EU Programme 2014-2020
November 2014
EU Context
• Current EU Programme 2007-2013 (projects can deliver until June 2015)
• New EU Programme 2014-2020
• Thematic approach, concentrated on:
 Innovation, research, technology dev
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 Competitiveness, SMEs
)
 ICT
) 60%+ ERDF
 Transition to Low Carbon Economy (15%)
)
 Employment and Skills
 Social inclusion (20% of ESF)
 Rural development
• Intervention rate of 60% for transition regions
• Closer links to Horizon 2020 envisaged
UK Context
• Govt asked LEPs to lead on EU Investment Strategy
• LEP led programmes / activities to
• focus on local need and opportunity
• reflect and align with national policy and priorities
• LEP and local partners working together (regulatory)
• Local EU Strategies sit within the National Growth and Job strategy
Single pot ( April 2015)
• LEPs to produce a Local Growth Plan / Competitive element
• Local Growth Teams to support and ensure compliance
• Supplementary guidance (received July 2013)
• Opt-in prospectuses (received July 2013)
LCR Allocation
• LCR given EU allocation of €220.9m (c. £190m)
(£112.3m ERDF / £77.7m ESF)
• Judicial Review ongoing
• Roughly 1/3 of amount received in 2007-2013 period
• Government methodology based on 2013 allocations
• extended 2013 amount for a seven year period
• Transition Regions given a 20% uplift
• Penalises LCR “phasing in” status in the current period
(because of front loading)
• Equates to €147 per head of population (lowest in NW) and
half that awarded to the North East
• 6 “More Developed” regions will receive more than LCR
What UK Government wants
• Collective submissions from 39 LEPs and can come together to create a national
ERDF and ESF programme
• A strong emphasis on economic growth (to create jobs)
• international trade (to help balance of trade)
• low carbon / energy (sustainability and climate change agenda)
• Greater involvement of the private sector
• developing local strategy / priorities
• programme delivery (particularly private sector match funding)
• Opportunities for Govt Depts (BIS, DWP etc) to access ERDF and ESF by asking
LEPs to “opt-in” to national initiatives
• More investment and less grant
• Increased use of revolving funds,
• encouraging LEPS to use Financial Instruments
• Continued focus on about claw back and misuse of EU funding
• tight control of programme management and project approvals
LCR Approach
• A significantly different programme
• Cut our cloth accordingly
• Acts as a catalyst
• Unlocks major schemes
• Need for focus and fewer projects
• Challenging but realistic in delivery terms
• Remains a significant funding package
• Moving towards a commissioning model
What we have done so far...
• Stakeholder events (April & September 2013) wider buy-in
• Bottom up approach:
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Initial Thematic responses led by Thematic leads
Distilled into 5 Liverpool City Region Portfolios
5 Portfolio drafting workshops (July 2013)
5 Portfolio consultation workshops (August 2013)
5 Portfolio delivery workshops (December 2013)
Leadership / challenge by EU Sub group and Advisory Group
Draft ESIF submitted to Govt early October 2013
Final ESIF submitted to Govt end Jan 2014
ESIF now signed off by Govt
Portfolio Approach
• Blue/ Green Economy
• Business Economy
• Innovation Economy
• Inclusive Economy
• Place and Connectivity
Portfolio Approach
• Reflects LCR opportunities and challenges
• Integrated and focused approach
• Aligned to City Region governance
• Guards against “unpicking”
• Clear LCR narrative to Government and
partners
• Based on long established evidence base
• Seamless fit into Local Growth Plan
• Challenge to partners to avoid silos
Indicative Budget (Portfolios) in £s
