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    Technical Notes 2022, Issue 185 - Cost of Living Support – Community Warm Spaces Grant Funding

    • Report by:

      Ann Davie, Depute Chief Executive

    • TN Number:

      185-22

    • Subject:

      Cost of Living Support – Community Warm Spaces Grant Funding

    • Responsible Officer:

      Evonne Bauer, Executive Officer, Place & Community Planning

    • Publication:

      This Technical Note will be published on the Council’s website following circulation to Members. Its contents may be disclosed or shared outwith the Council.

    Section

    1. At its meeting on 3 November 2022, Council agreed to allocate £30,000 from its £2.1 million Cost of Living support package to provide a grant scheme for local organisations to provide Warm Spaces within our communities.
       
    2. Local organisations looking to participate in the Warm Space initiative can apply for up to £1,000 to support their delivery costs.
       
    3. A grant application form will launch on the Council website today, Friday 11  November, with guidelines on how to apply and what the grant can be used towards.
       
    4. Warm Spaces should be made available across the winter months until March 2023 and applications will be assessed on a rolling basis as they are received, with grants awarded as soon as authorised.
       
    5. The availability of Warm Spaces across the area will be monitored and measures taken to address any gaps in Warm Space provision that are identified.