Transcript EU Growth Programme

European & Structural Funds Programme
2014-2020
SELEP CLLD Workshop
Church House, London
3 December 2013
[email protected]
What is CLLD
• Modelled on Leader Programme (5% of RDPE)
• ERDF and ESF experience through Urban (cities) and
Equal (social inclusion) Programmes
• An optional tool for involving citizens at local level in
developing responses to social, environmental &
economic challenges
• Focussed on sub-regional areas (10-150,000 population)
• Driven by local communities & their needs
• Multi-sectoral (public, private and civil society)
• Integrated approach: multi-fund options or single funds
option possible e.g. ESF + ERDF; Leader + ESF + ERDF;
EMFF + ESF etc. and linkages to other strategies & actors
• Innovation is encouraged (new markets, services,
products and social innovation, e.g. user-led)
Why should you consider CLLD?
• Local communities in control of needs of local area and preferred
solutions
• Concentrated on areas that need and can use the most
• Opportunity for small scale, localised and micro-interventions
• Programmed against TO9 but LDS can deliver against any other TO
• interventions complementary to LEP investment strategies
• Builds the capacity of communities to act & work in partnership
• Based on co-responsibility and ownership
• Strong focus on innovation & social innovation: new ways of
thinking and doing
• Long-term investment (7 years) & benefits of investment stay in
the community
• Networking and cooperation
Where can CLLD happen?
Available to:
Urban areas: newly established LAGs to access
ESF and/or ERDF for activities in part of city , a
deprived neighbourhood, a market town etc.
Rural Areas: where appropriate LEPs can work
with their rural Leader Groups to deliver a multifund CLLD approach, using ERDF and/or ESF as
well as core EAFRD funding.
Coastal Areas: FLAGs could add ESF and ERDF
Possible shapes of CLLD
How does it work?
A three stage process:
1. LEPs strategies set out use (or not) of CLLD
2. If yes LAGs come together and design LDS
3. LAGs deliver the LDS.
What should an LDS contain
• The definition of the area and population covered by the strategy;
• An analysis of the development needs and potential of the area,
including an analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats;
• A description of the strategy and its objectives
• A description of the integrated and innovative character of the strategy
• A hierarchy of objectives, including clear and measurable targets for
outputs or results
• A description of the process of community involvement in the
development of the strategy
• An action plan demonstrating how objectives are translated into actions;
• A description of the management, monitoring and evaluation
arrangements
• Evidence demonstrating the capacity and capability of the LAG to
implement the strategy and;
• A financial plan for the strategy, including the planned allocation of each
of the concerned European Structural and Investment Funds.
Minimum Tasks of a LAG
• LAG appoints accountable body, approved by the
MA, from members to manage funds; contract/pay
providers; be accountable to MA
• Build the capacity of local actors to develop and
implement operations
• Drawing up selection procedures
• Making calls for proposals
• Selection of proposals
• Monitoring and evaluation
Minimum Tasks of the MA
• Selection criteria of Local Development
Strategies
• CLLD Selection Committee (approve an LDS,
use of multi-fund, grants use of Lead Fund)
• Approving the CLLD accountable body
What can be supported by CLLD?
Preparatory Support (6-12 months) before the
LDS starts: training actions for local stakeholders; studies of the
area concerned; consultancy costs; consultations with stakeholders;
administrative costs of organisations applying for preparatory Support
Implementation of operations of LDS: the projects
Cooperation activities of LAG: e.g. exchange of good
practice, mutual learning, themes better dealt on a larger scale
Running and Animation Costs (up to 25% of
LDS): start when LDS starts, operating, personnel, training, public
relations, monitoring & evaluation/exchange between stakeholders
support beneficiaries to develop operations & prepare applications
In Working Progress…
-
Timetable for implementation of CLLD
The selection criteria of LDS
Timing of Preparatory Support
Lead Fund
Co-ordination & administrative arrangements
for CLLD
- Business Process for CLLD & role of the LEP
- Clarifying Match Funding in support for CLLD
Next steps & further information
• A communique to LEP/Local Growth Teams
• Possible further guidance in 2014 both from
Government and the European Commission
• http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/what/fut
ure/experts_documents_en.cfm#3