GREATER BIRMINGHAM

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GREATER BIRMINGHAM SOLIHULL LOCAL ENTERPRISE
PARTNERSHIP AREA

• Priority Axes 4 6 - Calls Workshop
• Supporting the shift towards a low carbon economy
  in all sectors
• Preserving and protecting the Environment and
  Promoting Resource Efficiency.
• through
• European Structural and Investment Funding (ESIF)
• Chamberlain Room,
• Birmingham City Council House, B1 1BB
• Tuesday 11th August 2015
• 12.45 15.30

To obtain further information regarding ESIF,
please email esif_at_solihull.gov.uk
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Todays Programme

• Times are approximate
• Welcome Coffee 1245 to 1300
• Current Situation 1300 to 1315
• The ERDF Operational Programme
• The first Calls for Proposals
• ESIF Priority Axis 4 Call 2 1315 to 1415
• Priority Axis 4 Summarised
• Introducing
• ESIF Priority Axis 6 Call 1 1415 to 1445
• Priority Axis 6 Summarised
• Introducing
• Information Sheet Contact Points
• Discussions/Networking 1445 to 1530

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Introduction

• ESIF Background document available
• ERDF Operational Programme for England formally
  approved late June 2015
• 9 Priority Axes
• GBS LEP has prioritised 4 of these
• Innovation
• Business
• Low Carbon
• Environmental Protection
• This Workshop - Priority Axis 4 Supporting the
  shift towards a low carbon economy in all sectors
• Priority Axis 6 Preserving and protecting the
  Environment and Promoting Resource Efficiency.

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The First Calls

• GBS LEP subject of 39 Outline Applications
• Strategic advice on 32 Outline Applications
• In terms of projects seeking support from GBS
  notional allocations ESIF strategic Green
  Light given to
• Innovation 8 applications with grant value
  12.45m
• Business 12 applications with a grant value
  53.39m
• Low Carbon 1 applications with grant value
  0.67m
• Environmental Protection No Early Call

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Priority Axis 4 Second Call 08/2015

• Overall Objective increase energy efficiency in
  particular in small and medium enterprises,
  including through the implementation of low
  carbon technologies, and, the production and
  distribution of energy derived from renewable
  resources
• Minimum value 500,000 (approx 1M with match)
  collaborative bids encouraged for scale and
  impact
• Deadline 25 September 2015 (outlines)
• Duration up to 3 years
• Geography GBS funding should predominantly
  support businesses based GBS LEP area, preferably
  whole LEP geography. Cross-LEP projects
  encouraged with simultaneous bids to other LEP
  calls
• Budget Value Up to 500,000 available in this
  call

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Priority Axis 4a detail

• Building on the successes of Sustainability West
  Midlands Low Carbon Economy Programme Community
  Strand, there is scope for a programme of
  specialist support to new and developing
  community energy enterprises.
• It is proposed to support the delivery of
  community energy enterprise schemes which have
  the benefits of creating decentralised or
  off-grid production, and investing in local
  ownership of infrastructure, innovation and
  business expertise. Indicative budget 0.5m
  European Regional Development Fund.

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GBS LEP PA4 Specific Actions NOT INCLUDED in
second call

• The rest of 4a budget for renewable energy -
  need to ensure local strategy for renewable
  energy infrastructure is clear also
  investigation of using a Financial Instrument
• 4b SME energy efficiency - partially included in
  the first call - there is still ambiguity around
  the specific eligibility of innovative energy
  efficiency retrofit actions
• 4c Public buildings energy efficiency - as
  above ambiguity around the specific eligibility
  of innovative retrofit actions
• 4e low carbon transport and energy distribution -
  held back by DCLG due to the need to determine
  the parameters of the local Low Carbon
  strategies
• 4f innovation - suggestion that these actions
  may be delivered under Investment Priorities

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Priority Axis 6 First Call 08/2015Summary

• Overall Objective Protecting and restoring
  biodiversity and soil and promoting ecosystem
  services
• Minimum value 500,000 (approx 1M with match)
  collaborative bids encouraged for scale and
  impact
• Deadline 25 September 2015 (outlines)
• Duration up to 3 years
• Geography GBS funding should predominantly
  support businesses based GBS LEP area, preferably
  whole LEP geography. Cross-LEP projects
  encouraged with simultaneous bids to other LEP
  calls
• Budget Value Up to 1.5m available in this call

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Priority Axis 6d and 6f detail

• 6d Protecting and restoring biodiversity and
  soil and promoting ecosystem services, including
  through Natura 2000, and green infrastructure
• 6f Promoting innovative technologies to improve
  environmental protection and resource efficiency
  in the waste sector, water sector and with regard
  to soil, or to reduce air pollution

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Priority Axis 4 and 6 budget

• Open calls 3 per year, varied content per call
• Sustainable Urban Development calls expected
  mid 2016
• Financial Instruments calls expected 2015/16
  but with delay for development and establishment
  of funds

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Contact points

• Initial queries to esif_at_solihull.gov.uk and we
  will respond
• Recommended to use this route discuss your
  project with the Theme lead (Tara Verrell for PA4
  and PA6) to support the strategic fit of the
  project which is assessed locally.