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Devolved budgets

Salford City Council is committed to involving local people in decisions about the city. One example of this is the devolved budgets which are allocated to local communities. Every year, approximately £3.00 per person is allocated to each community committee to make decisions on how the budget should be spent.

Each community committee elects a sub group from among its members. They assess applications and make recommendations about how the funding should be spent. Budget sub groups include local residents and local councillors. They discuss ways in which the funding could best be used to deliver priorities in the community action plans. Recommendations are then taken to community committee for approval or further discussion.

Dates for these budget groups are as follows:

Irlam/Cadishead Budget Group - Application forms to be submitted 14 days prior to the budget group meeting 

• 31 August 2010 - Deadline date 17 August 2010
• 2 November 2010 - Deadline date 19 October 2010
• 4 January 2011 - Deadline date 21 December 2010
• 1 March 2011 - Deadline date 15 February 2011
• 3 May 2011 - Deadline date 19 April 2011

Claremont/Weaste Budget Group - Application forms to be submitted 14 days prior to the budget group meeting

• 18 October 2010 - Deadline date 4 October 2010
• 20 December 2010 - Deadline date 6 December 2010
• 21 February 2011 - Deadline date 7 February 2011
• 18 April 2001 - Deadline date 4 April 2011

East Salford Budget Group - Application forms to be submitted 21 days prior to the budget group meeting 

• 1 September 2010 - Deadline date 11 August 2010
• 2 November 2010 - Deadline date 12 October 2010

Worsley/Boothstown Budget Group - Application forms to be submitted 14 days prior to the budget group meeting

• 2 September 2010 - Deadline date 19 August 2010
• 4 November 2010 - Deadline date 21 October 2010

Ordsall/Langworthy Budget Group - Application forms to be submitted 14 days prior to the budget group meeting 

• 24 August 2010 - Deadline date 10 August 2010
• 28 September 2010 - Deadline date 14 September 2010
• 26 October 2010 - Deadline date 12 October 2010
• 14 December 2010 - Deadline date 30 November 2010
• 25 January 2011 - Deadline date 11 January 2011
• 22 February 2011 - Deadline date 8 February 2011
• 29 March 2011 - Deadline date 15 March 2011
• 26 April 2011 - Deadline date 12 April 2011
• 31 May 2011 - Deadline 17 May 2011
• 28 June 2011 - Deadline 14 June 2011
• 26 July 2011 - Deadline 12 July 2011
• 30 August 2011 - Deadline 16 August 2011 

Swinton Budget Group - Application forms to be submitted 14 days prior to the budget group meeting

• 28 September 2010 - Deadline date 14 September 2010
• 30 November 2010 - Deadline date 16 November 2010
• 25 January 2011 - Deadline date 11 January 2011 

Little Hulton/Walkden Budget Group - Application forms to be submitted 14 days prior to the budget group meeting

• 13 September 2010 - Deadline date 30 August 2010
• 8 November 2010 - Deadline date 25 October 2010
• 10 January 2011 - Deadline date 20 December 2010
• 14 March 2011 - Deadline date 28 February 2011
• 9 May 2011 - Deadline date 25 April 2011

Eccles Budget Group - Application forms to be submitted 14 days prior to the budget group meeting

• 17 September 2010 - Deadline date 3 September 2010
• 12 November 2010 - Deadline date 20 October 2010

Devolved Highways budgets

In addition to the community committee devolved budgets a further £100,000 of funding for highways and transport improvements is devolved to each community committee. This gives local people an opportunity to have a say on how highways budgets are spent.

Salford Community Leisure and Salford PCT devolve some of their budget to community committee for decision making:

Salford Sport and Physical Activity Alliance Fund (SPAA).

Each community committee area has a small amount of funding which must be spent by 31 August 2010. The maximum amount that can be approved is £1,000. Groups must meet the following criteria:

1. the group is a member of Salford Sports Council. If not then the group must use some of the money to affiliate
2. a project that focuses on sport and physical activity (essential)
3. a project that benefits the local community
4. a project that has long-term benefits
5. a project that utilises community facilities and venues
6. a new project
7. a project that uses local community members

The money can be used for items such as equipment, promotion and publicity, coaching fees, transport and travel.

The money can be used to fund/part-fund any project which hits all or the majority of the above criteria. Preference will be given to new projects.

Community Health and Wellbeing Fund - Each community committee has an allocation of £11,375.00 for 2010-2011. The maximum amount that can be approved is £2,000. We specifically welcome applications which will address some of our major causes of death and ill health, namely smoking, poor diet, physical inactivity and obesity. We also welcome applications from schemes which support people's emotional health and wellbeing.

The aim of the fund is to support activities that improve health by:

• increasing opportunities for physical activity
• helping people to achieve a healthy diet
• helping people to stop smoking
• helping people to improve their emotional health and wellbeing

Examples of the types of activities that could be funded:

• a programme of activities to promote exercise
• healthy eating cookery classes
• stop smoking programmes
• setting up a walking group
• setting up a breakfast club for local young people to go to before school

Or be creative and see if you can come up with something new.

Getting involved

If you would like to influence how devolved budgets are spent in your area, please contact your Neighbourhood Team.

Applying for funds

Visit the applying for funds page for information on what is available, and application forms.

This page was last updated on 9 August 2010

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