1. Building Better Opportunities January 2016 Ramona Herdman and Chris Sims

2. OUR MISSION Making a real difference to communities and the lives of people most in need ESF TO9 Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty OUTCOME 1 To maximise the impact of this funding OUTCOME 2 To improve access to European Funds by VCSE organisations Why BBO? Overall Vision for BBO

3. Key messages 38 Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) areas are opting in with a total of around 130 projects Approx £320m investment over 3 years to tackle poverty and promote social inclusion 2 rounds of opportunities launched in 2015 Round 3 to be launched March 2016

4. The Big Lottery Opt In Offer A Summary 1.Supporting those furthest from the labour market 2.Actual costs 3.Grants, not contracts 4.Two stage application process 5.Development funding available

5. BBO in Leicester and Leicestershire £14m total value 5 projects launched in BBO round 1: Financial and digital inclusion Holistic social inclusion In support of family inclusion Rural social inclusion Social inclusion for under 25s 3 projects now at stage 2 2 projects to be redesigned and re-run in BBO Round 3

6. Building Better Opportunities Leicester and Leicestershire Holistic social inclusion and Rural social inclusion feedback Decision Panel didn’t take any applications through because: insufficient coverage (not all target groups and/or not full geography); didn’t demonstrate expertise/understanding of all target groups; some unclear on numbers of people engaged and/or results expected. Unsuccessful applicants can seek feedback from esf@biglotteryfund.org.uk esf@biglotteryfund.org.uk

7. BBO Round 3 next steps Consider why Holistic social inclusion and Rural inclusion projects didn’t attract any successful applicants Redesign project outlines Re-launch competitions as part of BBO Round 3

8. Building Better Opportunities Round 3 key dates End-Jan 2016: Big Lottery Fund and L&L ESIF Committee agree focus of projects Mid-March: Project outlines published Mid May: application deadline June-August – Stage 1 Assessment September – Stage 1 Decision Making Oct-Dec – Stage 2 Application Jan-Feb 2017 – Stage 2 Assessment (earliest of 2 deadlines to choose from) Feb 2017 – Earliest Stage 2 decisions and award * All dates are subject to minor change

9. Feedback from round 1 BBO Decision Panel key messages about what we’re looking for in applications: Understanding of local needs and context Clarity on roles within partnerships Strong focus on equalities Clear, measurable outcomes Ambitious but realistic participant numbers and targets Quality and detail at stage 1 See www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/esf

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