Decision details

Update on Public Health Covid-19 Community Response Fund

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Health and Communities

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To provide an update on organisations supported through the Public Health Covid-19 Community Response Fund.

Decision:

That the Cabinet Member:
a)Notes the allocation of the Public Health Covid-19 Community Response Fund to date, which totals £37,727.93;
b)Agrees to continue to delegate authority to the Director of Public Health to approve awards of no more than £2,000 to individual organisations; and
c)Agrees to receive details of further recipient organisations on a quarterly basis.

Reasons for the decision:

The Cabinet Member is required to review the allocations to the Covid-19 Emergency Fund to date.

Continuing to provide delegated authority to the Director of Public Health for grant allocations will ensure that the grants are issued in a timely manner to groups and organisations throughout the pandemic.
Quarterly update reports to the Cabinet Member will provide a timely review of the activity approved by the fund.

Alternative options considered:

N/A

Publication date: 14/01/2022

Date of decision: 13/01/2022

Effective from: 22/01/2022

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