Decision details

Grant for operation of Futurelabs temporary tech hub

Reference: D43827

Decision Maker: Director of City Development

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

The Chief Officer, Economy and Regeneration has:

1. Acknowledged the request from Executive Board in July 2016 to support the FutureLabs Tech Hub in the short and medium term.

2. Approved a £200,000 grant to be awarded to FutureLabs in order to help fund ongoing costs of the Tech Hub in Leeds city centre from
September 2016 - December 2017, and make arrangements for this to
be paid from the £3.7m of external funding secured for the main tech
hub project.

3. Agreed to enter into a funding agreement between the council and
Futurelabs as a framework for the delivery of the grant.

Wards Affected: City and Hunslet;

Contact: Simon Brereton 0113 3787744 Email: simon.brereton@leeds.gov.uk.

Publication date: 21/10/2016

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