Consortia Development Fund Allocation

A total of £658,700 is available in the East Midlands under the CDF and the EMISG has agreed the following allocation of funds:

Derbyshire	£90k
Fund Management	£35k
Leicestershire	£90k
Lincolnshire	£90k
Northamptonshire	£90k
Nottinghamshire	£90k
Programme Support	£43,700
Regional Consortium	£80k
Rutland	£50k
TOTAL	£658,700

It was agreed that allocations would be reviewed as necessary as the programme runs and variations on spend will be possible.

Activities

The activities required under the terms of the CDF are included in the CDF Guidance.  Details of specific activities in our region will be added here shortly.

Other work currently occupying the EMISG includes:

A project on a regional 3rd sector ICT Strategy commissioned by Engage East Midlands on behalf of the EMISG.  The report from this project is due shortly.   

Ongoing discussions at each meeting to identify opportunities for shared learning throughout the region, so that consortia can learn from one another and share the outcomes of work and projects for the benefit of the organisations they represent an support.

A project on business support and linking social enterprise into mainstream infrastructure provision.