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European funding creates opportunities for the development of the East Midlands, bringing funding into the region for regeneration.

The European Union supports poorer regions of Member States by providing funds to help them regenerate their economies and create new jobs. There are three funding programmes known collectively as structural funds: More information on the national picture

European social funding underway in the East Midlands

The European Social Fund (ESF) programme for England 2007-2013 is investing £376 million in the East Midlands.  This funding aims to extend employment opportunities for local people and develop a skilled and adaptable workforce.

In these times of economic uncertainly, at least 147,000 people will benefit directly and will in turn improve the region’s overall economy.   It will build on the work from the 2000-6 programme.

More than 50 providers across the region are offering over 90 projects designed to boost skills and job chances for individuals.  These range from those which give budding entrepreneurs the tools to set up their own business, to projects which help people with disabilities improve their skills and confidence via a horticultural course.

The ESF in the East Midlands Newsletter is produced by COI on behalf of the regional LSC, which provides updates and success stories from across the region. These newsletters are included in the links below

ESF will focus on these priorities:-

Local communities – helping to cut unemployment, up-skilling communities and helping them to become more sustainable in the long term, particularly those who have lost their jobs because of the current economic downturn.

Social minorities and excluded groups – helping long term unemployed, people with disabilities, ethnic minorities, lone parents, the homeless, ex-offenders and people lacking the basic skills needed to get a job aim to develop a highly and appropriately skilled workforce.

ESF is managed by three co-financing organisations in the region – Learning and Skills Council, Department for Work and Pensions and a Local Authorities Consortium. Government Office for the East Midlands oversees the programme.

For general information on ESF see http://www.esf.gov.uk/

It is important to note that the project activity funded by the current 2000-06 programmes will continue until 2009. There will be some overlap between the programmes in 2007 and 2009 while the current programmes run down and the new programmes start up.

Further information can be found at: The Awards for Regional Innovative Projects

See also on our website

Related documents

• ESF Newsletter - April 2009 (332kb) (pdf)
  
• ESF Newsletter - February 2009 (171kb) (pdf)
  
• ESF Newsletter - March 2009 (281kb) (pdf)
  
• ESF Newsletter - May 2009 (352kb) (pdf)
  
• ESF Document Retention Guidance (38kb) (word doc)
  
• Euro Jargon Buster (98kb) (word doc)
  

Related content

• European Funding News archive
  
• National Organisations for European Funding
  

Internet links

• European Union Law Section of the European Union Website
  
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office Website - Britian in the EU
  

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