Groundwork - ESF Community Grants
Groundwork is working in Coventry & Warwickshire and West Yorkshire to deliver ‘ESF Community Grants’ – a programme offering funding pots of between £5,000 to £20,000 to small and voluntary organisations to help unemployed people advance towards employment, education and training.
The programme opens April 2019 and applications will be open until October 2020, with a rolling schedule of grant panels throughout.
ESF Community Grants is funded by the European Social Fund, commissioned by the Education and Skills Funding Agency, and are being managed by Groundwork in Coventry & Warwickshire and West Yorkshire with delivery from local Groundwork Trusts.
To apply for a grant you must first register an account. Please register an account by clicking here
Once you have completed registration and are logged in to your account you will be able to access our online eligibility checker. This short quiz will ensure that your project meets the basic requirements to be eligible for an ESF Community Grant. If you are successful, you will be given a link to the application form where you can submit your application.
Groundwork - ESF Community Grants
Groundwork is a federation of charities working nationally and locally to transform lives in the UK’s most disadvantaged communities.
We’re passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny and no-one is held back by their background or circumstances. We help people gain confidence and skills, get into training and work, protect and improve green spaces, lead more active lives and overcome significant challenges such as poverty, isolation, low skills and poor health.
Watch our video: https://www.groundwork.org.uk/community-spirit/
Looking to apply for further grants?
Find out more about how to apply for national and region-specific grants that can help you and your local community.
View our current available funding.
Complete the ESF Community Grants - Eligibility Checker
This short quiz will ensure that your project meets the basic requirements to be eligible for an ESF Community Grant.
If you are successful, you will be given a link to the application form where you can submit your application.