AQW 40852/11-15
Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry
Tabled Date: 16/01/2015
Answered On Date: 28/01/2015
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to list the organisations that received funding from the Collaboration and Innovation Fund, which is due to run out in March 2015.
Answer:
Funding of £9.23 million has been allocated to 24 organisations under the Collaboration and Innovation Fund to support young people aged 16 to 24 who are not in education, employment or training (NEET). These organisations are as follows: Action for Children Services Ltd Artillery Youth Centre Barnardos NI Belfast Metropolitan College Bryson Charitable Group Customized Training Services Derry City Council Extern Organisation Ltd Fast Track into Information Technology GEMS NI Ltd Include Youth MACS Supporting Young People NIACRO NOW Lto Start 360 South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust South Eastern Regional College South West College Southern Regional College Sport Changes Life Foundation The Appleby Trust The Prince’s Trust Training for Women Network Ltd Youth Action NI While funding under the Collaboration and Innovation Fund will cease at the end of March 2015, my department will continue to support young people not in education, employment or training through the new European Social Fund (ESF) Programme commencing in April 2015. Through ESF funding and the contribution from my department which equates to 65%, over £13.5 million will be made available to support this group of young people from April 2015 to March 2018, under the first call for funding. With the required 35% match funding, this will bring the total funding for this group of young people to almost £21 million over the three year period.
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