Community Fund Gavin Handford Director of Policy Partnership

Community Fund Gavin Handford Director of Policy & Partnership 11 February 2020

A brief recap…

Community Fund recommissioning • £ 2. 6 m per year • Increase compared to 2019/20 • 5 tenders • • • Outcomes Infrastructure support Carers services Advice services Quality assurance and contract management Gavin Handford

Brief recap • Your feedback informed the commissioning • June - September • Two processes • • Small grants under £ 15 k Commissioning over £ 15 k • Maximum bid £ 40, 000 per annum • No negotiation on amounts requested Gavin Handford

The result

Over 200 submissions Gavin Handford

Over 9 x available funding Gavin Handford

56 bids approved Gavin Handford

Summary of projects

Citizens advice Carers information Gavin Handford

Infrastructure support Gavin Handford

12 projects Supporting people to live long, happy and independent lives Gavin Handford

16 projects Prevention fund Gavin Handford

13 projects Children and young people thrive and meet their potential Gavin Handford

2 projects Access to homes and prevention of homelessness Gavin Handford

7 projects Everybody feels safe in their street, neighbourhood and home Gavin Handford

2 projects Everybody has an opportunity to work and build their career Gavin Handford

What now

• • All organisations informed of outcome Contract managers being appointed Contracts to be issued by 1 March Decommissioning meetings for unsuccessful organisations taking place Gavin Handford

• Details set out in January Cabinet report • Details of community fund projects will be circulated / published on website in February Gavin Handford

Feedback / Q & A

Thank you Gavin Handford Director of Policy & Partnership