ERDF and INTERREG funding opportunities Matt Jones Dominic Munro-McCarthy June 22 nd 2015
ERDF and Interreg funding ERDF Minimum total project value £1m (500k ERDF). Intervention rate: 50% Interreg projects Project value £2m to £5m (£100,000 to £500,000 per partner). Intervention rate: 50% to 69% Revenue (plus some small scale capital for demonstration or testing purposes) 3-5 year project duration Match funding public/private cash, time, contribution in kind
EU funding: Cross Border Cooperation
Smart Green Inclusive Growth
PRIORITIES Smart growth: developing an economy based on knowledge and innovation. Research, technical Research, technical & social Innovation & social Innovation Sustainable growth: promoting a more resource efficient, greener and more competitive Low Carbon Low Carbon economy. Climate Change Climate Change Inclusive growth : Resource Efficiency Green Transport fostering a high-employment economy delivering social and territorial cohesion.
Green priorities Resource Ecosystems & Eco Innovation Efficient natural Economies heritage Adaption & Resilience Green Mobility to Climate change
Ecosystems & natural heritage Specific objectives Activities Outputs Proof of Increase TOURISM: Realise the potential of concept/validation tourism/spend the common natural and cultural Demonstration / tests Job creation assets to deliver innovative and Implementation Quality of life sustainable growth Education / training (France / England) Research and Benefits for public ECOSYSTEMS : Enhance and scoping studies health protect the coastal and transitional Joint Analysis Economic benefits water ecosystems Pilot projects Business (France/England) opportunities Prevention Developing Protected and ECOSYSTEMS: Develop new techniques improved methods for the long term Prediction & biodiversity sustainable mgt .of ecoystems Restoring damaged monitoring techniques Protecting against climate change Demonstration areas and protext Mobilising Environmental mgt (North Sea) stakeholders and land use plans
Eco Innovation / low carbon economy Specific objectives Activities Outputs Implementation of New solutions Increase the development and Types of actions strategies (methods/tools/serv uptake of existing or new low Develop ices ) established carbon technologies and services Adopt and processes Prepare for investment (France/England) Investments (2 Seas) (North Sea) (North West EU) Delivering New strategies Reduce GHG emissions though Testing and developing Implementations cooperation on the Initiating Stakeholders implementation of [green] Promoting benefiting protection strategies Innovative approaches (North West EU) Synergies
Resource efficient economy Specific objectives Activities Outputs Formulate Decreased use of Strengthen the efficient use of natural Establish natural resources resources and materials through the Adopt Policy adoption of new solutions for a greener Invest makers/economic economy actors as (2 Seas) beneficiaries Implementing Solutions To optimise (re)use of material and Designing implemented and natural resources through international Analysis Tools tested cooperation Collaborative Innovative uses (North West EU) approaches for of waste Enterprises usefulness of waste Supported Industrial ecology practices
Adaption/Resilience to climate change Specific objectives Activities Outputs Develop new flood Formulated common Improve the adaption capacity of public and private prevention strategies Common awareness actors: to better coordinate techniques Predict/monitor their climate change adaption campaigns Joint measures to reduce actions for stronger resilience change Demonstrate (2 Seas) impact Joint measures adaption measures addressing biodiversity Better emergency plans Develop new flood Results to promote Demonstrate new and/or improved methods: for prevention widespread investment / improving the climate resilience techniques take up / transfer to other Predict/monitor of target sites regions (North Sea Region) change Demonstrate adaption measures
Green mobility Specific objectives Activities Outputs Demonstration Practical solutions Innovation for improved Tackling organisational, Reduced dependency transport and logistical technical, operational on road transport solutions: with potential to Integrated logistics and political barriers move large volumes of freight away from long distance road transportation (North Sea) Tackling organisational, Integrated ticketing Stimulate the take up and technical, operational and traffic info application of green and political barriers systems transport solutions: for Car sharing services regional freight and personal Strategies transport (North Sea) Pilots and Implemented low Reduce GHG emissions: demonstrations carbon solutions through international cooperation Testing and New systems on transnational low carbon Operators supported demonstrating solutions in transport systems Engaging with transport (North West EU) operators
CBC = Cross Border Cooperation Source: Paula Maclachlan (Interreg N.W.E. facilitator)
EU Growth Programme • New programme period 2014-2020 • ERDF, ( European Regional Development Fund ) • ESF( European Social Fund ) • EAFRD ( European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development ) • Collectively worth c.£80 million (requiring match) • Managed nationally by DCLG and DEFRA • Managed strategically by local partners •Funds “notionally allocated” to LEP areas • The programme is target-driven Building Bridges
EAFRD/ERDF Differences EAFRD ERDF Individual businesses can directly Applicants are usually public sector, apply for funding universities/colleges, business intermediaries, voluntary/social enterprises. But, businesses are not precluded from applying (have to pass state aid tests, non-profit rule, act in public similar way) Can benefit just one business Must have wide benefit to SMEs Can just be one applicant Usually partnership projects Can support primary and Supports agri tech (not agriculture) as one secondary agriculture of the key growth sectors Revenue and/or capital Predominantly revenue (this time around) Rural and urban (all areas) – national Rural areas and hub towns programme, money notionally split into LEP areas Building Bridges
ERDF priorities Strengthening research, Enhancing the Supporting the shift technological competitiveness of towards a low development and SMEs carbon economy innovation Climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management Building Bridges
ERDF Projects Key points to consider • Predominantly REVENUE funding • Project must not duplicate existing activity, i.e. must be additional • Must provide value for money • Clear example of partnership working • Clear evidence of demand and need • 50% maximum intervention rate • Match can be public/private cash, time, contribution in kind (land, resources etc)
ERDF outputs (not an exhaustive list) • No of enterprises supported • Employment increase in supported enterprises • No of enterprises cooperating with research entities • Infrastructure site development including green infrastructure (ha) • Private investment matching public support to enterprises • Estimated Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reductions • No of companies supported with business resource efficiency
ERDF results • Increase in SME productivity • Increase in SME jobs created • Increase in business start-ups • Increased number of “actively innovating” businesses, bring new products to market • Further embedding innovation and building greater value chain connections (smart specialisation) • Increase in companies deploying low carbon practices, processes, services or products
Supporting the shift towards a low carbon economy (£8m) • Building the market in low carbon environmental technologies, goods and services through a range of financial instruments • Increasing energy efficiency and decentralised energy production • Increasing innovation in and adoption of low carbon technologies linked to existing strengths and natural assets • promoting low-carbon strategies, in particular for urban areas, including the promotion of sustainable transport and energy solutions
Climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management (£2m) • Its use will be carefully targeted and will focus on areas where there is significant need to stimulate economic development that might otherwise be inhibited by flood risk.
What you’ll need to demonstrate… Projects be demand led and Added Value need evidence Cost effective Genuinely innovative and Exit strategy additional Match funding Clear and concise Need Project Fund
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