Pilot projects for new Communities First Outcomes Fund given £1.5m funding
The Outcomes Fund, which will be in place from 1 April, is structured to support activities which deliver real improvements at local level in terms of tackling key priorities for Communities First such as child poverty, economic inactivity and job creation.
The projects have been designed to follow the revised Communities First Vision Framework which is based on six themes – Child Poverty; Community Safety; Health and Well Being; Education, Skills and Training, Environment; Jobs, Business and Income Generation. As there were no specific proposals submitted under Health and Wellbeing or Community Safety the six projects are in line with the other four themes.
Each project will receive £250,000 over three years. The projects will be used as Demonstration Pilots to encourage other organisations or communities first partnerships to run similar schemes.
