Issue details

1.1 The purpose of this report is to outline a proposal for a revised Rural Communities Fund, which will combine four existing Hampshire County Council grant schemes currently available to rural communities.
1.2 The proposal is based on a need to improve the internal efficiency of delivering these grants, as well as to improve the experience for rural communities seeking grant funding.
1.3 The proposal includes a request to allocate £50,000 from the Rural Delivery budget to support the revised grant scheme.