Abbreviations
of funds: EAGGF - European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
Fund; ERDF - European Regional Development Fund; ESF - European
Social Fund; FIFG - Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance.
13 December 2001 (Date on Offer letter as project not announced)
Safety Training for Cornish Fishermen
The Sea Fish Industry Authority have been awarded a Priority 4.7 grant to improve safety on fishing vessels in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Grant of £149,250 from FIFG towards a £199,000 project. For further information please contact Mr Ken Arkley, Sea Fish Industry Authority on 0131 558 3331.
11 December 2001
actnow ‘A’
Cornwall Enterprise, SWRDA, Cornwall County Council, Business Link, BT Priority 2.4 project to upgrade 12 telephone exchanges around Cornwall to provide ASDL broadband technology.
Grant of £910,000 from ERDF for £2,600,000 project – contact Jason Clark, Communications Manager, Objective One on 01872 276276 or Jason Mann at BT on 01803-216415.
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11 December 2001
actnow ‘B’
Cornwall Enterprise, SWRDA, Business Link, Cornwall College and BT This project follows on from actnow ‘A; and will provide a support package to 3,300 small and medium-sized businesses to help make the most of the new technology.
Grant of £4,344,000 from ERDF for a £9,958,000 project. For more details please contact actnow on 01209 722 850.
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7 December 2001
Cornwall Image & Brand, Phase 2
Cornwall Enterprise: Priority 5.1 project to examine the perception of Cornwall both nationally and locally, and the impact Cornwall’s image has on the promotion and sale of its goods and services with the aim of establish how Cornwall’s economic performance can be improved.
Grant of £100,000 from ERDF towards a £200,000 project. For further information please contact Teresa Timms at Cornwall Enterprise on 10872 322 907.
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7 December 2001
Creative Skills Consortium (CSC)
Cornwall Arts Centre Trust: Priority 3.3 project to provide Cornwall’s creative industries with a huge boost aimed at developing and improving performance. The CSC will be run be the Cornwall Arts Centre Trust in partnership with more than 25 other arts organisations across Cornwall.
Grant of £329,950 from ESF for £733,318 project. Contact Ross Williams on 01872 223566 for further information.
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20 November 2001
The Cortmas Project Cartwheel Ltd
Priority 4.6 project to boost the county’s farm tourism sector by offering grants for marketing projects. The scheme is a sister project to South West Tourism’s ‘Rural Improvement Fund. The new scheme will run for four years and offer grants of up to £100,000 to help businesses launch new marketing projects either individually or in groups.
Grant of £1,061,713 from EAGGF for £3,655,891 project. Contact Tel: 01392 877842; Fax: 01392 877846; E-mail: info@cartwheel.org.uk or visit www.farm.tourism.co.uk for further information.
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25 October 2001
Connecting Cornwall
Cornwall County Council’s Priority 2.4 project to create a special team of experts to help Cornwall build the transport links it needs to do business in the 21st century.
Grant of £165,000 from ERDF for £330,000 project – For further information contact Tony Roche on 01872 322760
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19 October 2001
Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC) Initiative
Second Phase of Start Up work: Falmouth College of Arts – Priority 5.3 project to continue in the development of the CUC, which aims to attract an extra 4,000 new students to Cornwall by 2010, thereby creating a projected 1,000 new jobs and generating £31 million a year in the local economy.
Grant of £4,937,500 from ERDF for £8,817,000 project. Contact Gordon Kelly, CUC Co-ordinator, on Tel: 01326-370430 or Jason Clark, Objective One Communications Manager, on Tel: 01872-276276 for further information.
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12 October 2001
Cornwall Food and Drink Partnership Scheme
PROSPER: Priority 1.4 and 4.6 project to help Cornwall’s agriculture industry to diversify and upgrade facilities thereby improving the chance of getting products onto local tables.
Grant of £1,115,924 from EAGGF for £4,437,785 project. Contact Graham Woolcock on 01208 722100or Jason Clark, Objective One spokesperson) on 01872 276276 for further information.
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5th October 2001
SWARD (South West Agricultural and Rural Development)
Business Link Devon and Cornwall: Priority 4.4 project that helps rural land based business adapt to change. Project includes a training bursary for best practice visits and training seminars, a free information service provided by the University of Plymouth, and help with networking opportunities between like minded businesses.
Grant of £360,246 from EAGGF for £726,402 project. Contact Amanda Ratsey at Business Link on 0845 600 9966 for further information. Click here to visit the SWARD website.
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5 October 2001
Adding Value to Business Support Through the SBS
PROSPER: Priority 1.3 project to provide a higher level of support to small businesses in Cornwall.
