European Funding Programmes in Hertfordshire

PMC Agenda Item No. 7 European Funding Programmes in Hertfordshire European Structural Investment Funds (ESIF) The European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) are the EU s main funding programmes for supporting growth and jobs across the EU. In the UK, the ESIF are made up of the: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) European Social Fund (ESF) European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) not applicable to Herts Hertfordshire Investment Strategy In order to determine how funding should be allocated Herts LEP has developed the ESIF Hertfordshire Investment Strategy. Under the strategy the identified themes for investment in Hertfordshire are set out below. The strategy is owned by a LEP Area ESIF Committee which has representation from both local and national stakeholders and is chaired by Tony Jackson Managing Authorities Responsibility for managing the delivery of funding within England currently rests with Managing Authorities; there is one for each fund. Each Managing Authority produces an operational programme which contains further detail on what the fund will support, and how we will provide, manage and assess funding. In England the Managing Authorities are: Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) for ERDF Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for ESF Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for EAFRD The LEP Area ESIF Committee is responsible for producing the EU Structural Investment Strategy for their area and advising the Managing Authorities about the appropriateness and suitability of projects. The Managing Authorities have ultimate responsibility for the letting of contracts for ESIF projects and for the performance management of those contracts. The Managing Authority will provide feedback re contract performance to the LEP Area ESIF Committee 1

ERDF European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 24.922m TO1 Strengthening research, technological development & innovation = 7.369m TO3 Enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs = 12.283m TO4 Supporting the shift towards a low carbon economy in all sectors = 5.269m Total = 24.922m plus 50% match funding These themes are in turn broken down into a number of investment priorities: TO1 Strengthening research, technological development & innovation IP1 Building collaborative research between enterprises, research institutions and public institutions = 3.316m IP2 Supporting businesses including social enterprises to commercialise R&D = 3.316m IP3 Physical infrastructure = 0.7369m Total = 7.369m TO3 Enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs IP1 Build the growth capability of SMEs = 7.983m IP2 Foster a more entrepreneurial culture by reducing barriers to entrepreneurship and supporting entrepreneurs = 4.299m Total = 12.283m TO4 Supporting the shift towards a low carbon economy in all sectors IP1 Build the market in low carbon environmental technologies, goods and services = 1.304m IP1(a) Low carbon innovation fund = 2.0m IP2 Non-domestic low carbon technologies and energy efficiency = 0.9826m IP3 Whole place low carbon solutions = 0.4913m IP4 Innovation and adoption of low carbon technologies = 0.4913m Total = 5.269m 2

ESF European Social Fund (ESF) TO8 Promoting employment and supporting labour mobility (DWP/SFA Co-financed) = 8.97m TO9 Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty (Big Lottery Cash Match Funding) = 5.98m TO10 Investing in education, skills and lifelong learning (SFA Co-financed) 14.95m Total - 29.90m plus match funding/co-finance funding 29.90m EAFRD Horizon 2020 European Agriculture Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) Building knowledge and skills in rural areas Funding new and developing non-agricultural, micro, small and medium-sized rural business Funding small scale renewable and broadband investments in rural areas Supporting tourism activities in rural areas Total - 1.520m plus match funding LEP allocated EAFRD funding can only be spent in designated rural areas in the county. The definition of a rural area is based on the 2011 Rural-Urban classification developed by the ONS. 1.520m Horizon 2020 is the EU Research and Innovation programme with nearly 80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020) in addition to the private investment that this money will attract. It encourages breakthroughs, discoveries and world-firsts by taking ideas from the lab to the market. Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union, a Europe 2020 flagship initiative aimed at securing Europe's global competitiveness. By coupling research and innovation, Horizon 2020 places the emphasis on excellent science, industrial leadership and tackling societal challenges. The goal is to ensure Europe produces world-class science, removes barriers to innovation and makes it easier for the public and private sectors to work together in delivering innovation. The EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation will be complemented by further measures to complete and further develop the European Research Area. These measures will aim at breaking down barriers to create a genuine single market for knowledge, research and innovation. Work Programme Funding opportunities under Horizon 2020 are set out in multiannual work programmes, which cover the large majority of support available. The work programmes are prepared by the European Commission within the framework provided by the Horizon 2020 legislation and through a strategic programming process integrating EU policy objectives in the priority setting. The preparation of work programmes involves the consultation of stakeholders. For this purpose 19 Horizon 2020 Advisory Groups have been set up as consultative bodies representing the broad constituency of stakeholders ranging from industry and research to representatives of civil society. 3

