Rwy'n ymwybodol iawn bod nifer o fudiadau yn mynd i gael eu siomi gan nad oedd eu ceisiadau'n llwyddiannus.  Rydym y gweithio o fewn hinsawdd economaidd heriol iawn, a chyllid cyfyngedig. Yn y cyd-destun hwn, roeddwn wedi ymrwymo i gynnal lefel y cyllid ar gyfer y Grant Cydraddoldeb a Chynhwysiant dros y tair blynedd nesaf. Rwy’n falch iawn o ddweud ein bod wedi medru ariannu prosiectau ardderchog drwy’r grant hwn, a’n bod wedi llwyddo i sicrhau cydbwysedd ar draws y nodweddion gwarchodedig ac o ran lleoliad daearyddol.
I am very conscious of the number of organisations who will be disappointed not to have been successful in their applications.  We are working within a very challenging economic climate with constrained funding. Within this context, I was committed to maintaining the level of funding for the Equality and Inclusion Grant over the next three years.  I am pleased that we have been able to fund excellent projects through this grant and that we have ensured a strong balance of coverage across the protected characteristics, and a wide geographical spread.