1. Preparing to deliver the Greater Manchester ESIF Plan Autumn 2014
Opportunities for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.
Alex Whinnom, Chief Executive. GMCVO

2. How does it happen? DCLG GMCA LEP GM ESIF Plan
VCSE advisory☺
DCLG
GMCA
LEP
GM Strategy
GM ESIF Plan
£ Co-Financing organisations
New Economy / GMCA (officers) ☺
LMC
“Local Management Committee” ☺
Local match
SFA
DWP
Big Lottery
“SOG”
Skills & Employment Partnership
VCSE advisory

3. Positioning the VCSE sector
Social innovation and social value
Reach and engagement
Social and community enterprise
European Programme
Growth Deal
Further devolution

4. Where, when and how are the big opportunities?
ESF – skills, employment
ERDF – start-ups, business growth, CO², capital works
Big Lottery co-finance

5. CALL SPECIFICATIONS FOR LOTS GO TO GMLMC FOR SIGN OFF
CALL SPECIFICATION S PUBLISHED FOR PARTNER INPUT
CALL SPECIFICATI ONS ISSUED BY CLG/ OPT INS
SEPTEMBER
COMPETITIVE BUSINESS (ERDF)
2. Inward Investment and Trade
3. Sector Programmes / Manufacturing Advisory Service / Low Carbon Support
4. Growth Hub & Services
SCIENCE & INNOVATION (ERDF)
1. Asset base science infrastructure
OCTOBER 2014
JANUARY 2015
NOVEMBER
6. Start Ups
SKILLS (ESF)
A3. GM young residents progress into employment
B1. GM residents progress into employment
B3. Working Well extension
D4. Skills provision which will relate to removing the barriers some people face when entering employment
E1. Social enterprise to adapt to the needs of GM
NOVEMBER 2014
[1] Timing of Lot B6 - In work support for those at risk of falling out of work onto benefits to be confirmed.

6. DECEMBER JANUARY COMPETITIVE BUSINESS (ERDF) 5. Innovation
COMPETITIVE BUSINESS (ERDF)
5. Innovation
SKILLS (ESF)
A1. Early intervention progs for yrs olds (NEET)
A2. High quality information, advice and guidance (IAG) and career provision including National Careers Service for young people (15+)
A4. Ensure the supply and demand meet future requirements yr olds
A5. Youth Contract extension (specific cohort: enhancement of GM Programme)
B2. Innovative to support marginalised groups to help bring them towards economic activity.
B5. National Careers Service- extension
DECEMBER 2014
MARCH 2015
FEBRARY 2015
JANUARY
1. Access to Finance
D1. Provision to up-skill the existing workforce (including management skills, focus on 50+)
D3. This investment priority will provide skills support at all level jobs for GM priority and growth sectors;
E2. Develop the capacity of community and voluntary sector
FEBRUARY 2015

7. FEBRUARY
SKILLS (ESF)
A2. High quality information, advice and guidance (IAG) and career provision including National Careers Service for young people (15+)
A5. Youth Contract extension (specific cohort: enhancement of GM Programme)
C1. Skills provision responsive to the needs of the local economy and employers
C3. Skills investment and provider staff development to increase engagement with business and wider community
C5. Activities to start and grow a business
D2. Increase access to advanced (higher level) skills for the most disadvantaged
FEBRUARY 2015
APRIL 2015

8. What could go wrong New to everyone……… Scale Capacity Competition
Delays

10. Is this an opportunity for my organisation?
PLEASE DISCUSS:
Is this an opportunity for my organisation?
Please note on the flipchart any thoughts, questions, ideas, suggestions that you have

11. ANY QUESTIONS?

12. Next steps

13. Building Better Opportunities
Should hear by 20th October
Planned:
“Easy Guide” to the ESIF Plan
Dedicated address for queries
FAQ log
More events around specific sectors / target beneficiary groups (may include “meet the buyer” if identifiable and/or support for VCSE consortia)
Workshops giving technical help
Also support for infrastructure providers to enable them to cascade information to their members

14. What technical help would help you?
Diagnostic
PQQ criteria
Pricing
Data collection and monitoring
Meet the buyer
Would you be willing to pay towards it?

15. What should you do?
Make sure you are signed up to receive updates (GMCVO website) – look out for more information
Start to consider now:
What outputs you could deliver
For which target beneficiary groups
At what price
Make sure you are “ESIF-ready” and could meet criteria for suppliers

16. For more information www.gmcvo.org.uk/european-programme-2014-20

17. Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation
St Thomas Centre
Ardwick Green North
Manchester M12 6FZ T F E
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