This report provides the outcome of the funding of the Community Voluntary and Faith sector grants programme. The programme is designed to increase capacity to support local communities affected by the cost-of-living crisis.

The grants programme will be funded through Contain Outbreak Management Funding.

The activities outlined in this report support the vision of the Wirral Plan 2021-2026, to ‘create equity for people and place’ and will contribute directly or indirectly to delivering the five themes of the plan:

·  Sustainable Environment

·  Brighter Futures

·  Inclusive Economy

·  Safe and Pleasant Communities

·  Active and Healthy Lives