Transcript SE Strategic Economic Plan & EU Investment Prospectus

The Future Landscape of European Funding:
What opportunities for small voluntary
organisations?
12 May 2015
Friends’ Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester, M2 5NS
[email protected]
www.europeanfundingnetwork.eu
Content
European Structural & Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-20…
• Key Objectives and Priorities
• Governance and Partnership
• Local Enterprise Partnerships
Delivery Mechanisms…
More information…
The ESIF ‘Funds’
European Social Fund - Investing in People
European Regional Development Fund - Investing in
places, businesses, infrastructure
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development Investing in people & places but only in rural areas (small &
micro rural businesses, tourism, skills, broadband)
ESIF Growth Programme 2014-20 in England
Why? – To support Growth & Jobs in England 2014-20.
What? – Small medium enterprises, low carbon, research
and innovation; unemployed into work; social inclusion; skills
and training
How? – Half of the costs from European Funding; half from
domestic resources
European Policy Context
Europe 2020 - Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
2014- 2020
1.Employment: 75%
2.Innovation: 3% investment
3.Education: reduce early school leaving by 10%
4.Social inclusion: 20m less people at risk of poverty
5.Climate/energy: 20%/20%/20% (less greenhouse emissions, more
renewable energy, more energy efficiency)
EU Policy Context
More flexibility to align the funds (ESF, ERDF, EAFRD, EMFF)
Thematic concentration, intervention logic, results driven, performance
framework and reserve,
Placed-based approaches (for instance community-led local development)
Simplification (e.g flat rates, lump sums, limited audits for small projects)
Reinforced partnership arrangements: European Code of Conduct on
Partnership
Promoting Equality, combating discrimination and promoting sustainable
development are cross cutting themes
UK Context
In the UK, EU funds will focus on :
• Employability of young people
• Raising skills’ levels to match economy’s demand
• Labour Market Integration of people form jobless household
• Child poverty/childcare
• SME financing (bank and non-bank)
(Based on: EC position paper 2012, National Reform Programme & Country Specific Recommendations for the UK)
Promoting Active Inclusion
Reducing number of people at risk of poverty and exclusion by
supporting employability and return to employment of disadvantaged
individuals.
Supporting the training of low-skilled workers, including those
receiving Universal Credit benefits, in order to increase their chances
of better paid work and to reduce poverty.
Increasing the employability of inactive and unemployed individuals
facing multiple disadvantages.
Facilitating access to childcare services.
At least 20% of ESF allocated to Social Inclusion activities.
Top Priorities
Innovation
ICT
SME Competitiveness
At least 50% ERDF must be spent
on these 4 objectives, of which at
least 10% on low carbon
At least 60% ERDF must be
spent on these 4 objectives, of
which at least 15% on low
carbon
At least 80% ERDF must be
spent on these 4 objectives,
of which at least 20% on low
carbon
Low Carbon
Climate Change Adaptation
ERDF
Environmental Protection
ERDF
Sustainable Transport
ERDF only available in Cornwall
Employment
Skills
Social Inclusion
(At least 20% of ESF must be
dedicated to this)
At least 60% of ESF allocation per
programme on up to 4 investment
priorities within these 4 thematic
objective
At least 70% of ESF allocation
per programme on up to 4
investment priorities within
these 4 thematic objectives.
At least 80% of ESF
allocation per programme on
up to 4 investment priorities
within these 4 thematic
objectives.
The role of the 39 LEP Areas
Lord Heseltine 2012
No Stone Unturned
‘…at the heart of Local Growth vision
to unleash the ambition and creativity
of local leaders by devolving resource
and responsibility…’
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) What are they and why do they matter?
Voluntary partnerships of private interests and local authorities
Responsible for economic development
ESIF Strategies for European Funding – check your LEP’s
strategy
Strategic Economic Plans (SEP) for domestic funding (e.g. Local
Growth Fund) for transport, skills and housing
LEP area ESIF Committees supporting National Growth Board
North West LEPs
1. Cheshire and Warrington LEP - 141.6m EUR
(total BIG £11m) clld?
