FURTHER REPORT - CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE GRANTS (ROUND 6) (referred from General Committee dated 9 June 2026 Item 7.14) · Report

ORDINARY MEETING                                                                   18 JUNE 2026


insufficient capability or             engagement;
resources, resulting in                selection of
reduced environmental                  demonstrated
or community benefit                   capability; grant
                                       agreements and
                                       milestones
Risk of misallocation or               Funding
misuse of grant funding                agreements;
caused by inadequate Financial /       acquittal
financial controls within Legal /      requirements;    Unlikely      MediumMedium Yes
recipient organisations, Reputation    staged payments;
resulting in financial loss            monitoring and
or reputational impact                 reporting
Risk that funded projects
                                    Assessment
do not achieve intended
                                    against outcomes
climate outcomes due to Environment
                                    and feasibility;
poor project design or    / Service                   Possible        MediumMedium Yes
                                    officer guidance;
external factors,         Delivery
                                    monitoring and
resulting in reduced
                                    reporting
program effectiveness
                                       Formal
Risk of perceived lack of              assessment
transparency or fairness               criteria; panel
in grant allocation       Reputation / assessment;
                                                          Unlikely    MediumMedium Yes
process resulting in      Governance conflict of interest
reputational impacts and               declarations;
reduced community trust                documentation of
                                       decisions
Risk of conflicts of                  Mandatory COI
interest not being                    declarations;
                         Legal /
adequately identified or              exclusion of
                         Governance                        Rare       High   Medium Yes
managed, resulting in                 conflicted officers;
                         / Reputation
governance breach and                 governance
reputational damage                   oversight
Risk that high demand                   Transparent
for funding exceeds                     guidelines; clear
available budget,          Reputation / communication of
resulting in unsuccessful Service       limited funding; Likely       MediumHigh    Yes
applicants and potential Delivery       competitive
dissatisfaction within the              assessment
community                               process
Risk that funded climate
                                     Alignment criteria;
initiatives do not align
                                     officer
with broader Council
                          Governance engagement prior
strategies due to
                          / Service  to submission;      Unlikely     MediumMedium Yes
inconsistent
                          Delivery   panel review
interpretation, resulting
                                     against strategic
in reduced strategic
                                     documents
value
Risk that projects are  Service        Funding
delayed or not                         agreements;         Possible   MediumMedium Yes
                        Delivery
completed within agreed                project