NCVO, ACEVO and UK Community Foundations have written a letter to the Chancellor ahead of the Autumn Budget outlining two proposals that will enable charities and volunteers to help vulnerable people find work, and strengthen local grantmaking.
Create a successor fund to ESF following Brexit
The joint letter asks the government to use money previously spent on European Structural Funds (ESF) to create a successor fund which would provide investment for the UK in education, training and employment support, targeting vulnerable groups.
Use dormant assets to support local communities
This proposal calls for the Chancellor to use dormant assets to strengthen local philanthropy to ensure a sustainable charity sector, pointing out the success of Community Foundations.
Find out more about the two proposals from the NCVO website.
Find out more about European Funding in the North East on our funding pages.