Award of ESF 2014-2020 Programme Community Grants for Education and Training Services
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION · Awarded contract
AwardedAward of ESF 2014-2020 Programme Community Grants for Education and Training Services
Awarded 31 Mar 2019
Awarded31 Mar 2019
Value£33,909,011.00
AgencyDEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryEducation & Training
Ended 5y 3mo ago2y 4mo term
Awarded 31 Mar 2019Expired 30 July 2021
About
The Department for Education awarded a contract to Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council, London Learning Consortium Community Interest Company, The Federation of Groundwork Trusts, Futures Advice, Skills and Employment Limited, Groundwork London, and Workers' for the delivery of ESF 2014-2020 Programme Community Grants.
The contract, valued at AUD 33,909,011, involved the provision of small grants (up to £20,000) to third sector and other small organisations to mobilise disadvantaged or excluded unemployed and inactive people, supporting their progress towards employment.
The grants aimed to engage marginalised individuals, support re-engagement with education, training, or employment, and assist the hardest-to-reach communities in accessing employment or further learning.
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Award of ESF 2014-2020 Programme Community Grants for Education and Training Services
Won by WALSALL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL,LONDON LEARNING CONSORTIUM COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY,THE FEDERATION OF GROUNDWORK TRUSTS,FUTURES ADVICE, SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED,GROUNDWORK LONDON,WORKERS' EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION,HUMBER LEARNING CONSORTIUM,WORKERS' EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION,THE FEDERATION OF GROUNDWORK TRUSTS,FUTURES ADVICE, SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED,NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL,CXK LIMITED,SOUTH EAST MIDLANDS LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED,THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR STAFFORDSHIRE,GROUNDWORK LONDON,HARTLEPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL,GROUNDWORK LONDON,WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL,PETROC,PETROC,WORKERS' EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION,WORKERS' EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION,GROUNDWORK LONDON,PADDINGTON DEVELOPMENT TRUST,LONDON LEARNING CONSORTIUM COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY,PADDINGTON DEVELOPMENT TRUST,PADDINGTON DEVELOPMENT TRUST,HUMBER LEARNING CONSORTIUM · DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
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