FACILITATOR: SANDRA TURNER, EU AND INTERNATIONAL MANAGER, NCVO CHAIR: ANITA PROSSER, CHAIR OF...

FACILITATOR: SANDRA TURNER, EU AND INTERNATIONAL MANAGER, NCVO

CHAIR: ANITA PROSSER, CHAIR OF EUROPEAN FUNDING NETWORK

SPEAKERS: NICK DEXTER, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

SUE ORMISTON, BIG LOTTERY FUND

S9: GETTING READY FOR £600 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM THE EU

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Key Messages

• The Big Lottery Fund’s Opt in Offer

• The Application Process

• Role of the ESIF Committee

• Next Steps

• Questions and Answers

INTRODUCTION

Photo:Learning through LandscapesNCVO member since 2000

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OUR MISSIONMaking a real difference to communities and the lives of people most in

need

ESF TO9 Promoting social

inclusion and combating poverty

OUTCOME 1 To maximise the impact

of funding

OUTCOME 2To improve access to

European Funds by VCSE organisations

OVERALL VISION FOR BUILDING BETTER OPPORTUNITIES


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• Building Better Opportunities is now live

• 37 Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) areas are expected

to opt-in

• 71 projects in 25 LEP areas are now open for application

• £300m investment over 3 years to tackle poverty and

promote social inclusion

KEY MESSAGES


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Baker Tilly / Ecorys are offering support and advice

regarding monitoring, audit and reporting

requirements.

www.bboesfsupport.com

SUPPORT TO APPLICANTS


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http://www.bboesfsupport.com/

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1. Supporting those furthest from the labour market

2. Meet local needs and priorities

3. Actual costs

4. Grants, not contracts

5. Support available

A SUMMARYTHE BIG LOTTERY OPT IN OFFER


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2-STAGE COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROCESSAPPLICATION PROCESS


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Stage 1 Outline Proposal

Stage 2 Detailed Proposal

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BIG LOTTERY DEVELOPMENT GRANTSAPPLICATION PROCESS


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Stage 1 Outline Proposal

Development Funding

Lottery MoneyStage 2 Detailed Proposal

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• June / July 2015 – Stage 1 Application• August / September 2015 – Stage 1 Assessment • October 2015 – Stage 1 Decision Making• November / December 2015 – Stage 2 Application• January / February 2016 – Stage 2 Assessment

(there are multiple assessment windows so this is the earliest)

• March 2016 – Stage 2 decisions & award

All dates are subject to minor change

TRANCHE 1 KEY DATES


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• October / November 2015 – Stage 1 Application• December / January & February 2016 – Stage 1 Assessment • March 2016 – Stage 1 Decision Making• March / April 2016 – Stage 2 Application• May / June 2016 – Stage 2 Assessment

(there are multiple assessment windows so this is the earliest)

• July 2016 – Stage 2 decisions & award

All dates are subject to minor change

TRANCHE 2 KEY DATES


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ROLE OF THE ESIF COMMITTEE


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ESIF Committee

Advice on strategic fit

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1. Assessment and decision making for Tranche 1 Applications

2. Development of Tranche 2 project outlines

3. BBO programme management and evaluation

NEXT STEPS


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Feedback and Questions


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