Grant of £1,565,968 from ERDF for £3,131,937 project. Contact Jason Clark, Objective One Spokesperson, on 01872 241379 for further information.
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7 September 2001
Vocational and Short Courses Scheme
Duchy College Priority 4.4 project to train 16,000 farmers and farm workers. The innovative project will provide technical and development programmes for people working in all land-based industries. Employers will be able to claim wage subsidies while their employees are on development programmes. Grants will also be available to contribute to the cost of employing relief workers while participants are attending training events. The six-year project is expected to provide training for 16,000 people and benefit 5,000 businesses
Grant of 1,305,812 from EAGGF for £3,480,827 project. Contact Dr. Phil Le Grice, Director of Trials and Research, Duchy College, Stoke Climsland, Callington. Tel 01579 372222, Fax 01579 372200 for further information.
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7 September 2001
Development of Strategy for the Red Meat Sector
South West Quality Meat: Priority 1.4 project to develop the competitiveness of the red meat sector. It will address the processing and marketing aspects of the red meat sector and the further development of regional brands to sell Cornish produce. The study will also examine electronic identification of animals, thereby increasing consumer confidence in a quality brand, and will also look at how to develop local collection and distribution networks to reduce the amount of ‘food miles’ involved in meat production. This would not only reduce lorry movements within the Westcountry but would cut down on the sort of mass movements of animals, which have been blamed for spreading the foot and mouth virus so rapidly across the UK.
Grant of £20,000 from EAGGF for £53,340 project. Contact Liz Bowles at ADAS on 01884 32521 for further information.
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3 September 2001
Community Food Manufacturing and Distribution Study
Cornwall Healthcare Trust: Priority 4.6 project to boost the local economy and benefit its patients and staff. If successful, the project could generate hundreds of thousands of pounds in business for local food producers and may be used as a model for other healthcare trusts across the UK.
Grant of £17,727 from EAGGF for £35,454 project. Contact Jason Clark, Objective One Communications Manager, on 01872 241379 for further information.
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31 August 2001
Cornwall Learning Gateway
Connexions Cornwall and Devon: Priority 3.3 project to provide a two year scheme targeted at helping 400 of the most disadvantaged and disaffected young people in Cornwall.
Grant of £228,079 from ESF for £456,247 project. Contact Jennie Dunse, Connexions Cornwall and Devon, on 01566 777672 for further information.
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24 August 2001
CREATE Cornwall Enterprise
Priority 3.2 project aiming to ensure that training provision matches the needs of SMEs across the county by being demand led, rather than supply led.
Grant of £1,101,874 from ESF for £4,051,898 project. Contact Janet Tressider, Camborne College, on 01209 611611 for further information.
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24 August 2001
Laser Clay Pigeon Shooting
Greenleisure.co.uk: Priority 4.6 project set up as an alternative to the traditional sport, which allows people of all ages to enjoy the thrill of a favourite country pursuit.
Grant of £8,964 from EAGGF for £35,854 project. Contact Mark Lytham on 07773 255426 for further information.
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13 August 2001
Cornwall Union Learning Centre
South West TUC: Priority 3.3 project aimed at tackling skills shortages in the County be helping 1,000 people back into education and training.
Grant of £163,835 from ESF for £371,892 project. Contact Jason Clark, Objective One Communications Manager, on 01872 241379 for further information.
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3 August 2001
Engineering and Construction Centre of Excellence
Cornwall College: Priority 3.6 project to attract more students into the engineering and construction industries and equip them with the latest skills.
Grant of £2,027,824 from ERDF for £5,069,561 project. Contact Martyn Oliver, Marketing Director Cornwall College, on 01209 616126 for further information.
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3 August 2001
ReMaDe Kernow
Cornwall Waste Working Group: Priority 1.6 project to bring about a recycling revolution and cut the volume of material going into landfill sites. Recycling Market Development is a groundbreaking project looking at how we can reuse material rather than squander it and create new markets for materials currently regarded as waste.
Grant of £137,591 from ERDF for £275,591 project. Contact Michael Pool, Director, on 01208 265147 for further information.
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23 July 2001
Setting Up of New Website
Cornwall Fish Producers Organisation (CFPO) have received a Priority 4.7 grant towards the setting up of a website to promote fish, the fishing industry as a career and provide information on the Cornish Fishing Industry.
Grant of £704 from FIFG towards a £2,010 project. For further details please contact Clare Leverton on 01872 270 333.
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23 July 2001
Volunteers Programme – Cornwall
The Princes Trust Priority 3.1 project to help young people in Cornwall off benefits and back into work.
