South Leeds Together Launch

RegistrationWelcome to the launch of South Leeds Together!

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WelcomeLocal Action Group Chair – Rev. Lindsey Pearson

CLLD Programme Manager – Beth Logan

What is Community Led Local Development?

• Initiative within the European Structural and Investment Funds Programme 2014-2020

• Priorities set out in the ‘Local Development Strategy’

• Led by a Local Action Group (LAG)• Focus - the 20% most deprived areas in England

European Structural and Investment Funds Programme 2014-2020 (ESIF)

European Regional Development Fund

(ERDF)

European Social Fund(ESF)

• Support businesses• Support to start up a

new business• Support to develop

business ideas, look at finances, business planning, marketing

£385,000

• Support for people to get into work

• Training for unemployed and economically inactive people

• Combat poverty and increase social inclusion

£750,000

South Leeds Together Local Action Group

Chair Rev. Lindsey Pearson

What is a LAG?

• Partnership of local residents, public, private and third sectors

• Cannot be ‘owned’ or ‘controlled’ by one sector• Public sector membership maximum 49%• Public sector cannot have the casting vote• Membership may be different at different stages

What does a LAG do?

• Develops calls for projects from the strategy• Appraisal of applications• Decides which projects should be funded• Reports on progress of funded projects

South Leeds Together LAG MembershipName SectorLindsey Pearson Independent ChairSimon Betts Public Sector Andrew Scopes Public SectorThahmina Begum ResidentJosie Foley Co-opted residentRichard Jackson ResidentJackson Turner ResidentRichard Norton Co-opteePat McGeever 3rd Sector

South Leeds Local Development Strategy

• Area comprises parts of Beeston & Holbeck, Hunslet & Riverside, Middleton Park and a small area of Morley South

– Focus on the wards in the lowest 20% (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010)

– Approx. 52,000 people in these areas

South Leeds Local Development Strategy

• 3 priority groups of residents:

o Workless familieso People with disabilitieso Sex workers

• Business support:

o Tailored business support activity, mentoring, coaching,o Moving towards self-employment or establishing a business

South Leeds Local Development Strategy7 objectives around barriers to employment for local residents and improving the South Leeds local economy by supporting local businesses to set up, grow and create new jobs

The South Leeds CLLD AreaCouncillor/LAG Member Andrew Scopes

The Beverleys and Stratfords in Beeston Hill

The Beverleys and Stratfords in Beeston Hill

• Ranked 22nd most deprived in England in overall IMD and most deprived LSOA in Leeds

• Part of a wider area of worst 1% LSOA areas – Beeston Hill as a whole

• 60% of residents do not have English as their first language (Census 2011)

• Limited resident engagement• Crime issues• Poor housing (back-to-backs in particular)• Environment – poor design, bin yards, fly tipping, littering, green space

of poor quality and generally used for dog fouling• Low income households

Positives

• Vibrant and diverse communities• Wide range of employers and educational

opportunities• New housing developments• Good quality leisure and green spaces

Potential/Opportunity• The South Bank areas of Holbeck and Hunslet are

areas identified for development and regeneration.

• Hunslet educational quarter. Over 10,000 students will be located in the area.

• More housing developments

Call to Arms

• The CLLD programme has huge potential to support some of those in the most deprived communities of our city into positive futures.

Programme OverviewCLLD Programme Manager – Beth Logan

Programme Overview Managing the application and grants process

Accountable Body – Leeds City Council

• Relationship with the government departments issuing the funding contracts for CLLD

• Provide LAG support and secretariat• Issue calls for applications • Assess expression of interest and full applications

Programme Overview Managing the application and grants process

Accountable Body – Leeds City Council

• Complying with EU funding criteria• Ensuring all activities and costs are eligible• Issue funding agreements• Checking and paying grant claims • Monitoring organisations which have received grants

Programme OverviewWhat activities are possible?

ERDF

• Support to start up a new business or develop business idea• Workshops on self-employment, what you need to know to set up a

business• Support for local businesses/social enterprises to help them grow and create

new jobs

ESF

• Supporting unemployed people to get into work• Supporting inactive people to get into work, or into job search• Supporting people to move into further education and training

Programme Overview - ESF Outputs and Results

Unemployed, including long-term unemployedInactive ParticipantsParticipants over the age of 50Participants who are ethnic minoritiesParticipants with disabilitiesResults

Outputs

Unemployed participants into employment Inactive participants into employment or jobsearch on leaving Participants in education or training on leaving

Programme Overview - ERDF Outputs

OutputEnterprises receiving supportNew Enterprises supportedEmployment increase in supported enterprisesPotential Entrepreneurs assisted to be enterprise-ready

