Agenda item

Third Sector Grants Scheme (Agenda Item 5(b))

Report by Laura Macdonald, Community Development Officer

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report detailing recommendations for the award of Third Sector Grants (including Events and Festivals) to Third Sector organisations for Oban, Lorn and the Isles.

Decision:

To award the organisations listed below funding from grants to the Third Sector:

	Organisation	Total Project Costs	Amount Requested 2012/13	Decision
2.1	Clan Maclean	£10,995.00	£2,995.00	Grant of £1,100
2.2	Coisir Ceann An Tuirc (Argyll Male Voice Choir)	£450.00	£225.00	Grant of £125
2.3	Crossroads (North Argyll)	£11,260.00	£3,760.00	Continued to August Area Committee
2.4	Development Coll	£34,300.00	£4,000.00	Grant of £1,500
2.5	Highlands and Islands Music and Dance	£32,210.00	£2,500.00	Grant of £2,000
2.6	Lorn Agricultural Society	£3,335.00	£1,667.00	Grant of £1,000, subject to regularisation of the group’s OSCR status prior to this year’s event
2.7	MOD Ionadach Na Dreolluinn	£12,490.00	£2,000.00	Grant of £1,000
2.8	Mull and Iona Community Trust	£54,985.34	£3,000.00	Grant of £1,000 to be used solely for the purpose of carrying out community consultation work in regards the potential for developing a BIDS area on Mull and Iona
2.9	North Argyll Volunteer Car Scheme	£22,168.00	£9,268.00	Postponed to August Area Committee
2.10	OASIS	£37,000.00	£5,000.00	No grant
2.11	Oban & Lorn Sports Festival	£7,600.00	£1,750.00	Postponed to August Area Committee
2.12	Oban and Lorn Branch Alzheimer Scotland	£3,650.00	£1,000.00	Grant of £1,000
2.13	Oban and Lorn Lions Club	£1,556.80	£778.00	Grant of £778
2.14	Oban Community Sensory Garden sustainability and training project	£1,560.00	£780.00	Grant of £780
2.15	Oban Phoenix Cinema	£5,025.00	£2,512.50	Grant of £1,000

2.16	Oban Sailing Club	£3,595.00	£2,220.00	Grant of £1,000
2.17	Oban Winter Festival	£19,554.00	£9,054.00	Grant of £5,000 in principle, subject to clarification of the Festival’s finalised costings
2.18	Oban-Laurinburg 20th Anniversary Exchange	£2,720.00	£1,360.00	Grant of up to £720 to cover venue hire, insurance and entertainment only, subject to the event being open to the wider community and the group making a presentation on the event to the August Area Committee meeting.
2.19	Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS)	£31,700.00	£5,400.00	Grant of £3,500
2.20	The GRAB Trust	£25,925.60	£12,962.80	Continued to June Area Cttee to enable discussions to take place with the applicant and other operators of similar facilities in Oban regarding facilities/service provision in the town.
2.21	The Island Parrot Sanctuary	£11,300.00	£2,800.00	Grant of £500
2.22	Western Isles Yacht Club	£18,800.00	£18,800.00	Not eligible

(Ref: Report by Laura Macdonald, Community Development officer for Oban Lorn and the Isles, dated 2 April 2012, submitted)

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