CLOSED: Widening Participation in Higher Level Skills: Leeds City Region LEP OC20S19P1322
Call to run a project supporting people from disadvantaged backgrounds to access and participate in High level education and training in Leeds City Region LEP area.
This call is now closed. Please do not submit an application for this call. The information provided on this page is for reference purposes only.
Details
This call is specifically seeking projects to offer the following activities in the Leeds City Region LEP Area:
a) Activities to encourage people to take up high level education and training, particularly in subject areas relevant to the priority sectors of Leeds City Region and aligned with evidenced skills shortages including access and taster programmes to increase the participation of particular groups (e.g. female take-up of STEM provision);
b) Activities to improve the employability of people working towards higher level qualifications to enhance retention and attainment;
c) Supporting individuals from the most disadvantaged backgrounds in accessing and participating in high level education and training, supporting them to progress into/in work e.g. through the delivery of outreach activity including taster courses to disadvantaged groups, participation in summer schools or work-based access course delivery;
Consortia/Partnership Applications
Applications are encouraged from consortia or other similar types of partnership arrangements. In each such case the application must be submitted by a lead organisation on behalf of the partnership/consortia and the lead applicant must have the financial capacity to meet the required Due Diligence criteria.
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Location
The project must cover the Leeds City Region LEP Area.
Value
Approximately £3.0m of funding is available.
Deadlines
Full application deadline: 27th May 2019
Completion date
The project must be completed no later than 3 years and 6 months after the proposed start date.
How to apply
To apply for funding under this call you will need to complete and send the Full Application form to the email address provided in the call document. The guidance provides information to help you complete the form.
You are also advised to read the details in the call documents in order to produce an application that complies with the requirements and meets the needs set out in the Operational Programme. All this information, the related guidance and the European Social Fund Operational Programme can be found from our homepage.
Where to send completed applications
Completed Full Applications must be submitted to 2014-2020.esfapplications@dwp.gsi.gov.uk
Failure to send completed applications to this email address by the deadline in the call specification will be ineligible for consideration.
Contact details
Contact esf.2014-2020@dwp.gsi.gov.uk with queries linked to accessing or using the specification, forms, guidance etc.
No applications are to be sent to this email address. Completed applications must be sent to the email address provided in the ‘Where to send completed applications’ section above / Section 9 of the Call Specification.