Next Programme Building Better Opportunities. European Funds for Liverpool City Region th November 2014.

Transcription

1 Building Better Opportunities European Funds for Liverpool City Region th November 2014 Andy Churchill Voluntary and Community Sector Co-ordinator for the North West Information, Representation and Strategy Supporting partnership working Funded by Technical Assistance from ESF and ERDF Funding from Liverpool LEP and Manchester New Economy networkforeurope.eu Next Programme Stronger role for Civil Society Simplification Localism - placed based Regeneration Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) staff Social Business Initiative, SGEI and Procurement (Social Value) Financial Instruments Social Innovation Community-Led Local Development Inclusion - gender and race, excluded groups, health

2 Decision levels European Commission Regulations Finance Partnership Principles Member State - UK Government Partnership Operational Programmes LEP and Local Partners - Liverpool City Region Working together Delivering change Economic Social and Territorial Cohesion Europe 2020 Smart Sustainable Inclusive

3 Eleven Themes Innovation ICT SME competitiveness Low Carbon Climate Change Environment and Resource Efficiency Sustainable Transport Employment Social Inclusion Skills (Institutional Capacity)

4 10 New challenges, new solutions Localism Role of City Regions Simplification Simplified Cost Option Focus on delivery, not spend And, as always Strategies Partnership

5 13

6 NW Finance (June 2013) Area m m GDP p Cheshire 122 allocatio head 157 G Manchester Cumbria Tr Lancashire Tr Liverpool Tr million at 0.86/1.16 (but now is 0.79p) Youth Employment Initiative Only a few areas (Liverpool, parts of NE, Birmingham, London...) Extra 21m for 2014 and 2015 for NEETs in Liverpool City Region 21m YEI plus 21m ESF plus 21m Match Still under discussion Lottery Funding Area All EU ESF Lottery G Manchester Cheshire Lancashire Cumbria Liverpool million

7 Liverpool City Region Extensive experience of EU Funds since 1994 delivery approaches and partnerships Major economy, one of 8 core cities Last 20 years strengthened (EU funding) Combined Authority Population Less skilled population Fewer businesses Opportunities related to the strength of VCS in the City Region LCR priorities Produce more More enterprises More jobs Local people into jobs Liverpool CR - to catch up, we need Economy Enterprises Econ Activity Employment Skills Job creation 8.2bn GVA 18,500 more 35,000 econ active 46,200 extra employed 82,00 more NVQIV 32,600 with quals need 90,000 more

8 Portfolios Blue Green Business Innovation Inclusive Place/Connect ERDF ESF Inclusive Economy Tackling youth unemployment (NEETS) including Youth Employment Initiative Getting our people back to work Social growth and connectivity Employer engagement, including apprenticeships Skills for growth LCR long tradition social innovation, strong social ent sector LCR Employment and Skills Board Investigate appropriate use of CLLD in a few areas Track record delivery via VCS, new opportunities social innovation, health & well being, local services agendas Opt In thousands Accelerator 150 ERDF MAS 300 ERDF UK TI 350 ERDF SFA 24,000 ESF DWP 5,000 ESF Lottery 1,000 ESF

9 Lottery Building Better Opportunities - Liverpool City Region PDF - Programme Development Funding Announced 23 Oct Partnership Vola-Liverpool CVS-Network for Europe Awareness, positive relationships, quality applications, contact. Main Applications Two stage process Lottery support at stage two Only a few projects Fit LEP strategies (annex B) Governance Liverpool CR LEP and sub-committees - no VCSE reps European Commission says if LEP level sub-committees, then must have partners fully involved, as in the Regulations New sub-committee (of National Cttee) - 4 July, 1 Oct, 2 Dec VCSE Reps nominated by Network for Europe (through Merseyside ChangeUp, including CVSs and other infrastructure organisations) Liverpool City Region Local EU Sub-Committee Two VCSE Reps (out of seventeen) Also new Technical Group EU Partnership Group One VCSE rep out of eleven Liverpool City Region Local EU Sub-Committee VCSE Reps Tony Okotie (LCVS), Val Jones (SENW) LEP (Chair) Private Sector x 3 Local Authority x 3 Employment and Skills x 1 HE Sector x1 FE Sector x 1 Local Transport Body x 1 Local Growth Team (DCLG) x 1 Environmental x 1 Rural x 1 TUC x 1

10 EU Partnership Group VCSE Rep Andy Churchill Local Authority (with link to Regen Directors) x 3 Chamber of Commerce HE Sector Skills Transport DCLG ESTA LEP UK-EU Timetable Dec 2013 Budget, Regulations agreed April 2014 Partnership Agreement to European Commission July 2014 UK Operational Programmes to EC Oct 2014 Partnership Agreement adopted by EC Jan 2015 Possible Approval of Operational Programmes? Shadow committees become real First calls Approvals Spend Guidance - August Operational Programmes (provisional) LEP Area sub-committee - Terms of Reference Project Selection Criteria Calls Process Local Implementation Plans Technical Assistance Eligibility, match funding, simplified costs Performance Management and Evaluation Community-Led Local Development

11 Bidding for Funds Mixed economy Commissioning Opt Ins Local Implementation Plans LEP level committee encourages projects, looks at strategic fit, coherence with other proposals DCLG (and DWP?) (Managing Authority) appraises projects and checks for eligibility If both are happy, then project can be approved Bidding for Funds - ESF Commissioning Opt Ins perhaps 80% country wide, 40% locally Skills Funding Agency Department for Work and Pension BIG Lottery Some VCSE examples Social Enterprise Local development and regeneration Low Carbon Community Grants, Innovation Grants Inclusion, NEETs and Adults Employment and Skills New jobs, new ways of working, new finance ILMs, FJF?? Social Innovation Partnership

12 Lessons from Simplification Start early - prepare in advance Evaluation Measure Outputs and Results Learn from what we do Partnership working is crucial info@networkforeurope.eu Website: Facebook: