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It was agreed that this item be taken under urgent business to enable the county council to bid for additional resources in response to recent Ministerial announcements allocating resources to Growth Hubs to provide grants and to ensure the grant programme is operational as soon as is feasible.

Cabinet received a report that requested approval for Lancashire County Council to be able to apply for £1,544,072 of European Regional Development Fund resources to deliver COVID 19 Recovery grants, in its role as Accountable Body for the Lancashire Business Growth Hub BOOST.

Resolved: That

  i.  The information in the report be noted.

  ii.  The county council's application for £1,544,072 of European Regional Development Funds, in its role as Accountable Body for the Lancashire Business Growth Hub BOOST, to deliver grants to small and medium size enterprises in the Lancashire LEP area, be approved; and

  iii.  Authorised the Director of Growth, Environment and Planning to formally apply for the resources and (working with the Director of Corporate Services) formalise all relevant contractual and other documentation.