Agenda item

BTAC SMALL GRANTS SCHEME AND BTAC EMPOWERING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES GRANT SCHEME

A report by the Local Communities Development Officer and BTAC Grant Administrator

Minutes:

The Local Communities Development Officer and BTAC Grant Administrator presented the report tabled In accordance with the Committee’s Small Grant Scheme, and presented the applications made to the Small Grants Working Group in Round 4 of the financial year 2022/2023 for both the BTAC Small Grant Scheme and Empowering Healthy Communities Grant Scheme.

9 eligible applications had been received in Round 4 of the Boston Town Area Committee Small Grant Scheme, and 1 application which had been rejected and 1 eligible application received in Round 4 of the Empowering Healthy Communities Grant Scheme and 1 application which had been rejected.

Applicant

Scheme

Project

Amount Requested

Holy Trinity Pre-School

BTAC Small Grant Scheme

Purchase gardening equipment for Forest School activities

£931.26

Friars Folly

BTAC Small Grant Scheme

Contribution to cost of venue hire and group insurance

£650.00

Willoughby Road Allotments – Edible Academy

BTAC Small Grant Scheme

Contribution to cost of raised beds

£988.12

Boston College – Netball Project

BTAC Small Grant Scheme

Purchase netball posts and hoops and publicity and marketing for college and community netball activities at Peter Paine Sports Centre

£874.93

Boston Hanse Group

BTAC Small Grant Scheme

Purchase materials to make own costumes for Hanse volunteers

£1,000

Citizens Advice Mid Lincs (CAML)

BTAC Small Grant Scheme

Purchase equipment to enable outreach work in Skirbeck Ward

£1,000

Kuk Sool Won Charity

BTAC Small Grant Scheme

Purchase junior archery equipment

£1,000

Boston Division Guides

BTAC Small Grant Scheme

Contribution towards the cost of refurbishing Wings Meadow Guide Centre – Freiston Road, Boston

£1,000

Boston Book Festival

BTAC Small Grant Scheme

Contribution towards the cost of the Book Festival Event 2023 – Venue Hire (Boston Guildhall), promotional materials – Banner and Festival Booklet

£1,000

Indian Cultural Organisation of Lincolnshire

BTAC Small Grant Scheme

Contribution towards cost of Holi Festival to be held in Central Park

REJECTED

Pilgrim Hospital Radio

BTAC Empowering Healthy Communities Scheme

Purchase new laptops for Pilgrim Hospital Radio provision

REJECTED

Boston Borough Council – Communities and Events Team

BTAC Empowering Healthy Communities Scheme

Contribution to cost of Boston Borough Council’s Coronation Event – 2023

£1,000

 

Committee comment included:

Members noted their reassurance that a large number of applications had been received from across a wide range of applicants and that BTAC was helping so many groups. .

 

However, a member questioned the recent Holi Festival which whilst having received support from BTAC in the hiring of the park and support of operatives, had been too late in submitting an application for funding and assurance was sought that the operators of the festival had been provided with information for submitting an application for future funding.

Members were advised that the operators had indeed been provided with all the relevant information for applying any funding for future events.

 

A member questioned the pre-requisite question within an application requesting confirmation that the funding would benefit BTAC residents, seeking confirmation if it was asked on all applications.  Members were advised that it was a significant criteria for all grants that the funding did benefit BTAC residents and the question was asked of all applicants.

 

RESOLVED:

Committee ratified the decisions taken by the Member Working Group.

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