Grant of £144,925 from ESF for £289,851 project. Contact Peter Cudmore at The Prince’s Trust on 01392 445157 for further information.
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23 July 2001
Woodworks Two
Silvanus Trust: Priority 3.2 project aimed at creating 40 new jobs within the Forestry and Wood Using sector over the next two years.
Grant of £100,00 from ESF for £233,000 project. Contact Sarah Young at Silvanus Trust, on 01566 775554 for further information.
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20 July 2001
Camborne School of Mines – Environmental Research
University of Exeter: Priority 5.4 project to ensure the successful development, through research, of the environmental sector. At the heart of the project is recognition of the international expertise that already exists in Cornwall in earth and environmental sciences.
Grant of £ 700,441 from ESF for £1,557,311 project. contact Director of Research at Camborne School of Mines, Dr Duncan Pirrie, on 01209 712167 for further information.
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5 July 2001
Centre of Excellence (Helford Building)
Truro College: Priority 5.3 project to construct centre of excellence for provision of higher education as part of plans for Combined Universities in Cornwall initiative.
Grant of £1,675,528 from ERDF for £3,935,990 project. See media release from same date for further details.
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22 June 2001
Cornwall & Scilly Urban Survey
Cornwall Archaeological Unit: Priority 5.2 project to carry out comprehensive survey of historic towns and villages – to then be used as framework for future economic regeneration projects.
Grant of £151,054 from ERDF for £300,554 project. For further information contact principal archaeologist Jeanette Radcliffe on 01872 322568 or visit the website www.historic-cornwall.org.uk
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22 June 2001
World Heritage Site Bid
Cornwall County Council: Priority 5.2 project to prepare bid for recognition by UNESCO of Cornish mining landscape as World Heritage Site.
Grant of £174,888 from ERDF for £349,888 project. For further information contact principal archaeologist Jeanette Radcliffe on 01872 322568.
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21 June 2001
Taste of the West Ltd
Priority 4.6 Food & Drink Marketing Programme project run by speciality food group, Taste of the West, which aims to put 100 Cornish products on shop shelves in the next three years. Through Taste of the West the project will promote the quality and diversity of Cornish food and drink through a wide-ranging programme which will include grant support, marketing research and advice, new promotional material and a dedicated "Cornish Shopping Mall" website.
Grant of £1,012,744 from EAGGF towards a £3,083,776 project. For further information please contact Carol Trewin on 01579 349 363, e-mail carol@cornwalltasteofthewest.co.uk
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18 June 2001
Creating Cornish Prosperity
Cornwall Enterprise : Priority 3.2 project working with St Austell Brewery to provide business counselling and vocational qualifications for those working in the licensed trade.
Grant of £502,938 from ESF for £1,146,838 project. For further information see media release from same date.
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18 June 2001
Cornish Care Leavers
Cornwall Social Services: Priority 3.1 project to support young people leaving care and help them find the best education and employment opportunities.
Grant of £397,813 from ESF for £887,323 project. For more information contact Colin Reed on 01872 322454.
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15 June 2001
Flexible ICT for Rural Areas (Circle)
Cornwall Adult Education Service: Priority 3.3 project to extend learning opportunities through ICT and address rural isolation, cost, lack of confidence and lack of motivation.
Grant of £189,043 from ESF for £564,468 project – linked to ERDF project below.
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15 June 2001
Flexible ICT for Rural Areas (Circle)
Cornwall County Council: Priority 3.6 element of project above.
Grant of £216,068 from ERDF for £480,110 project. For further information contact Margaret Bilkey of Adult Education Service on 01326 563702.
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13 June 2001
Cornwall Food & Energy Park Study
Heron Trust Ltd: Priority 1.4 project to carry out feasibility study and, if viability is proved, development plan for "food and energy" park to support food processing in Cornwall.
Grant of £24,375 from EAGGF for £97,500 project. For further details contact Business Location Services Ltd on 01872 222777.
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12 June 2001
Pengreep Farm Dairy
Pengreep Farm Ltd: Priority 1.4 and 4.46 project to build new dairy unit to increase cheese production, as well as staff training and product development.
Grant of £155,660 from EAGGF for £778,299 project. For further details see media release from same date.
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8 June 2001
PEBBLE
Cornwall Education Business Partnership: Priority 3.3 project to encourage students to keep learning once they leave education and enter employment.
Grant of £198,500 from ESF for £520,500 project.
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1 June 2001
New Business Excellence
PROSPER: Priority 3.2 project providing advice, guidance and training for newly created businesses.
Grant of £47,902 from ESF for £106,450 project.
