Upcoming events

 
19 April 2011
Selling to the Public Sector
Time: 09.30-13.00
Venue: Marlets Hall, Burgess Hill
 
17 May 2011
Selling Sustainability and the Benefits of Sustainable Products or Services
Time: 09.30-13.00
Venue: Destinations Place, Gatwick Airport
 
21 June 2011
Research and Development Connections
Time: 09.30-13.00
Venue: Crawley Library
 
7 July 2011
To be confirmed

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

 

The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is a funding programme which helps stimulate economic development and regeneration in the least prosperous regions of the European Union (EU).

 

Investment is targeted to meet three objectives set down by the EU: Convergence, Regional Competitiveness and Employment and European Territorial Co-operation.

 

Since 2000, England has benefited from over £3.4 billion of ERDF investment, with a further £2.5 billion being invested in projects for the new round of programmes (2007 to 2013).

 

Achievements

 

ERDF has already helped a wide variety of projects - from large public works to small local initiatives. All are designed to benefit the regional or local economy.

 

To date, key achievements include:

 

  • Over 86,000 jobs created or safeguarded
  • Over 70,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) assisted
  • Over 1,000 hectares of brownfield land reclaimed
  • Over 340,000 square metres of workspace constructed or improved

Major projects which have benefited from ERDF investment include the regeneration of the King's Dock in Liverpool (£48 million ERDF) and the Eden Project in Cornwall (£12.8 million). Without this investment, these projects and many like them simply would not have happened.

 

SUSCIN has been funded by South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007–2013.