Community Investment Fund 2022-23
Perth and Kinross Council · 1 February 2023
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PERTH AND KINROSS COUNCIL Finance and Resources Committee - 1 February 2023 COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND 2022/23 Report by Head of Culture & Community Services (Report No. 23/35) 1. PURPOSE 1.1 This report informs Committee of the funding commitments made for the 2022/23 Community Investment Fund (CIF) across the 10 ward panel areas (the three Perth City wards are combined into one for the purposes of CIF). £68,000 remains unallocated across the CIF as a whole for carry forward into 2023/24. This is the final CIF round under the current scheme. Future support for grassroots community initiatives will be considered within the current Council budget process. 2. RECOMMENDATIONS 2.1 It is recommended that the Committee: (i) notes the funding decisions taken by Ward Panels for 2022/23 CIF (ii) approves the carry forward of £68,000 for disbursal to community grassroots projects in 2023/24, for use in the wards where the underspends have arisen. 3. STRUCTURE OF REPORT 3.1 This report is structured over the following sections: • Section 4: Background • Section 5: Funding Decisions • Section 6: Conclusion 4. BACKGROUND 4.1 In 2018/19, the Council established a Community Investment Fund (CIF) as part of its commitment to devolve more decisions to local communities. Since then, a total of £1.6m has been distributed to approximately 300 community- led projects. 4.2 In February 2022, the Council approved a further £100,000 in addition to previously approved budget of £300,000 for a further round of Community Investment Fund in 2022/23. This included an additional funding criterion relating to supporting community groups facing significant financial challenges as a result of rising energy costs. Adding in the 2021/2022 underspend provided a total budget of £410,665.78 for Community Investment Fund 2022/23.
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4.3 Report 22/212 set out the process for running CIF 2022/23, with the application process opening in mid-September and closing on 4 November 2022. Ward Panels had to meet by Friday 16 December and make decisions on funding, with the exception of Kinross-shire where the Local Area Committee has the decision-making function of CIF. In Kinross-shire, the four ward Councillors assessed the applications and sought input from the Local Action Partnership before finalising their commitments. 4.4 The number of applications received and funding requested is summarised below: Ward Funding Available Number of Applications Funding Requested 1 – Carse of Gowrie £33,863.00 7 £43,672.80 2 – Strathmore £40,024.00 7 £33,300.96 3 – Blairgowrie & The Glens £31,167.00 10 £76,099.00 4 – Highland £32,048.00 14 £58,546.64 5 – Strathtay £33,267.00 13 £83,378.01 6 – Strathearn £31,316.00 12 £46,265.80 7 – Strathallan £32,167.00 5 £11,997.73 8 – Kinross-shire £35,167.00 12 £68,508.49 9 – Almond & Earn £29,117.00 3 £40,008.36 10/11/12 – Perth City £112,529.78 28 £343,062.96 TOTALS £410,665.78 111 £804,840.75 5. FUNDING DECISIONS 5.1 The following funding decisions were made in each ward area, with funding paid out to successful applicants in early January: Ward 1 – Carse of Gowrie Group Project Funding St Madoes Under 5s Health & Wellbeing £1,455 St Madoes & Kinfauns Parish Church Madoch Centre Inclusive Spaces £12,181.80 Inchture and Kinnaird Parish Church Warm Spaces £3,356 Tayside Upcycling & Craft Centre CIC Educational Outreach £3,667.50 Inchture Village Hall Cost of Living £2,200 West Carse Public Hall Trustees Energy Costs £3,000 TOTAL £25,860.30 Ward 2 – Strathmore Group Project Funding Robert Douglas Memorial Trust Energy Costs £5,330 Kettins Community Hub Community Growing Space £1,850 3rd Perthshire Scout Group Scout Camp Aid £4,500 Coupar Angus Youth Activities Group Fun, Friends & Fitness £2,556 Scone & District Community Counci Heated Throw Project £5,609.30 Kinrossie Public Hall Cost of Living £1,500 Cargill & Burrelton Community Hub The Shepherds Hut £1,591.46 TOTAL £22,936.76
