**They will be running Information Sessions via Zoom where you can find out more on:
- Wednesday 21 April, 4pm - 5pm
Email ESFGrantsGM@wea.org.uk and they will send you a calendar reminder.**
Aims/priorities: The ESF Community Grant Programme is already helping many people in Greater Manchester who face additional barriers in the workplace to improve their employability and gain employment. They are now launching our Step Ahead Round. The Step Ahead round seeks applications from a wide range of voluntary organisations who are ready to reach out by using approaches which tackle the new and emerging barriers arising from the impact of COVID 19, working both remotely and within social distancing requirements, once restrictions are eased.
Projects should look to develop and maintain participant connections to learning experiences. Project activity should support, maintain and improve participant employability and resilience. Activities should develop and actively deliver progression routes into employment, Further Education and training for participants
All project activity must be within the current government COVID restrictions, but should include flexibility to adapt as and when those restrictions change in future months.
The funding can help ALL who are out of work or economically inactive but especially those that:
- Are homeless or at risk of being homeless
- Have low or no qualification
- Lack literacy and numeracy skills
- Are lone parents
- Have disabilities, learning difficulties or health conditions
- Are from ethnic minorities
- Are aged over 50
- Young NEET people [aged 16 and above]
Who can apply? Organisations in the VCSE sector.
Grant amount: Up to £20,000.
Application process: Applications are to be made on thieir website. You will need to complete an eligibilty test in the first instance.
Deadline: Monday 26th April 2021, 8am
Contact information: Email ESFGrantsGM@WEA.org.uk
Website address: ESF Community Grants - Greater Manchester | WEA