The document discusses the influence of transnational projects on developing an EU funding strategy for Greater Birmingham under the new 2014-2020 funding system in England. It describes how the Cross Innovation project and others informed the strategy. The strategy focuses funding on six priorities: innovation, SME competitiveness, low carbon communities, unemployment, social inclusion/poverty, and skills/lifelong learning. It was influenced by lessons from transnational projects like Cross Innovation regarding spaces, finance, culture and brokerage to support cross-innovation. The strategy directly incorporated some of these project ideas to influence the new EU funding programs.