FOI Request - Grant Making Practice

Request 101003103956 

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
I. Total annual financial value of grants given to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector by your authority?
II. 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
I. Competitive/open grants processes?
II. Awarded as grants in aid?
III. Unknown?

3. Listing separately for each year, in the years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 what was/were the:
I. 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?
II. And of these what number of these challenged resulted in legal proceedings?

Response 26-08-2022

The information you requested can be found here.