Question reference: S6W-16027
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 21 March 2023
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Current status: Answered by Natalie Don on 18 April 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason decision making on grants from the Children, Young People, Families and Adult Learning Third Sector Fund has been delayed, and when those decisions will be made and communicated to applicants.
Answer
Scottish Government Ministers took the decision to extend all current funding for the 115 organisations funded under the Children, Young People and Families Early Intervention & Adult Learning & Empowering Communities (CYPFEI & ALEC) third sector fund for three months and consider options for the existing fund together with fully considering bids under the new Children, Young People, Families and Adult Learning (CYPFAL) third sector fund. Following this consideration, Ministers took the decision to extend all existing funding under CYPFEI and ALEC for two financial years, providing £29m to 115 organisations to end March 2025. Officials wrote to all affected organisations on 20 March 2023 to communicate this decision. In addition, Ministers have decided to award an additional £6m to 22 further organisations under the CYPFAL third sector fund over the next two financial years to end March 2025.