Portfolio
ERDF
ESF
Totals
Blue Green
25m
3m
28m
Business
32m
8m
40.8m
Innovation
26.5m
5m
31.5m
Inclusive
3m
61.7m
64.7m
Place & Connectivity
25m
-
25m
Total
112.3m
77.7m
190m
10
Indicative Budget (Blue Green) in £s
Blue / Green
ERDF
Energy
5m
Supply chain
5m
Infrastructure
5m
Infrastructure (FIs)
10m
Skills
Total
ESF
Totals
3m
25m
3m
28m
11
Indicative Budget (Business) in £s
Business
ERDF
Winning new business
7m
Start up and entrepreneurship
8.8m
Business support, investment
readiness
7m
Finance for business FI
10m
Skills
Total
ESF
Totals
8m
32m
8m
40.8m
Indicative Budget (Innovation) in £s
Innovation
ERDF
Infrastructure (grant)
5m
Infrastructure FI
5m
Business start and early growth
3.75m
Finance for business FI
5m
Business growth
6.5m
Higher level skills
Promotion of LCR
Total
ESF
Totals
5m
1.25m
26.5m
5m
31.5m
Mi
Liverpool
Liverpool
Knowledge
Quarter
Marine
Energy
Deploymen
t and
Operations
Centre
Hydrogen
Network
Stratified
Health
Health and Wellbeing
Advanced
Manufacturing
Solutions for
sustainable growth
Sci-Tech
Daresbury
Creative and Digital
Materials Manufacturing
Technology
Innovation
Centre
Factory
Liverpool
Plug and
Play
Sensor
City
Big Data
Innovation
Exchange
14
Indicative Budget (Inclusive) in £s
Inclusive
ERDF
ESF
Youth and NEETS
30m
Adults into work
20m
Social growth and connectivity
10m
Local Impact Fund FI
Total
3m
3m
1.7m
61.7m
Totals
64.7m
Indicative Budget (Place and
Connectivity) in £s
Place and Connectivity
ERDF
ESF
Totals
Business infrastructure (gap funding) 6m
Infrastructure FI
9m
Transport Infrastructure
7.5m
Place marketing
2.5m
Total
25m
25m
Outputs
Output
Enterprises supported
Number
1,665
New jobs created
2,000
New companies established
600
Companies involved in research collaboration
Amount private sector funding levered
110
Reduction of GHG emissions (Tonnes)
80,000
Number of ESF beneficiaries/ participants
56,000
ESF participants unemployed
ESF participants inactive
ESF participants employed
ESF participants 15- 24 years old
39,000
11,000
6,000
28,000
£77m
Financial Instruments
Building on previous experience (North West Fund / MSIF / Chrysalis)
• £24m infrastructure / energy (JESSICA)
• Up to £15m financial assistance for businesses (JEREMIE)
• £3m financial assistance for social enterprises / charities (Local Impact
Fund)
• Total FI Spend: £42 million
• Evaluations of current JESSICA and JEREMIE programmes are
underway
• Local Impact Fund pilot project
Opt-ins
• Opt-in model to allow LEPs and partners to join with national
organisations/programmes
• LEPs commit part of funds to national programme
• In return local areas receive match funding / administrative support
Organisation/
Programme
Support
Amount
DWP
Employment
£5m ESF tbc
Big Lottery Fund
Social inclusion &
combating poverty
£1m ESF tbc
Skills Funding
Agency
Skills
£24m ESF tbc
Rural Programme
• The Rural Development Programme will be overseen by the
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
PMC.
• The Liverpool City Region Rural Development Programme has
been allocated £339,995 for the 2014-2020 period.
• The Local LCR EU Sub-Committee will also have responsibility
for EAFRD alongside ERDF/ESF.
• The PMC for ERDF and ESF will advise the EAFRD PMC on any
issues that may require modifications to the Rural Programme.
Timeline
UK Government
• Feedback from Govt on all 39 ESIFs – April 2014
• Govt consult and negotiate draft Operational Programmes –
Summer/Autumn 2014
• UK Partnership Agreement – signed off October 2014
• Expected programme start - early/mid 2015
Liverpool City Region
• Develop Commissioning/Bidding Framework
• Shadow ESIF Committee and EU Delivery Group established
• Work with DCLG on business process / programme management
• Publish the LCR ESIF and produce summary brochure