In Greater Manchester the project will be targeted at people from 25 years of age who are unemployed or economically inactive, not in contact with mainstream services and who are experiencing a range of issues at the same time, including people who live in poverty.
This programme will support people with disabilities or health conditions (including learning difficulties, mental/physical health conditions, and drug and alcohol dependency), adults under-represented in the labour market, e.g. homeless, ex-offenders, LGBT, ethnic minorities or migrant communities and people operating in the informal economy.
The project will include activities which address these social needs and provide high quality evidence-based support to these communities, enabling and supporting more employers to recruit from priority groups and also helping priority groups overcome complex barriers to finding and sustaining work and improving their skills.
In Greater Manchester the fund will be worth £10 million over the first three years.
For further information and to apply, visit: https://www.gmcvo.org.uk/building-better-opportunities-0
The closing date for stage one applications is: 3 August 2015 and delivery is intended to start in spring 2016.