ESF Community Grants 2011-2013
County Durham Community Foundation, in partnership with the Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland, the Tees Valley Community Foundation and the Acumen Development Trust, has won the contract to deliver a £1.4million European Social Funding Community Grants programme across the North East from 2011-2013.
Please read the information on this page before applying for a grant from ESF Community Grants 2011-2013.
Click to download the ESF North East Community Grants Guidance Notes
Criteria
This fund will provide awards of up to £12,000 to 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.
Target Group
The target groups are those individuals who are eligible beneficiaries of ESF Priority 1 funding in the region. This includes unemployed people and economically inactive people aged 18 years and over who are from the hardest to reach communities and who have difficulty accessing mainstream provision and/or ESF. Within this target group, participation of the following groups should be prioritised:
- People with disabilities and health conditions
- Lone parents
- People aged 50 or over
- People from ethnic minorities
Exclusions
- 16-18 Apprenticeships
- Offender Learning and Skills Service (OLASS)
- Programmes for the Unemployed (PfU): Response to Redundancy; Young Person's Guarantees, 6 Month Offer; Employability Skills Programme
- European Social Funding (ESF)
- Adult Safeguarded Learning programmes: Family Literacy, Language and Numeracy; Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities; Wider Family Learning; Personal and Community Development Learning
- Formal First Step
- Family Learning Impact Fund
Decision Making
Applications to ESF Community Grants 2011-2013 will be assessed by a panel every four months (June, October, and February). The deadline for applications is six weeks before a panel meeting (this is slightly different during round one). Successful applicants will be required to attend a post-approval contract meeting one week after the panel meeting - grant awards are dependent upon attendance at this meeting so please check the dates below to ensure you are available before applying.
Important Dates
Round One
Panel meeting: 4 January 2012
Post-approval contract meeting: 18 January 2012
Round Two
Deadline for applications: 26 January 2012
Panel meeting: 8 March 2012
Post-approval contract meeting: 22 March 2012
Round Three
Deadline for applications: 26th April 2012
Panel meeting: 6th June 2012
Post-approval contract meeting: 20th June 2012
Round Four
Deadline for applications: 18th September 2012
Panel Meeting: 30th October 2012
Post-approval contract meeting: 13th November 2012
Round Five
Deadline for applications: 16th Janaury 2013
Panel Meeting: 27th February 2013
Post-approval contract meeting: 13th March 2013
Round Six
Deadline for applications: 8th May 2013
Panel Meeting: 19th June 2013
Post-approval contract meeting: 3rd July 2013
How to Apply for a Grant
Before applying for a grant please make sure you have read all of the information above as much of this information is essential to receiving a grant award.
Anyone wishing to apply for a grant should apply directly to their local community foundation. Please choose your area from the list below and follow the link to find details on how to apply for a grant.
County Durham – County Durham Community Foundation
Darlington – County Durham Community Foundation
Tyne & Wear – Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
Northumberland – Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
Tees Valley – Tees Valley Community Foundation
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