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1 June 2001
CASCADE
Truro College: Priority 3.2 project providing support to develop new and existing small businesses.
Grant of £334,401 from ESF for £751,835 project. For further details see media release from same date.
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24 May 2001
Organic Studies Initiative
Duchy College: Priority 4.6 project to establish an organic studies centre at Camborne and farm demonstration programme.
Grant of £350,122 from EAGGF for £972,199 project. For further details contact Dr Jean Burke on 01209 722100.
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22 May 2001
Designated Services for Young People
Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Health Authority: Priority 3.1 project from Health Action Zone to tackle social inclusion among young people via training and work experience.
Grant of £96,559 from ESF for £236,525 project. For further details contact Lottie Dale on 01726 627922.
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17 May 2001
Small Business Grant Scheme
South West Investment Group: Priority 1.2 project to provide grants to micro-businesses and small enterprises.
Grant of £100,000 from ERDF for £200,000 project. For further information contact SWIG on 01872 223883.
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17 May 2001
Small Business Start Up Fund
South West Investment Group: Priority 1.2 project to provide loans to micro-businesses and small enterprises.
Grant of £300,000 from ERDF for £600,000 project. For further information contact SWIG on 01872 223883.
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17 May 2001
Cornwall Grant Scheme and Business Development Funds Management
South West Investment Group: Priority 1.3 project to market and administer SWIG’s funds.
Grant of £126,196 from ERDF for £265,696 project. For further information contact SWIG on 01872 223883.
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15 May 2001
Let’s Do IT!
Cornwall Enterprise: Priority 1.7, second phase of project to support training via the Internet for small businesses in key sectors.
Grant of £302,000 from ESF for £671,000 project. See media release from same date for further information.
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14 May 2001
Rural Diversification Capital Grant Initiative
PROSPER: Priority 4.6 project to provide fund for farms and rural business diversification.
Grant of £1,236,732 from EAGGF for £4,450,463 project. For further details see media release from same date.
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10 May 2001
Rural Tourism Improvement Fund
South West Tourism: Priority 4.6 project providing umbrella fund to assist farm tourism developments.
Grant of £1,969,070 from EAGGF for £7,108,540 project. For further information, see media release from same date.
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1 May 2001
Share Training
Cornwall County Council: Priority 3.1 project to provide unemployed volunteers with vocational training, work experience and careers guidance in a youth work setting.
Grant of £148,300 from ESF for £333,080 project. For further details, contact the county council press office on 01872 322000.
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27 April 2001
Action Women
Cornwall College: Priority 3.5 project to improve the participation of women by increasing access to learning and training and increasing employability.
Grant of £613,335 from ESF for £1,394,702 project. For further details see media release from same date.
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27 April 2001
Cornwall Prince’s Youth Trust
Cornwall College: Priority 3.4 project to provide unemployed 16 to 24-year-olds with skills to enter the labour market and understanding of the needs of employers.
Grant of £200,984 from ESF for £446,634 project. See media release from same date for further details.
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12 April 2001
Training for Marine Engineering
Cornwall College: Priority 1.7 project to expand vocational and higher education training in sector.
Grant of £755,570 from ESF for £1,679,337 project. See press release from same date for more information.
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12 April 2001
Multimedia
Cornwall College: Priority 1.7 project to develop higher education training in sector, including digital broadcasting.
Grant of £258,527 from ESF for £574,511 project. See press release from same date for more information.
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11 April 2001
Heaven Scent
Pentreath Industries: Priority 3.4 project to provide training and work experience in horticulture and conservation for people recovering from severe mental ill health.
Grant of £426,907 from ESF for £776,197 project. See press release from same date for more information.
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6 April 2001
Cornwall 2001 & Beyond
The Prince’s Trust: six-year Priority 1.5 project to support young entrepreneurs in launching and developing new businesses.
Grant of £589,360 from ERDF for £1,178,720 project. See press release from same date for more information.
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30 March 2001
Cornwall Film Fund (Phase One)
Cornwall County Council: Priority 1.2 project providing Umbrella Fund to support film, TV and script production in Cornwall.
Grant of £548,529 from ERDF for £1,097,058 project. Contact Jenefer Lowe on 01872 323465 for more information.
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19 March 2001
BEEI (Business Entrepreneurship, Enterprise and Innovation) Cornwall
Cornwall Education Business Partnership: three-year Priority 3.2 project to inspire and develop skills of 9,100 Cornish students making the transition from education to work.
Grant of £275,635 from ESF for £717,735 project. Contact David Smith on 01872 323420 for further information.
