Building Better Opportunities

Building Better Opportunities in New AngliaJonathan ClarkPolicy & Learning ManagerBig Lottery FundApril 2015

Building Better Opportunities

Big Lottery Fund

Building Better Opportunities

Why are BIG delivering ESF?

Big Lottery Fund“To bring real improvements

to communities and the lives of people most in

need”

Objective for ESF Theme 9:“Promoting

social inclusion and combating

poverty”

BBO

Building Better Opportunities

Key components of our offer

• Cash match £220M Lottery money1• Run a two-stage competitive grants process2• Offer Lottery development grants3• Provide support to applicants throughout4• Offer different application windows5• Simplify reporting and monitoring requirements6

Building Better Opportunities

The application process

• Outline proposal

Stage 1

• Lottery money

Development funding • Detailed

proposal

Stage 2

Building Better Opportunities

Key features of BBO in New Anglia

• We are match funding approximately £7.5m of ESF over the life of the programme (total £15m)

• BBO 1 will run for 3 years 2016-2019 with around £7.5m of funding available

• Funding available for up to six projects – each likely £1m plus

• Partnership model = lead + local delivery partners

Building Better Opportunities

Target beneficiaries

1. Long term unemployed, including WP returners and the economically inactive

2. Families experiencing multiple barriers

3. Young people

4. Older People seeking a return to work

5. Migrant Workers

Building Better Opportunities

1. Young people 16-24 (pre 15+ NEET by exception)

Supporting early engagement with young people, especially those NEET, at high risk of NEET, looked after children, care leavers and children with special educational needs

2. Removing barriers to work for familiesSupport for family members experiencing multiple barriers to employment and addressing root causes of poverty and social exclusion

3. Towards Employment or Self EmploymentSupporting long-term unemployed, economically inactive and those most distant from the labour market to move towards or into employment

Emerging themes*

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Monitoring commitment

• Standardised tools, processes and systems

• Support in meeting requirements

But specific delivery and monitoring requirements will apply!

• Comprehensive evidence of all expenditure

• Live record of participants , characteristics and indicators

• Robust performance measures

• Evidence of learning and progression

• Confirmation that all delivery requirements are being met

• Retention of evidence for at least 10 years

Building Better Opportunities

Proposed timelines*

Phase (Tranche 1) (Tranche 2) Activity

Development Phase Nov 14 – Launch PDF

Stage One Application

June – July 15 October – November 15

Application

August – Oct15 Dec 15 – March 16 Assessment

Stage Two Application

Nov 15 – Jan16 March – May 16 Application

January – Feb 16 (plus 2 alternative assessment windows)

May - July 16 (plus 2 alternative assessment windows)

Assessment

Delivery Phase March 16 July 16 Grant Management

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Questions

www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/esf