Issue - meetings

Members heard from the Director of Planning, Regeneration and Communities, who provided an update on the Community Grants Programme spend and explained that approval was sought to allocate funds from the earmarked reserve. It was highlighted that during the 2025/26 financial year, the Community Grant Programme had experienced very high demand to support a wide range of community projects in locations throughout West Lindsey. As of November 2025, the Programme had made 39 grant awards with a total of £451,276 being awarded, with £2,426 remaining for new grant awards. This excluded funds from the Environmental and Climate Change earmarked reserve.

Members heard that there were 29 new grant applications waiting for review with the Community Grants Panel. These represented a wide range of impactful projects that could greatly benefit people and places. Therefore, with the support of the Community Grants Panel, it was requested that additional funds be allocated to enable more grant applications to be approved during the 2025/26 financial year.

Members of the Committee expressed their support for the request, and with the recommendation proposed and seconded, and no further comments from the Committee, the Chairman took the vote. It was

RESOLVED that the release of £80,000 from the Communities at Risk earmarked reserve to support the delivery of the Community Grants Programme be approved.