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Big Lottery Fund: Building Better Opportunities (ESF Opt-In) Programme Development Phase

Join us at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Liverpool on Thursday, 2nd April 2015 for an update on the development of the Building Better Opportunities programme. Learn about the programme's purpose, discuss LEP priorities, and develop working relationships between organizations.

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Big Lottery Fund: Building Better Opportunities (ESF Opt-In) Programme Development Phase

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  1. Big Lottery Fund: Building Better Opportunities (ESF Opt-In) Programme Development Phase Progress Event Thursday 2nd April 2015 Radisson Blu Hotel, Liverpool

  2. Programme Development Phase: Purpose • Ensure widespread awareness of Building Better Opportunities • Inform VCSE orgs of requirements, risks & responsibilities • Provide opportunity to discuss LEP priorities and local need • Develop positive working relationships between organisations (lead to good quality applications) • Named contacts: • VOLA: Stuart McGrory stuart.mcgrory@volamerseyside.org.uk • LCVS: Colin Heaney colin.heaney@lcvs.org.uk • NFE: Andy Churchill andy.churchill@networkforeurope.eu

  3. To date, we have… • Raised awareness and consulted on competing priorities for BBO funding • 5 events (Nov/Dec-14) • Updates, website, etc. • Commissioned research • Regular liaison with LEP and BIG Lottery Fund • Involvement with relevant LEP sub-groups and committees, etc.

  4. Key achievements so far • Engaged large number of organisations • Consulted on local Social Inclusion priorities • 5 events: 113 organisations, 132 people • Shared findings with LEP & Lottery to inform thinking/ decisions for BBO investment priorities • Successfully lobbied LCR LEP to increase investment through the Big Lottery opt-in • Originally £1.66m (£1m ESF / £0.66m Lottery) • Now £4.16m (£2.5m ESF / £1.66 Lottery) • Influenced wider ESIF investment priorities

  5. Social Inclusion Priorities:Common Themes from Consultation • Intermediate Labour Market (ILM) models – i.e. funded (paid) jobs for priority groups • Digital inclusion • Financial inclusion • Health (in particular, mental health & those with acute and L-T, limiting conditions) • Enterprise (in particular, Social Ent.) • Volunteering as a pathway to employment

  6. LCR’s BBO Investment Priorities • Financial Inclusion • Digital Inclusion • Two separate specifications/ projects likely (rather than one larger project spanning both) • However, possible/ likely that project proposals will need to be inter-linked • % split £ (FI:DI) TBC

  7. Other Priorities and where they fit

  8. Other Priorities and where they fit

  9. Financial Inclusion: Outline Spec.(from Big Lottery Fund website) Targeted FI activity focused on activities that aim to ensure residents become financial capable and have the confidence and skills needed to choose, access and use financial products and services suitable to their individual’s needs. Projects will ensure: • Greater access to appropriate and affordable financial services and products. • Increased skills and confidence to use financial products and services and will continue to apply these skills and confidence • Provision engages those most in need • Improving financial literacy • Focus is on preventative measures to stop people getting into financial difficulties, as well addressing existing debt • Intervention at a point that can make most impact and have a lasting difference • Peer mentoring and volunteering opportunities.

  10. Digital Inclusion: Outline Spec.(from Big Lottery Fund website) Targeted DI activity that is focused on activities that improve the skills and confidence, connectivity and accessibility to digital technology for unemployed and/or economically inactive residents. Projects will focus on: • Improving the skills, competence and confidence • Improving the access to digital technologies • Supporting with costs attached to accessing digital technologies • Motivating to develop basic online skills • Peer mentoring and volunteering opportunities

  11. F.I./D.I. Research:Scope & Methodology • Why are FI & DI important? • Inclusion • Economic growth & competitiveness • Capturing local opinion and reflecting on what’s gone before • Not re-inventing the wheel in terms of academic research! • Desk-based, literature review • Interviews with local stakeholders, including • CABs and advisory agencies • Housing Associations • Credit Unions • Local Authorities • Note: Not linked to development of Lottery specifications. Rather a reference document to highlight local need, inform development of partnerships and local solutions.

  12. Research: Initial Findings • Increasing numbers of people at risk of financial exclusion • General labour market trends, self-emp, lower wages, 0 hr contracts. • Benefits changes: big impact on both FI & DI • Access to finance restricted: especially in poorer areas • Tightening FCA regulation: opp & threat for local FI providers • CUs offer an alternative but need high volume of depositors • Driving conglomeration, merger, etc. – positive & negatives • CU drive towards technology – links to DI • Micro-finance: limited impact compared to other countries • Need more? Either through CUs or other locally driven solutions • Feed in your views – deadline 17th April • Kevin Peacock: peacock@hope.ac.uk

  13. Building Better Opportunities Update Thursday 2nd April 2015 Radisson Blu Hotel, Liverpool Next Steps & Timescales

  14. Next steps/ timescalesPDF phase (local) You • Decide if you have a realistic role to play • If so, how? • Potential lead applicant or delivery partner? • Let us know! Us • Keep people updated • Complete research • Facilitate development of local partnerships • DI / FI event 20th May – joining instructions to follow • Capacity building

  15. Building Better Opportunities:Main Programme • Open, competitive process (EU competition rules) • Potentially several leads/ applicants? • But we advocate/ will support a coordinated approach (rather than a huge proliferation of competing bids) • Remember, leads need: • Ability to manage large (£multi-million) partnership projects • Satisfy Lottery due diligence and ESF delivery requirements • Relevant track record • Capability of developing a cohesive, strategic, local approach, that meets local needs

  16. BBO main programme: timescales LCR LEP is planning for 1st round • Opens early June-15 (8th?) • Stage 1 submission – by end July-15 • Development funding (£30-50k?) – support shortlisted stage 1 applicants to develop full applications. • Stage 2 submission – Jan-16 • Grant awards – March-16 • Delivery – April-16 onwards • Technical support and capacity building • National technical support contract – starts stage 1, continues through to project start-up (1st, poss 2nd claim)

  17. Building Better Opportunities Update Thursday 2nd April 2015 Radisson Blu Hotel, Liverpool Capacity Building

  18. Capacity Building • Partnership development • Other activities TBC • Demand led • Accessible delivery methods • Limited resources! • Signposting to other support • Further support from Lottery BBO Toolkit (available June) • Likely to be very specific support for applicants e.g. around ESF rules & evidence requirements • Our support needs to ‘fit’, not duplicate

  19. Capacity Building • Possible topics: Other ideas? – e.g. within Financial / Digital Inclusion To nicky.crosby@volamerseyside.org.uk

  20. Q&A

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