AMLAG02 Working with Housing Providers to support their tenants across the AMLAG Core Areas Previous work across AMLAG, including the current SMART Tenants project, has provided good learning opportunities and evidence for projects that can have the most impact.

Income, employment, health & disability, education & skills, and living environment are all acute issues in this area as is fuel poverty and the increase of mental health issues.

An opportunity exists to provide soft skills training, accredited training as well as sessions that enable people to be ready to start their own business.

Skills Development: Applicants will present projects that demonstrate their ability to engage with local unemployed and economically inactive residents in eligible communities across the AMLAG area through the relevant Housing Associations.

Projects will deliver a level of 'training' relevant to the needs of participants and move them closer to the workforce.

This may include addressing soft skills such as increasing confidence, raising aspiration and boosting self-esteem; accredited training; or anything in between.

Following the intervention at least 50% of participants will be supported into further training, job seeking or employment.

Route to self-employment: Projects are also encouraged that raise aspiration in eligible beneficiaries and recruit them to a course (min of 12 hours interaction) where they will learn how to become enterprise ready.

Applicants should demonstrate where they are linking with Housing Providers and other relevant organisations for engagement, support and/or legacy purposes.

Demonstration of innovative thinking in the applicant's exit strategy will be a priority.

We are looking for: • Projects where training is provided in a way that also aims to address participants' needs holistically and/or the most acute issues identified in the IMD. • Projects that alleviate issues associated with mental health and/or fuel poverty. • Projects that include a degree of co-design will also be encouraged.

Indicatively, the Local Action Group has allocated the following amount: Skills development £140,000 ESF £28,000 ERDF (enabling) Route to self-employment: £165,000 ERDF ERDF and ESF investment in the CLLD target areas is intended to make a significant impact on local employment, skills and enterprise.

The minimum application level for funding is £15,000 All potential applicant organisations are encouraged to work together with other local partners to generate new ideas, approaches and develop joint proposals.

Typically projects should plan to deliver activity for a minimum of 6 months and can plan to deliver up to June 2022.

However, the LAG reserves the right to vary the minimum and maximum durations, upwards or downwards.