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European Social Funding, LLEP & Big Lottery Ian Wilson

CASE

ENGAGE Network 10th December 2014

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• An Introduction to:– CASE– LLEP – TO 9 Social Inclusion– Big Lottery Building Better Opportunities– 2 Stage Competitive Bid approach – What Next ?

• Questions • Please note that all of the information in this presentation is still under consultation and development.

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CASE ?

• CASE delivers capacity building, advice, training and support to people wanting to set up or running co-operatives and social enterprises in Leicester, Leicestershire and the East Midlands

• CASE is employee owned and in our 33rd year of trading. Our roots and ethos are co-operative.

• If you are thinking about starting a business or developing the trading side of your organisation, CASE can help you decide if the co-operative or social enterprise business models are right for you.

• SEW contract provides free to access help to County social enterprises.

What is the LLEP?

• LEPs introduced by Government through the Localism Act

• LLEP is one of 39 national LEPs formally recognised by HM 

Government

• Partnership between business, local authorities, Higher Education, 

Further Education & VCSE

Key Priorities

EU Structural & Investment Funds (ESIF) Strategy

Thematic Objective ERDF Allocation ESF Allocation EAFRD Allocation

TO1 - Innovation £10m ERDF

TO2 - ICT £4m ERDF

TO3 - SME Competitiveness £25m ERDF

TO4 - Low Carbon £15m ERDF

TO8 - Employment £22m ESF TO9 - Social Inclusion   £11m ESF

TO10 - Skills Development £21m ESF

Rural Activities £3m EAFRD

Total £54m £54m £3m

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European Funding

• E.S.I.F. aimed at Economic Growth provided via LEPs• The European money is typically 50% of funds

needed hence need for “match” funding.• Relationship between TO – 8 and TO – 9• Funding Skills Agency (TO-10) & DWP (TO-8) is

programme match & procurement based.• Big Lottery is cash and grant based: TO-9 only.• Big Lottery Board not yet signed off. • Any legal entity can bid. • No need VCSE involvement, need have a good bid.

LLEP ESF Summary

TO8 – SFA and DWP opt-ins• Supporting young people (<25) into employment• Helping those aged 25 and over into employment

TO 9 – Big Lottery opt-in • Social inclusion

TO10 – SFA opt-in • Workforce development• Business skills • Leadership & management

Some match still to be secured gives flexibility.

Commissioning Priorities (TO9)

Title Type of ActivityTalent Match type extension (£2m)

• NEET engagement and support – extension of good practice from current Talent Match programme - to additional geographical areas and to address learning points. New ideas to match local need.

Social inclusion (£10m)

• Holistic programme to address social inclusion.• Extensive community engagement • PDF to help to develop this – target groups & geography• Innovation and new approaches to joining up services• Early intervention

Rural inclusion (£4m) • Support to overcome transport issues as barriers• Job entry routes into rural sectors• Rural outreach services – including volunteering and

work experience

Commissioning Priorities (TO9)

Title Type of ActivityFinancial and digital inclusion (£2m)

• Develop financial capabilities• Enhance digital inclusion

Troubled FamiliesSupport (£4m)

• Additional support to help individual family members at the appropriate time to move into employment.

ESF Aware• Please note that all of the information in this presentation is still under 

consultation and development.

• CASE won contract to:– ensure there is widespread awareness of the ESF opportunities

available locally through the opt in with the Big Lottery Fund, – provide administrative support to develop positive working

relationships between organisations in the LEP area,– publicly advertised contact for local organisations to find out more

• LLEP also asked CASE to feed in on wording of Project Briefs• CASE is independent of LLEP & BLF • NCVO also providing generic support nationally

ESF Aware

• Big Lottery wish to:– maximise impact of funds– Improve access by VCSE organisations

• 3 Tests – Alignment BL, EU & LLEP priorities– Additionality – Costs

• Expect focus improving employability most disadvantaged, help with multiple and complex needs, improve financial literacy amongst others.

ESF Aware

Collaboration Partnership Co-production

Local Delivery Long-term Investment

Focus on prevention

Using Evidence Understanding impact

*Asset Based*

ESF Aware

• Cash match £11M Lottery money = £22m total• Run a two-stage competitive grants process• Offer Lottery development grants• Provide support to applicants throughout• Offer different application windows• Simplify reporting and monitoring

requirements

ESF Aware

• Outline Bid• Reduction to one bid each of 5 strands

Stage 1

ESF Aware

• Bid into outline project brief• Decisions made by national Big Lottery panel• Assess against wording of project brief so the

wording is very important• Look sign off wording with LLEP in February

2015.• General Election impact timescale.

ESF Aware

• Timescales ( provisional,hoped for/optimistic ?) :

• ESF Aware 2014/2015: CASE support; point of contact

• Applications Stage 1: June 2015 to close Sept ‘15 • Applications Stage 2: Dec. 2015 to Nov 2016• Delivery stage: Earliest release £ in Jan 2016

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ESF Aware• Each 5 strands will have one “prime” ie lead organisation

who will manage contract with Big Lottery• Each strand has own bids; not put in a single bid across

strands • Different timescales N +3 Clawback • Prime manages local partners• Partners not sub-contractors in bid.• After start projects probably then need to be a procurement

process if change/add partners • Thoughts Ian:

– “Plug & Play” – Project Management vs infrastructure overheads

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Presentation Name | ESF AwareContact | Ian Wilson

Email |i.wilson@case.coop Telephone| 0116 222 5010

@CaSE_da

Thank you for listening Questions please ?

ESIF Target Groups

Target Group TO8<25

TO8>25

TO9

No qualifications

Learning difficulties & or disabilities

Looked after/ in care

Carers

Care leavers

Supervised by YOT or probation

Ex offenders

ESIF Target Groups

Target Group TO8<25

TO8>25

TO9

Teenage pregnancies/ teenage parents

Substance misusers

Participants in troubled families programmes

People with English language needs

People aged over 50

Women returners to the labour market

People with mental and/or physical health problems

ESIF Target Groups

Target Group TO8<25

TO8>25

TO9

People at risk of offending

NEET young people

Geographical areas with inter generational issues

Long term unemployed

Homeless people

Other vulnerable groups including BME groups

Commissioning Priorities (TO8 - <25)

Title Type of Activity - £11m ESF

Employment Gateway

• To support people into employment.• Additional IAG support, case workers, mentoring,

bespoke intensive support

Employer engagement

• To create more opportunities for young people – SME focus - traineeships, apprenticeships, work placements, internships

Ex offender support

• Tailored programme of support for ex-offenders serving community sentences.

NEET interventions

• Programme of tailored interventions to support those that are NEET and /or at risk of long term unemployment – engagement, confidence building, training, work experience

Commissioning Priorities (TO8 >25)

Title Type of Activity - £11m ESF

Employment Gateway

• To support people into employment.• Additional IAG support, case workers, mentoring,

bespoke intensive support

Sector based initiatives

• Similar to sector-based work academies but not just for benefit claimants.

• Flexibility in length of training and work placement.

Tailored interventions

• Tailored intense support packages to those furthest from the labour market – to address complex barriers.

• Supported work placements, tailored training, mentors, post entry to training & employment support