Issue - decisions

Date of Decision:

17 April 2025

Title:

Community Recovery Fund (CRF) and Community Cohesion and Resilience Programme (CCRP) – Grant agreements with Voluntary and Community Sector organisations (Voluntary Action Rotherham, Refugee Council and Manvers Residence Association) to deliver community cohesion projects. 

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Jo Brown, Assistant Chief Executive

Details of Specific Cabinet Delegation

or Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

Council Constitution, Appendix 9, Section 4C2: Assistant Chief Executive – Delegated Executive Functions: The Assistant Chief Executive is authorised to discharge executive functions in relation to: - (6) Performance, Intelligence and Improvement, including Communities.

Decision:

To enter into service level agreements providing grant funding to the following three voluntary organisations:

·        £287K to Voluntary Action Rotherham (VAR) for the delivery of five projects, to be funded through the Community Recovery Fund (CRF) and Community Cohesion and Resilience Programme (CCRP), to provide programme support, workforce development, a small grants programme and other cohesion activities. 

·        £25,831 to the Refugee Council (RC), funded through the CRF, to deliver an education and awareness project to schools, communities and professionals.

·        £10K to Manvers Residents Association, to be funded through CRF, to deliver a range of community cohesion activities.

Reasons for the Decision:

The Cabinet meeting of 16 December 2024, resolved to

·        “Approve the indicative programme and provisional allocations of the Community Recovery Fund Grant”

·        “To enter into supplementary provisions to the Infrastructure Support Services 2024 – 2027 Service Level Agreement”

·        “Delegate authority to the Assistant Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to determine revised and final allocations for the Community Recovery Fund Grant”.

In accordance with the programme agreed by Cabinet, it is proposed to enter into service level agreements with three voluntary sector partners (Voluntary Action Rotherham, Refugee Council, and Manvers Residents Association) to deliver a series of defined projects.

These organisations are considered most suitable to deliver the activities needed under the CRF and CCRP programmes by having the relevant experience and capacity. 

Detailed project proposals are in place as well as requisite management and monitoring arrangements. Service level agreements have been prepared on this basis to ensure the successful delivery of the proposed activity. 

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

None

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

Reports or parts of reports considered

On 16 December 2024, Rotherham Borough Council’s Cabinet approved a report entitled “Community Recovery Fund Allocation”.  The report is available here: (Public Pack)Agenda Document for Cabinet, 16/12/2024 10:00 (Agenda item 14).