Decision Maker: Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Reform and Regeneration
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
The purpose of this report is to seek approval
to award grant funding to enable the provision of voluntary sector
infrastructure support, including intensive and specialist
organisational development, in Oldham for 2019/20.
RESOLVED - To increase the funding for the
Voluntary Sector Infrastructure Grant whilst incorporating
requirements for the provision of intensive and specialist
organisational development support to the VCSFE Sector
Option 1 – Decommissioning
Option 2 – Continue to fund both elements (Voluntary Sector
Infrastructure Grant and Community Horizons Project) at the same
value
Option 3 – Reduce the grant funding for Voluntary Sector
Infrastructure Support and discontinue funding for Community
Horizons by 10%
Option 4 – Continue to fund the Voluntary Sector
Infrastructure Support at the same value whilst incorporating the
requirements for the provision of accommodation support to the
VCSFE Sector
Option 5 (Recommended) - Increase the funding for the Voluntary
Sector Infrastructure Support whilst incorporating the requirements
for the provision of intensive and specialist organisation
development support to the VCSFE Sector
Option 6 – Increase the funding for the Voluntary Sector
Infrastructure Support whilst incorporating the requirements for
the provision of accommodation support to the VCSFE Sector and
extend the length of the funding arrangement to 3 years
Option 1 – Decommissioning
Option 2 – Continue to fund both elements (Voluntary Sector
Infrastructure Grant and Community Horizons Project) at the same
value
Option 3 – Reduce the grant funding for Voluntary Sector
Infrastructure Support and discontinue funding for Community
Horizons by 10%
Option 4 – Continue to fund the Voluntary Sector
Infrastructure Support at the same value whilst incorporating the
requirements for the provision of accommodation support to the
VCSFE Sector
Option 6 – Increase the funding for the Voluntary Sector
Infrastructure Support whilst incorporating the requirements for
the provision of accommodation support to the VCSFE Sector and
extend the length of the funding arrangement to 3 years
Other reasons / organisations consulted
Consultation was undertaken with the current
provider of Voluntary Sector Infrastructure Support, senior leaders
from Oldham Cares and the Cabinet Member for Social Justice and
Communities.
Contact: Andrea Entwistle, Senior Business and Commissioning Manager 0161 770 3386, Email: andrea.entwistle@oldham.gov.uk Email: Andrea.Entwistle@oldham.gov.uk.
Publication date: 29/11/2019
Date of decision: 28/11/2019
Effective from: 07/12/2019
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