Type of grant or financial incentive

Name of programme and aims

Contact details for authority providing grant or financial incentive

Rate of grant or financial incentive available

Types of project funded and criteria which must be met

Investment grants, loan and equity finance

(RSA) aims to help stimulate new investment and employment in Assisted Areas of UK

Tel: 0113 280 0600

Fax: 0113 233 8301/2

East Midlands, - Nottingham

Tel: 0115 971 9971

Fax: 0115 971 2669

North East England

Tel: 0191 201 3300

Fax:0191 202 3834

Government Office for the West Midlands - Birmingham

Tel: 0121 212 5118

Fax: 0121 212 5043

Government Office for the South West - Plymouth

Tel: 01752 221891

Fax:- 01752 227647

Government office for the South East - Guilford

Tel: 01483 882547

Fax: 01483 882529

Scottish Office in Glasgow.

Tel:0141 248 2855

Fax:0141 242 5691

Welsh Office in Wales.

Tel: (029) 20 825111

Fax: (029)20 825214

The average cost per job might be £4,600 in Development Areas and £2,900 in Intermediate Areas.

Fixed costs must exceed £500,000.

Projects in the manufacturing (mostly) and service sectors are eligible for RSA providing that they:

Assisted Areas are defined by the DTI and approved by

the EU. The 2000 map for the UK had not been approved at

the time that this table was drawn up. Most (former)

coal-mining areas will be included.

Investment grants, loan and equity finance

DTI Offices in England and Wales (as with RSA grants)

Projects in the manufacturing (mostly) and service sectors (but not coal-mining) are included. In addition to new fixed capital investment and employment growth, projects will be expected to demonstrate that they are innovative and of high quality (in terms of skill levels), and preferably include the use of new technology.

Type of grant or financial incentive

Name of programme and aims

Contact details for authority providing grant or financial incentive

Rate of grant or financial incentive available

Types of project funded and criteria which must be met

Investment grants, loan and equity finance

aims to support businesses in former coalmining areas

5th Floor

Cunard Building

Pier Head

Liverpool L3 1DS

Tel: (0151) 236 4040

Fax: (0151) 236 3060

- Equity Finance: preference shares; ordinary shares (to a maximum of £50,000).

Eligible projects must :

• be in the manufacturing, services and retail sectors,
• expansions, MBOs or MBIs
• require a minimum of £25,000
• demonstrate adequate financial commitment from their promoters

have their operations primarily based within former coalmining areas (details of the exact areas of coverage are available from Regional DTI Offices).

Investment grants, loan and equity finance

Small Firms Local Guarantee Scheme (SFLGS) aims to provide loans to businesses

Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme

St Mary’s House,

C/o Moorfoot

Sheffield S1 4PQ

Tel: 08700 010 172

Loans are usually for amounts between £5,000 & £100,000

(£250k for established businesses).

Loan guarantees for small firms (employing up to 250) unable to obtain conventional finance, because of lack of security or track record.

These loans are discretionary so not all companies are eligible.

A business-plan demonstrating viability has to be prepared.

Loans are made for between 2-10 years.

II.1

Grants for vocational training, guidance and counselling

Social Fund

(ESF) aims to add to what Member States do to improve people’s job prospects and help develop their skills.

Department for Education and Employment

Level 1

Caxton House

Tothill Street

London SW1H 9NA

Tel: 0870 001 2345

ESF projects must:

• be undertaken with local, regional, national or EU partners
• involve an eligible public authority partner which acts as guarantor to the project
• meet the priorities of the relevant planning programme

ESF Objective 1 and 2 projects are restricted to specific geographical area and must meet local and regional development priorities. Objective 3 projects must meet UK national economic development priorities. ESF Community Initiatives are targeted at particular sectors or groups eg RECHAR for coal areas.

Grants for vocational training, guidance and counselling

supports innovation and European dimension in vocational training, language training and cross-border mobility

http://www.leonardo.org.uk

Dawn Long

Central Bureau

Tel: 0171 389 4389

Fax: 0171 389 4426

cblon.leonardo@britishcouncil.org

Dave Saunders, DfEE

Tel: 0114 259 4502

Fax: 0114 259 3805

David Oatley, DfEE

Tel: 0114 259 4819

Fax: 0114 259 4103

Grants of up to Euro200,000 per project per annum (75% of eligible costs) are available to transnational partnerships

Projects must:

• demonstrate significant innovation and quality

• involve appropriate new technologies
• involve at least two other independent organisations in two other Member States

• improve language competencies.

Transnational networks for the exchange of experience and good practice, mobility; training or work experience abroad

will also be funded.

II.3

Grants for vocational training, guidance and counselling

Local Enterprise Councils in Scotland.

Universities, further education colleges and industry training bodies at national level

creation at local, regional and national level. Many originate from DfEE or EU and have to meet UK or EU criteria and eligibility rules. All have to be implemented through partnerships which usually involve local TECs, LECs and RDAs, each of which will have their own priorities. However, in most cases, they will be concerned with raising the skill levels and with helping to train workers to meet identified skills-gaps. Priority is given to projects involving:

• disadvantaged groups
• inner city regeneration
• isolated rural areas
• equal opportunities
• small businesses
• new technologies

By 31 march 2001, TECs in England and Wales will have been abolished and replaced by new Learning and Skills Councils.

