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On 8 February 2022, Cabinet:-
(i) Noted the background to recommendations for allocating funding and grants from the Support to the Arts budget for 2022-23;
(ii) Noted the background to recommendations for reviewing the arts funding portfolio delivery and contribution to council priorities in 2022-23, with a view to recommending funding allocations from 2023, in alignment with Arts Council England’s next National Portfolio Organisation funding period 2023-2026;
(iii) Noted the Equality Duty (Appendix 1 to the report) and Equality Impact Assessment Screening (Appendix 2 to the report) relating to the proposals;
(iv) Approved the allocations for revenue funding grants in 2022-23 totalling £2,429,710 set out in Appendix 3 to the report - subject to the receipt of requisite information in accordance with the council’s grant processes and organisations adherence to the General Conditions of Grant Aid (set out in Appendix 4 to the report);
(v) Approved the allocation for Local Arts Development and arts activity commissioning in 2022-23 totalling £546,441 also set out in Appendix 3 to the report. This includes; a commissioning fund of £100,000 to support cultural programming for the 2022 Commonwealth Games (particularly those with and for local communities) and, an annual revenue precept of £58,560 from the sale of The Drum building towards culturally diverse activity across the city;
(vi) Noted the contribution that this cultural investment has into helping deliver Council Priorities including the ‘Be Bold Be Birmingham’ Legacy plan for Commonwealth Games year 2022.
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