UK Seafood Fund: Skills and Training Scheme

UK Seafood Fund: Skills and Training Scheme

Deadline: 12-Oct-22

The Skills and Training Scheme is now open for applications.

There is up to £10 million in the Skills and Training Scheme to fund training projects for workers in the seafood and aquaculture industry.

Funding Information
The money will be split to allocate:
up to £5 million for training courses and specialist equipment (you can apply for this from Wednesday 3 August 2022)
up to £5 million for modernising and building training centres (you can apply for this in late autumn 2022)
Each successful applicant will be awarded between £10,000 and £250,000.
Match Funding
The amount of match funding you need to provide will depend on the type of your organisation. The maximum amount of match funding as a percentage of total project cost is:

75% for public bodies and public charities
50% for private small to medium-sized enterprises
30% for non-private small to medium-sized enterprises
75% for private fishermen’s associations
75% for private producer organisations
50% for private charitable foundations
Types of Lot
There are 2 lots on the application form. You can apply for one or both lots in the same application.

Lot 1
Lot 1 is for:
developing new or existing training courses and qualifications
running a pilot of the training course
You cannot use grant money to run the training courses.
Lot 2
Lot 2 is for funding for specialist equipment for new or existing training courses.
Eligibility Criteria
The following types of organisations can apply for this grant:

public bodies (including trust ports, local authority ports and public charities)
private small to medium-sized enterprises
non-private small to medium-sized enterprises
fishermen’s associations
private trusts, foundations or social enterprises
trade associations
officially recognised producer organizations.
For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-seafood-fund-skills-and-training-scheme