Written question asked by Baroness Warsi (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Andrews (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 May 2009.

Connecting Communities Plus

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government which organisations were in receipt of funds through the Connecting Communities Plus Programme in each of the last three years; and how much they received.

Answer: From April 2006 to March 2009 a total of 393 organisations were funded through the Connecting Communities Grants programme. Three different types of grants were paid. Strategic partners: paid to national level voluntary organisations. In all, 11 organisations were funded for three years. A total of £4,306,816.00 was paid to the strategic partners from 2006-2009. Project grants: paid to voluntary organisations to deliver outcomes set out in the Improving Opportunity, Strengthening Society strategy. In all, 68 projects were funded over three years. A total of £10,519,235 was paid to the project partners from 2006-09. Community grants were flexible grants to voluntary and community organisations. They were one-off grants of up to £12,000. Three rounds of funding were held; one in each year of the programme. The number of organisations funded and the total amount paid in each year were as follows: year one—£1,313,426.49 paid to 138 organisations; year two—£987,691.04 paid to 108 organisations; and year three—£663,441.26 paid to 68 organisations. A total of £17,835,609.79 million was paid to grant recipients through the scheme. A full list of organisations funded and the total amount paid has been placed in the Libraries of the House.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 3657; 710 c314WA
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2009-1445
Wednesday, 20 May 2009
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Subjects: Community relations Grants Voluntary organisations
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk