Councillors’ Community Grant
This grant scheme operates from 1st September 2016 and provides all 49 Ward Councillors with funds to support organisations and groups to develop and deliver community projects and initiatives that benefit local residents.
The Councillor Community Grants Scheme is monitored by the Grants Panel and Councillors are obliged to consider the Member Code of Conduct when making grant decisions. To aid transparency the details of each grant are published below.
Grants made by Councillor John Cunningham:
Organisation: Braintree District Museum Trust
Project: Museum Gallery Refurbishment
Overall cost of project: £5,000.00
Grant awarded: £1,500.00
Joint Grant: Yes - Councillor Andrew Hensman
Date: 10th March 2017
Organisation: Braintree, Halstead and Witham Citizens Advice Bureau
Project: Citizens Advice in the Community
Overall cost of project: £2280
Grant awarded: £760
Joint Grant:Yes - Councillors Mrs Mary Cunningham and Andrew Hensman
Date: 26th June 2017
Organisation: Al Falah Braintree Islamic Centre
Project: Mosque Open Day
Overall cost of project: £1,600.00
Grant awarded: £333.00
Joint Grant: Yes (Councillors Mary Cunningham and Andrew Hensman)
Date: 14th August 2017
Organisation: Braintree Chess Club
Project: Braintree Chess 2017
Overall cost of project: £940.24
Grant awarded: £240.00
Date: 26th October 2017
Organisation: Braintree Basketball Club
Project: Electronic Score Board
Overall cost of project: £944
Grant awarded: £100
Joint Grant: Yes (Councillors Mary Cunningham, Graham Butland, Tom Cunningham, Vanessa Santomauro and Andrew Hensman)
Date: 8th January 2018
Organisation: Braintree Foyer
Project: Braintree Community Activators
Overall cost of project: £1000
Grant awarded: £67
Joint Grant: Yes (with Councillor Santomauro, Councillor Mrs Cunningham and Councillor Ramage)
Date: 22nd March 2018
Organisation: Torchlight
Project: Street Dancing and Residential Activity Programme
Overall cost of project: £2200
Grant awarded: £600
Joint Grant: Yes (with Mrs M Cunningham)
Date: 24th May 2018
Project: Community Fun Day
Overall cost of project: £3000
Grant awarded: £200
Joint Grant: Yes (with Councillor Mrs M Cunningham, Councillor G Butland, Councillor T Cunningham, Councillor L Walters, Councillor F Ricci, Councillor J McKee)
Organisation: Hearing Help Essex Ltd
Project:Hearing Aid Support Service
Overall cost of project: £12,320 (requesting £2353.)
Grant awarded: £250.00
Joint Grant: Yes with Councillors Mrs Mary Cunningham, Tom Cunningham, Frankie Ricci, Peter Tattersley, Phil Barlow, Mrs Lyn Walters, Miss Vanessa Santomauro, Peter Schwier.
Date: 26th January 2019
Organisation: CHAPS Men's Health Charity
Project: The Braintree District Men's Health Project
Overall cost of project: £4000.00
Grant awarded: £200.00
Joint Grant: Yes - Councillors Ron Ramage, Frankie Ricci, Bill Rose, Andrew Hensman, Vanessa Santomauro, Peter Tattersley, John Baugh and Gavin Maclure
Date: 7th February 2019