Decision details

This report proposes to bid for £1,263,071 of EU funding to establish a one stop migrant integration centre in Hammersmith and Fulham.  A Refugee and Migrant Integration Hub would enable refugees and migrants to speedily acquire skills needed to successfully integrate into British society and communities and reduce isolation and alienation.  The EU Asylum and Integration Fund has £40m in project funding to disburse to successful applicants.  The bid requires 25% of match funding from successful bidders. The match funding requiring a Leaders Urgent Decision is £315,768 over a 24-month period. 

Reasons for urgency:

Officers intend to bid for £1,263,071 of grant money from the EU Asylum, Migration, and Integration Fund. The deadline for submission of the bid is 5pm May 9^th. The bid requires 25% match funding which equates to £315,768. 

That the Council approves £315,768 of match-funding to support an application for £1,263,071 of European Union Asylum and Integration Funding.