OFFICER DECISION

Decision:   2025/26 Ward Budget City Wide Fund Grant Awards
Decision Date: 29/12/25
Type of Decision: Director                                      Key									Non-Key	X
Portfolio Area that decision relates to:
Leader (inc Corporate Services, Policy, Strategy & Partnerships)					Environment and Climate Emergency
Economy & Transport					Finance, Performance, Major Projects & Equalities
Children, Young People and Education					Children, Young People & Education
Health, Wellbeing and Adults Social Care					Housing, Planning & Safer Communities					X
Background / Decision Summary: A Ward Budget City Wide Fund of £100,000 was established in 2023 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. In total 25 applications were received for the recent round of funding. The total amount applied for was £179,425.  £150,000 is the total funding available through this round and the recommendations are to award  £78,493 across a total of 12 projects. As well as the listed approved grant awards, decisions on a number of applications were deferred pending additional information and review as to the need and potential impact of the projects. On conclusion of further review the panel will reconsider these applications as well as whether any of the approved applications can be expanded across the city and/or for more than one year. Two applications were considered more suited to individual ward funding and were referred to the relevant wards, and five applications were not successful. The option not to approve is rejected as this funding is being directed to support delivery of activity contributing to the 4 funding priorities of: •         Health and wellbeing •         Tackling the cost-of-living crisis •         Environment and Climate Emergency •         Equality of opportunity These priorities link directly to One City, for all the Council plan 2023 – 2027 https://www.york.gov.uk/downloads/file/9262/council-plan-2023-to-2027 Decision: To approve the following grants: York Carers Centre                         £10,000 Next Door But One                         £  7,500 Walking for Health                          £     500 The Gateway Centre                       £  4,750 The Hygiene Bank                          £  2,500 Menfulness                                     £10,000 The Island                                       £10,000 York Greenways                             £  1,545 Bereaved Children Support York     £10,000 York Neighbours                             £10,000 York Rugby League FCF                £  9,698 York Environment Forum                £  2,000
Options Considered: · Approve the spending recommendations by the cross party panel · Decline all the spending recommendations by cross party panel · Approve in part the recommendations by the cross party panel · Decline in part the recommendations by the cross party panel
Options Rejected: · Decline all the spending recommendations by the cross party panel · Approve in part the recommendations by the cross party panel · Decline in part the recommendations by the cross party panel
Consultation Process: Cross Party Grant Panel
Implications
Crime & Disorder				Equalities			X	Highways
Human Resources				Legal				ICT
Financial				Affordability				Property
Climate Change				Health				Other
Environment				Human Rights
Implications Contact:			Mora Scaife
Level of Risk: 01-03 Acceptable
Wards Affected:
All Wards	X	Fishergate				Holgate			Rural West York
Acomb		Fulford & Heslington				Hull Road			Strensall
Bishopthorpe		Guildhall				Huntington & New Earswick			Westfield
Clifton		Haxby & Wigginton				Micklegate			Wheldrake
Copmanthorpe		Heworth				Osbaldwick & Derwent
Dringhouses & Woodthorpe		Heworth Without				Rawcliffe & Clifton

Comments/Observations: Decision: To approve the city-wide ward funding decisions in the annex to this report, with further review of pending and approved applications for a further decision.
Decision Made by: Pauline Stuchfield, Director of Housing and Communities Contact Details:
On behalf of:
To be implemented by:	Mora Scaife
On Completion – Signed off by: Pauline Stuchfield		Date: 29/12/2025