Delivery of LGBT Sector and Community Development Scheme for the Government Equalities Office

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The Government Equalities Office awarded a contract to the Consortium of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Voluntary a for the delivery of the LGBT Sector and Community Development Scheme, running from January 2019 to March 2020 across England.

The scheme involved administering a grant scheme worth £400,000 to distribute grants to small LGBT voluntary, community and charity sector groups, and delivering skills development and training interventions to grant recipients to help them scale, mature, and operate more effectively.

Up to £200,000 was available to administer the grant scheme and design and deliver the training interventions.

The grant scheme aimed to support locally based interventions that increase the visibility of LGBT people, addressing findings from the national LGBT survey, such as Pride events and local youth groups.

The awarded contract value was £199,777.