to Progress – Anniesland £ 25,994 Campus
Glasgow Disability Alliance – Disability Equality Programme £ 37,000
Greater Easterhouse Money Advice – Financial Inclusion Service £194,797
Greater Easterhouse Money Advice – Financial Education £ 18,000 Development Officer
Glasgow Film Theatre – Annual programme £ 22,500
Glasgow Homelessness Network – Poverty Leadership Panel £ 10,000
Glasgow Homelessness Network – Tackling Poverty Advisory £ 630 Group – Community Engagement Support
Glasgow Humane Society £ 15,000
Glasgow International Jazz Festival £ 32,500
Glasgow Kelvin College - Care Leavers Employment Service Adult £ 11,745 Learning and Numeracy/Core Skills
Glasgow Media Access Centre – Annual programme £ 12,500
Glasgow North West Citizens’ Advice Service £136,963
Glasgow Photography Group – Street Level Photoworks £ 19,000
Glasgow Play-Resource Association £ 3,650
Glasgow Print Studio – Annual Programme £ 19,000
Glasgow School of Art - Exhibitions £ 2,100
Glasgow Sculpture Studios – Annual programme £ 13,500
Glasgow Women’s Aid £ 23,019
Glasgow Women’s Library - ALN Project £ 22,658
Glasgow Women’s Library – Lesbian (LGBT) Services and £ 3,088 Resources
Glasgow Women’s Library – Librarian Services and Resources £ 14,500
Glasgow Women’s Library – Lifelong Learning £ 40,460
Glasgow Women’s Voluntary Sector Network – Community £ 5,000 Development and Awareness Raising Project
Govan Law Centre - Financial Inclusion Service £111,330
Greater Pollok Citizens’ Advice Bureau - Financial Inclusion £87,736 Service
Hemat Gryffe Women’s Aid £ 7,198
Indepen-dance – Creative movement classes £5,500
Jeely Piece Club – Transferred Funds £97,317
Legal Services Agency Ltd – Financial Inclusion Service £178,753
Limelight Music – Annual programme £ 9,000
Mel-Milaap Community Centre – Day Care £ 25,000
Momentum Scotland – Momentum Adapt £ 22,070
Momentum Scotland – Momentum Assist £ 6,886
Money Matters – Financial Inclusion Service - Money Advice £184,008 Centre
Move On Ltd – Adult Literacy Programme £ 12,855
Multi-Cultural Elderly Care £ 41,560
NSPCC - Childline £ 4,004
One Parent Families Scotland – Choices Service Glasgow £ 20,950
Outspoken Arts Scotland – Annual Programme £ 8,000
Paragon Ensemble Ltd – Annual Programme £ 8,500
Parkhead Citizens’ Advice Bureau – Financial Inclusion Service £65,405
Playwright’s Studio Scotland - Activities £ 4,500
Princes Trust Scotland – Get into Employability Programme £ 44,500
Project Ability Ltd – Annual Programme £ 36,000
Quarriers – Literacy Project £ 28,750
Radio Clyde Cash for Kids £ 17,500
Rangers Charity Foundation SCIO – Old Firm Alliance £ 12,500
Rape Crisis Centre – ROSEY project £ 7,310
Ricefield Arts and Cultural Centre – Chinese Arts Programme £ 3,250
RNIB Scotland – Focus on Employability £ 8,500
Rosemount Lifelong Learning – Young Parent Project £ 31,740
Saturday Cafe £ 5,474
Scotcash – Money Advisers £ 28,500
Scottish Drugs Forum – Addiction Workers Training Project £ 63,945
Scottish Ensemble – Annual Programme £ 7,500
Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre – Annual Programme £ 6,750
Scottish Refugee Council – A Fairer Future of New Glaswegians £ 8,750
Scottish Youth Theatre Ltd – Annual Programme £ 16,500
Sense Scotland – Mixed Arts Programme £ 1,600
Solar Bear Ltd – Deaf Youth Theatre £ 2,250
Sports Council for Glasgow £ 26,343
Stepping Stones for Families – Glasgow Wide £190,566
Thriving Places £160,000
Transmission Gallery – Annual Programme £ 6,500
Tron Theatre Ltd – Annual Programme £65,250
Vanishing Point – Artistic Programme £ 5,500
Victim Support Scotland £ 6,960
Volunteer Glasgow – Volunteering, Learning and Employability £162,819 Service
Vox Motus - Professional Theatre Production £ 3,250
Wasps Ltd – Artists Studios Annual Programme £ 3,500
WEA Scotland – Adult Literacies and ESOL support £55,125
Wing Hong Elderly Group – Chinese Elderly Care £58,200
Wise Women – Personal Safety and Confidence Building Project £ 48,793
West of Scotland Regional Equality Council £ 21,938
Work Room – Professional Dance Skills Development £ 1,500
Youth Community Support Agency - Counselling and Family £ 37,956 Services
Youth Community Support Agency – Literacy and Numeracy £ 16,863 Support
YWCA Scotland – Empowering Pathways for Women £ 35,718 ______Total £4,443,220
IGF 2020/21 RE-DIRECTION
Client name/project 2019/20 allocation Chief Executive’s Department
Community Champions Awards £ 5,500
Community Engagement Support Programme £ 15,000
Community Justice Glasgow £ 110,000
Data Analyst Post £ 35,000
Govanhill Neighbourhood Management Plan £ 50,000
Govanhill Partnership £ 20,000
Grants Contingency Fund £ 3,000
North East Partnership and Development Fund £ 2,500
North West Sector Partnership Development Fund £ 2,500
South Development Budget £ 2,500 ______Total £246,000
5% reduction £12,300 ______Total Chief Executive’s Department re-direction £233,700
Glasgow Life
Arts Development Scheme £ 64,401
Family Youth and Criminal Justice ALN Programme £ 16,000
Glasgow Sport Award Programme £ 73,000
Glasgow Unesco City of Music £ 30,000
North East Glasgow Youth Programmes £ 60,000
North Glasgow Learning Programme £ 20,494
North West Youth Programme £ 63,576
Personal, Social and Emotional Programme £ 17,634
South East Vibrancy Thematic Plan £ 30,000
South West Youth Programme £ 65,257
Toryglen Youth Development Project £ 54,675 ______Total £495,037
5% reduction £24,752 ______Total Glasgow Life re-direction £470,285
Neighbourhoods and Sustainability
Anti Social Behaviour Programme £ 42,044
Challenging Inequalities £ 20,000
North West Glasgow Violence Against Women £ 27,967
Routes out of Prostitution £ 289,172 ______Total £394,183
5% reduction in anti-social behaviour programme only £2,102 ______Total Neighbourhoods and Sustainability re-direction £392,081
Social Work Services
Arts in the City £ 6,800
5% reduction £340 _____ Total Social Work Services re-direction £6,460 ______TOTAL RE-DIRECTION £1,102,526