1. Community-Led Local Development
Hull CLLD Grants

2. Session Agenda Section 1 – CLLD Essentials (Q&A and Discussion 1)
Section 2 – ESIF Requirements (Q&A and Discussion 2)
Break
Section 3 – The Grant Application Process (Final Q&A)
Next Steps
End of Session
Talk to the Team – opportunity to discuss your initial ideas

3. 1. CLLD Essentials £6.6m grant programme (includes match)
To transform economic prospects of people in 20% most disadvantaged areas of Hull based on 2010 IMD
Funded through the European Union
Combines ESF & ERDF structural funds
Hull City Council is the accountable body
HLC is the Programme Management Organisation
Local Action Group (steering committee)

4. What is CLLD? Funding available in 4 hub areas of Hull
Funds 5 priority actions
Total funding available = £6.63m including match
Programme runs from
Minimum 3 annual grant rounds
Large Awards – 85%
Small Grants – 15%
Requires 40%-45% match funding from applicants

5. The 4 CLLD ‘Hub Areas’ in Hull

6. 5 Priority CLLD Actions
PA1. Targeted training in key work-related skills PA2. Making it easier to find and access work PA3. Growing integrated community hubs PA4. Supporting local and community businesses PA5. Joining up support to increase household incomes

7. Large Awards 85% of total CLLD pot (£5.63m)
Awards over £100k (PA1, PA3, PA4)
Awards over £5ok (PA2, PA5)
Can be multi-year agreements
Competitive application process
Match funding required = 40%-45% (N.B. dependent on priority action)

8. Small Grants 15% of total CLLD pot (£995k)
Grants up to £30k (PA1, PA3, PA4)
Grants up to £15k (PA2, PA5)
Single year agreements (multi-year by exception only)
Competitive application process
Match funding required = 40%-45% (N.B. dependent on priority action)

9. Funding (NOTE: figures includes match funding)
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
TOTAL
Large Awards
£2.55m
£1.7m
£1.38m
£5.63m
Small Grants
£45ok
£300k
£245k
£995k
£3m
£2m
£1.63m
£6.63m
Priority Action
% Allocation
£ Allocation
PA1 – targeted training in work-related skills
24.7%
£1.63m
PA2 – making it easier to find and access work
12.6%
£836k
PA3 – growing integrated community hubs
25.6%
£1.69m
PA4 – supporting local and community businesses
24.5%
PA5 – joining up support to increase household incomes

10. ESF Outputs Total Hull CLLD participants = 2,510 of which:
unemployed / long-term unemployed = 1,750 (70%)
economically inactive = 760 (30%)
disabilities = 572 (23%)
aged 50+ = 435 (17%)
BAME = 295 (12%)

11. 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

12. 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

13. Q & A

14. Discussion 1
Who are your organisation’s CLLD target groups / participants?
Which of the 5 priority CLLD actions would you deliver?
Which of the 4 hub areas would you look to deliver in?
Do you have access to match funding?
What type?
Is it secured / unsecured?
How much?
Use the EOI template in your pack to jot down your responses

15. 2. ESIF Requirements
Payment in arrears model (defrayed expenditure / actual costs model)
Evidence & reporting requirements
Participant data requirements
Outputs and outcomes – refer to data tables
ESIF publicity requirements
Cross-cutting themes
½ day training sessions 5th to 16th March

16. Q&A

17. Discussion 2
Your track record of ESIF delivery (on a scale of 1-10)
ESF
ERDF
Apply for CLLD large award, or small grant… or both?
Solo application, or in partnership?
Willing to be a lead partner in a partnership bid (yes / no)?
What size of project are you considering in £ terms?
Consider how many participants you could support…
What pre-application training / support do you need (if any)?
Use the EOI template in your pack to jot down your responses

18. Break Time

19. 3. Grant Application Process
Complete and submit an EOI (23rd Feb) – N.B. EOI is not scored!
Partnership-building event (26th Feb - 1pm to 3pm)
Attend ½ day pre-application training (5th March to 16th March)
Submit full bid (small grants and large awards) – Opens 19th March
Deadline for submitting bids – 27th April 2018
Strategic Fit assessment by HLC (sifting) – Early-May
Awards Panel – Mid-May
LAG decision – End-May or early-June

20. Key Dates Date(s) Activity 23rd February 2018
Deadline to submit an on-line EOI to HLC
26th February 2018
Optional partnership-building event (1pm to 3pm)
5th – 16th March 2018
½ day pre-application training sessions (ESIF requirements)
19th March 2018
First CLLD grant round opens
27th April 2018
Deadline for submitting full CLLD bids
Early-June 2018
Applicants notified of bid outcome
July 2018
CLLD project delivery starts
November 2018
Second annual CLLD grant round opens

21. What Happens If You Are Successful?
Conditional award notification
Due diligence exercise
Mandatory pre-contract training
Detailed contracting discussions and signing
Delivery commences from July 2018
Regular performance management against spend and outputs

22. Final Questions?

23. Next Steps Get familiar with the ESIF and CLLD guidance (see links)
Complete and submit an on-line expression of interest (23rd Feb)
Optional partnership-building event (26th Feb)
Attend a ½ day CLLD pre-application training session
Seek out potential partners
Assess and confirm your match funding position
Prepare the ground for the CLLD call (19 March)
Research local needs / involve potential participants
Consider your track record
Cost up your project proposal
Number of participants / organisations supported

24. Useful Links