Grants available for East Midlands Community Organisations

Jointly funded by the ESFA and the European Social Fund, 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 £5,000 and £15,000 in D2N2 are available for projects or initiatives that help people take steps towards a future career and reduce unemployment and inactivity, including:

initial help with basic skills
taster work experience including voluntary work
training, advice and counselling
confidence building
job search assistance and other help necessary to secure employment
first contact engagement activities

Eligible Learners must be:

Unemployed
Over 16
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:
10th January 2022 - 10th February 2022

Please contact Ashley Wilkinson, Community Grants Co-ordinator on 07483120941 or ashley.wilkinson@futuresforbusiness.com if you need any clarification.

Alternatively, you can contact comm.grant.apply@the-futures-group.com