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Ward 3 – Blairgowrie & The Glens Group Project Funding Blairgowrie & District Seniors Outings Cost of Living & Mobility Project £2,000 Strathmore Screen £2,350 Wisecraft Blairgowrie (PKAVS) Wellbeing Blooms £5,000 Perth Autism Support Outreach Fund £4,250 Blairgowrie and Rattray Community Football Community Projects £5,000 Blairgowrie and Rattray Development Trust Activities for Supported Accommodation £2,317 Nest Creative Spaces Make, Mend and Upcycle £250 Mantalk Minibus £10,000 TOTAL £31,167 Group Project Funding The Scottish Crannog Centre Young People’s Training Club £3,000 Loch Tayside CIC Cost of Living £1,250 The Pitlochry Garden Share £3,000 Killiecrankie, Fincastle & Tummel CC Outdoor Visitor Map £2,732 Aberfeldy Development Trust Affordable Housing Project £2,704 Atholl Centre Repair & Replacement Project £6,368 Killiecrankie Memorial Hall Trust Broadband Provision £2,530 Aberfeldy Tennis Club Cost of Living £170 Breathe Youth Work Project £2,850 Pitlochry and Moulin Men’s Shed Shed Improvement Project £1,039 Pitlochry Repair Café Skill Sharing in Creative Ways £1,955 Rannoch Community Trust Bridge of Gaur Befriender Scheme £4,450 TOTAL £32,048 Ward 5 – Strathtay Group Project Funding Almondbank Church Youth Group Almondbank Youth Space £500 Chapelhill Hall Community Association Cost of Living Project £1,456 Dunkeld and Birnam Sports and Leisure Hub Covered Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) £1,550 Stanley Development Trust Public Access Defibrillator £580 Loch of Clunie Preservation Group Educational & Information Signage £3,200 Luncarty Football Club Integration & Expansion Project £3,000 Amulree Village Hall Trust Fund Extension Project £10,509 DAB Hands Men’s Shed DAB Hands £4,222 Bridgeton United Amateur Football Club Re-establishment Project £7,750 Chapelhill Hall Community Association Play & Coffee Project £500 TOTAL £33,267
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Ward 6 – Strathearn Group Project Funding Perth & Kinross Disability Sport Rural Perthshire Sport Project £3,571 D of E Award Perth & Kinross Association The Starfish Way £5,500 Remake Scotland Repair Cafes £4,568 Friends of Crieff Cemetery Fountain Refurbishment £637 Crieff Connexions Crieff Connexions Hub £3,365 Perth Autism Support Outreach Fund £4,250 Logos Youth Project Soup-a Saturdays £2,705 Nature Connects Perthshire The Nature Wellbeing Project £3,180 Strathearn Welcome £1,040 St Fillans Community Trust The Pebble Patch – The Beithir’s Lair Play Park £2,500 TOTAL £31,316 Ward 7 – Strathallan Group Project Funding Aberuthven Village Hall Trust Aberuthven Heritage Trail £1,040 Aberuthven Village Hall Trust Youth Warm Space £2,880 Dunning Scouts Gear Bank £2,130 Neuro Central Improving Wellbeing £5,400 Strathallan Safe Swim Summer Holiday Swimming Programme £2,438.53 TOTAL £13,888.53 Group Project Funding Kinross Colts FC Juniors Pitch Maintenance & Enhancement £7,000 Fossoway & District Community Council Community Speedwatch £4,030.50 Cleish Village Hall Association Audio Visual Upgrade £2,860 Kinross-shire Partnership Better Place to Live Fair £630 Glenfarg Community Transport Group Minibus £5,000 Portmoak Babies & Toddlers Outdoor Play Equipment £1,000 Kinross Primary Parent Council Arts & Culture Programme £2,000 Milnathort Core Paths Group Core Path Benches £2,635 Crook of Devon Village Hall Digital Equipment £1,227.99 Perth Autism Support Outreach Fund £2,125 Broke not Broken Family Resilience Project £10,000 TOTAL £38,508.49* *There is a funding gap of £3,341.49 which the Kinross-shire Local Action Partnership have agreed to fund from their core budget.
