Decision details

The Director of Customer and Communities approves the use of 100k funding to support projects with a city wide or multi ward impact contributing towards the delivery of city priorities. This decision takes into account the recommendations of a cross party member and officer grant review panel.

The awards are as follows:

To approve the following grants:
Organisation Final Amount Approved

Community Bees £7,000
Mysight £8,000
Age Uk £10,000
IDAS £7,000
Hygiene Bank £1,000
Salvation Army £3,500
Survive £7,000
Peasholme Charity £5,000
Walking for Health £500
York Carers Centre £9,000
Welfare Benefits Unit £9,000
Menfulness £6,600
Chocolate & Co £7,000
Musical Connection £6,600
York Neighbours £5,000
Kyra £7,800

Background
A Ward Budget City Wide Fund of £100,000 was created utilising existing ward budget allocation to support organisations working across the whole city or in multiple ward areas. This fund compliments the ward funding allocated at individual ward level and offers the opportunity for groups and organisations working across the city to apply once to a central fund rather than apply to individual wards.
This decision covers all wards as application was open to groups and organisations in all wards across the city.
The priorities for the fund relate directly to
One City for All the Council Plan 2023 – 2027
https://www.york.gov.uk/downloads/file/9262/council-plan-2023-to-2027

• Health and wellbeing
• Tackling the cost-of-living crisis
• Environment and Climate Emergency
• Equality of opportunity

Organisations were invited to submit bids which would:
• Support residents in York to lead their best lives
• Support healthier lifestyles and social inclusion
• Bring people together to strengthen connections and relationships within communities.
• Deliver and connect people with the support that they need.
• Support people and communities facing the greatest challenge due to the cost-of-living crisis.
• Encourage financial and emotional resilience.
• Enhance the environment and encourage sustainable practice.

• Approve all of the spending recommendations of the grant review panel
• Decline all of the spending recommendations of the grant review panel
• Approve in part the recommendations by the grant review panel
• Decline in part the recommendations by the grant review panel

• Decline all of the spending recommendations of the grant review panel
• Approve in part the recommendations by the grant review panel
• Decline in part the recommendations by the grant review panel