Community-Led Local Development Hull CLLD

Acronyms BAME = Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic CLLD = Community Led Local Development ERDF = European Regional Development Fund ESIF = European Structural & Investment Funds ESF = European Social Fund

Pre-Application Sessions (5th, 9th, 15th March) Help you to prepare for a Hull CLLD bid (small or large award) by: Walking through a typical ESIF bid / application structure Considering the questions and issues from your perspective Linking questions to the Hull CLLD context Identifying gaps and further pre-application work required by you Important Note: the content of this presentation is a generic reflection on themes and questions drawn from a wide range of ESIF questionnaires. With the exception of the CLLD ESF/ERDF outputs and results, the questions and suggestions contained in these slides are illustrative only.

Example ESIF Application Structure Project Description & Delivery Outputs & Results Track Record Project Management & Quality Assurance Partnership Working (if applicable) Demonstrating Need & Local Knowledge Budget & Methodology Cross-Cutting Themes Publicity Due Diligence This is an indicative list only Search ‘ESIF Guidance’ for a range of documents that are relevant to a CLLD application

1. Project Description & Delivery A brief description (e.g. 100 words) What is the project? What is it going to do? What will it achieve? Link t0 CLLD Results Explain how the project will be delivered Who to and by whom? Link to relevant CLLD Priority Action(s) The specific activities that will be undertaken? Who are the target participants? Thematic Groups Where will the project’s activities take place? Hub Area(s)

2. Outputs & Results (O&R) What contribution could your project makes to the CLLD targets? Be realistic about what you can deliver ESF results are critical – avoid focusing only on outputs Consider your project’s O&R profile (timeframe) - is it realistic? Justify your outputs and results e.g. ref: to previous track record How will you gather your outputs and results? Understand the ESIF O&R definitions – see ESF/ERDF rules Search ‘ESIF outputs and results’ for ERDF and ESF guidance Search ‘ESF funding rules’

Hull CLLD ESF Outputs Total Hull CLLD participants = 2,510 (minimum), of which: unemployed / long-term unemployed = 1,750 (70%) economically inactive = 760 (30%) Female = 1255 (50%) Male = 1255 (50%) Disabilities = 572 (23%) Aged 50+ = 435 (17%) BAME = 295 (12%) Other = 1208 (48%)

Hull CLLD ESF Results Participants on leaving: Into education, or training = 830 (33%) Into a job (including self-employment) = 590 (23.5%) Inactive participants (n=760) into job search = 220 (29%) To increase digital skills and take up of on-line opportunities for 1,000 people

Hull CLLD ERDF Outputs Number of enterprises receiving support = 100 No. new enterprises supported = 60 Employment increase in supported enterprises = 70 No. potential entrepreneurs supported = 250 Square metres commercial built / renovated in hubs = 250

3. Track Record Consider covering: Length of time your organisation has been established Key staff / directors – experience, skills, etc. Contracts / grants delivered - size, type, results, etc. Partnership working experience (if applicable) Thematic group specialism e.g. experience with ex-offenders, 50+, etc. Relevant quality assurance kite-marks Inspection results Audit outcomes e.g. A125 / A127 Search ‘ESIF audit’ for guidance Awards

4. Project Management & Quality Assurance Named project lead / size of staff team Senior oversight – CEO? Directors? Management Information System you use - think GDPR too! Participants – eligibility, learner records, tracking documents Financial control / audit – ensuring only eligible expenditure is claimed Accounting software / systems you use Can you manage payment in arrears (cash-flow)? Evidence retention – where? how long? Search ‘ESIF document retention’ for guidance Quality Assurance systems, e.g. ISO 27000 series

5. Partnership Working Relevant if you are submitting a CLLD partnership bid: Who leads and why? List all of the partners and what they contribute Previous partnership track record (size, type of partnership) Experience of leading a partnership Explain why you’ve chosen a partnership approach Describe how the partnership will be led / managed

6. Demonstrating Need & Local Knowledge What is the demand for your project? How does this link to CLLD outputs and results? Does your project include user co-design / community involvement? Access to existing evaluation/ research data Using desk-based data, e.g. via NOMIS, job centre updates, Humber LEP Data collected by your organisation

7. Budget & Methodology Outline your match – value, type, is it confirmed? Detail Hub Area and Priority Action financial splits if applicable Justify your costs and record these for future reference Detail your project budget in 3 broad headings: 1. Direct staff costs 2. Overheads (15% of direct staff costs) 3. Direct project costs (venues, consumables, etc.)

8. Cross-Cutting Themes (1) Sustainable Development (2) Equality & Diversity Policy and Implementation Plan required for each theme Subject to audit = financial penalty for non-compliance Implementation plan should be SMART Need CCT policies and plans in place before delivery commences Can sometimes be referred to as ‘Horizontal Themes’ Search ‘ESIF cross-cutting themes’ or ‘horizontal themes’ for guidance documents

9. Publicity Explain how your project will meet ESIF publicity requirements: EU Regulation 1303/2013 Articles 115-117 and Annex XII Correct us of logo(s)! Detail the practical steps your project will take, e.g. ESIF poster in delivery locations Leaflets / flyers Websites / emails Press articles General promotional materials Timesheets Search ‘ESIF Branding and Publicity Guidance’

10. Due Diligence You may need to submit or make available post-application: Recent signed audited accounts or bank statements Current insurance policies (public / employer liability) Cross-cutting themes policies and action plans Other relevant policies e.g. safeguarding Match funding confirmation

D2N2 Technical Assistance website Useful Links www.hlc-vol.org/clld www.esiftap.org D2N2 Technical Assistance website