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Ward 9 – Almond & Earn Group Project Funding Oudenarde Community Group Community Garden £3,500 66th Perthshire (Abernethy) Scout Group Pavilion Renovations £12,117 Dunbarney & Forgandenny Parish Church The Big Brig Youth Project £13,500 TOTAL £29,117 Ward 10/11/12 – Perth City Group Project Funding The Walled Garden (PKAVS MH&WH) Room for Recovery £7,500 Perth Autism Support Outreach Fund £4,250 Perth CAB Community Bridges £8,992.50 Holiday @ Home project £2,000 Perth Ukrainian Weekend Club £6,000 Anchor House The Neuk – Cost of Living Emotional Support £14,000 Giraffe Trading The Cooking Giraffe £5,000 Perth & Kinross Gymnastics Development Group Youth Leadership Programme £4,143.59 Perth City Junior Netball Club £4,734.96 PLUS Perth Ropemakers Close & Horners Lane £3,994 Perthshire Welfare Society Bridging the Gap £5,400 Social Flock £17,205.50 Buttons and Bows £4,000 TOTAL £87,220.55 5.2 The table below summarises the overall spend and highlights underspend in four ward areas: Ward Funding Available Funding Awarded Underspend 1 – Carse of Gowrie £33,863.00 £25,860.30 £8,002.70 2 – Strathmore £40,024.00 £22,936.76 £17,087.24 3 – Blairgowrie & The Glens £31,167.00 £31,167.00 - 4 – Highland £32,048.00 £32,048.00 - 5 – Strathtay £33,267.00 £33,267.00 - 6 – Strathearn £31,316.00 £31,316.00 - 7 – Strathallan £32,167.00 £13,888.53 £18,278.47 8 – Kinross-shire £35,167.00 £35,167.00 - 9 – Almond & Earn £29,117.00 £29,117.00 - 10/11/12 – Perth City £112,529.78 £87,220.55 £25,309.23 TOTALS £410,665.78 £341,988.14 £68,677.64 5.3 It is recommended that the total underspend of just over £68,000 is carried forward for disbursal to grassroots community projects in 2023/24, for use in the wards where the underspends have arisen. The current Transformation Review of community engagement is considering ways to make the grant
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application and monitoring process across various Council grant schemes including any future version of CIF more streamlined, for applicants and cost- efficient to administer. 6. CONCLUSION 6.1 Community Investment Fund supports new and innovative community projects that tackle inequalities and improve quality of life. This round of CIF has seen £342,000 committed to support 85 separate projects across Perth and Kinross. Author(s) Name Designation Contact Details Lee Haxton David Stokoe Community Planning Team Leader Service Manager - Communities comcommitteereports@pkc.gov.uk 01738 475000 comcommitteereports@pkc.gov.uk 01738 475000 Approved Name Designation Date Barbara Renton Executive Director (Communities) • APPENDICES – NONE
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ANNEX 1. IMPLICATIONS, ASSESSMENTS, CONSULTATION AND COMMUNICATION Strategic Implications Yes / None Community Plan / Local Outcomes Improvement Plan Yes Corporate Plan Yes Resource Implications Financial Yes Workforce None Asset Management (land, property, IST) None Assessments Equality Impact Assessment Yes Strategic Environmental Assessment Yes Sustainability (community, economic, environmental) Yes Legal and Governance None Risk None Consultation Internal Yes External None Communication Communications Plan None 1. Strategic Implications Community Plan/Single Outcome Agreement 1.1 Supporting and investing in community-led solutions to locally identified issues contributes to the delivery of the Perth and Kinross Community Plan / LOIP in terms of the following priorities: (i) Giving every child the best start in life (ii) Developing educated, responsible and informed citizens (iii) Promoting a prosperous, inclusive and sustainable economy (iv) Supporting people to lead independent, healthy and active lives (v) Creating a safe and sustainable place for future generations Corporate Plan 1.2 Supporting and investing in community-led solutions to locally identified issues contributes to the delivery of the Perth and Kinross Council Corporate Plan in terms of the following priorities: (i) Giving every child the best start in life; (ii) Developing educated, responsible and informed citizens; (iii) Promoting a prosperous, inclusive and sustainable economy; (iv) Supporting people to lead independent, healthy and active lives; and (v) Creating a safe and sustainable place for future generations.
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2. Resource Implications Financial 2.1 Community Investment Fund has a budget of £410,000 for 2022/23 and funding decisions of £342,588.14 have been made, leaving an underspend of £68,077.64. 3. Assessments Equality Impact Assessment 3.1 Under the Equality Act 2010, the Council is required to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity, and foster good relations between equality groups. Carrying out Equality Impact Assessments for plans and policies allows the Council to demonstrate that it is meeting these duties. 3.2 The information contained within this report has been considered under the Corporate Equalities Impact Assessment Process (EqIA) and has been assessed as not relevant for the purposes of EqIA. Strategic Environmental Assessment 3.3 The Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005 places a duty on the Council to identify and assess the environmental consequences of its proposals. 3.4 The information contained within this report has been considered under the Act. However, no action is required as the Act does not apply to the matters presented in this report. Sustainability 3.5 Under the provisions of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 the Council has to discharge its duties in a way which contributes to the achievement of sustainable development. Under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 the Council has a general duty to demonstrate its commitment to sustainability and the community, environmental and economic impacts of its actions. 3.6 The information contained within this report has been considered under the Act. However, no action is required as the Act does not apply to the matters presented in this report. 4. Consultation Internal 4.1 There has been consultation with the Finance Department, Communities and the Executive Leadership Team.
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2. BACKGROUND PAPERS 2.1 No background papers, as defined by Section 50D of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (other than any containing confidential or exempt information) were relied on to a material extent in preparing the above report.