European Structural and Investment Funds
The London Local Enterprise Partnership (now known as 'LEAP') has been notionally allocated €748 million of funding European Social Fund (ESF) and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to create jobs and support business growth in London. LEAP is responsible for the strategic oversight of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) on behalf of the Government. The Government publishes the latest information and guidance on the ESF and ERDF programmes here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/england-2014-to-2020-european-structural-and-investment-funds.
Covid-19
To keep you updated on the ESIF response to COVID-19, please check this new page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/european-structural-and-investment-funds-coronavirus-covid-19-response. It is used to share news with projects and partners.
Brexit
Although the United Kingdom has now left the European Union, under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement, EU programmes will continue to operate in the UK until their closure in 2023-24. The Government suggested in 2017 that these funds would be replaced in due course by the ‘UK Shared Prosperity Fund’; but no information has been made available as to how these funds might operate yet.
ERDF Funding
ESF Funding
ESIF Funding Map
ESIF Committee
European Structural & Investment Funds Update
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
The latest set of calls has now closed.
Any enquiries should be addressed to [email protected]
European Social Fund (ESF)
The latest set of calls has now closed.
Any enquiries should be addressed to [email protected]
ESIF Strategy
The 2014-20 ESIF Strategy for London sets out the areas for ESF and ERDF investment against the LEAP’s four Jobs and Growth Plan priorities: Skills and Employment, SME Competitiveness, Science and Technology and Infrastructure. The ESIF strategy seeks to align with the Government’s ESF and ERDF Operational Programme strategies. It is against the Operational Programmes that applicants will be invited to submit applications, using the ESIF Strategy to reflect London’s needs.
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