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How to access ERDF funding

Dedicated EEDA ERDF facilitators are available to help guide you through the application process and develop your project idea.

It is recommended that you do not complete a project concept prior to discussions with an ERDF facilitator. Contact details are available here.

Application process

To apply for ERDF funding, there is a two stage application process:

• expression of interest (project concept)
• full application and business case 

Dates of the bidding rounds will be announced by EEDA and the timescale for all bidding rounds is also published in the prospectus. The commencement of each bidding round will be formally announced on this website but you may submit an expression of interest via a project concept form at anytime. Early submission will enable dialogue with an ERDF facilitator which may help your application. Project concepts will not be formally considered by the Competitiveness Delivery Group (CDG) until the date published in the bidding round guidance.

We are pleased to announce the opening of Bidding Round 10. The closing date for applications is Tuesday 27th April 2010 at 5:00pm

We strongly recommend that draft project concept forms should be submitted by email to erdf@eeda.org.uk as soon as possible and no later than two weeks before the bidding round closing date. These will be considered by the ERDF facilitation team and discussed with applicants. Final project concept forms should be submitted in electronic form by e-mail to erdf@eeda.org.uk and also by signed hard-copy to the address given at the end of this document.

Expressions of interest need to be submitted on a project concept form and guidance to complete this can be found here.

At the project concept stage, prospective applicants will not be required to provide proof of match funding. However, information on likely source(s) of match funding together with details of contacts, delivery partners and anticipated approval timetable will be required. Under open bidding arrangements it will be the responsibility of the project applicant to identify match funding.

If CDG invites a prospective applicant to submit a full bid after submission of the project concept form, this should be developed in accordance with the bidding round timetable. A full bid will consist of a business plan and application form.

For additional information on future bidding rounds, please go to the Key Documents page.

Who can apply for funding?

Any organisation that is a legal entity can develop proposals and apply for funding.

Examples include: 

• local authorities
• statutory or non-statutory public funded bodies
• voluntary/community organisations 
• some private sector organisations (subject to eligibility rules and state aid compliance).

All funding applications will need to meet the overall programme theme of 'low carbon economic growth' and the aims of the priority axes. They will also need to meet specific environmental sustainability and equality criteria and will need to show multiple beneficiaries. 

For further information please consult the programme prospectus or contact erdf@eeda.org.uk.

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