Performance Reward Grant

Delivery Partnership Final Proposals for Performance Reward Grant Allocation

Each Delivery Partnership has put forward proposals for the use of the Performance Reward Grant, full details of which can be found below. The Performance Management Group (PMG) considered the proposals and have recommended that each Delivery Partnership receives £145,034.60 to take forward their projects. The SSP Board are now considering this recommendation and are due to make the final decision by 24th August 2009.

PRG Allocation Final Proposals

2009/10 Performance Reward Grant

As part of LAA1, Suffolk identified 12 'stretch' targets that had an element of reward attached if the targets were met. This reward is known as the Performance Reward Grant or PRG. The LAA1 period came to an end in March 2008 (although some targets ran to the end of the 2008 calendar year). The data for the 'stretch' targets is currently being audited to ensure that it is accurate and Suffolk will put in a claim for funding against these targets on 1st February 2009. The PRG table below shows how much reward funding is likely to be achieved.

The PRG funding will be received in two (equal) instalments from the Government. The first payment is expected in March 2009 with a second payment in March 2010. Where we do not have sufficient data to claim reward for targets on 1st February 2009, a further submission will be made in February 2010. Any additional funding claimed at this point will be received with the second instalment in March 2010.

The SSP Board have agreed that 50% of the reward funding will be shared between the six Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs) and 50% will be retained by the SSP Board. The funding will be shared between the LSPs based on the latest population estimates (see LSP allocation table below). The SSP has agreed that the funding allocated to the LSPs should be used to help deliver Community Strategy priorities and LAA2 targets.

The SSP Board have commissioned the Performance Management Group (PMG) to identify an appropriate process for allocating the SSPs share of the PRG funding.

Useful PRG Documents - Updated December 2009

Reward: PRG Allocation 2009-10 (26.50 KB)
LSPs: LSP PRG Allocation 2009-10 (23.00 KB)

2007 Performance Reward Grant

The SSP launched a bidding process for its PRG, worth £753,000, on 6th August 2007 with a closing date of 26th October 2007. The grant could be applied for through a tender application process that was open to groups who could help deliver activities in the following areas;

childhood obesity
engaging young people
strengthening links between communities and the natural environment
helping communities to reduce carbon emissions
promoting social inclusion
supporting social enterprises
improving rural service provision
supporting 2012 in Suffolk.

The grant scheme proved very popular as a total of 89 applications were received requesting a total value from PRG worth £3,958,000.

All 89 applications were appraised by the External Funding and Programmes Team at Suffolk County Council using an objective appraisal framework agreed by the SSP. The completed appraisals were considered by the Local Area Agreement Block Boards as part of the decision making process to approve or not to approve the tender applications. All approved tender applications were ratified by the SSP Chief Executives Panel and final approval was given by the SSP Board on the 17th December 2007.

PRG 2007 Approved Projects

Reward: 2007 List of Approved Projects (92.50 KB)

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