Decision details

S113 Continuation - Grants4growth Budget Manager

Decision Maker: Chief Executive (Head of Paid Service)

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

Grants4growth is a capital grant scheme that has been successfully run by the South Holland Economic Development Team for the last 7 years, funded previously by ERDF monies, this project has now finished.
However, the team is still in place, and a successful full application was submitted to UKSPF to utilise the existing team and methodology to deliver the supporting local business strand of UKSPF. The ‘new’ Grants4growth project are administering this funding on behalf of the three authorities within the SELCP, and to enable this, two members of the team, have S113 status to enable them to work across and on behalf of the wider partnership, they are both currently South Holland employees.

Reasons for the decision:

As budget Manager for the SHDC Inward Investment Service, this Officer requires S113 status to enable the continued approval of grant payments across the partnership .

Alternative options considered:

Not to renew S113 status would mean that Grants4growth could not operate outside of South Holland.

Conflict of Interest: None

Equalities Issues: None

Contact: Pranali Parikh, Executive Director - Economic Development Email: pranali.parikh@boston.gov.uk.

Publication date: 15/08/2025

Date of decision: 11/08/2025