In addition to CFO delivery some ESF projects are delivered as a result of a successful Direct Bid application. CFOs have different procedures in place regarding procurement and application deadlines.
In the 2014-2020 ESF programme most CFOs fund locally defined activities through an open, transparent and competitive grant-giving or procurement process. For each individual project operated by a CFO there will be a separate FA or MOU.ĬFOs provide the required eligible Match funding and use their expertise to procure and contract manage, or grant fund, ESF provision. For each CFO, the MA enters into either a Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU) or FA which defines the selected project. The MA enters into a Funding Agreement ( FA) with each direct bid project. Arrangements that apply to national CFOs also apply to local CFOs. The MA has also appointed a number of local CFOs. Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service ( HMPPS).The National Lottery Community Fund ( TNLCF).Education and Skills Funding Agency ( ESFA).Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP).The ESF programme in England in 2014-2020 is delivered through two frameworks, Co-financing Organisations ( CFOs) and non CFOs (Direct Bids). ESF eligibility rules apply to all project spend which includes Match Funding. The CPR states that the eligibility of expenditure shall be determined on the basis of national rules, except where specific rules are laid down in or on the basis of the CPR or the Fund-specific rules.ĮSF contributes to the cost of delivering a project but will usually require the remaining balance of the costs to be met by the project – the project contribution is known as match funding. To attract ESF support, expenditure incurred by ESF projects must be eligible in terms of the ESF OP for the 2014-2020 programme, the relevant EU Regulations and these National Eligibility Rules. If the European Commission ( EC) consider there has been systemic failure on eligibility issues, they could enforce a flat rate correction across the whole of the Programme.
All projects receiving ESF must comply with the eligibility rules, as failure to do so can incur financial penalties of up to 100%. This document sets out the National Eligibility Rules for the 2014-2020 ESF Programme in compliance with Article 65 of EC Regulation 1303/2013 (the Common Provisions Regulation ( CPR)) and supporting programme guidance. Please Note: It is the responsibility of Projects and Co-Financing Organisations ( CFOs) to ensure they are compliant with all of the ESF Requirements detailed in the ESF OP for the 2014-20 programme period and associated guidance produced by the Managing Authority ( MA). The two main European Regulations governing European Structural Investment Funds of which the European Social Fund is a strand are Regulation ( EU) No 1303/2013 (the Common Provisions Regulation) and the more specific ESF Regulation ( EU) No 1304/2013. Where Action Notes are referred to they are published on GOV. Guidance on Community Led Local Development.Output and result indicator definitions Guidance.Data Evidence Requirements: eligibility and results.UK which includes, but is not restricted to: The eligibility rules and programme guidance as set out in this document should be used alongside information and guidance located on the European Structural and Investment Funds ( ESIF) on GOV. This document forms part of the legal basis for the implementation of projects supported by the English European Social Fund ( ESF) Operational Programme ( OP) for the 2014-20 programme period.
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