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Her/ordshire and South East Midlands Meet The Lead event

Monday 8th June

Bedfordshire & Her-ordshire Provider Network

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European Structural & Investment Funding Update BHPN ‘Meet the

Lead’ Event Norman Jennings

Skills & Employment Manager, Her-ordshire LEP 8th June 2015

Her-ordshire ‘NoMonal’ ESIF AllocaMon

•  Her/ordshire NoBonal ESIF AllocaBon – circa £60m •  Funds available for the programme period 2014-‐20 •  Split by programme

•  ESF – circa £29m •  ERDF – circa £29m •  EAFRD – circa £1.5m

•  2007-‐13 programme Her/ordshire aXracted •  ESF – circa £24m (incl. regional contracts) •  ERDF – circa £1.2m

•  Funds will require 50/50 match funding (can be public or private)

Her-ordshire ESIF Themes and AllocaMons

ESF Theme ESIF AllocaMon Match Funding Total Value

TO8-‐ PromoBng Employment and SupporBng Labour Mobility (30%)

£8.97m DWP/SFA Opt-‐in + 10% local £0.897m

£9.867m

TO9 -‐PromoBng Social Inclusion and CombaBng Poverty (20%)

£5.98m £5.68m (Big LoXery)

£11.66m

TO10 -‐ InvesBng in EducaBon, Skills and Lifelong Learning (50%)

£14.95m SFA Opt in + 10% local £1.495m

£16.445m

Totals £29.90m £8.072m £37.972m

European Social Fund (ESF) iniMal allocaMons (subject to revision)

Match funding

SFA and DWP match is derived from ‘co-‐financing’ acBvity not included in the Herts ESIF strategy. Big LoXery is cash match. 10% of TO8 and TO10 has been allocated for projects aXracBng locally idenBfied match funding.

Geographic coverage Her-ordshire

Total funding allocated to LEP directly related to DWP match for first

tranche

EU Funds £2,000,000 (iniMally 3 years) DWP Match Against NaMonal Programmes

Total £2,000,000

PrioriMes idenMfied by LEP for this work

Target Groups Short Term Unemployed

Long Term Unemployed (WP Returners) ESA (Work related)

Economically InacMve AcMviMes

Specific support to improve employability skills Measures to address barriers to employment (e.g. childcare/transport) Advice and support for specific groups (e.g. lone parents/ returners/50+)

Intermediate Labour Market AcMviMes (e.g. work experience)

Likely start dates Launch -‐ July/August 2015

Programme start – November/December 2015

AddiMonal InformaMon Strong partnerships/local delivery

3 year contract/likely 1 contractor

TO8 -‐ PromoMng Employment and SupporMng Labour Mobility DWP


Total funding allocated to LEP directly related to SFA match for first

tranche

EU Funds £2,000,000 (iniMally 3 years) SFA Match Against NaMonal Programmes

Total £2,000,000


Target Groups Short Term Unemployed/Long Term Unemployed (WP Returners)

ESA (Work related) Economically InacMve Young People 15-‐24

AcMviMes (1) Specific support to improve vocaMonal skills

Advice and support for specific groups (e.g. lone parents/ returners/50+) (2)Enhanced support re IAG services & work experience

Likely start dates Launch (1) –July 2015

Launch (2) –Sept/Oct 2015 Programme start (1) – November/December 2015

Programme start (2) – February/March 2016



TO8 -‐ PromoMng Employment and SupporMng Labour Mobility SFA


Total amount of funding allocated to LEP directly related to Big Lofery Fund match

for first tranche

EU Funds £2,840,000(iniMally 3 years) Big LoXery Match Cash match £2,840,000

Total (incl. match) £5,680,000


Early intervenMons for young people 16-‐24 Specific support to improve the employability of those furthest from the

labour market

Barriers to employment Delivering acMviMes which address mulMple needs

Financial Confidence AcMviMes focussed on addressing the root causes of poverty which create barriers to work to help more people move closer or into

employment

Likely start dates Launch stage 1 – June 2015

Stage 2 – August/September 2015 Programme start – February/March 2016



TO9 -‐ PromoMng Social Inclusion and CombaMng Poverty


Total funding allocated to LEP directly related to SFA match for first

tranche

EU Funds £6,728,000 (iniMally 3 years) SFA Match Against NaMonal Programmes

Total £6,728,000


Target Groups 19+ employed with targets for minority groups

SME with focus on growth sectors Herts based SMEs

AcMviMes (1) Skills Advisor service for SMEs

(1) SME incenMve scheme (2) Skills support leading to higher level skills and sustainable jobs

(3) Local Response Fund

Likely start dates Launch (2) –July 2015

Launch (1&3) –Sept/Oct 2015 Programme start (2) – November/December 2015 Programme start (1&3) – February/March 2016


3 year contract/likely 2/3 contractor

TO10 -‐ InvesMng in EducaMon, Skills and Lifelong Learning

Her-ordshire ESIF Themes and AllocaMons

ERDF Theme ESIF AllocaMon Match Funding Total Value

TO1 -‐ Strengthening Research, Technological Development & InnovaBon (30%)

