Big Lottery Fund ESIF Offer Catherine Stevens Policy & Learning Manager October 2014
The Big Lottery Fund Since June 2004, we have awarded over £6 billion to projects supporting health, education, environment and charitable purposes In 2013/14 we made 12,000 new awards with a total value of £670m We are presently managing circa 22,000 awards and 88% of our awards are for £10,000 or less Over 92% of our funding currently goes to voluntary and community sector organisations
Why ESIF? ESF TO9 OUR MISSION Promoting social Making a real inclusion and difference to combating communities and poverty the lives of people most in need OUTCOME 2 OUTCOME 1 To improve To maximise access to the impact of European Funds this funding by VCSE organisations
Delivery and Match-funding service Award; Deliver; ‘2 years +’ Monitor; Bespoke Match-funding proposals
Draft Time-line July 2013 December 2014 Programme Development Local Agreeing Development Phase Negotiation Priorities/MOU Funding January onwards Late 2015 Award and Application Partnership Grants funding set Phase Single Grants up 2018 Grant Delivery Project delivery management Phase & reporting
Draft priorities Priorities identified by the LEP so far for this work : - Supporting people furthest from the labour market, including digital skills, access and support for older people Increase work readiness skills of young people Social enterprise and Social Investment, including enterprise coaching In work poverty and those at risk or redundancy to increase wages and sustained employment levels
An opportunity and a challenge The Heart of the SW LEP circa £5,248,800 Total Match Fund £ 8,748,000 STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITIES THREATS New money to Managing Local solutions Size of LEP areas Demand to local funding problems Experience Additional Greater Monitoring rules impact requirements Learning Exclusions Improve cross Claw back sector links
Building Better Opportunities Programme Development Funding Additional Lottery money available to help local areas make the most of the joint Big Lottery Fund and ESF funding A single Programme Development grant to an organisation in each LEP area The objectives of this are: • Ensure widespread awareness of the ESF opportunities available • Provide administrative support • Provide a publically advertised contact for local organisations
To find out more www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global- content/programmes/england/building-better-opportunities • Further information • Q& A Document • ‘Our Learning’ factsheets on: o Employability o Financial Inclusion o Multiple and Complex Needs o Social Investment o VCSE Support http://www.heartofswlep.co.uk/news/european-structural- and-investment-funds-strategy
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