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European Social Fund Community Grants Programme - 2011 - 2013
The Community Grants Programme offers grants of up to £12,000 to voluntary and community sector groups undertaking activities including help with basic skills, work experience, training advice and guidance, job search assistance, confidence building, personal development and support to overcome barriers to training and employment. The target groups are unemployed and economically inactive people aged who are from the hardest to reach communities and who have difficulty accessing mainstream provision and/or ESF.
The programme is delivered by Grant Co-ordinating bodies in the regions. For contact details see our Funding Page. |
Skills Funding Agency publish 2011 - 2012 funding allocations to providers
Published August 5, the list shows funding awarded to prime providers across the Skills Funding Agency's domestic and European Social Fund Programmes. One prime (and no doubt others), such as the JHP Group, are asking for expressions of interest for sub-contracting opportunities for these existing contracts. See our funding page for more information on this. |
ESF support for people in Workless Housholds - Specification Released
£200 million of the DWP's ESF Programme will fund family oriented provision for people in workless households. Procured from Framework Providers in the 12 Contract Package areas the deadline for bidders is August 30. Contracts are expected to be awarded by October 21, with delivery expected to start by late 2011. For more information see the specifications.
Who is bidding for ESF & Workless Families? TSEN has asked the framework providers whether they will be bidding for the ESF & Workless families Programme. See the full list of prospective framework providers and contact details for those looking for partnership or subcontracting opportunities. |
ACTOR now closed until September 1 2011
The Skills Funding Agency will take the time to assess ACTOR and communication process, refining and simplifying where possible. Any procurement process introduced between July 15 and September 1 will automatically include organisations registered with ACTOR before July 15. |
2011 is the European Year of Volunteering - EYV2011
Building on the work of the 2010 European Year Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion, 2011 has been designated the European Year of Volunteering after intensive lobbying from EYV Alliance comprising of EU volunteering networks, including Volonteurope. For more information on EYV2011 activities, see the links below:
EYV 2011 Alliance of Voluntary Organisations
EYV 2011 - European Commission Website
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