CLOSED: London ESF Priority 2 Call 2021-2023 (OC23S21P1832)

Call to run projects under Priority 2 to support London’s recovery from COVID-19, providing access to good quality skills provision to help Londoners to progress in and into work.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021), Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Rural Payments Agency
• Published: 15 March 2021
• Last updated: 7 June 2021 — See all updates

• Fund state: Closed
• Type: Learning and skills
• Location: London
• Funding source: European Social Fund
• Closing date: 4 June 2021

This call is now closed. Please do not submit an application against this call specification. The information provided below is for reference purposes only.

## Details

• Through this call, the GLA and London Economic Action Partnership (LEAP) are seeking projects that can help tackle London’s employment and skills challenges and support London’s recovery from COVID-19. Projects should deliver good quality skills provision at all levels to support Londoners to progress into and in work. Provision should be flexible and support must be tailored to meet the individual needs of participants. Where projects are working with participants who have more complex needs, longer term and more intensive support should be offered. Applicants must clearly set out how their proposed project both complements and avoids duplicating existing and planned ESF provision, as well as mainstream provision, such as the Mayor’s Adult Education Budget (AEB).
• A second call, for projects under Priority Axis 1 (call reference OC23S21P1831), is also being launched in parallel with this call.

For more information, download the Call Specification.

Location

The project must cover the London LEP area.

Value

Approximately £ 12m of ESF is available.

Deadlines

Full application deadline: 04 June 2021

Completion date

Projects must be financially completed (i.e. have a proposed Financial Completion Date) no later than 31st December 2023; however, the Managing Authority reserves the right to vary the maximum duration in exceptional circumstances.

Full Application Submission

To apply for funding under this call you will need to complete and submit your Full Application via the ECLAIMS IT System.

Please note: the ECLAIMS IT System can only be access from within the UK.

Full Applications submitted in the ECLAIMS IT System after the call closing date shown above and on the call specification will not be appraised.

If you do not already have access to the ECLAIMS IT system, please request an ‘ECLAIMS External Access Form’ by emailing E.CLAIMSSUPPORT@dwp.gov.uk

You will need to request an External Access Form for each person in your organisation who requires access.

It is your responsibility to ensure you request and activate your ECLAIMS access in sufficient time. We strongly advise that you obtain and activate your ECLAIMS access at least 2 weeks prior to the advertised call closure date, if not sooner.

You are also advised to read the details in the call specification in order to produce an application that complies with the requirements and meets the needs set out in the ESF Operational Programme. All this information, the related guidance and the European Social Fund Operational Programme can be found from our homepage. The published ESF Online Full Application Guidance also provides step-by-step advice on how to complete your Full Application using the ECLAIMS IT system. ESF Online Full Application Guidance.

Technical Support

If you encounter any technical difficulties completing or submitting your Full Application via the ECLAIMS IT system, please send an email to E.CLAIMSSUPPORT@dwp.gov.uk

The technical support operating hours are Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm and it is your responsibility to ensure you seek and technical advice in sufficient time to complete and submit your Full Application before the published call closure date.

The Managing Authority reserves the right to reject applications which are incomplete or not submitted in a timely and compliant way.

Contact details

If you have any questions about the Call Specification or ESF Online Full Application Guidance, please contact esifcalls@london.gov.uk. This address should not be used to request technical support. A ‘Questions and Answers’ document will be published on the LEAP website. The document will be updated on a weekly basis and applicants are encouraged to check the document regularly for updates. The deadline for submission of questions is 28 May 2021, any questions received after this deadline will not be answered.

Published 15 March 2021
Last updated 7 June 2021 + show all updates

1. 7 June 2021

   London ESF Priority 2 Call 2021-2023 (OC23S21P1832) call is now closed.

2. 15 March 2021

   First published.