The ESF Community Fund 2011-2013 has just been launched with grants of up to £12,000 available to third sector organisations in the South East who support the most disadvantaged individuals to access further learning opportunities or progress to employment. People benefitting from these grants will be experiencing barriers to access services and will not be in paid work, or will be economically inactive.
Priority will be given to groups who work with:
- Lone parents
- Women
- People with health/disability issues
- Older people
- People from ethnic minorities & diverse communities
There will be four rounds with the first application deadlines being Friday 28th October 2011. The subsequent deadlines are: Friday 17th February 2012, Friday 24th August 2012 and Friday 11th January 2013. All applications must be received by 12 noon.
All projects are to be completed by 30th September 2013. The total grants pot for the Thames Valley over the four rounds is £278,000.
Please contact Hilary Burr at OCVA on 01865 251946 if you have any questions or seek help in filling in the application forms