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Area Based Grant
Area Based Grants are a collection of grants which previously were allocated to organisations in local areas to fund particular pieces of work. This revenue funding is now going direct to local authorities who are free to use this non-ringfenced funding as they see fit to support the delivery of local, regional and national priorities in their areas.
Area Based Grant for Herefordshire
The Area
Based Grant (previously known as the Local Area Agreement Single
Pot) has grown and the number of funding streams included within it
has increased significantly, as has the funding from £2.4 million
in the Single Pot for Herefordshire in 2007/08 to £8.9 million in
the Area Based Grant for 2008/09.
Herefordshire Community Strategy and the Local Area
Agreement
The Area Based Grant can support the delivery of the Local Area
Agreement and wider service provision in Herefordshire, towards the
Community Strategy. The Area Based Grant has, however, been
de-coupled from the Local Area Agreement, and does not have to be
targeted solely towards it's Priorities and Performance
Indicators.
Local management of the Area Based Grant
For 2008/09 the Herefordshire Partnership has strategically
commissioned services through Partnerships/Boards via Area Based
Grant funding. These Partnerships/Boards are:
Childrens Trust
Adult Commissioning Board
Community Safety and Drugs Partnership
Herefordshire Equalities Partnership
Rural Access Partnership
This commissioning process aims to reinforce links between
Partnership's strategies, the Herefordshire Community Strategy and
the new Local Area Agreement. The process should avoid duplication,
identify gaps and opportunities for efficiencies in the future. The
Partnerships/Boards must consider contributions towards the Guiding
Principles, engagement with the voluntary and community sector and
improved consultation on services with local people. During this
year we will look at how we can move to a more flexible approach in
service delivery in Herefordshire from 2009 to 2011.
For more information on Herefordshire's Area Based Grant contact
Philippa Lydford on 01432 261788 or
plydford@herefordshire.gov.uk
Further information and a copy of the Area Based Grant general guidance 2008, visit Communities and Local Government