This report is the annual grants allocation to community and voluntary organisations report.  Recommendations to the Board are made subject to the grants budget for 2012/13 being agreed by full Council on 20^th February 2012.  The recommendations concern grant allocations for partnership / commissioning and as a result of the open bidding exercise.  There is also a specific recommendation relating to grant allocation to the Oxford Community Work Agency for welfare advice.

The Head of Housing and Communities submitted a report (previously circulated, now appended) detailing proposals for the allocation of grant funding for community and voluntary organisations in 2012/2013

Resolved that subject to full Council agreeing the grants budget for 2012/13 as set out in Table 1 of the report to approve the:-

(1)       Recommendations for commissioning in 2012/13, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report;

(2)       Recommendation to allocate Oxford Community Work Agency additional funding of £28,611; and

(3)       Recommendations for the applications received to the grants 2012/13 open bidding programme as set out in Appendix 2 to the report.