Item 5 - Performance of Grants Programme 2022-2026 April - September 2022 (30/11G)

Summary
 
At its meeting of 24 November 2021 Grants Committee agreed funding for 13 commissions under the following two priorities:
Priority 1 Combatting Homelessness
Priority 2 Tackling Sexual and Domestic Violence
In addition, the funding awarded under the 2017-22 programme to Ashiana Network to deliver the Specialist Refuge Network under Service Area 2.4 was extended to 31 March 2023 to give time to develop longer term arrangements with the boroughs and the Greater London Authority (GLA) following the introduction of the Domestic Abuse Act.
Funding was agreed for the period 2022 to 2026, subject to delivery, compliance with grant conditions and continued availability of resources.
This report provides members with:
- The first performance report on the two priorities of the 2022-26 Grants Programme, for the period April 2022 to September 2022 (quarters one to two)
- A summary of the impact of the cost of living crisis on the funded groups and their beneficiaries
- The final annual equalities report for the 2017-2022 programme 
Recommendations
 
The Grants Committee is asked to note:
 
a) outcomes at priority level to end of quarter two:
i) Priority 1, combatting homelessness, overall is 14 per cent below profile
ii) Priority 2, tackling sexual and domestic violence, overall is 13 per cent below profile
(1) Service Area 2.4 is five per cent above profile
b) The number of interventions delivered in the relevant period:
i) Priority 1, combatting homelessness – 3,866
ii) Priority 2, tackling sexual and domestic violence – 22,935
(1) Service Area 2.4 – 9,227
c) Project level performance, using the Red, Amber, Green (RAG) performance management system (explained at Appendix 1):
i) Nine projects are rated Green
ii) Four projects are rated Amber
iii) One project has yet to start reporting (paragraph 3.34)
d) A summary of the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the funded groups and their beneficiaries (section 4)
e) The borough maps (Appendix 2)
f) The project delivery information and contact details (Appendix 3), with up-to-date contact information, as well as an update on performance
g) the final annual equalities report for the 2017-22 programme. (Appendix 4)
 
Appendix 1 RAG Rating Methodology
Appendix 2 Borough Maps 
Appendix 3 Project Delivery Information and Contact Details
Appendix 4 The final annual equalities report for the 2017-22 programme