1. Community-Led Local Development
Hull CLLD

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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)

6. 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’

7. 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%)

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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 series

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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.)

15. 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

16. 9. Publicity
Explain how your project will meet ESIF publicity requirements:
EU Regulation 1303/2013 Articles 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 / s
Press articles
General promotional materials
Timesheets
Search ‘ESIF Branding and Publicity Guidance’

17. 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

18. D2N2 Technical Assistance website
Useful Links
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