UK Shared

Cut-off date for functions: Friday 13^th October 2023, noon.

Details about the Fund

Multiply is new programme to assist remodel the lives of adults throughout the UK.

The intention is to enhance practical numeracy abilities of adults aged 19+ by free:

• private tutoring
• digital coaching
• versatile programs

Multiply provision can increase folks’s capacity to:

• use maths of their every day life, at dwelling and work
• assist adults to attain formal {qualifications}, as much as and together with Stage 2 Maths
• add worth and never duplicate present provision

Purposes will meet native wants and align to the Funding Plan.

Please observe: All {qualifications} and programs to be accomplished by 24^th December 2024.

Eligibility standards

Candidates should be:

• aged 19 or older on 31 August of the funding 12 months
• with no Stage 2 or larger maths qualification

Qualifying standards

There’s £1m funds obtainable for Spherical 2 functions.

The Multiply open name is trying to appeal to stand-alone or collaborative functions that handle the next key areas:

Multiply interventions

 Purposes might want to align to a number of of the next interventions:

• W44: Programs designed to extend confidence with numbers for these needing the primary steps in the direction of formal {qualifications}.
• W46: Programs aimed toward prisoners, these not too long ago launched from jail or on non permanent licence.
• W47: Programs aimed toward individuals who can’t apply for sure jobs due to lack of numeracy abilities and/or to encourage folks to upskill with a view to entry a sure job/profession.
• W48: Extra related maths modules embedded into different vocational programs.
• W49: Modern programmes delivered along with employers – together with programs designed to cowl particular numeracy abilities required within the office.
• W50: New intensive and versatile programs focused at folks with out Stage 2 maths in Wales, resulting in an equal qualification (for extra info on equal {qualifications}, please see Qualifications can cross boundaries(PDF, 974KB)).
• W51: Programs designed to assist folks use numeracy to handle their cash.
• W52: Programs aimed toward over 19s which might be leaving, or have simply left, the care system
• W53: Actions, programs or provision developed in partnership with neighborhood organisations and different companions aimed toward participating the toughest to achieve learners – for instance, these not within the labour market or different teams recognized regionally as in want.

Multiply outputs

 Purposes might want to ship towards a number of of the Multiply outputs:

• variety of:
  • grownup numeracy programs run in a neighborhood space by Multiply
  • completely different cohorts taking part in numeracy programs (e.g. learners in jail, dad and mom)
  • programs developed in collaboration with employers
  • folks referred from companions onto upskill programs

• folks supported:
  • to interact in life abilities
  • to entry fundamental abilities
  • to achieve qualification
  • right into a course by offering monetary help

• variety of folks:
  • taking part in Multiply funded programs
  • attaining a qualification
  • taking part in Multiply funded programs

Multiply outcomes

 Purposes might want to ship towards a number of of the Multiply outcomes:

• elevated variety of folks:
  • with fundamental abilities
  • gaining {qualifications}, licences and abilities
  • engaged in life abilities help following interventions

• elevated variety of adults:
  • attaining maths {qualifications} as much as and together with stage 2 equivalents
  • participation in maths {qualifications} and programs as much as and together with stage 2 equivalents
  • Numeracy

Apply

• Candidates ought to initially be sure that their proposed actions don’t duplicate the Anchor Projects or grant schemes
• UKSPF venture interventions will need to align to the regional Investment Plan 
• All candidates might want to full the Neath Port Talbot UKSPF Application Form and Annex A utilizing the Application Guidance 
• Accomplished Software Kinds with Annex A and any supporting info to be despatched through e-mail to spfnpt@npt.gov.uk by the deadline
• Please specify within the e-mail topic header to which open name space you might be making use of (Strategic Tasks / Expertise / Multiply)
• You’ll obtain affirmation of receipt of your software by the Strategic Funding Programme Crew by e-mail
• The Neath Port Talbot UKSPF Crew will assess functions and make contact with candidates for additional particulars/clarification if required
• Profitable candidates will likely be notified of the funding determination through e-mail
• Funding Agreements will likely be issued together with situations of grant award

The next paperwork can be found to help the appliance course of:

For those who need assistance with the appliance course of, e-mail spfnpt@npt.gov.uk. The group will likely be glad to elucidate any facets of the method which might be unclear. Particular person detailed mentoring shouldn’t be obtainable.

Software pack paperwork

 Evaluation of functions

Evaluation of grant functions is carried out by the Neath Port Talbot Strategic Funding Programmes Crew. The Software Kind, Annex A and any supporting paperwork will likely be assessed and scored by the Crew and moderated. The method is recorded electronically on the UKSPF Evaluation software developed particularly for the UKSPF course of.

The Neath Port Talbot Native Financial Partnership will advise on all functions.

Choices on open name functions will likely be made by the Council’s Cupboard.

Candidates will likely be notified of funding choices through e-mail. ​

Making a couple of software

Organisations could make a number of functions to UK Shared Prosperity Fund. This might be one organisation looking for funding for 2 completely different tasks that match beneath separate open invites or one venture that’s looking for funding for various components of that venture beneath completely different open invites.

Candidates ought to be aware that every submission could have a separate software type, will likely be appraised individually and have a separate funding settlement with particular outputs and outcomes to ship.

Candidates can not double-count outputs and outcomes. For instance, if one job is created and reported inside one venture it can’t be counted once more in one other. For those who intend to make a couple of software for the supply of particular person elements of a bigger venture, please e-mail the related authority earlier than submission.

We’re unable to simply accept one software type to cowl mixed functions to a number of invites to bid.