Regeneration and economic growth

East Midlands

The East Midlands is one of nine English regions to qualify for Competitiveness and Employment funding.

Under the 2007-13 programme, the region can receive €268.5m of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) investment.

Priorities

The East Midlands Operational Programme Document outlines the investment priorities for the region. It focuses on two main priorities:

  • Priority 1 - Increasing productivity through innovation and sustainable business practice
    This priority will focus on increasing commercialisation of innovation of small and medium-sized enterprises in the region's priority sectors: transport equipment, construction, food and drink, health and in businesses with high growth potential to create higher value added products and services. It will include support for small and medium-sized enterprise engagement in Research and Development for emerging technologies and for innovation to improve resource efficiency.
  • Priority 2 - Increasing sustainable economic and enterprise activity in disadvantaged communities
     This priority will focus on stimulating economic and enterprise activity in the most disadvantaged areas whilst exploiting the potential linkages to adjacent areas of economic growth, through a range of actions but with a strong focus on enterprise and start-up activity. It will also aim to create new economic opportunities by building local capacity, resources and support; reviving local infrastructure and environments and stimulating and supporting enterprise.

The full East Midlands Operation Programme Document setting out the strategy of the programme can be found with other documents of interest on the following pages.

For more information contact the ERDF Programme Delivery Team: East Midlands on 0303 444 6427 or email em.erdfenquiries@communities.gsi.gov.uk.  

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