EUROPEAN STRUCTURAL AND INVESTMENT FUNDS 2014-20

NEW PROGRAMME ARRANGEMENTS, LEPS AND

THE VCS

The VCS & EU Funding…

Barriers

Timescales

Bureaucracy

Capacity

Risk of clawback

Match funding

THE STORY SO FAR…2012 - Initial consultations, national roadshows

Feb 2013 EU Budget SettlementMar 2013 UK SCF settlements: England €6.2bn; Scotland €800m; N. Ireland €460m; Wales €2.15m;Apr 2013 Outline guidance to LEPs from GovernmentJune 2013 Notional allocations issued to LEPsOct 2013 Draft EUSIF Strategies submittedNov 13 Government feedback received

ENGLAND EU SIF PROGRAMME 2014-2020

Thematic Objectives

Financial Allocation Notional allocation awarded to each LEP area

Humber notional allocation €102.4mYNYER notional allocation €97m

Opportunity for cross LEP area collaborative projects

Allocation could change depending on delivery and spend – reviews from 2017

The Local EUSIF StrategiesThe Local Picture – need & evidence

Investment Priorities – thematic concentration

Collaboration – other LEPs & beyondOutcomes & OutputsMatch Funding – how much & where fromCommunity Led Local Development – local approachPartnership EngagementAlignment with other EU FundsRisks

Humber Strategy - 5 Programme areas

• SME Growth & Innovation• Skills (including access to

employment)• Sustainable Communities & Social

Innovation • Climate Change & Environmental

Protection• Infrastructure

YNYER Strategy - 5 Programme areas

• Profitable and ambitious small and micro businesses

• A global leader in food manufacturing, agri-tech and biorenewables

• Inspired People • Successful and distinctive places • A well connected economy

•VCS have been involved in strategy design & development

•Questions over proposed involvement (or lack of it)in governance structures, especially for Social Inclusion

The VCS & LEP governance…

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