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Written Question · S3W-21502 · Session 3

How much it has provided to the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations since 17 May 2007, broken down by (a) award and (b) date of aw…

Answered Asked by Bill Butler Lab Lodged 27 Feb 2009

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has provided to the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations since 17 May 2007, broken down by (a) award and (b) date of award.

The answer

Answered by Jim Mather on 25 Mar 2009 · 26 days after it was lodged, 12 days after it was due

The Scottish Government has made the following grant awards directly to the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), which includes both core funding and funding for specific initiatives. Funding has been awarded across a number of themes including: third sector; children, young people and social care; equalities; rural issues; regeneration; international and the national conversation.
The following grant funding awards for 2007-08 and 2008-09 do not include funding that SCVO receives to wholly distribute to other third sector organisations or work secured under contract. Figures do not include funding from agencies, non-departmental public bodies or other public sector bodies. The financial year 2008-09 has not completed, so figures may be subject to change.
SCVO publishes its annual report and financial statement on its website www.scvo.org.uk.
2007-08
Amount of Award
| Purpose

650,000
| Core funding

200,000
| Developmental support to the Councils for Voluntary Service network (CVS)

53,000
| Research Observatory
- to develop a shared core of research evidence about the voluntary sector

12,000
| Sponsorship of Third Sector seminar

68,250
| Building Bridges Project “ support to voluntary sector organisations to address equalities and human rights issues

9,998
| Survey of voluntary organisations'' support for migrant workers

80,635
| Section 9 training grant “ social work training

5,000
| Rural equality seminars

86,157
| Support services to rural voluntary sector organisations

5,174
| Rural services conference

1,885
| Promotion of use of Rural Community Gateway website

10,000
| Regeneration project “ new village halls

12,043
| Facilitate voluntary sector engagement in public discourse around future governance of Scotland, with a view providing contribution to National Conversation

Total: 1,194,142
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In the Official Report

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