Nottingham SUD strategy funding available

The Nottingham Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) strategy is part-funded by ERDF to support business incubators and accelerators in the Greater Nottingham area.?

A new and final call has now been launched with ?8.5m available for projects that can provide 50% match funding.

Deadline for outline applications is 10th March 2020.

Further details are available here

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ESF skills and employment funding

Three ESF calls are currently open in the D2N2 area:

• D2N2 STEM Skills - deadline 30th January 2020
• D2N2 Leadership and Management Training for SMEs - deadline 2nd February 2020
• Access to Employment D2N2 Healthy Work - deadline 6th February 2020?

Call details are available here

The European Cultural Foundation?invites you to apply for participation in Culture Lab Europe, which will take place from 16-18 April 2020 in Rijeka, Croatia as part of their EU Capital of Culture year.

Culture Lab Europe is a unique opportunity to:
- be inspired by initiatives tackling the pressures facing European societies
- build connections with other cultural change makers across Europe
- develop initiatives contributing to a European space for public debate, fostering solidarity amongst people living across our continent
- meet funders and be part of their initiative for European public space.

Participation in Culture Lab Europe is free of charge. Travel, accommodation and meals are covered. Full details of how to apply are here.

Deadline for application is 31st January 2020

SME businesses are taking steps to improve their energy efficiency with an N2 Energy Grant; over?25 businesses?across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire have been helped so far, with an average saving per business of between 50 and 80%.?

Grants can provide financial support to invest in measures that lead to cost and carbon savings. Businesses have already used these grants to implement projects such as lighting and heating upgrades, insulation and purchasing new machinery.

Eligible businesses can receive up to ?16,000 to fund 40% of the cost of installing energy efficiency measures.

The N2EG Programme is part financed by the European Regional Development Fund and is delivered by Nottingham City Council.? The programme is open to businesses with fewer than 250 employees located in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

For more information, call?0115 876 4271?or email?[email protected]?