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Getting ready for 600m investment from the EU (S9)
The document outlines the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) program for 2014-2020, detailing a £2.6 billion allocation in priorities such as SME competitiveness, research, innovation, and environmental protection. It highlights the funding distribution across various objectives, including investments in local enterprise partnership areas, and emphasizes collaboration with local bodies to promote growth and tackle poverty. Additionally, it describes the application process for accessing funds, including stages for proposals and assessments.
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- 1. FACILITATOR: SANDRA TURNER, EUAND INTERNATIONAL MANAGER, NCVO CHAIR: ANITA PROSSER, CHAIR OF EUROPEAN FUNDING NETWORK SPEAKERS: NICK DEXTER, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUE ORMISTON, BIG LOTTERY FUND S9: GETTING READY FOR £600 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM THE EU
- 2. Overview - EuropeanStructural and Investment Funds 2014-2020 Linked local investments European Growth Programme in England €7.2bn (£5.2bn) 95% allocated to LEP areas ERDF (DCLG) €3.6bn (£2.6bn) EAFRD (Defra) €215m (£156m) ESF (DWP) €3.3bn (£2.4bn) YEI (DWP) €159m (£114m)
- 3. Priorities for ERDFspending in 2014-20 1. Research & Innovation – 21% 2. ICT - 3.4 % 3. SME Competitiveness - 40% 4. Low Carbon economy - 22% • 95% of ERDF will be spent across 8 objectives • 5% on Technical Assistance • 80% of investments will support objectives 1 to 4 Financial Instruments (FIs) are business loans and equities finance available under ERDF. There are 4 FI models supporting objectives across 3 of the 8 priority areas: innovation, SMEs and low carbon economy. 5. Environmental Protection - 3 % 6. Climate change adaptation -2 % 7. Sustainable transport in Cornwall & Isles of Scilly – 1.6% 8. Social Inclusion – 1.4% Technical Assistance – 5%
- 4. Priorities for ERDFspending in 2014-20 £2.6bn for 2014-20 Programme allocated to: • SME competitiveness: £1,095m • Low carbon approaches: £605m • Research and innovation: £585m • ICT and broadband: £103m • Environmental protection: £81m • Climate change adaptation: £52m • Transport for Cornwall/IoS: £43m • Social inclusion: £38m
- 5. Priorities for ERDFspending in 2014-20 SME competitiveness: £1,095m • Access to finance through grants, loans and equity to help businesses grow where some groups of Local Enterprise Partnership areas are looking to build on current financial instruments to improve access to finance for small businesses while others look to collaborate to set up new financial instruments • Business support including advice services for entrepreneurship, commercialisation, and exports; • Business support for new business start-ups; • Premises for SMEs including managed workspaces and business incubators where demand is shown to exceed supply.
- 6. Priorities for ERDFspending in 2014-20 Environmental protection: £81m Coastal resilience (indicative 40%): • managed realignment and mitigation of coastal squeeze • shoreline re-nourishment, cliff and dune system stabilisation • harbour, port and waterfront enhanced protection and adaptations not linked to transport • improvements to coastal frontages and seawalls • strengthening and extensions to estuary embankments Fluvial risk management (indicative 30%): • onsite or upstream attenuation and slowing the flow measures • diversion channels • raising strengthening and/or extending river walls and frontages • fixed and temporary barriers and gates • stepped back embankments • resilience measures for business infrastructure, including for example dry or wet flood-proofing • river restoration and improved conveyance measures Surface water run-off and drainage systems (indicative 30%): • integration, including retrofitting, of surface water and run off management measures into urban and commercial redevelopments • innovative measures in contexts where flood risk and land management relies on pumping and interrelates with drainage
- 7. Priorities for ERDFspending in 2014-20 £2.6bn for 2014-20 Programme allocated to: Environmental protection: £81m • Investment in green and blue infrastructure such as green corridors in urban areas and waterways • Sustainable drainage to improve water quality and in some cases local air quality. • Provision of support and advice for businesses in the adoption of innovative technologies and processes for the management and reuse of energy, materials, water and waste (including recycling and recovery) • Provision of support for the development, testing and demonstration of innovative technologies to promote resource efficiency
- 8. Priorities for ERDFspending in 2014-20 Community-Led Local Development (CLLD): £38m • Targeted on specific geographic areas of need and opportunity. • Prioritising the needs of areas as identified by reference to the 20% most deprived areas using the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD). • Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, area 70% of resource available will target the 30% most deprived areas according to the IMD. The remaining 30% of resource may target areas outside of these where they are adjacent • Aim to overcome persistent barriers to growth and employment in lagging areas or deprived communities, reduce the risk of poverty and social exclusion, through improved access to economic growth and development opportunities.
