The European Social Fund (ESF) is a European Union scheme which aims to extend employment opportunities to everyone.

ESF Community Grants has been set up specifically for the voluntary and community sector to deliver basic employment skills and projects to the most hardest to reach in communities.

We have already supported 79 organisations across the West Midlands Region with fantastic results for project participants and now there's a further opportunity to apply.

We have secured additional funding and an extension to the programme until December 2010.

If your organisation has an annual income of £100,000 or less you can apply for a grant of up to £12,000 to deliver a project which really helps people move closer to work.

Application forms are available on our website at www.heartofenglandcf.co.uk where you can download both the fact sheet and ESF Community Grants application form.  Or for an informal discussion please telephone 024 7688 4435 and ask for a member of the grants team.