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(The Committee agreed to discuss the item under restricted session)

The Committee noted that 8 requests for funding had been received, and the following next steps: 

1)     Glentoran Under 16-Girls travel to USA Cup - £x – Agreed to defer consideration of the request so that further information could be provided;

2)     Clarawood Tenants Hall Renovation - £122,720 –As the request related to the Local Investment Fund, the Committee agreed to defer consideration of the request so that it could be considered at a special meeting of the East Area Working Group;

3)     Whiterock Children’s Centre – additional £50k – Agreed to the request under the Discretionary Fund;

4)     Glór na Móna - £200k for Croí na Carraige – As the request related to the Neighbourhood Regeneration Fund, the Committee agreed that a report be submitted to the April meeting to outline the options for increasing this fund across the city.  The Committee also agreed that Party Group Leaders also receive an update on the Fund at its next meeting;

5)     Mid Falls Alleyway Regeneration – £70k - As the request related to the Bloomberg alleyway transformation fund, the Committee agreed that a report be submitted to the April meeting on how this request could be considered as part of the Bloomberg Scheme. The Committee also agreed that Party Group Leaders also receive an update on the Fund at its next meeting;

6)     Request from MLA re an individual in relation to representing Team Ireland in international Ice Hockey tournament – Agreed that the request was not eligible as deemed a request from an individual;

7)     Ligoniel Rec Football Club cost of travel - £2k– Agreed to the request as there was no current funding stream;

8)     An Droichead short-term stabilising support £100k - £150k – Agreed that officers engage with the group to assess their requirements and report back to the Committee;

9)     Noted that further funding requests had been submitted since the report had been submitted which would come back to the Committee for consideration;

10)  In relation to Cultural Multi Annual Grants and the decision made by the City Growth and Regeneration Committee in March, agreed that an uplift to the transition fund for a maximum of £98,000 for year one support, and that a report be submitted to a future committee to review the scheme and the impact on the organisations that had not received funding.