Decision - Folkestone & Hythe District Discretionary COVID-19 Business Grant Scheme - revised

Decision details

Folkestone & Hythe District Discretionary COVID-19 Business Grant Scheme - revised

Decision Maker: Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Otterpool Park and Planning Policy

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

This report sets out revised proposals for how Folkestone & Hythe will use the additional 5% ‘top-up’ to the funding for Small Business Grant (SBG) and Retail, Leisure and Hospitality Grant (RLHG) schemes allocated to local authorities for a discretionary COVID-19 business grant scheme

 

Decision:

 

RESOLVED:

1.      To adopt the revised criteria set out in section 3 for the eligibility of grants awarded under the Folkestone & Hythe COVID-19 Discretionary Grant Scheme (DGS)

2.      To agree that the final decision to award a grant and any subsequent change to the eligibility criteria for this scheme be delegated to the Director of Place in consultation with the Leader.

 

REASONS FOR DECISION.

The Leader was asked to agree because the government requires local authorities to set out the approach and criteria to be adopted for making business grants and their district.

 

 

Publication date: 23/06/2020

Date of decision: 23/06/2020

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