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SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES - GRANT APPLICATIONS

 

 

Meeting: 11/03/2020 - Oban Lorn & The Isles Area Committee (Item 8)

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Report by Chief Executive

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Minutes:

The Committee gave consideration to a report recommending the distribution of the

Supporting Communities Fund (SCF) Grants for 2020/2021 for the Oban, Lorn and the Isles area.

 

Decision

 

The Oban, Lorn and the Isles Committee:

 

1.          agreed that applications are awarded funding from the Supporting Communities Fund budget totalling £24,670 as follows;

Ref

No

Organisation

Grant 19/20

Total Project Cost

Amount Requested

Award
2020/21

1

Air Ghleus

£242

£4,600

£2,500

No award

2

Appin Community Development Trust

n/a

£5,304

£2,500

No award

3

Bookends

£400

£650

£650

No award

4

Connel Community Council / Connel Village Hall

n/a

£1,000

£400

£400

5

Friends of St Conan's Kirk SCIO*

n/a

£3,400

£2,500

£2,500

6

Friends of the Argyll Papers

n/a

£38,535

£2,500

£2,500

7

Highlands and Islands Music and Dance Festival*

n/a

£39,500

£2,500

£2,500

8

Isle of Kerrera Development Trust*

n/a

£2,284

£2,284

£1,225

9

Isle of Luing Community Trust

n/a

£2,600

£2,500

No award

10

Keep Oban Beautiful

n/a

£13,500

£2,500

No award

11

Kilmore and Kilbride Public Hall

n/a

£2,618

£2,500

£2,500

12

Mull and Iona Community Trust

n/a

£47,961

£2,500

£2,500

13

Mull Safe and Sound

n/a

£3,421.44

£2,500

£2,500

14

Oban & District Access Panel

n/a

£2,500

£2,500

£1,972

15

Oban Gaelic Choir - Coisir Ghàidhlig an Òbain

£242

£15,475.40

£1,500

No award

16

Oban Mòd Academy

£1,000

£11,318.30

£2,500

No award

17

Oban Youth Café

£750

£1,960

£1,960

No award

18

Ross of Mull and Iona Community Transport Scheme

n/a

£20,500

£2,500

£2,500

19

South West Mull and Iona Development

n/a

£2,500

£2,500

£2,500

20

WorkingRite

n/a

£73,884

£2,147 (across MAKI and OLI)

£1,073

 

 

Total Available

£24,670

 

* Events & Festivals

Total Recommended

£24,670

 

2.          agreed that Footprint Alba, a recipient of the Fund in 2019/20, can carry forward their award of £1500 until 30 June 2020; and

3.          rejected the request by Glencruitten Cathedral of Trees to spend their award of £1,250 on equipment instead of staffing costs, but encouraged them to make a future application when they are in a position to spend the funding as requested.

(Reference: Report by Chief Executive, dated 10 February 2020, submitted)

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