The document outlines an update on the South West Forum event presented by Heidi Hallam, focusing on strategies for transformational economic change through the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF). It details funding allocations and investment proposals across various sectors, including innovation, enterprise competitiveness, digital infrastructure, and social inclusion, while emphasizing the need for local partnerships and engagement. Key initiatives include encouraging skills development and supporting SMEs to access new markets and improve overall regional prosperity.

1. Update for South West Forum Event
Heidi Hallam - Partnerships Manager (LEP)

2. Outline
• Heart of the SW LEP
• ESIF - Summary
• When can we bid & for what?
• Questions & Answers

3. To deliver transformational economic change for the area &
reposition our profile & reputation - nationally & globally.
Better jobs, improved skills and increased prosperity.
Our LEP

4. 39 in England, Govt. Key Stakeholder / funder
•Local Role: Champion Priorities
Secure Investment
Partnerships
•NOT RDA - No offices or discretionary £
•Small team and working with Partners
•Partners “do” the delivery
•Funding - has asks & strings, mainly capital £
PLEASE Register for Newsletters
LEP - Recap

5. Our priorities in a
nutshell

6. European Structural &
Investment Funds (ESIF)
EuropeUKHeartoftheSW
“The Commission”
“The Managing
Authorities” (x3)
Funds designed to deliver the
Europe 2020 Strategy
Three national ‘Operational
Programmes’ for three funds
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
UK GOVERNMENT
(DCLG) LOCAL SUB-
COMMITTEE: Delivery
One ESIF Strategy for the
Heart of the South WestLEP: Strategy
ESIF Local Implementation Plan
– DCLG responsibility

7. The good & bad news
• SW Forum and their support
• LEP “PEOPLE” group - Keri, Rosie & Jamie (DCC)
• heartofswlep.co.uk Newsletter & FAQ
• First “calls” live, others from summer onwards
www.gov.uk/european-growth-funding &
register
BUT … It’s a bit confusing -
Open calls, Opt Ins, Commissioning, National Calls;
Transition / More Developed; LEADER / LAGs
• ESIF Committee (DCLG) & Managing Authorities

8. ESIF 2014-2020
(European Structural Investment Fund Strategy)
ERDF - European Regional Development Fund
ESF - European Social Fund
EAFRD - European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
Transition More
Developed
Total
ERDF £43.25m £14.34m £57.60m
ESF £28.84m £14.34m £43.18m
EAFRD Not split £15.54m
Proposals for investment:
ERDF & ESF (place blind),
EAFRD (rural only).
Split by Transition
(Plymouth, Torbay &
Devon) and More
Developed (Somerset)

9. 5 Integrated Activities
A. Maximising Innovation through
Transformational Opportunities and Smart
Specialisation (sectors)
B. Enterprise and SME Competitiveness
C. Reaching New Markets
D. Digital
E. Social and Economic Inclusion
Brussels adopts ESF / ERDF June, EAFRD done.

10. Integrated Activities SEP Priority
How the different funds will be used
ERDF ESF EAFRD (draft to be confirmed)
A. Maximising Innovation
through Transformational
opportunities & Smart
Specialisation
• Place - Specialist
marine sites
• Place –
Science/Innovat
ion
infrastructure
• Business –
Innovation
through Smart
Specialisation
• Business –
Building our
capacity for
innovation
• People –
Maximising the
skills and
employment
opportunities
aligned to our
transformationa
l opportunities
TO1: Innovation
•Specialist infrastructure/facilities/
centres linked to Smart Specialisation
•Ecosystems of support for innovation
such as
o Catapult lite centres,
o Business Led Networks
TO4: Low Carbon
In the more developed area
development of the specialist
infrastructure and ecosystem of support
for innovation in the ‘new nuclear’
sector.
Transition £11m
More Developed £6.5m
TO 10: Skills
Employer led solutions to address higher
level skills. Demand led and focused
primarily on higher level skills needs of
our Smart Specialisation sectors.
Examples include:
•Skills for innovation
•Increasing participation in areas with
higher level skills shortages
•Promoting and increasing higher level
apprenticeships
•Boosting demand for STEM subjects
Transition £2.5m
More Developed £2.415m
TO1: Innovation
Complementing ERDF Smart
Innovation investment in the
‘Agricultural Sciences’. EAFRD activity
will:
•Link producers with each other and
researchers. Providing the right
conditions for interactive innovation
that is tailored to producers who use
it
•Support for commercialisation of
new products and services
•Knowledge exchange, demonstration
and co-operation activity, that spreads
innovative activity.
£1m Whole area
Handout - draft

11. A - Maximising Innovation through
Transformational Opportunities
and Innovation Sectors
• Aerospace*
• Agri-tech
• Big Data
• Environmental Futures*
• Marine*
• Nuclear*
• Photonics
• ERDF - specialist
facilities / infrastructure,
support for innovation,
(£17.5m)
• ESF - Employer led
solutions to higher level
skills (£4.9m)
• EAFRD - innovation
support & dissemination
related to agri-tech
(£1m).

12. B - Enterprise & SME
Competitiveness
• Sector blind activity
focusing on any SME
with growth potential
• SME means all types of
business including
Social Enterprise
• ERDF – Enterprise and
Incubation space, business
support system/growth hub,
business support activities
(including new starts) (£17.3m)
• ESF – Leadership and
management skills,
student/graduate links to
industry and workforce skills
(£17m)
• EAFRD – Business support and
grants (£6m)

13. C: Reaching New
Markets
Redressing insularity,
helping SMEs to reach
new markets, such as
those emerging through
our transformational
opportunities, the web,
exporting, low carbon and
public procurement.
• ERDF – Exporting advice,
Manufacturing advice),
supply chain development
support, low carbon
investment (developing
new products/markets &
supply chain readiness)
(£12.6m)
• ESF – none proposed
• EAFRD – rural supply chains,
rural tourism assets and
infrastructure, low carbon
etc. (£5.5m)

14. D: Digital
Brings together
improvements in digital
infrastructure with
support for businesses to
take advantage of new
digital technologies,
improving digital skills and
inclusion.
• ERDF – Digital
infrastructure and
digital utilisation
(£5.2m)
• ESF – Digital inclusion
and digital skills (£4.8m)
• EAFRD – Digital
infrastructure (rural
areas) and digital
utilisation (£2m)

15. E: Addressing Social &
Economic Inclusion
• Activity to address
social and economic
inclusion – principally
through helping people
to access employment
and training, but also
exploring role of
enterprise and
supporting the growth
of the social enterprise
sector.
ERDF – Supporting the growth
of social purpose organisations
& Enterprise as a route out of
worklessness (£4.7m)
ESF – Supporting the hardest
to reach, young people, in
work poverty and enterprise
as a route out of worklessness
(£16.5m)
EAFRD – none proposed

16. Looking Forwards
• S W Forum and others
• PEOPLE group - Keri, Rosie & Jamie (DCC)
• heartofswlep.co.uk Newsletter & FAQ
• www.gov.uk/european-growth-funding &
register
• What partnerships do I need?

17. THANK YOU
Heidi Hallam
heidi.hallam@heartofswlep.co.uk
07860 921776
www.heartofswlep.co.uk