ESF Shadow Round : Overview
Operational Programmes in Scotland, like those in other parts of the EU and the UK, were not able to be approved by the European Commission before 1 January 2007.
The Scottish Government made every effort to achieve this but a late start to 2007-2013 Programmes presented a number of difficulties for some Structural Funds partners in Scotland and the services they delivered, especially those responsible for projects dealing with vulnerable client groups, such as the voluntary sector.
To minimise the disruption the Scottish Government provided funding to some projects supporting these vulnerable groups to compensate for the delays in future programme decisions. This was referred to as the Shadow Round.
Following the appraisal of the applications for funding through the European Social Fund, the Deputy Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning approved the funding of £8,744,253 for 49 applications under the Shadow Round of the ESF Lowlands and Uplands Programme.
At the first meeting of the Programme Monitoring Committee on the 8 November 2007 approval was given for the 49 Shadow Round applications to be included within the recently approved Lowlands and Uplands European Social Fund Programme.
A full list of all projects to receive funding and the maximum project costs and grant awards is shown below.
| Applicant Organisation | Project Title | Total Project Costs (£) |
Maximum ESF Award (£) |
| The Action Group | Real Jobs Edinburgh Plus | 238,569 | 107,226 |
| Apex Scotland Ltd | N2 Employment | 274,117 | 123,353 |
| Ayr College | Enhancing Employability | 543,909 | 244,759 |
| BRAG Enterprises Ltd | Moving on Up | 210,251 | 94,612 |
| Cardonald College |
Building Glasgow's Young People | 426,825 | 192,071 |
| Careers Scotland | Activate | 1,167,250 |
525,262 |
| Central College of Commerce | Central IT | 214,089 | 96,340 |
| CraigOwl Communities | Skills for Work | 234,769 |
105,646 |
| Crossreach | Time2Work | 212,624 | 95,681 |
| Dundee College | Back on Track - NEET Provision | 384,786 |
173,154 |
| Fairbridge in Scotland | Bridging the Gap |
383,999 |
172,800 |
| Forth Sector |
Moving on III |
659,360 |
251,698 |
| The GalGael Trust |
Navigate the Future |
273,093 |
122,892 |
| Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living | New Jobs for Disabled People 6 | 312,765 |
140,744 |
| Glasgow City Council | City Vision Vocational Training | 1,699,748 |
764,887 |
| Glasgow City Council | Glasgow Vocational Programme | 805,154 |
362,319 |
| Glasgow College of Nautical Studies |
Routes to Employability | 327,268 |
147,270 |
| Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector |
Work in Progress |
208,998 |
94,049 |
| Glasgow South East Regeneration Agency |
Positive Action for Worklessness |
204,441 |
91,876 |
| Glasgow South West Regeneration Agency |
South West Bridging Service |
206,272 |
92,822 |
| Glasgow South West Regeneration Agency | Progressing Education, Employment and Training | 230,226 |
103,602 |
| Glasgow East Regeneration Agency |
Sustaining Employment - Creating Careers |
194,567 |
87,555 |
| Glasgow East Regeneration Agency | East Works | 208,167 |
93,675 |
| James Watt College | The Routes to Work Programme | 229,931 |
103,468 |
| Kilmarnock College | First Steps to Employment | 744,606 |
335,073 |
| Langside College | Ways to Work | 457,704 |
205,967 |
| Momentum Scotland Ltd | The Glasgow Momentum Employability Programme | 1,147,463 | 408,817 |
| Momentum Scotland Ltd | Opportunities for People through Employment and Working (OPEL) | 242,393 |
109,077 |
| Momentum Scotland Ltd | Work Matters | 262,069 |
117,931 |
| Momentum Scotland Ltd | The Catalyst Ayrshire Programme | 195,189 |
87,835 |
| Nisus Scotland | Nisus Scotland | 362,305 |
163,036 |
| The Prince's Trust | Developing the Potential of Scotland's Most Disadvantaged Young People | 586,820 |
264,069 |
| Rathbone | Bridging Works | 193,316 |
86,992 |
| Reid Kerr College | Skills for Sustainable Employability in Renfrewshire | 352,162 |
158,472 |
| Right Track Scotland Ltd | Motivator Project | 441,263 |
146,863 |
| Right Track Scotland Ltd | Skills for the Future | 275,883 |
124,147 |
| RNID (Royal National Institute for Deaf People) | Early and Mid Life Transitions Support for Deaf People | 136,410 |
61,385 |
| Scottish Association for Mental Health | Glasgow North | 472,382 |
212,572 |
| Scottish Association for Mental Health | Glasgow South | 410,041 |
184,518 |
| Scottish Association for Mental Health | Compass | 492,347 |
221,556 |
| SCVO | Moving Forward Ayrshire and Inverclyde |
222,347 |
100,035 |
| SCVO | Moving Forward Dundee | 302,018 |
132,724 |
| Skillnet Edinburgh | Black Community Skills Project | 375,005 |
168,752 |
| South Lanarkshire College | Take a Chance | 649,851 |
291,836 |
| Stevenson College Edinburgh | WEACT II |
214,145 |
96,365 |
| The Venture Trust | A Chance for Change | 475,889 |
214,150 |
| The Wise Group | Routes Out of Prison (RooP) | 485,352 |
218,408 |
| West Dunbartonshire Council | Work Connect | 220,025 | 98,640 |
| Work Track | Work Track Edinburgh | 327,272 | 147,272 |
