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Grants available for Nottinghamshire Community Organisations

Jointly funded by the ESFA and UKSPF, Community Grants give small voluntary and community organisations with a turnover of less than £750,000 an opportunity to access funds to deliver projects that help engage and progress ‘hard to reach’ individuals towards the labour market. The grants will support participants’ progression so that they are confident in their ability to move into employment.

Grants of between £10,000 and £25,000 are available in Nottinghamshire for projects or initiatives that help people take steps towards a future career and reduce unemployment and inactivity, including:

Education: Fostering Early Learning and Equal Opportunities

  • Targeting areas of high deprivation
  • Improving early learning outcomes 
  • Activities include: 1-2-1 guidance, job search support, referral to skills/vocational training, CV support, and mock interviews

Skills: Empowering a Skilled Workforce

  • Working closely with local CVSEs to develop tailored skill enhancements in areas with high rates of no qualifications.
  • Referrals to accredited training delivered via the Adult Education Budget

Employment and Income: Uplifting Economic Participation

  • Providing tailored interventions in targeted areas to connect individuals with sustainable employment opportunities with inclusive employers

Eligible Learners must be:

  • Over 18
  • Economically inactive
  • Have the right to live and work in the UK
  • Not engaged in any other government funded training scheme

Priority will be given to applications that demonstrate an ability to meet the LEP Priorities and target participants who are:

  • Aged 18 – 24 NEET
  • Over 50
  • With Learning Difficulties and Disabilities
  • From Ethnic Minority Backgrounds
  • Are women
  • Unemployed for over 6 months
  • Furthest removed from the labour market with significant barriers to employment

Applications will be open:
18th March 2024 - 30th April 2024

Please contact Michael Bingwa, Community Grants Co-ordinator on 07447467524 or michael.bingwa@the-futures-group.com if you need any clarification.

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