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ESF Community Grants provide funding to small organizations in the voluntary sector to engage and support unemployed individuals for workforce inclusion. Managed by Groundwork in West Yorkshire, projects include training and personalized support. Priorities are unemployed individuals, minorities, and disabled.

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GROUND WORK

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  1. GROUNDWORK CHANGING PLACES CHANGING LIVES ESF Community Grants 2019 – 2021

  2. ESF Community Grants ESF Community Grants provide grants to smallorganisationsin the voluntary and community sector to provide support to unemployed & inactive individuals to engage them and move them towards employment through packages of training and support.

  3. About the Funders The grants are funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), and are managed in West Yorkshire by Groundwork

  4. The Grant Fund • £2.73m total funding available • Grants of £5k - £20k • 6mth projects (some flexibility available on request) • Approx. £1,280 per participant

  5. Priority Groups • Participants should be unemployed (pref. 6mths +) or inactive and aged 16+ • We want to make sure that, of the • participants supported at least: • 14% are over 50 years of age • 22% have disabilities • 25% are from ethnic minorities • 36% are women

  6. Targets The Community Grants Fund will progress: 17% of participants into employment 14% of participants into education or training We expect that projects will progress different proportions of participants into each outcome depending on the groups worked with.

  7. Project Activity Examples

  8. Eligible Costs

  9. Ineligible Costs

  10. Find out more Applications and Guidance: www.groundwork.org.uk/esfcommunitygrants Newsletter Sign-up: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ECGNewsletter Lead Enabler Support Peter Murphy Peter.Murphy@groundwork.org.uk Technical Support ESF.Grants@groundwork.org.uk 0121 236 8565

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