Decision details

DfT Capability and Ambition Funding - authorisation for bid submission

Decision Maker: Executive Member for Highways & Transportation

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To seek authorisation for submission of a bid to the DfT for Capability and Ambition Funding for 2022/2022.

Decision:

The Executive Member for Highways and Transportation authorised the submission of a bid to the Department for Transport after consultation with the Corporate Director – Business and Environmental Services and Corporate Director – Strategic Services and, if successful, for the Corporate Director – Strategic Services to accept £220,780 of revenue funding from the Capability and Ambition Fund, subject to acceptable grant conditions.

A request for an additional 25% revenue within the bid to further build our capability building activities is also approved

{NOT open to call-in as Urgency procedure applied]

Reasons for the decision:

To enable revenue activities to be funded in 2022/23.

Alternative options considered:

None

Publication date: 30/09/2022

Date of decision: 27/09/2022

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