Third Sector ERDF Access Fund
Yorkshire Forward has created the Third Sector ERDF Access Fund, offering grants of between £2,000 and £10,000 to help Third Sector organisations prepare themselves to make bids for larger sums from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). This can contribute up to 50% of the total cost of projects costing over £1million. 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.
To find out more about the programme, please download the guidance notes and application form. In addition to accessing a grant, there is also a Technical Assistance programme whereby a range of partners can provide practical support to help you deliver your bid. Their contact details can be found here, please do get in touch with them as soon as you can.
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.