The South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership has now
formally closed as a registered limited company.

To stay updated on the latest economic developments throughout the region, we encourage you to visit the South East Midlands Growth Hub. The SEM Growth Hub also provides free business advice and guidance to all businesses, manages funding and grant programmes and has an extensive resource library where businesses can find additional support.

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More than £7.6 million of European funding unveiled for South East Midlands

7 March 2016

Over £7.6 million* of European funding is now available for projects that help people into employment and support young people across the South East Midlands to earn or learn.

Around £1.2 million is set to support young people not in education, employment or training while £6.4 million is earmarked to help the unemployed and economically inactive get into work. The funding is part of South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership’s (SEMLEP’s) European Structural Investment Funding (ESIF), from its European Social Fund (ESF).

Eligible projects must be based in the South East Midlands, an area which covers Aylesbury, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Cherwell, Corby, Daventry, Kettering, Luton, Milton Keynes, Northampton and South Northamptonshire.

Organisations are invited to submit outline applications for one or both calls by 13th May, 2016. Applications should be for a minimum of £300,000 and 50% of match providing must be provided.

For further details and to download the ESF Call Specifications please go to SEMLEP’s ESIF portal and click on LIVE CALLS. 

If you are intersted in leading or being a partner in an ESF bid please link to our ESIF portal HERE and click on the ESF Partnerships tab.

*the sterling value may change dependent on exchange rate fluctuations.

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