2. Cumbria LEP – 91m EUR (total BIG £4.17m)
3. Greater Manchester LEP – 413.8m EUR (total
BIG £10m)
4. Lancashire LEP – 265.2m EUR (total BIG
£12.5m)clld?
5. Liverpool City Region LEP – 220.9m EUR (total
BIG £4.1m) clld?
Focus on ESF
Thematic Objectives
Activities
Funding Agencies
Results
Employment:
Access to employment for
jobseekers and inactive
people;
Department for Work and
Pensions (DWP)
Jobs
Young People
Skills Funding Agency
(SFA)
People into work or in
education further training
Active Inclusion of those
furthest from the labour
market;
Big Lottery Fund (BIG)
Engaged in job searching,
education, have a
qualification or a job
Integration of
offenders/ex-offenders
National Offender
Management Service
(NOMS)
Engaged in job searching,
education, job
Social Inclusion
Community Led Local
Development
Skills and Lifelong
Learning
All ages, formal & informal
learning, unemployed and
workforce
TBC
SFA
Skills gained from basiclevel 3; female targets
Tackling Barriers
Access to flexible and affordable childcare;
Access to transport;
Caring responsibilities;
Debt and money management;
Digital exclusion;
Drug and alcohol dependency;
Lack of basic literacy and numeracy and English for speakers of other languages;
Family, parenting and relationship problems;
Health problems (including mental health);
Homelessness; learning difficulties and disabilities; life skills; offending…
Active Inclusion Activities
Basic skills and ESOL training;
Financial literacy programmes;
Digital and internet literacy courses to aid job searching,
Access to benefits and progress in work;
Local ‘Community Grant’ type activity;
Softer skills development (e.g. assertiveness, anger management & motivation);
Volunteering (recognised in general terms as a good way to re-engage those
furthest from labour market
Delivery mechanisms
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Some direct bidding
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Big Lottery – social inclusion, and
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10 LEPs & need cash/staff time match
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Large contracts/grants available to
partnerships or consortia
other Opt-ins (DWP; SFA) and some
co-finance (NOMS)
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Community Led Local Development
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Small scale area based interventions
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Community grants
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Currently up to £15K…
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Local Impact Fund
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Payable Loans with capacity building
grants
CLLD in summary
• focused on specific sub-regional areas;
• led by local action groups composed of representatives of public and
private local socio-economic interests, in which, at the decision-making
level neither public authorities, nor any single interest group shall represent
more than 49% of the voting rights;
• carried out through integrated and multi-sectoral area-based local
development strategies;
• designed taking into consideration local needs and potential, and shall
include innovative features in the local context
• Programmed under TO9 but able to deliver under any TO
CLLD in England…
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20% most deprived areas- according to the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010.
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CLLD support will mostly concentrate on urban areas & with most serious disadvantaged
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A minimum threshold of EUR 3 million public contribution over 7 years
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Areas with population range no less than 10,000 and no more than 150,000 inhabitants
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CLLD from ERDF and ESF will complement and not duplicate actions covered by
LEADER LAGs and FLAGs.
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The Local Development Strategies will be selected on a competitive basis and based on
the demonstration of needs
Meeting VCSE concerns?
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Social inclusion priority
BIG involvement
Partnership/civil society
Trans nationality
Local development
Community grants
Volunteer Time as match
Social Innovation
Social Investment
Technical assistance
Simplified administration
Improved VCS access
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 but only in a few areas
 but only in a handful of LEP areas
 for ESF on exceptional basis
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 lump sum payments?
 small organisations?
Key messages
• Check your local ESIF Strategy
• Engage with LEPs VCS representatives
• Contact your Big Lottery PDF Organisation
• Check funding opportunities online on GOV.UK
• Register with Skills Funding Agency
For more information…
www.gov.uk/government/policies/makingeuropean-funding-work-better-for-the-uk-economy
www.gov.uk/european-growth-funding
www.europeanfundingnetwork.eu