THAT:

(a)          the arts commissioning grant  budget be allocated in a single bidding round open only to those organisations which received funding from Herefordshire Council in 2013/14; and 

(b)          tenders for the commissions are prioritised on the basis of the proportionate impact upon groups with protected characteristics, contribution to achievement of the council’s priorities and degree to which the applicants can demonstrate how the funding will be used to support the organisation move to sustainability without future funding from Herefordshire Council.