£8.97m £8.97m £17.94m

TO3 -‐ Enhancing the CompeBBveness of SMEs (50%)

£14.95m £14.95m £29.90m

TO4 -‐ SupporBng the Shih towards a Low Carbon Economy in All Sectors (20%)

£5.98m £5.98m £11.96m

Totals £29.90m £29.90m £59.80m

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) iniMal allocaMons (subject to revision)

Not allocated: TO2 -‐ Enhancing Access to, and use and quality of, InformaBon and CommunicaBon Technologies TO5 – Climate change adaptaBon TO6 -‐ Environmental protecBon TO7 -‐ Sustainable transport


Total funding allocated to LEP with match

requirement

EU Funds £8,970,000 Match By Project at typically 50%



ü  Building collaboraMve research between enterprises, research insMtuMons

ü  SupporMng businesses including social enterprises to commercialise Research & Development (new products to market), enhancing innovaMon management

ü  SupporMng SMEs in networks of innovaMon ü  IncubaMon space (sector specific)

Likely start dates Launch – April 2015 (1st call), August 2015 (2nd call)

Programme start – October/November 2015

AddiMonal InformaMon Match required from project lead

TO1 -‐ Strengthening Research, Technological Development & InnovaMon (30%)



requirement




ü  Build the growth capability of SMEs ü  Encourage and support more SMEs to enter new domesMc and

internaMonal markets ü  Increase the provision of finance in areas of market failure, eg.

Start-‐up and growth capital ü  Strengthen local and naMonal supply chains

Likely start dates Launch – April 2015 (1st call), August 2015 (2nd call)

Programme start – October/November 2015


TO3 -‐ Enhancing the CompeMMveness of SMEs (50%)



requirement




ü  Build the market in low carbon environmental technologies, goods and services

ü  Non domesMc low carbon technologies and energy efficiency ü  Whole place low carbon soluMons ü  InnovaMon and adopMon of low carbon technologies

Likely start dates Launch – August 2015

Programme start –November/December 2015


TO4 -‐ SupporMng the Shim towards a Low Carbon Economy in All Sectors (20%)

Next Steps

•  England OperaMonal Plan (ERDF/ESF) – awaiBng verbal confirmaBon, formal adopBon not likely unBl June/July 2015

•  Re-‐profile ESIF budget re 2014 underspend – Likely May/June •  2nd Calls for ERDF – Likely August 2015 for TO1 & 3 •  Call templates/SpecificaMons finalised – working with Opt –

ins to complete in Bme for June/July/August calls •  Delivery partnerships (ESF) – Focus on meeBng needs of local

beneficiaries, therefore local delivery via partnerships •  ESF ‘Meet the leads’ events – June 8th re TO8 & TO10

organised by BHPN (For TO9 see HCF website) •  ERDF Stakeholder Conference – June 30th to engage potenBal

project ideas and partners

Contacts

Her-ordshire LEP Norman Jennings E: norman.jennings@her/ordshirelep.co.uk T: +44 (0) 1707 358745 M: +44 (0) 7717 787775 Her-ordshire Community FoundaMon Sarah EllioX E: [email protected] T: +44 (0) 1707 251351 M: + 44 (0) 7968 524554 Beds and Herts Provider Network Anna Morrison E: www.bedsandherts.com T: +44 (0) 07969 023642

Get Ready for ESF A welcome from SEMLEP

Lindsay Mitton

Head of Enterprise

SEMLEP EU Funding Programme 2014-20

Overall AllocaBon -‐ £79.4m European Social Fund £37.6m European Regional Development Fund £37.6m European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development £4.2m Latest ImplementaBon Plan (Version 5) available at hXp://www.semlep.com/european-‐funding-‐2014-‐2020/ Note: the sterling value may change dependent on exchange rate fluctua8ons

SEMLEP Implementation Plan Priorities

European Social Fund

OrganisaMon Amount of ESF Amount Available for bidding

Skills Funding Agency £14m £14m

Department of Work & Pensions £3.9m £3.9m

BIG Lofery £3m £6m (£3m ESF + £3m cash match)

Community Led Local Development £4m £8m

TOTAL £24.9m £31.4m

Available for Direct Bidding £12.7m £12.7m

Further Information

•  Register to receive SEMLEP’s newsleXer updates by emailing [email protected]

•  Local programme details, ESIF Strategy and ImplementaBon Plan available at hXp://www.semlep.com/european-‐funding-‐2014-‐2020/

•  Individual enquiries to [email protected] or call 01234 43610


Workshops •  3 rooms – 9 speakers •  Speakers will talk for 5 – 10 minutes and have been asked to leave Bme for you to ask quesBons

• Please ask quesBons • Please move as quickly as possible between rooms 5 minute changeover


What happens after today? -‐ www.bedsandherts.com/esf

-‐  Copies of presentaBons & delegate list -‐  Recordings of Leads (9 + others)

-‐  Sign up to Provider Partnership document

-‐  ESF Checklist for providers

-‐ Electronic evaluaBon form

-‐ Membership of B&HPN

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