This presentation was given at the Opportunities for European Funding in East of England event on the 2 February 2014. Michael Barnes (Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough) discusses LEP role in European funding, social inclusion funding and gives a funding overview. Find out more about NCVO's european policy work: http://europeanfundingnetwork.eu

1. EUROPEAN STRUCTURAL AND
INVESTMENT FUNDS 2014-20
Ely, 28 February 2014

2. The GCGP area

3. The LEP Team …
… and you!

4. Our EU Funding Priorities

5. LEP Prize Challenge
• £1m fund for Voluntary
and Social Enterprise
led projects
• Getting people job
ready (1,000) and into
work (250)
• Eight winners in the 1st
round

6. Headlines
• Approximately £72m EU allocation for 2014-
2020 (ERDF, ESF, EAFRD)
• Supports Strategic Economic Plan priorities
• Investment priorities based on LEP priorities
and stakeholder consultation
• Project activity to be locally compliant
• Multi-partner approach
• Awaiting Government feedback

7. LEP role in European Funding
• LEPs responsible for prioritising spend locally
• 20% of European Social Fund to tackle social
inclusion and combat poverty
• GCGP to facilitate proposals for local projects
• Public and private sector match funding required
• Social inclusion match funding through Big
Lottery opt-in model and Civil Society

8. Funding overview
Fund EU allocation Total with match
€ £ € £
ERDF 37,750,000 32,000,000 75,500,000 64,000,000
ESF 37,750,000 32,000,000 75,500,000 64,000,000
EAFRD 9,240,000 7,390,000 18,480,000 14,780,000
Total 84,740,000 71,390,000 169,480,000 142,780,000
ERDF – Innovation, ICT, SME Competitiveness, Low Carbon Economy
ESF – Skills, Employability, Social Inclusion
EAFRD – for complementary provision in rural areas

9. Social Inclusion Funding
• £3.46m ESF through BIG - £6.92m total with
match
• £1.5m ESF through Civil Society - £3m with match
• Targeted at those furthest from the labour
market, education or training
• Locally prioritised and designed
• Expectation of significant VCSE engagement
• Bidding and delivery mechanism to be agreed
• Plus £1.5m (£3m) through CLLD

10. Outputs and Results
• ≈ 5,500 businesses supported
• ≈ 200 start-up businesses supported
• ≈ 8,000 new jobs created
• ≈ 10,000 participants in skills and training
• ≈ 5,000 young people supported

11. Michael Barnes
Programme Manager
michael.barnes@gcgp.co.uk
01223 967009
@YourLEP
EU Investment Strategy available at
www.gcgp.co.uk