The Community Facilities Programme

Part of Questions to the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip – in the Senedd at 2:26 pm on 8 October 2019.

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Photo of Vikki Howells Vikki Howells Labour 2:26, 8 October 2019

Thank you, Deputy Minister, for that update. I truly welcome the CFAP funding in Cynon Valley. It has helped some really amazing projects to get off the ground. But having said that, from my experience of dealing with community groups that are going through the application process, the timelines given to them are often unclear, the dates by which they expect officials to reply to them, or for funding to be confirmed, can often slip, and that makes the process very, very stressful for applicants and can lead to them losing other vital grants that are time sensitive. Will the Welsh Government look into the CFAP process to see what more can be done to progress bids in a timely manner and to minimise the stress placed upon applicants?