H2020 Work Programme 2014-2015 H2020 Work Programme 2016-2017 Life 2014-20 The current main Horizon 2020 work programme comprises 18 thematic sections and the general annexes describing general rules such as standard admissibility conditions and eligibility criteria, types of action, selection and award criteria, etc. Each thematic section is self-contained, and describes the overall objectives, the respective calls for proposals, and the topics within each call. This Horizon 2020 work programme is complemented by the separate 2014-2015 work programmes for the European Research Council, Euratom, the Joint Research Centre and the Strategic Innovation Agenda for the European Institute of Innovation and technology (EIT). The work programmes 2016-2017 are currently under preparation, and may include the following topics: Future and Emerging Technologies Information and Communication Technologies Societal Challenge 1 (Health, demographic change and wellbeing) Societal Challenge 2 (Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, Marine, Maritime and Inland Water Research and the Bioeconomy) Societal Challenge 4 (Smart, Green and Integrated Transport) Societal Challenge 5 (Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials) Innovation in SMEs Access to Risk Finance 80b The LIFE programme is the EU s funding instrument for the environment and climate action. The general objective of LIFE is to contribute to the implementation, updating and development of EU environmental and climate policy and legislation by co-financing projects with European added value. LIFE began in 1992 and to date there have been four complete phases of the programme (LIFE I: 1992-1995, LIFE II: 1996-1999, LIFE III: 2000-2006 and LIFE+: 2007-2013). During this period, LIFE has co-financed some 3954 projects across the EU, contributing approximately 3.1 billion to the protection of the environment. The Environment strand of the new programme covers three priority areas: Environment and resource efficiency; Nature and biodiversity; and Environmental governance and information. The Climate Action strand covers: Climate change mitigation; Climate change adaptation; and Climate governance and information. 2.6b for ENV 0.86b for CLIMA 4

The programme also consists of a new category of projects, jointly funded integrated projects, which will operate on a large territorial scale. These projects will aim to implement environmental and climate policy and to better integrate such policy aims into other policy areas. European Territorial Co-operation Programmes 2014-20 There are nine European programmes in which the UK takes part that promote co-operation and economic development across member states. These are known as European Territorial Co-operation Programmes These nine European territorial co-operation programmes are: Six Interreg programmes INTERACT URBACT ESPON These encourage cross-border, trans-national and inter-regional cooperation and harmonious and balanced development of the European territory. Interreg IVA Two Seas Interreg IVA France (Channel) England The Interreg IVA Two Seas programme area is the South West, South East and East of England, coastal parts of France (Channel, North Sea), Flanders and Netherlands. Purpose is to improve the conditions for delivery of technological and social innovation, promote low carbon technologies and adaptation to climate change. supporting an economically competitive, attractive and accessible area promoting and enhancing a safe and healthy environment improving the quality of life The Interreg IVA France (Channel) England programme area is the South East, South West and East of England and North West France. Purpose is to promote investment in innovation to tackle economic and societal issues, support low carbon economy, enhance and promote attractiveness of territories. reinforcing the sense of belonging to a common space of citizenship and raising awareness of common interests building partnerships for cross-border economic development and centres of excellence building an attractive region to live in and visit 167m 173.5m 5

