The Two Ridings Community Foundation chief executive Jan Garrill.
Supported by the East Riding of Council’s Future Communities Initiative and funded by REW, the project will support the voluntary and community sector (VCS) across the area.
The scheme will ensure the sector will have good governance and succession planning in place in order to ensure they are aware of and compliant with legislative requirements, are able to plan effectively, increase their long-term sustainability and become more resilient.
A spokesman said: “ERVAS has a long history of partnership working to meet the needs of the community across the area and has delivered training and development work since its inception and is respected and trusted within the sector.