Issue - decisions

Request to award COVID-19 response Grant funding support for the Tier 2 Hub community organisations to the Neighbourhood Networks to support the 33 Wards of Leeds at a total value of £165,000 / £5,000 per Ward

03/04/2020 - Request to award COVID-19 response Grant funding support for the Tier 2 Hub community organisations to the Neighbourhood Networks to support the 33 Wards of Leeds at a total value of £165,000 / £5,000 per Ward

a) The Director of Adults and Health approved the grant award of £165,000 distributed across all 33 wards in Leeds in support of the tier 2 volunteer response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The grant will be allocated and administered by the relevant Neighbourhood Network Scheme defined within appendix 1.

b) The Director of Adults and Health also gave approval for a possible further sum of up to £165k, to enable allocation of up to a further £5k per ward, is made available should this be required over the next few weeks if the stringent social distancing measures related to COVID-19 are having to be maintained.