FOI Request - COVID Grant Schemes

Request 101002561589

I would be grateful for any information you have on the following:
i) The number of individual payments and total sum paid specifically to charities and not for profit organisations between 24th March to 28th July 2020 under the following schemes:
• Small Business Grants Fund (SBGF) scheme
• Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Grants Fund (RHLGF)
• Local Authority Discretionary Grants Fund
ii) A copy of (or link to)  the form and any associated application guidance  required to be used for the application of the above

iii) The number of total applications made to each scheme, and the total number rejected for each scheme

iiii) The number of total applications made by charities and not for profit organisations to each scheme, and the total number rejected for each scheme  

v) If the council has during the period of 24th March - 28th July created or contributed to any other COVID grant or loan schemes to the local community, voluntary and social enterprise sector. The total sum of the contribution and the total number of recipient organisations

We are aware that the government has published transparency data on the total number of hereditaments but unfortunately this is not broken down by the legal status or structure of the applying organisations.

Response 28-08-2020

i. In accordance with section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 please be advised that this information is not held. 

ii. This information is published by the Scottish Government and is therefore exempt under section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, information otherwise accessible. for ease of reference please find a link to the web page here.  

iii. This information is published by the Scottish Government and is therefore exempt under section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, information otherwise accessible. for ease of reference please find a link to the web page here.  

iv. In accordance with section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 please be advised that this information is not held.

v. Nil response.