Building Better Opportunities Building Better Opportunities Greater Manchester 18 th June 2015 Laura Furness [email protected] rg.uk
Building Better Opportunities Building Better Opportunities Greater Manchester 18 th June 2015 Laura Furness [email protected].
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Building Better Opportunities
Building Better Opportunities
Greater Manchester18th June 2015
Laura FurnessLaura.Furness@BigLotteryFund.
org.uk
Building Better Opportunities
OUR MISSIONMaking a real difference to
communities and the lives of people most in
need
ESF TO9 Promoting social
inclusion and combating poverty
OUTCOME 1To maximise the impact of this funding
OUTCOME 2Whilst open to all sectors, we aim to improve access to European Funds
by VCSE organisations
Why BBO?Overall Vision for BBO
Building Better Opportunities
Greater Manchester
1.£9.5m total opt-in value
2. First call for applications in June 2015
3. Project offering pre employment support for over 25’s
Building Better Opportunities
Key messages
•BBO 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 active inclusion.
Building Better Opportunities
The Big Lottery Opt In Offer
1.Supporting those furthest from the labour market
2.Actual costs3. Grants, not contracts4. Flexible Timescales5. Standardised tools,
processes and systems
Building Better Opportunities
Programme Development Funding
• £950k across 36 LEP areas
• 3 objectives;• Awareness• Administrative
support• Contact
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Support to applicants
• Baker Tilly/Ecorys are offering support and advice regards monitoring and reporting requirements.
• www.bboesfsupport.com
Building Better Opportunities
Application Process
• Outline proposal
Stage 1
• Lottery money
Development funding • Detailed
proposal
Stage 2
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Role of the LEP Area ESIF Sub Committee
LEP AREA ESIF SUB COMMITTEE
ADVICE ON STRATEGIC FIT
Building Better Opportunities
Tranche 1 Key dates
• June/July 2015 – Stage 1 Application• August/September – Stage 1 Assessment• October – Stage 1 Decision Making• November/December – Stage 2
Application• January/February 2016 – Stage 2
Assessment (there are multiple deadlines for the applicant to choose from, this is the earliest)• March – Stage 2 Earliest decisions and award
* All dates are subject to minor change.
Building Better Opportunities
Evaluation
• Access
• Impact
Building Better Opportunities
1. Development of Tranche 2 project outlines.
2. BBO application process for tranche 1 projects.
Next Steps
Building Better Opportunities
Feedback and Questions
Building Better Opportunities
Further information
www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/esf
www.bboesfsupport.com
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