Guidance

UK Seafood Fund: Skills and Training Scheme

How to apply for funding for skills and training in the UK seafood industry.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
27 December 2021
Last updated
1030 FebruaryNovember 20232022 — See all updates

There is up to £10 million in funding available through the Skills and Training Scheme. The scheme will fund training projects thatfor improveworkers in the qualityseafood and range of training available for the catching, processing, aquaculture industry, and recreational angling sectors.

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It’s a competitive scheme. To get funding, you must apply for a grant.

Find out about projects that have been successful in the first round of Skills and Training.

The Skills and Training Scheme is part of the UK Seafood Fund.

When to apply

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Who can apply

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 (SMEs)that have 2 of the following:
    • an annual turnover under £36 million
    • a balance sheet total under £18 million
    • no more than 250 employees
  • private non-SMEs non-small to medium-sized enterprises that have 2 of the following:
    • an annual turnover above £36 million
    • a balance sheet total above £18 million
    • more than 250 employees
  • fishermen’s associations
  • private trusts, foundations or social enterprises
  • trade associations
  • officially recognised producer organisations set up by fishery or aquaculture producers
  • trust ports

You can work with other eligible organisations to make a joint application.

You can apply for this scheme even if you have previously applied for other UK Seafood Fund schemes.

We will only consider applications for training facilitiesprojects that will be wholly baseddelivered in the UK.

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Round 21 projects and funding

Lots

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Lot 1 is for:

  • developing new or existing training courses and accessibilityqualifications
  • running a pilot of the training facilitiescourse

You cannot use grant money to run the training courses.

Lot 2 is for funding for specialist equipment for new or existing training courses.

When you get the sector.equipment you must test it to show how it will improve your training course.

Projects

We expect to fund projects that:

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    Match funding

    You need to provide match funding for your project. You must include evidence that you’ll provide match funding when you make your application.

    Your match funding must be in pounds sterling. You cannot use ‘in-kind contributions’, such as staff time or the use of existing equipment as 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

    Your match funding must not be from another grant scheme.

    How to apply

    You must nominate a lead applicant to submit your application. They will receive the funding if your application is successful. They will also be responsible for running the project and reporting on its progress.

    The lead applicant can only apply once (they can apply for lot 1 and lot 2 in the same application). They may be part of other applications but only as a consortium member, not the lead applicant.

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    Read andthe Invitation to Apply (ITA) on Atamis.Bravo. This provides complete information about the tendering process, including eligibility and assessment criteria.

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    Outcome of your application

    Defra will not assess your application until after the closing date.

    You’ll need to log in to AtamisBravo to find out if your application has been successful.

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    Published 27 December 2021
    Last updated 1030 FebruaryNovember 20232022 + show all updates

    1. Applications are now open for round 2 of the Skills and Training Scheme. Details of how to apply are now available.

    2. Round 2 of the Skills and Training Scheme will open for applications in January 2023.

    3. Round 1 of the Skills and Training Scheme closed for applications on 12 October 2022.

    4. We have removed details of the online event as this has now passed. We have added an email address for questions relating to round 2 of the scheme.

    5. Updated guidance on how to apply for round 1 of the skills and training scheme. Added information about an early market engagement event to cover frequently asked questions from round 1, and the scope, objectives and assessment criteria for round 2.

    6. The Skills and Training Scheme is open for applications. Details of how to apply are now available.

    7. Applications for training centres are not being run through the Infrastructure Scheme - guidance updated to reflect this.

    8. Updated the guidance on how to apply for Skills and Training Scheme funding. Applications will open in summer 2022.

    9. Updated as the scheme will now open for bids in summer 2022. You'll be told if your bid is successful in autumn 2022.

    10. Added a contact email for the scheme.

    11. First published.

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