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19 March 2001
Open Doors
Cornwall County Council – three-year county-wide Priority 3.4 project to improve the range of training and job opportunities for people with disabilities.
Grant of £1,625,921 from ESF for £3,615,756 project. Contact Jayne Cotterill on 01872 322672 for more details.
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15 March 2001
Modern Apprentices for All
PROSPER: Priority 3.3 project providing on-the-job training, leading to NVQ qualifications for 2,000 employees working for small and medium businesses.
Grant of £1,624,568 from ESF for £3,857,313 project. See media release from same date for further information.
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15 March 2001
Let’s Do IT!
Cornwall Enterprise: Priority 1.7 project to develop a network of 250 small and medium businesses in key sectors that have a history of under investment in training and to provide training via the Internet.
Grant of £30,000 from ESF for £111,878 project. See media release from same date for further information.
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9 March 2001
Celtic Film & Television Festival
Priority 1.2 project to provide funding for 22nd Celtic Film & TV Festival, providing major networking opportunity for local film industry.
Grant of £113,107 from ERDF for £229,043 project. For further details see media release from same date.
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9 March 2001
Cornwall Property Development Programme SWRDA
Priority 2.1 project to establish an integrated, strategic approach to the identification and development of capital schemes, primary sites and premises which will generate quality projects suitable for ERDF support.
Grant of £1,276,939 from ERDF towards a £3,261,939 project. For further information please contact SWRDA on 01872 243 750
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2 March 2001
Cornwall Wine Fair
Castang Wine Shippers: Priority 1.4 project to fund event providing opportunity for local producers to promote products direct to potential buyers.
Grant of £2,895 from EAGGF for £10,650 project.
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1 March 2001
Childminders Mean Business
National Childminding Association: Priority 3.5 project to raise the standards of childcare.
Grant of £75,796 from ESF for £168,436 project. For further details see media release from same date.
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1 March 2001
Potential Through Childcare
National Childminding Association –, previous phase of above project.
Grant of £40,666 from ESF for £89,009 project. For further details see media release from same date.
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28 February 2001
Cornwall Business Growth Fund
South West Investment Group: Priority 1.2 project to set up £3 million investment fund for business.
Grant of £1,050,000 from ERDF for £3,000,000 project. For further details see media release from same date.
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26 February 2001
Finance Cornwall Scoping Project
Finance South West: Priority 1.2 project developing model for possible £20 million venture capital fund.
Grant of £83,250 from ERDF for £185,000 project. For further details see media release from same date.
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23 February 2001
Skills for Dynamic Agriculture
PROSPER have been awarded a Priority 3.2 grant towards a project for providing the technical, management and business skills necessary to re-engineer agriculture in Cornwall.
Grant of £799,328 from ESF towards a £1,776,285 projects.
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23 February 2001
HERRON
University of Plymouth –Priority 3.2 project to provide a range of business services to help companies in the regions to innovate, compete and exploit new technologies and opportunities.
Grant of £1,387,300 from ESF for £2,776,300 project. For further details see media release from same date.
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16 February 2001
GROW
Truro College: Priority 3.1 project to help more than 1200 disadvantaged people find a route back into work with the help of advice, skills training and the opportunity to improve qualifications for those seeking full, part-time or seasonal work.
Grant of £501,580 from ESF towards £1,114,625 project. See media release from same date for further details.
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8 February 2001
Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC) Initiative
First Phase of Start Up: Falmouth College of Arts: Priority 5.3 project to enable first phase of start up work for both the physical development and course development work which will allow all phases of the main site at Tremough to be ready for occupation by 2003.
Grant of £673,636 from ERDF towards £1,193,636 project. Contact Cornwall County Council’s press office on 01872 322000 for further details.
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6 February 2001
Tap Routes
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers: Priority 3.1 project to provide employment placements and vocational training with environmental and voluntary organisations.
Grant of £417,631 from ESF for £928,183 project. See media release from same date for details.
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30 January 2001
SEAL
Link-into-Learning: Priority 3.3 project to provide free IT training to people with basic skills needs.
Grant of £447,290 from ESF towards £884,790 project. See media release from same date for details.
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26 January 2001
GUIDE
Truro College: Priority 3.4 project to help people with acquired physical disability or brain injury find a way back to work or higher education.
Grant of £738,820 from ESF towards £1,641,825 project. See media release from same date for details.
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15 January 2001
Greenpark Feasibility Study
County Environmental Services: Priority 2.1 project to investigate potential of using power generated by incinerating household waste to provide heat and electricity for a business park.
Grant of £51,100 from ERDF towards £106,100 project. See media release from same date for further details.
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