Climate Justice: Water Futures Programme: FOI release

Information requested

This request relates specifically to the Climate Justice: Water Futures Programme, funded by the Scottish Government.
Please provide the following:

• Amount of money awarded to Strathclyde University through this fund (in GBP). If money has been awarded on more than one occasion, please provide each amount separately.
• The title/name and short description of the objectives of funding awarded to Strathclyde University through this fund. If money has been awarded on more than one occasion, please provide each separately.
• The terms and conditions attached to funding awarded to Strathclyde University through this fund. If money has been awarded on more than one occasion, please provide each separately.

Response

The table below provides confirmation of the funding paid in each year as well as the indicative award for 2020-21.

2012-13	£101,293.00
2013-14	£235,951.00
2014-15	£125,852.00
2015-16	£200,000.00
2016-17	£1,027,906.00
2017-18	£1,850,054.00
2018-19	£1,731,121.00
2019-20	£1,300,422.79
2020-21	£1,208,158.00

I also enclose copies of Grant Award and variation letters for the Water Futures Programme. These letters provide detail of project objectives and the terms and conditions attached.

An exemption under section s.38(1)(b) (Personal information relating to a third party) applies to all of the information you have requested. Personal information relating to third parties has been redacted in all relevant documents.

This exemption is not subject to the 'public interest test', so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.

Due to the size of the files we are unable to upload the documents referred to above.
If you wish to consider, please contact us at the address below and we will be happy to provide. 

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