Decision details

Omicron Grant Funding

Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Town Centre, Growth & Prosperity

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To approve diverting residual ARG Funding from the ARG Growth Fund to support businesses affected by “Plan B” Restrictions and the Omicron variant and to approve the amended ARG top-up Grant Policy.

Decision:

1)    To approve that residual ARG Funding of approximately £150,000 is diverted from the ARG Growth Fund to support businesses affected by “Plan B” Restrictions and Omicron variant. Additional Government funds (yet to be allocated to councils) will be added to the ARG funds to be included in the support package available.

2)    To approve the amended ARG top-up Grant Policy.

Publication date: 07/07/2023

Date of decision: 30/04/2022

Effective from: 06/05/2022

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