Grants - Freedom of Information Requests

Disclosure Log - Grants

2024

July

Reference: 3517719

Subject:

1. What funding (if any) do you offer to small businesses in the local area?
2. How many grants (if any) do you offer to small businesses in the local area?
3. If funding or grants are offered, please can you provide the specific monetary figures that are available to small businesses in the local area. 
4. How many grants, or funding offers, were applied for and successfully granted to small businesses in the calendar years 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Response date: 3 July 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3517719.

 

January

Reference: 2565623

Subject:

With regards to the announcement from the Government, in relation to the award of the Salix PSDS Phase 3b grant,  I would like to request the following information.

1. Name of project/s listed in the application.
2. Has the project/s above started on site? If the answer is no, what is the reason for this?
3. Are the projects selected part of a wider programme?
4. A list of the legal, management and property consultants you appointed to complete the design and works.
5. Procurement routes used for appointing design consultants and contractors.
6. The name of the lead representatives involved in the project/s listed above.
7. Has the authority applied for PSDS Phase 3C funding? Please list projects selected for Phase 3c.

Response date: 12 January 2024

Response: Response to this request - 2565623.

 

 

2023

November

Reference: 1867646

Subject:

UK Shared Prosperity Fund
In light of numerous studies that have identified inequalities for ethnic minority and black owned businesses in accessing funding or grants; I would like to know what steps RBC are taking to tackle this. I am requesting information about the number of BAME owned businesses that have applied for this funding and how many were granted the funding. I also would like to know what action has been taken by RBC to promote equal opportunities?

Response date: 03 November 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1867646.

 

2022

July

Reference: 910864

Subject:

The FOI request is for the following information:

1. Listing separately for each year, in the years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 what was the:
   1. Total annual financial value of grants given to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector by your authority?
   2. Total number of grants given to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector by your authority?
2. Listing separately for each year, in the years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 of the above grants (question 1) what total number were awarded through
   1. Competitive/open grants processes?
   2. Awarded as grants in aid?
   3. Unknown?
3. Listing separately for each year, in the years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 what was/were the:
   1. Total number of formal challenges you received around your grant processes and decisions on the basis of alleged non-compliance with: State Aid, Subsidy Control, or Public Procurement regulations?
   2. And of these what number of these challenged resulted in legal proceedings?

Response date: 22 July 2022

Response: Response to this request - 910864.

 

June

Reference: 906108

Subject:

The Government has put in place a COVID-19 additional relief fund (CARF) under which businesses may be able to receive rates relief for the 2021/22 rate year if both of the following apply:

• The business has been affected by coronavirus (COVID-19)
• The business was not eligible for retail discount, nurseries discount or the Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme (AGOSS)

Please provide the following:

1. The number of hereditaments for which CARF relief has been provided to date by your authority
2. The value of the CARF relief provided

Response date: 30 June 2022

Response: Response to this request - 906108.

 

Reference: 904068

Subject:

For the 2022/23 rate year, the Government has put in place a retail, hospitality and leisure relief scheme under which eligible business can receive 50% off their business rates bills for the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 - up to a total value of £110,000 per business.

Please provide the following

1. The number of hereditaments to which this relief has been applied to date
2. The estimated value of this relief to be granted by your authority for the whole of the 2022/23 rate year.

Response date: 30 June 2022

Response: Response to this request - 904068.

 

May

Reference: 862364

Subject:

Your council sought applications from local businesses and individuals for the government backed Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG6) , as updated (20 January 2022) by The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

1. Please can you confirm how much money central government provided you with
2. How many applications you received 
3. How much of the funding you were actually able to give out?

Response date: 25 March 2022

Response: Response to this request - 862364.

 

March

Reference: A1346526

Subject:

Questions about the administration of:

• Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund (RHLGF)
• Small Business Grant Fund (SBGF)
• Local Authority Discretionary Fund (LADF)

Response date: 25 March 2022

Response: Response to this request - A1346526.

 

2021

October

Reference: A1345772

Subject: Can you provide information about payment of Additional Restrictions Grant.

Response date: 18 October 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1345772.

 

Reference: A1345732

Subject: Can you provide service information about Disabled Facilities Grants.

Response date: 5 October 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1345732.

 

August

Reference: A1345412

Subject: Information about the Restart Grant scheme with specific reference to photographic studios.

Response date: 2 August 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1345412.

 

April

Reference: A1344993

Subject: Information about Covid-19 grant schemes and grants paid out.

Response date: 22 April 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1344993.