Tees Valley Joint Strategy Unit

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North East of England Objective 2
Programme Programme Launch
Tees Valley European Partnership May 26th 2004
Joint Strategy Unit
Tees Valley Joint Strategy Unit
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2000-2003
Introduction From the Chair

• The North East spent
• 119 million ERDF
• 24 million ESF
• This triggered the performance reserve of 18
  million
• This was against a total applications value of
  305 million by end of 2003

Magne Haugseng
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2000-2003
Introduction From the Chair

• TEES VALLEY
• Applied for 52 million ERDF
• Which equates to 25.6 of regional share

Magne Haugseng
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2000-2003
Introduction From the Chair
TEES VALLEY BREAKDOWN (Percentage funds by
priority)
Magne Haugseng
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North East of England Objective 2 Programme
Tees Valley European Partnership
Joint Strategy Unit
Tees Valley Joint Strategy Unit
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Priorities One Two
Review of the 1st Half of the Programme

• TEES VALLEY BUSINESS SUPPORT
• Slow Start
• PDP not approved until mid 2001
• Systems and protocols had to be developed.

Marc Bould
Despite the slow start to the programme, some
real achievements were made.
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Priorities One Two
Review of the 1st Half of the Programme

• TEES VALLEY BUSINESS SUPPORT
• 40 projects funded in the Package.
• 12m of European funding committed.
• 84 of target achieved.
• Compares favourably against other sub-regions.
• Organisations new to European funding have come
  through the Package.

Marc Bould
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Priorities One Two
Review of the 1st Half of the Programme

• TEES VALLEY BUSINESS SUPPORT
• Pioneered Project Development Days
• Attracted projects across all sectors public,
  HE, FE, voluntary, not-for profit private
  sector companies.
• ERDF support ranged from 5k, to in some cases in
  excess of 2.5m
• Over 5m of private sector match funding for Tees
  Valley businesses.

Marc Bould
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North East of England Objective 2 Programme
Tees Valley European Partnership
Joint Strategy Unit
Tees Valley Joint Strategy Unit
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Priority Three.
Review of the 1st Half of the Programme

• STRATEGIC SITES IN THE TEES VALLEY
• Darlington Gateway
• Middlehaven
• South Tees
• North Bank

Kerry Jonas
14 projects approved worth 15m ERDF 5 currently
under appraisal worth 6m ERDF
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Priority Three.
Review of the 1st Half of the Programme
CURRENT STATUS FOR TEES VALLEY
000s ERDF
Kerry Jonas
Darlington Gateway
Middle- haven
North Bank
South Tees
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North East of England Objective 2 Programme
Tees Valley European Partnership
Joint Strategy Unit
Tees Valley Joint Strategy Unit
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Priority Four
Review of the 1st Half of the Programme

• TEES VALLEY
• Target Communities building capacity and
  connecting with jobs.
• Five packages.
• Initial delays, but all packages exceeded their
  targets by 2003.

Pam Hogg
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Priority Four
Review of the 1st Half of the Programme

• TEES VALLEY DELEGATED GRANTS
• For local community/voluntary groups
• Resourced by ERDF and Single Programme.
• Grants of 5,000 to 25,000 (capital and revenue
  projects).
• Bidding rounds

Pam Hogg
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Priority Four
Review of the 1st Half of the Programme

• TEES VALLEY PRIORITY 4 WEB SITE
• Information tool for-
• Project Sponsors,
• Partnership members,
• Potential project sponsors.

Pam Hogg
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Priority Four
Review of the 1st Half of the Programme

• TEES VALLEY PRIORITY 4 WEB SITE
• Available Now-
• Contact details for Package Coordinators
• Partnership members in each Package
• Target ward area maps
• Eligible post codes for all target wards
• Diary page Links page
• Project development tips
• Minutes of Partnership Meetings

Pam Hogg
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Priority Four
Review of the 1st Half of the Programme

• TEES VALLEY PRIORITY 4 WEB SITE
• Coming Soon-
• Overview of each Partnership organisation
• Overview of every project funded in the Tees
  Valley

Pam Hogg
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North East of England Objective 2
Programme Overview of Changes
European Secretariat- Priorities 12 Marie
Wilson Brokerage John Lowther Priorities 34
Malcolm Craggs
Joint Strategy Unit
Tees Valley Joint Strategy Unit
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Regional Aid Guidelines
Post 2006

• Its early days
• Consultation closes next Tuesday!

Magne Haugseng
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Help Competitive Strategies
Post 2006

• Appropriate interventions
• Strict control of aid to large companies
• In terms of regional competitiveness and
  employment - a move from a territorial approach
  to thematic priorities to tackle specificities.

Magne Haugseng
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Competition policy
Post 2006

• STATE AIDS
• Better integration of instruments (including new
  ones)
• Tackle real market failure
• Promote entrepreneurship
• Use less and better targeted state aid

Magne Haugseng
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Flexibility
Post 2006

• Better concentration on Objective 1 type regions.
• Increased flexibility
• Member States
• Regions
• To focus on
• Local opportunities
• Local problems

Magne Haugseng
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The Cohesion Report
Post 2006

• Convergence
• Regional Competitiveness employment
• European territorial co-operation

Magne Haugseng
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Convergence
Post 2006

• Growth and job creation-
• Earmarked for Objective 1
• Statistical effect region below 75 of EU15 GDP.

