An overview of the 2014-2020 EU funding opportunities in Wales and how organisations can access them. The presentation will provide information on the types of activity that can be funded through the programme and the delivery models that be used to access them. Active Inclusion is an approved operation through the European Structural Funds and information will be provided to explain to organisations the types of projects that can be funded with a brief overview of the application process.

1. EU Funding Briefing
PAVS Funding Fair
17 November 2015
Janine Downing
WCVA
 www.wcva.org.uk  0800 2888 329  help@wcva.org.uk Up-dated November 2015

2. Agenda
• EU funding 2014-2020 programme
developments
• WCVA’s Active Inclusion Fund

3. EU Structural Funds: the
fundamentals
• What? EU regional development aid
• Who? Granted to all regions within the 28 EU Member
States; two areas within Wales: West Wales & the
Valleys (WW&V) and East Wales
• Why? To raise the economic wealth (GDP) of regions;
with a focus on regions with less than 75% EU
average GDP (‘lesser developed’ regions)
• When? Seven year programme cycles (2000-2006;
2007-2013; 2014-2020)
• How? Managed in Wales by the Welsh European
Funding Office (WEFO), part of the Welsh
Government’s Finance Department
• How much?...

4. EU Structural & Investment
Funds in Wales 2014-2020
West Wales & the Valleys £1.4bn
East Wales £300m
Rural Development Plan £953m
Ireland-Wales Cross-Border
Co-operation Programme €79m
There are many other sources of EU
funding, particularly for working with
partners in other EU Member States

5. Added value
Match funding –
including
volunteer time

6. Cross-cutting themes
Partnership Principle

8. ESF Priority 1:Tackling poverty through
sustainable employment
• WW&V only SO1: To increase the employability of those closest to
the labour market at most risk of poverty (WW&V only)
• SO2 for WW&V and SO1 for EW: To increase the employability of
Economically Inactive and Long Term Unemployed people aged 25 and
over, who have complex barriers to employment (All Wales)
• WW&V only SO3: To reduce under-employment or absence rates for
employed individuals with work limiting health conditions and / or
other barriers to sustainable engagement with the labour market.
(WW&V only)
ESF priorities 2014 - 2020

9. ESF Priority 2: Skills for Growth
• SO1 for WW&V and SO1 for EW: To increase the skills levels,
including work relevant skills, of those in the workforce with no or low
skills (All Wales)
• SO2 for WW&V and SO2 for EW: To increase the number of people in
the workforce with technical and job specific skills at an intermediate
and higher level (All Wales)
• WW&V only SO3:To increase the number of people with graduate
degrees or equivalent undertaking research and innovation activities
with enterprise (WW&V only)
• SO4 for WW&V and SO3 for EW: To improve the position of women
in the workforce (All Wales)
ESF priorities 2014 - 2020

10. ESF Priority 3: Youth Employment
Attainment
• SO1 for WW&V and SO1 for EW: To reduce the number of 16-24 year
olds who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET)
(All Wales )
• SO2 for WW&V and SO2 for EW: To reduce the number of those at
risk of becoming NEET, amongst 11-24 year olds (All Wales )
• WW&V only SO3: To increase the take up of and attainment levels in
STEM subjects amongst 11-19 year olds (WW&V only)
• WW&V SO4: To increase the skills of the Early Years and Childcare
workforce (WW&V only)
ESF priorities 2014 - 2020

11. How to access European
Structural Funds

12. Routes of access for EU
Structural Funds
•Direct applications to WEFO (‘lead/joint’ sponsor)
Read WEFO Guidance for Project Sponsors
•Partnership approach with third party lead body
•Contracting/delivery opportunities

13. How to access European
Structural Funds
And
Sign-up to the 3-SET EU
funded tender e-bulletin:
3SET@wcva.org.uk

14. • Welsh Government led projects
• Local authority/college led regional projects
• Third sector led projects
WEFO list of approved projects and ideas under
development
2014 - 2020 projects

15. 3SET@wcva.org.uk
0800 2888 329
For further assistance, please contact :
http://www.wcva.org.uk/funding/europe

16. Introducing Active Inclusion
Wales Council for Voluntary Action
 www.wcva.org.uk  0800 2888 329  help@wcva.org.uk Updated November 2015

17. Active Inclusion:
an overview
Active Inclusion has been
designed to build on the previous
success of the Engagement
Gateway (EG) and the
Intermediate Labour Market
(ILM) delivered in the 2007-13
programme

18. Active Inclusion –
an overview
Active Inclusion will contribute towards ESF Priority 1:
Tackling Poverty through Sustainable Employment.
Active Inclusion will support and provide interventions for
specific objective 1 (East Wales) and 2 (West Wales and
the Valleys):
To increase the employability of Economically Inactive and
Long Term Unemployed people aged 25 and over, who
have complex barriers to employment.

19. Active Inclusion:
delivery
Participants will be engaged through two complementary
strands of delivery:
• Strand 1: Include
• Strand 2: Achieve
Projects will help participants gain qualifications and skills
to enhance their employability, undertake job search and
gain employability skills to help them progress onto further
activities or into employment.

20. Strand 1: Include
Focus on those furthest from the labour market - a ‘first step’
intervention
Strand 1 is non prescriptive in its delivery models
Participants could achieve:
• Part or full accredited qualifications
• Positive outcomes
• Progression outputs – volunteering, further
learning, supported employment, full time
employment

21. Strand 2: Achieve
Paid supported employment for up to 26 weeks and 35
hours per week
Paid National Minimum Wage
Participants could achieve:
• Full accredited qualifications
• Positive outcomes
• Progression outputs – volunteering, further
learning, full time employment
Participants receive real work experience

22. Active Inclusion:
who can join?
The fund will work with those over the age of 25 who are
designated long term unemployed or economically
inactive.
Participants will also need to fall into one of the following
categories:
• Have low skills (Strand 1 - Include only)
• Have a work limiting health condition
• Have caring responsibilities
• Are over 54 years old
• Are from a jobless household

23. Please note:
Participants will not be eligible to join any Active Inclusion
project if they –
•live in Communities First areas
• are engaged or eligible to be on the PACE project
• are engaged on the UK Work Programme or Work
Choice project

24. Application
process
• Eligibility Questionnaire (EQ)
• EQ assessment
• Approved beneficiary list (ABL)
• Invitations to apply (ITA)
• Grant award
• Project management

25. Cut off
dates
Grant
Round
EQ Deadline Project
start date
Project area Project target
groups
Achieve
03
WWV
10 December
2015
April 2016 Pembrokeshire Jobless
households
TBC – Any further rounds for Include in Pembrokeshire
Active Inclusion Youth

26. Where to find
additional support
WCVA website: Active Inclusion section
http://www.wcva.org.uk/funding/wcva-funding/active-
inclusion-fund
Email activeinclusion@wcva.org.uk
Call WCVA Helpdesk on 0800 2888 329
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