Issue details
Additional Restrictions Grant - business recovery programme
To urgently seek approval to accept and spend the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) funding (£1.7m) January 2021 allocation from government, and, if funding conditions are met, to accept and spend the additional £1.791m ARG top up Restart Grant allocation to support businesses and charities affected by the continuing lockdown restrictions and their ongoing recovery. The principal funding condition to trigger the additional £1.791m allocation is the achievement of full spend of the existing £1.7m ARG allocation from January 2021.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure and strategic nature / impact on communities;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 14/04/2021
This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.
Reason for urgency:
The urgency is to respond to external deadlines and provide support to local businesses impacted by covid restrictions as soon as possible.
Decision due: 4 May 2021 by Cabinet member environment, economy and skills
Lead member: Cabinet member environment, economy and skills
Lead director: Director of Economy and Place (Historic)
Department: Economy and Place (Historic)
Contact: Nick Webster, Economic development manager Email: nwebster@herefordshire.gov.uk Tel: 01432 260601.
Decisions
Documents
- Additional Restrictions Grant - business recovery programme, main report PDF 383 KB
- Appendix 1 for Additional Restrictions Grant - business recovery programme - eligibility criteria PDF 212 KB
- Appendix 2 for Additional Restrictions Grant - business recovery programme - BEIS funding letter PDF 150 KB
- Appendix 3 for Additional Restrictions Grant - business recovery programme - indicative ARG top up allocations PDF 173 KB