Third Sector ERDF Access Fund
Third Sector ERDF Access Fund
Yorkshire Forward has created the Third Sector ERDF Access Fund, offering grants of between £2,000 and £10,000, which will be delivered locally throughout the county by the Yorkshire Community Foundations.
The funding has been made available by Yorkshire Forward to help Third Sector organisations prepare themselves to make bids for larger sums from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
ERDF can contribute up to 50% of the total cost of projects costing £500,000 and above.
The aim of the ERDF Access Fund is to provide smaller grants to help with preparatory tasks such as the carrying out of feasibility studies, exploring possibilities of collaborative working with other local organisations and gaining expert advice on the preparation of bids.
Successful bids for the larger sums from ERDF must be based upon the Fund's Priority 3 objectives:
- Capital projects (buildings/refurbishment)
- Transport projects
- Business support
- Social enterprise support
- IT development/knowledge
How to apply
To apply for funding from the Third Sector ERDF Access Fund, download and fill in the application form by following the link below. The next panel meeting will be held in the late autumn.
Applicants must also read through the overview and criteria sheet before completing the application form.
Third Sector ERDF Access Fund overview and criteria sheet
Third Sector ERDF Access Fund application form
The grants come from the ERDF operational programme for the Yorkshire and Humber 2007-2013, which had over £500 million available for investment in the region. Over £100 million of which was earmarked to support the Programme's third priority of Sustainable Communities which is of particular relevance to Third Sector organisations.
The grants will be available for the whole of Yorkshire, with York and North Yorkshire Community Foundation, Leeds Community Foundation and South Yorkshire Community Foundation delivering the fund throughout the area.
Contact details for applicants in each area of Yorkshire are:
North Yorkshire, East Riding* and the Humber*
(including the local authority areas of East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston Upon Hull, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire)
Jan Norton - Grants Manager
York & North Yorkshire Community Foundation
Primrose Hill
Buttercrambe Road
Stamford Bridge
York YO41 1AW Tel: 01759 377400 E-mail: office@ynycf.org.uk
South Yorkshire
Karen Alsop - Fund Manager
South Yorkshire Community Foundation
Unit 3 - G1 building
6 Leeds Road
Sheffield
S9 3TY Telephone: 0114 242 9003 E-mail: karen.alsop@sycf.org.uk
West Yorkshire*
Carlos Chavez - Grants Manager
Leeds Community Foundation
Ground Floor
51a St Paul's Street
Leeds
LS1 1TE Tel: (0113) 242 2426 Email: carlos@leedscommunityfoundation.org.uk
* Leeds Community Foundation will be delivering the Third Sector ERDF Access Fund for the whole of West Yorkshire, with assistance from Community Foundation for Calderdale and Community Foundation for Wakefield District. All enquiries for West Yorkshire should still go straight to Leeds Community Foundation.