Big Lottery Fund is matching funds from the European Social Fund for projects across England that tackle poverty and promote social inclusion. Local organisations will be able to bid to the Lottery to deliver activity against a specification that is locally defined.
Addressing barriers to work in Thames Valley Berkshire
Funding available: £1,317,540 for West of Berkshire area [local authority areas of Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire]
Funding available: £878,360 for East of Berkshire area[local authority areas of Slough, Windsor & Maidenhead and Bracknell]
Date open for applications: 17 March 2016
Deadline for stage one applications: 12 noon on Monday 16 May 2016
Project start date – March to July 2017 with latest date for completion June 2020
This programme forms a part of the LEP’s ESF employment support provision and aims to help the most disadvantaged groups to move towards and into employment. This includes supporting people who are furthest from the labour market to develop their capacities and competencies for work, including self-employment or becoming social entrepreneurs.
Only one contract will be awarded for the area and for the total sum
Big Lottery will still accept applications from organisations working on their own, but it is unlikely that a single organisation will have the breadth and depth of experience needed to tackle the complex multiple issues that the people who will benefit face on a daily basis.
Your project must include the following project participants
All participants must be unemployed or economically inactive and be aged 25 years or older with a focus on the following groups:
People aged 50 and over
People with long term and on-going underlying health issues
The long term unemployed
Ex-offenders
People claiming ESA who have mental heath issues
Lone parents and carers
For more information and an application form – www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/programmes/england/building-better-opportunities/thames-valley-berkshire
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