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At its meeting of 18th January 2023, Council approved the use of UKSPF funds to establish a community chest for hyperlocal environmental sustainability projects. An allocation of £20,000 was subsequently set aside for the awarding of grants in 2023/24.

At the same meeting, Council delegated decision-making on all environmental grants and contracts to the Head of Housing and Health acting in consultation with the Executive Member for Environmental Sustainability.

A grants application for environmental sustainability grants ran from November 2023 to January 2024, alongside the community grants and UKSPF-funded cultural activities grants application process.

A total of ten applications for hyper local environmental sustainability grants were received which were assessed using the grants policy approved by Council on 18th October 2023.