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Workplace Equality Fund - 2020/21

Please note that the application period for the Woorkplace Equality Fund 20/21 closed at midnight on Wednesday 2^nd December. We will no longer be accepting any applications for funding.

The Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills has launched a call for applications to the Workplace Equality Fund. These funds will offer immediate support to equality groups in the current Covid-19 environment and ensure that work to promote and embed workplace equality continues so that equality groups are not further disadvantaged in the labour market as a result of the effects of Covid-19.

Applications to the fund are encouraged that will deliver short and sharp interventions supporting employers to improve their diversity and inclusion strategies and support equality groups to progress in the labour market. Application forms and information on criteria can be downloaded from this page, along with an FAQ document and webinar slides which provide further information on the fund.

The table below lists the projects being funded under the Workplace Equality Fund 2020/21

Projects Funded Under the Workplace Equality Fund 20/21
Organisation	Name of Project	Geographical Location	Equality Group	Cost
CEMVO Enterprises CIC	Ethnic Minority Workforce Development Project	Nationwide	Minority Ethnic workers	£25,282.00
West of Scotland Regional Equality Council (WSREC)	E-POW (Equality Performance Observed in the Workplace)	West of Scotland	Minority Ethnic workers	£13,978.00
Centrestage Communities Ltd	RECONNECT	East Ayrshire and Ayrshire	Older workers (those aged 50 and over); Disabled Workers; Women; Workers experiencing social isolation and loneliness; Workers who have experienced or suffered domestic abuse; Workers from an SIMD area	£26,558.00
Women's Enterprise Scotland	WES Digital Leaders	Nationwide	Minority Ethnic workers; Older workers (those aged 50 and over); Women; Workers from a rural area	£31,470
PATH (Scotland)	Positive Moves in Health and Employment	Glasgow	Minority Ethnic workers	£17,479
Age Scotland	Age-Inclusive Workplaces Engagement Media	Nationwide	Older workers (those aged 50 and over)	£42,171
Intercultural Youth Scotland	Restless Natives Employer Support	Edinburgh	Minority Ethnic workers; Women; Workers experiencing social isolation and loneliness; Workers who have experienced or suffered domestic abuse; Workers from an SIMD area	£30,000
Scottish Union of Supported Employment	Inclusive Workplace 2021	Nationwide	Disabled Workers	£26,224.68
Deaf Action	Deaf Action Employability	Edinburgh	Older workers (those aged 50 and over); Disabled Workers; Workers experiencing social isolation and loneliness; Workers from a rural area; Workers from an SIMD area	£26,006*
Construction Scotland Innovation Centre	DIveIN	Nationwide	Minority Ethnic workers; Disabled Workers; Women; Workers from a rural area; Workers from an SIMD area	£11,383.00
Inclusion Scotland	Unlocking 'Employerability' in the Private Sector	Nationwide	Disabled Workers	£42,802
Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living	Developing Best Practice with Positive Attitudes	Nationwide	Disabled Workers	£43,500
Total				£336,853.68

*This figure includes £1,300 additional funding to allow the opportunity to provide additional training due to oversubscription of original training programme.

Workplace Equality Fund - 2020/21

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