ensuring a sustainable environmental development of the common space Interreg IVB North West Europe Interreg IVB North Sea Interreg IVB Atlantic Area The Interreg IVB North West Europe programme area is the whole of the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and most of Germany, Netherlands and Northern France. Purpose is to enhance innovation performance of enterprises, implementation of low-carbon, energy and climate protection strategies, to optimise (re)use of material and resources. developing the North West Europe knowledge-based economy by capitalising on capacity for innovation sustainable management of natural resources and of natural and technological risks improving connectivity in North West Europe by promoting intelligent and sustainable transport and information communications technology solutions promoting strong prosperous communities at transnational level Hertfordshire is eligible The Interreg IVB North Sea programme area is the eastern parts of the UK, Norway and Denmark, parts of Flanders, North Western Germany, North Western Netherlands and South Western Sweden. Purpose is to support growth in economies through research, innovation, and sustainable solutions, promoting greener transport solutions. building on capacity for innovation promoting the sustainable management of the environment improving the accessibility of places in the North Sea region The Interreg IVB Atlantic Area programme area is the western parts of England and Wales, Ireland, Portugal, Northern Ireland, Scotland, France and Spain. Purpose is to promote green economic growth, protect biodiversity and enhance ecosystems, and strengthen risk management systems. promoting transnational entrepreneurial and innovation networks 355.4m 139.2m 97.8m 6

protecting, securing and enhancing the marine and coastal environment improving accessibility and external links sustainably Interreg IVC Europe interregional cooperation INTERACT URBACT The Interreg IVC Interregional Cooperation programme area is all EU member states, plus Norway and Switzerland. Purpose is to promote co-operation to improve policy and capacity in the field of innovation and knowledge economy, protecting and improving the quality of environment. innovation and knowledge economy environment and risk prevention Hertfordshire is eligible INTERACT supports territorial cooperation between Regions of the EU. It promotes cooperation as a tool for growth and change through policy development and strategic orientation, within territorial cooperation and beyond. INTERACT is the hub for exchanging information and best practices among cooperation programmes, and making project results more visible. INTERACT s services, seminars and advice help streamline the work of cooperation programmes, allowing them to devote more time and energy to their projects. Hertfordshire is eligible URBACT s mission is to enable cities to work together and develop integrated solutions to common urban challenges, by networking, learning from one another s experiences, drawing lessons and identifying good practices to improve urban policies. Following the success of the URBACT I and II programmes, URBACT III (2014-2020) has been developed to continue to promote sustainable integrated urban development and contribute to the delivery of the Europe 2020 strategy. URBACT III programme will be organised around four main objectives: 1. Capacity for Policy Delivery: To improve the capacity of cities to manage sustainable urban policies and practices in an integrated and participative way. 2. Policy Design: To improve the design of sustainable urban policies and practices in cities. 3. Policy Implementation: To improve the implementation of 302m 40m 96.3m 7

ESPON integrated and sustainable urban strategies and actions in cities. 4. Building and Sharing Knowledge: To ensure that practitioners and decision makers at all levels have access to knowledge and share know-how on all aspects of sustainable urban development in order to improve urban development policies. To reach these objectives, URBACT III will develop three types of interventions: transnational exchange, capacity-building, capitalisation & dissemination. Adopted by the European Commission in February 2015, the ESPON 2020 Programme aims at promoting and fostering a European territorial dimension in development and cooperation by providing evidence, knowledge transfer and policy learning to public authorities and other policy actors at all levels. Its main objectives are to support the reinforcement of the effectiveness of EU Cohesion Policy and other sectoral policies and programmes under European Structural Investment (ESI) funds as well as national and regional territorial development policies, through the production, dissemination and promotion of territorial evidence The primary target groups are: European policymakers, in particular in the field of Cohesion Policy as well as other relevant sectoral and thematic policies and programmes National policymakers and practitioners responsible for territorial cohesion, ETC programmes, macro-regional strategies and Cohesion Policy preparation and implementation at national level Authorities implementing ESI Funding programmes and preparing periodical reporting Regional and local policymakers and practitioners responsible for territorial development and planning and/or involved in cross-border, transnational and macro-regional cooperation Hertfordshire is eligible 48.7m 8