Programme Overview Applications

• The process to invite applications (calls)• LAG will invite applications on specific objectives/themes • Minimum size of projects for all calls will be £100,000

(£50,000 ESIF, £50,000 match)

Programme Overview – Call 1

• Priority – Helping and encouraging sex workers into alternative employment

• ESF• Addresses objectives 5, 6 and 7 from Local Development Strategy• Publicised first week of October• Total amount of ESF available in call = £150,000• Minimum ESF value for projects = £50,000• 50% match funding required

Programme Overview - Calls 2 & 3

• Mid November release date• Calls Launch Event - w/c 5th November• 2 calls launched in November – one for ESF and one for ERDF:• Themes expected to be Workless families, People with

disabilities and enterprise support• ESF £300,000 max (subject to final decision by LAG)• ERDF £190,000 approx. (subject to final decision by LAG)

Application Process and Eligibility

Funding Support Worker – Brendan Tannam

Application ProcessWeek 1: Call for Expression of Interest

Week 5: Deadline for EOI’s

Week 12: Applicants notified of outcome

Week 20: Deadline for Full Applications

Week 28: Successful applicants are notified

Week 30: Earliest possible project start date

Stage 1

Stage 2

Successful applicants will be asked to complete a Stage 2: Full Application

Future Calls

• Call 1 – Early October• Mid November• Early January 2019• Additional calls expected up to March 2020• Project delivery until March 2022

But What About Brexit?

• CLLD Programme is not affected by Brexit• Government guarantee that organisations will continue to

receive funding over their project’s lifetime • Project delivery can continue until the end date of their

funding agreement.

Expression of Interest Forms

Project Eligibility - Activities

• Applications must

– fit with the call for proposals– focus on activity in Local Development Strategy– make sure that proposed activities are not duplicating other

projects /programmes– propose something new. The LAG is not looking for projects

which are simply a continuation

Project Eligibility - Geography

• Must be supporting residents and businesses based in the identified area

• 2010 Index of Multiple Deprivation• LSOA Areas on Maps – see website• Interactive map• Postcode Checker for successful applicants

Project Eligibility - Match Funding

• Has to be ‘clean’• Available from the start of the project• Treated the same as the ESIF fund, regardless of

source• Cash • Staff time • Volunteer time (ESF Only)

Key Issues

• This funding is not for everyone – complex and bureaucratic (not recommended for small, developing or inexperienced third sector groups)

• Organisations should ideally be experienced in dealing with external funding.

• Strict rules about eligibility, and complying with regulations• Money can be clawed back, if you do not.• High levels of administration and paperwork• Level of administration is exactly the same whatever value/size

your project

What Support is Available?

Follow Up Workshops

• Workshop 1: 9th October, 10:00 – 12:00Little London Community Centre, Oatland Lane, Leeds, LS7 1SP

• Workshop 2: 18th October, 10:00 – 12:00Ebor Gardens Community Centre, Halsewood Drive, Leeds LS9 7PS

These are open to all organisations interested in applying. Please contact the team to

book on.

Appointment Sessions

• South – 24th October,10:00 – 12:00, Middleton Community Centre

• West – 25 October, 10:00 – 12:00, Strawberry Lane Community Centre

• East – 26 October,10:00 – 12:00, Richmond Hill Community Centre

These are open to all organisations interested in applying. Please contact the team to book on.

Call 1 - Energising East Leeds

• ERDF

• Minimum application size - £50,000

• Objective - To build on the strengths of our local employer asset base in the East Leeds CLLD area and encourage local employers to provide experiences for socially isolated and marginalised residents which enable progress to employment

Call 1 - West Leeds Working West Leeds Thriving

• ERDF• Minimum app size £50k, max £192k.• Will address Objective 2 and Objective 3 of the West Leeds Local

Development strategy which includes: - Building social enterprise and investment in start-ups and stimulation

of collaboration between residents, SME’s and local economic bodies - Developing local business infrastructure and support and promote

entrepreneurship and self-employment across the area.

Website

• www.LeedsCLLD.co.uk• Latest calls information• Expression of Interest Forms and all project

documentation• Maps of areas covered

Breakout Session

Breakout Session

In your groups, discuss the following:

• What are your thoughts on the South Leeds Local Development Strategy objectives?

• What provision in the area are you aware of under these objectives?

• Anticipated challenges for applicants and possible solutions?

Breakout Session Feedback and Q&A

Closing Remarks

Thank you for attendingW: www.LeedsCLLD.co.uk

E: CLLD.Programme.Team@leeds.gov.ukBrendan.Tannam@leeds.gov.uk

@LeedsSouthCLLD

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