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Purpose of Seed Fund Programme.  \n1.2 Strategic Fit.  \n1.3 Level of Seed Fund Award.  \n1.4 General Principles.  \n1.5 Who can apply?  \n1.6 What can be funded?  \n1.7 What cannot be funded?  \n1.8 Exclusions.  \n2.0 How to answer the questions?  \n2.1 What questions will I have to answer?  \n3.0 How we assess and score your application.  \n3.1 Eligibility Assessment.  \n3.2 What if an application is not eligible?  \n3.3 Assessment and Scoring.  \n3.4 What happens if an application is successful?  \n3.5 What happens if an application is unsuccessful?  \n3.6 Grant Application Assessment Schedule.  \n3.7 Application Process.  \nAppendix 1  \nData Protection Act and Freedom of Information Act  \nAppendix 2  \nTemplate for quote submissions  \n1. Introduction.  \nThe Business Start Up Seed Fund Bursary has been developed to help residents in the borough start new businesses with a bursary of up to £1,000 to purchase up to 8 essential items they need to help get their business started.  \nThis bursary is aimed at all people aged 18 and over, who are not working, are underemployed, or at risk of redundancy (evidence will be required), permanently resident within the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area and with a legal right to work in the UK.  \nYou may find it helpful to discuss your application with a member of the LMP team before submitting:  \nPlease contact the Labour Market Partnership Team on:  \nEmail: [LMP@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk](LMP@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk) Phone: 028 7034 7034  \n1.1 Purpose of grant programme.  \nCauseway Coast and Glens Labour Market Partnership (LMP) is a DfC funded programme established to address key challenges in the local labour market. The programme aims to improve employability outcomes and labour market conditions locally by delivering a tailormade action plan reflecting local conditions and needs.  \nPlease note the purpose of the Business Start Up Seed Fund Bursary of up to £1,000 is to support those who are facing financial barriers to starting up a business.  \n1.2 Strategic fit.  \nThe fund links to Council’s Community Plan under the following themes:  \nCommunity Planning Outcomes: All people of Causeway Coast and Glens will contribute to and benefit from a thriving economy built on a culture of growth, entrepreneurship, innovation, and learning.  \nThe Causeway Coast & Glens area provides opportunities for all to contribute to and engage in a more prosperous and fair economy.  \nIf your application is successful, you will be contractually obliged to provide information to Council’s Labour Market Partnership Team and the Grants and Funding Unit. This will include monitoring progress and expenditure incurred, discussing challenges or obstacles and fulfilling the reporting requirements stipulated in the Letter of Offer. Please do not apply if you cannot fulfil these requirements.  \nMonitoring will be completed with grant recipients by Causeway Coast and Glens Labour Market Partnership after 6 and 12 months following receiving grant approval.  \n1.3 Level of grant award.  \nThe Business Start Up Seed Fund Bursary can provide funding of up to £1,000 . This is 100% funded and match funding is not a requirement. Funding is capped at 8 items.  \nTwo quotes for each requested item must be provided during your application. Funding will be allocated based on the cheaper quote.  \nPlease ensure the quotes include all costs, including VAT and delivery costs, where applicable. 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