- 9. Better education, training Socialinclusion Employment and Mobility ESF spends against 3 thematic objectives 8 9 10 9 • TO 8 – Promoting sustainable and quality employment and supporting labour mobility – 917m ESF • TO 9 – Promoting social inclusion, combating poverty and any discrimination - 751m ESF • TO 10 – Investing in Education, training and vocational training for skills and lifelong learning – 1084m ESF
- 10. Differences in focusbetween 2007-13 and 2014-20 10 The 2014-2020 ERDF programme differs from previous programmes because it has: • A flexible, single programme across England – rather than 10 programmes • A highly localised model built around functional geographies (LEP areas) • Stronger focus on results rather than just spend • Financial focus on top priorities – SMEs, innovation and low carbon economy • More segmented menu of policy priorities such as environment, flood prevention and broadband • A stronger geographic agenda with an emphasis on cities and local communities (e.g. Sustainable Urban Development)
- 11. 11 EU categories of region mapped againstLEP areas in England 2014-20
- 12. Governing ERDF in2014-20 Growth Programme Board for England (ERDF, ESF and part of EAFRD) PROJECTS • Single ERDF programme for England – enables priorities and funding to be flexed across the country • Strong local growth delivery network - translating local ambitions into strong deliverable compliant projects • Working together with partners - local LEP area ESIF sub-committees provide advice/local intelligence on local needs and opportunities and help promote active participation • Greater delegation of decision making on projects in London (through GLA) and to a lesser extent in 8 core cities (up to 10% of local ERDF allocations) Local Growth Delivery Teams covering LEP areas 39 LEP area ESIF sub- committees DCLG as ERDF Managing Authority Single programme management team An aligned European Growth Programme for England
- 13. LEP areas How dowe work with wider growth initiatives ? LEPs EZ funding European Structural and Investment Funds Growing Places Fund Regional Growth Fund programmes Coastal Communities Fund Strategic Economic Plan Local Plans and planning decisions Further Education College Investment GROWTH Jobs Housing Skills Infrastructure Regeneration Transport links Local authority assets and spending Public private partnerships Private Sector Investment Growth Deals National policy initiatives and strategic drivers Enterprise
- 14. Key Messages • TheBig Lottery Fund’s Opt in Offer • The Application Process • Role of the ESIF Committee • Next Steps • Questions and Answers 14 INTRODUCTION Photo: Learning through Landscapes NCVO member since 2000 www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
- 15. OUR MISSION Making areal difference to communities and the lives of people most in need ESF TO9 Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty OUTCOME 1 To maximise the impact of funding OUTCOME 2 To improve access to European Funds by VCSE organisations 15 OVERALL VISION FOR BUILDING BETTER OPPORTUNITIES www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
- 16. • Building BetterOpportunities is now live • 37 Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) areas are expected to opt-in • 71 projects in 25 LEP areas are now open for application • £300m investment over 3 years to tackle poverty and promote social inclusion 16 KEY MESSAGES www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
- 17. Baker Tilly /Ecorys are offering support and advice regarding monitoring, audit and reporting requirements. www.bboesfsupport.com 17 SUPPORT TO APPLICANTS www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
- 18. 1. Supporting thosefurthest from the labour market 2. Meet local needs and priorities 3. Actual costs 4. Grants, not contracts 5. Support available 18 A SUMMARY THE BIG LOTTERY OPT IN OFFER www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
- 19. 19 2-STAGE COMPETITIVE GRANTSPROCESS APPLICATION PROCESS www.biglotteryfund.org.uk Stage 1 Outline Proposal Stage 2 Detailed Proposal
- 20. 20 BIG LOTTERY DEVELOPMENTGRANTS APPLICATION PROCESS www.biglotteryfund.org.uk Stage 1 Outline Proposal Development Funding Lottery Money Stage 2 Detailed Proposal
- 21. • June /July 2015 – Stage 1 Application • August / September 2015 – Stage 1 Assessment • October 2015 – Stage 1 Decision Making • November / December 2015 – Stage 2 Application • January / February 2016 – Stage 2 Assessment (there are multiple assessment windows so this is the earliest) • March 2016 – Stage 2 decisions & award All dates are subject to minor change 21 TRANCHE 1 KEY DATES www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
- 22. • October /November 2015 – Stage 1 Application • December / January & February 2016 – Stage 1 Assessment • March 2016 – Stage 1 Decision Making • March / April 2016 – Stage 2 Application • May / June 2016 – Stage 2 Assessment (there are multiple assessment windows so this is the earliest) • July 2016 – Stage 2 decisions & award All dates are subject to minor change 22 TRANCHE 2 KEY DATES www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
- 23. 23 ROLE OF THEESIF COMMITTEE www.biglotteryfund.org.uk ESIF Committee Advice on strategic fit
- 24. 1. Assessment anddecision making for Tranche 1 Applications 2. Development of Tranche 2 project outlines 3. BBO programme management and evaluation 24 NEXT STEPS www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
- 25. Feedback and Questions 25www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
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