# ESF funding call in N Ireland

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/09/01/esf-funding-call-northern-ireland/
- Published: 2017-09-01T07:29:08+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland is opening a new round of funding
under the European Social Fund (ESF).**

The Department will accept applications from 11 September until noon on 13 October
2017 for this second call under the programme. The programme will fund activity 
to enhance and extend employment opportunities, in particular, for those groups 
at a disadvantage in the labour market who are unemployed, including long term unemployed,
or economically inactive.

There will also be a focus on supporting young people aged 16-24 who are not in 
employment, education or training and on people with a disability. The ESF programme
compliments significant funding already provided through existing departmental strategies,
policies and programmes

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The aim of the ESF programme will be realised through the implementation of four
objectives:

• Priority 1: **Access to Employment** – promoting sustainable and quality employment
and supporting labour mobility

• Priority 2: **Social Inclusion** – promoting social inclusion and combating poverty
and any discrimination

• Priority 3: **Skills for Growth** – investing in education, training and vocational
training for skills and life-long

• Priority 4: **Technical Assistance** – the Technical Assistance (TA) allocation
for the Northern Ireland European Social Fund programme

Sixty five projects, mostly in the charitable sector, with a total value of £105
million, are currently operational under the 1st call of funding. The period of 
funding offered runs from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2018.

> To know more about applying for European Social Fund grant funding register for
> our free info events or visit [https://t.co/5WUYX43RuD](https://t.co/5WUYX43RuD)
> [pic.twitter.com/ErHcVK4mrH](https://t.co/ErHcVK4mrH)
> — Economy NI (@Economy_NI) [August 30, 2017](https://twitter.com/Economy_NI/status/902834435648876544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

The Department is hosting two information events about the funding – in Cookstown
on 5 September and 7 September in Belfast. [Details and registration](http://www.economy-ni.gov.uk)
is on the website.

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