Magne Haugseng
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Post 2006
Regional Competitiveness and Employment

• ERDF
• Innovation and the knowledge economy
• Accessibility services of general economic
  interest
• Environment and risk prevention
• ESF
• Adaptability of workers
• Labour supply disadvantaged people

Magne Haugseng
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Post 2006
European Territorial Co-operation

• Interreg style trans-national programme.
• Theme based projects.
• Probably an Urban style programme.

Magne Haugseng
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What next?
Post 2006

• Active in shaping the regions view
• UKs position of repatriation weakening
• Work for inclusion in statistical effect regions
• Start preparing for projects with capex under new
  Interreg and Urban.

Magne Haugseng
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North East of England Objective 2 Programme
Tees Valley European Partnership
Joint Strategy Unit
Tees Valley Joint Strategy Unit
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Global Grants
Other European Funding Opportunities

• The JSU successfully ran Global Grants 1 April
  2003 to 31 March 2004
• New project commenced 1 April 2004 to end 31
  December 2006
• Funded via Objective 3 and the Local Intervention
  Development Fund from Tees Valley Learning
  Skills Council

Sue Donnelly
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Global Grants
Other European Funding Opportunities

• Aim to provide small grants that will improve
  the employment prospects of disadvantaged persons
  aged 16-65 resident in the Tees Valley.
• Support may be for training courses or
  qualifications, confidence motivation building
  activities and any costs associated with this
  including travel, reference books and the
  purchase of any special clothing or equipment.
•  

Sue Donnelly
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Global Grants
Other European Funding Opportunities

• Designed to be easy to access, using a simplified
  administration procedure, and fast turnaround
  time. Grants only available when no other source
  of funding can be accessed.
• Contacts depending on age of beneficiary.

Sue Donnelly
Beneficiaries 16-30 David Wise, The Princes
Trust Tel. [phone]  

• Beneficiaries 31-65
• Ian Scrutton,
• TV Community Foundation
• Tel. [phone]

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North East of England Objective 2 Programme
Tees Valley European Partnership
Joint Strategy Unit
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Interreg
Other European Funding Opportunities

• Aim To encourage harmonious and balanced
  sustainable development through trans-European
  cooperation.
• North Sea Programme, PSC5 in May.
• - still some money left
• North Western Europe, PSC5 in June.
• - more money left
• Interreg IIIC
• - less money, but some left throughout

Magne Haugseng
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North Sea Programme
Other European Funding Opportunities

• Increased accessibility
• Integrated coastal zone management
• Coastal defences new and improved
• Sustainable Tourism Framework for NS
• Updated Spatial vision for the NS
• Maritime safety umbrella operation

Magne Haugseng
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Interreg
Other European Funding Opportunities

• Thematic Group Meeting
• - Wednesday 23 June, 1000 at ONE
• Main Theme
• - future use of funding
• Special focus
• - capital projects

Magne Haugseng
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North East of England Objective 2 Programme
Tees Valley European Partnership
Joint Strategy Unit
Tees Valley Joint Strategy Unit
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Objective 3
Other European Funding Opportunities

• Direct bidding
• Co-financing
• The bidding process
• Fit with Objective 2
• Current deadlines

Derek Lincoln
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North East of England Objective 2 Programme
Tees Valley European Partnership
Joint Strategy Unit
Tees Valley Joint Strategy Unit
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Equal
Other European Funding Opportunities

• Aim To identify innovative ways of tackling
  discrimination and inequality in the field of
  employment
• 2nd Round 2004 to 2008 deadline for applications
  is end of June 2004
• 4 European Employment Strategy Pillars
• - Employability-
• - Entrepreneurship
• - Adaptability
• - Equal Opportunities
•  Activity then divided into 8 themes. 

Sue Donnelly
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Equal
Other European Funding Opportunities

• Trawl for Tees Valley project ideas took place
  February/March.
• Middlesbrough Enterprise Academy currently
  developing a full application which will be
  submitted under the Entrepreneurship pillar.
• Partner-search facility can be accessed via
  www.equal.ecotec.co.uk for organisations wishing
  to explore the possibility of linking with an
  existing project/development partnership.

Sue Donnelly
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Urban / Leader Plus.
Other European Funding Opportunities

• Both programmes had to commit money by end of
  2006 (with defrayment until 2008).
• Both programmes are fully committed - theres
  no likelihood for additional bidding rounds.
• The Cohesion report mentions the actions from
  both programmes, and doesnt say there should be
  further dedicated programmes..but, its still
  not entirely clear what will happen.

Magne Haugseng
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North East of England Objective 2
Programme Programme Launch
Tees Valley European Partnership May 26th 2004
Joint Strategy Unit
Tees Valley Joint Strategy Unit