2014-11-17 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                              17 NOVEMBER 2014


4                         2014/2015 COMMUNITY GRANTS SECOND ROUND RECOMMENDATIONS

DOCUMENT IN FOR MATI ON




Author                               Community Development Coordinator, Alison Hamblin
                                     Community Services Department

Index                                ECM/ Subject/ 26.01 Community Development Grants Scheme

Attachments                          1.   2014/2015 Community Grants second round recommendations


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Community Development Coordinator to the General
Committee Meeting dated 17 November 2014 and endorse the second round of Community
Grants recommendations for the financial year 2014/15 as set out in Attachment 1 to the report.


REPORT
Background

•                         Round One of the 2014/15 Community Grants were advertised, assessed and endorsed by
                          Council in June 2014.

•                         The second round of the Community Grants program was advertised in local media and
                          through community networks with a closing date of 30 September 2014. A total of 39
                          applications were received seeking $389,368.

•                         Applications were then checked for eligibility against the Noosa Council Community Grants
                          policy and guidelines

•                         Applications were then reviewed and commented on by technical staff with appropriate
                          expertise.

•                         All applications and staff comments were then discussed and assessed by the grants
                          assessment panel. The grants assessment panel was made up of:
                          •     Director, Community Services
                          •     Community Engagement Manager
                          •     Community Development Coordinator

As per the Noosa Council Community Grants Policy, assessment panel members recognised
and declared any actual or potential conflicts of interest and did not debate or were involved in
any discussions on matters relating to that application.

The assessment panel are recommending 22 applications receive funding to the value of
$117,377.




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