Decision details
UK Shared Prosperity Fund Application June 2025
Decision Maker: Chief Executive Officer - Jane Portman
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
Under delegation from Cabinet - resolution 64, dated 6th February 2025, to seek approval for the award of funding to a number of projects in the district.
Decision:
To approve the award of funding to a number of projects in the district, namely
|
Applicant |
Project |
Amount |
|
Campden Business Forum |
North Cotswold Awards |
£3500 |
|
Cotswold District Council |
Town Centres Initiative |
£7500 |
|
Cirencester Chamber of Commerce |
Youth Business, Education & Employment Initiative |
£25000 |
|
Cotswold Friends |
Volunteer Training |
£8023 |
|
The Door Project |
Mentoring project |
£25000 |
|
Rixon Architects |
The Old Station – spaces for creatives |
£25000 |
|
Gloucestershire County Council |
Longborough Bridleway |
£6430 |
|
Broad Campden Village Hall |
Kitchen replacement |
£4200 |
|
Lechlade Town Council |
Improved public realm |
£16815 |
|
Total |
|
£121468 |
Reasons for the decision:
To enable the Council to make use of the UK Shared Prosperity Funding allocated to it by Government and to approve projects which will help the Council to deliver the outputs and outcomes set out in its UKSPF Local Investment Plan.
Alternative options considered:
The alternative option considered was not to award the funding. This would risk not spending the allocation available and not delivering the outputs and outcomes expected of the Council.
Publication date: 09/06/2025
Date of decision: 03/06/2025
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