Decision details

Approval to Accept Grant Funding from Controlling Migration Fund for the 'Welcome to Sheffield' project

Decision Maker: Executive Director, People Services

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Purpose:

For approval to accept grant funding of £198,620 from the Controlled Migration Fund (CMF) through the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

 

These funds will be used on the Council’s ‘Welcome to Sheffield’ project. This project develops and delivers English Language development strategies that will enable and support adults and families to Integrate within the Northeast and East communities of Sheffield.

 

Decision:

It is recommended that the Interim Executive Director People Services:

 

  1. Approves acceptance of the grant funding in the sum of £198,620 from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for the year 2019/ 2020.

 

Reasons for the decision:

The project and the funding will help the Council and the Government trial and pilot approaches that could help build an understanding of how to address issues/impacts of migration, particularly in the context of English language development. Hopefully the learning generated from our work will help shape future development policy in this area of work.

 

Alternative options considered:

Fund the project from existing resources – rejected as no resources available

 

Do nothing – valuable activity in the City would not take place.

 

Publication date: 25/07/2019

Date of decision: 15/07/2019

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