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BIG/ESF
What opportunities are there
for the Voluntary Sector in
New Anglia?
Jonathan Clark
Policy & Learning Manager
11/07/2014
The Big Lottery Fund
Since June 2004, we have awarded over £6 billion to
projects supporting health, education, environment
and charitable purposes
In 2012/13 we made 12,000 new awards with a total
value of £778m
We are presently managing 17,000 awards and 88%
of our awards are for £10,000 or less
Over 92% of our funding currently goes to voluntary
and community sector organisations
Why ESF?
ESF TO9
Promoting social
inclusion and
combating
poverty
OUR MISSION
Making a real
difference to
communities and
the lives of people
most in need
OUTCOME 1
To maximise
the impact of
this funding
OUTCOME 2
To improve
access to
European Funds
by VCSE
organisations
A simple equation?
BIG
SFA
DWP
The journey into work
Not quite...
RULES
DELIVERY
MONITORING
RISK
The proposal
July 2013
Development
Phase
December 2014
Local
Negotiation
Agreeing
Priorities/MOU
January/April 2015
Application
Phase
Programme
Development
Funding
July/October 2015
Two routes/two stages:
Partnership Grants (£1m+)
Single Grants (£100k -500k)
Award and
funding set
up
2018
Delivery
Phase
Project delivery
Grant
management
& reporting
An opportunity and a challenge
New Anglia £7,443,803
Total Match Fund £14,887,606
STRENGTHS
WEAKNESSES
OPPORTUNITIES
THREATS
New money to
LEP areas
Managing
Demand
Local solutions
to local
problems
Size of
funding
Experience
Additional
rules
Greater
impact
Monitoring
requirements
Learning
Exclusions
Improve cross
sector links
Claw back
What kind of projects & initiatives?
1. Youth Unemployment (£5million)
Early engagement with young people, especially those at risk of
becoming NEET, looked after children, care leavers and children
with special educational needs
2. Barriers to Work
(£5million)
Support family members experiencing multiple barriers move
towards employment
3. Financial Inclusion
(£5million)
Increase number of people able to access training and progress
to employment or self employment
(2014-2020 programme)