Decision details

This seed funding in the form of a grant agreement is vital to allow Expect Youth to deliver their five key objectives. This agreement will be the only contract that Expect Youth hold and without this agreement and seed funding, Expect Youth would cease to trade. The £150k will be used from the mental health trailblazers funding that is held within the Council’s earmarked reserves.

1. To enter into a grant agreement with Expect Youth for a three year period. This grant agreement is for £150,000 to be paid in three instalments of £50,000 per year. The grant agreement will commence in October 2020 and end in October 2023. Expect Youth will use this grant over the next three years to support their five key objectives, which are;
I. Support the development of the newly developed Doncaster offer.
II. Lead, support and build capacity across the voluntary and community sector, through a mixture of generating external funding to devolve to voluntary and community organisations as overseen by the Youth Advisory Board and sharing of skills and expertise.
III. Support voluntary and community organisations to achieve the local quality standard.
IV. Generate £150k external funding over the next three-years.
V. Generate £150k through fundraising over the next three-years.
The aim of Expect Youth is to have a sustainable model within three years and the objectives above are the enablers to do this, in particular the generation of external funding. The Council will closely monitor Expect Youth over the three period to ensure that all five key objectives are achieved.

Not to enter into a grant agreement with Expect Youth.