Grants for vocational training, guidance and counselling

The Manager

Engineering Foresight Awards

The Royal Academy of Engineering

29 Great Peter Street

Westminster

London SW1P 3LW

Tel: (020) 7222 2688

Fax: (020) 7233 0054

Email: bowena@raeng.co.uk

• enable professional engineers involved in research and development to work with overseas organisations who are leading the development of new or enhanced technology. The project to be undertaken should be focused on an engineering priority area identified by the Government's Foresight Programme. Secondments normally last for between 6 and 12 months.
• applicants will normally have at least 5 years post-graduate experience, of which a PhD could be part, in aspects of R&D and its application

• candidates should have established a national reputation in their area of activity and be in the process of building up an international network.

Type of grant or financial incentive

Name of programme and aims

Contact details for authority providing grant or financial incentive

Rate of grant or financial incentive available

Types of project funded and criteria which must be met

Research and development grants

EC: ECSC: Coal Research Programme

Support for technical coal research projects relating to the production and increased use of coal and to occupational safety in the coal industry.

European Commission

Energy Technology Directorate

XVII/D/2 (TERV 5/12)

Rue de la Loi 200

B-1049 Brussels

Tel: (00 32 2) 295 8451/6072

Fax: (00 32 2) 296 6016

http://www.cordis.lu/ecsc-coal/home.html

European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) applicants do not need to be directly connected with the coal industry but research projects must be of interest to a large number of undertakings in the coal sector.

Projects should not exceed five years in duration.

Eligible expenditure includes: the cost of equipment and apparatus (the rate of depreciation charged to research costs is generally 20% of the purchase price per estimated year of use); gross salaries and statutory charges on all staff directly employed (both full and part-time) on the research; travel costs; operational costs directly chargeable to the project; a fixed allowance of 30% of gross personnel costs for other expenditure not specified elsewhere (eg administrative)

Research and development grants

aims to regenerate the coal sector through the use of environmentally compatible technologies

Mr Oppermann

Transport & Energy DG (C3)

200 rue de la Loi

B-1049 Brussels

Fax: (00 32 2) 296 5801

Email: carnot@cec.eu.int

http://europa.eu.int/en/comm/dg17/carnot.htm

- limit emissions, including CO2 emissions

- achieve best available technologies at affordable cost

The CARNOT programme supports two types of action:

- measures to foster cooperation aimed at promoting better market and technical information; and

• measures to foster industrial strategic cooperation.

Projects must involve at least two other independent organisations in at least two other Member States

Type of grant or financial incentive

Name of programme and aims

Contact details for authority providing grant or financial incentive

Rate of grant or financial incentive available

Types of project funded and criteria which must be met

Research and development grants

Studies, analyses, forecasts and other related work in the energy sector.

1998-2002

DG XVII Information & Communication

TERV 6/7

200 rue de la Loi

B-1049 Brussels

Fax: (00 32 2) 296 6017

Email: info@bxl.dg17.cec.be

• observation, monitoring and the exchange of information in the energy field as well as studies, analyses and forecasts on all energy aspects, including trends, markets and prices;
• the provision of technical and methodological assistance to projects to identify and transfer best practice in areas such as methods of analysis and forecasting, means of allocating energy data, access to and exchanges via electronic networks;
• assistance for the development of links with energy producers, users, academics and administrative circles to promote research into the policy and economic aspects of energy;

• initiatives for result dissemination, including report publication and preparation and the organisation of workshops, seminars and conferences.

Research and development grants

EC: FPV: Competitive & Sustainable Growth

Research, technological development and demonstration activities

1998-2002

European Commission

Research DG, Competitive & Sustainable Growth Programme

Fax: (00 32 2) 296 6757/295 8072

Email: growth@cec.eu.int

Internet: http://www.cordis.lu/growth

Up to 50% eligible project costs

• involve at least two other independent organisations in at least two other Member States

• involve innovative products, processes and organisation: efficient production, including design, manufacturing and control; intelligent production; eco-efficient processes and design; organisation of production and work.

New processes to enable water purification technologies from high grade Welsh anthracite could be funded under this programme

III.5

Research and development grants

Research, technological development and demonstration activities

1998-2002

European Commission

E-mail: eesd@cec.eu.int

Fax: (00 32 2) 296 3024

Internet: http://www.cordis.lu/eesa/calls/calls.htm

Energy:

European Commission

Energy Info Desk

SDME 2/3

200 rue de la Loi

B-1049 Brussels

E-mail: helpline-energy@cec.eu.int

Fax: (00 32 2) 296 0621/295 0577

Further information from OST staff:

Mike Brook

Tel: (020) 7215 2813

Fax: (020) 7828 7969

Arwyn Davies

Tel: (020) 7890 5271

Fax: (020) 7271 2356

"Energie" Helpline

Tel: (0161) 874 3627

Fax: (0161) 848 0181

Email: sarah.talbot@enviros.com

• at least two other independent organisations in at least two other Member States

• new integrated approaches for the management of water resources; the development of treatment and purification technologies; technologies for monitoring and prevention of pollution, protection and management of groundwater and surface water resources; surveillance, early warning and communication systems; technologies for the regulation of stocks and technologies for arid and semi-arid regions and water-deficient regions.

• Cleaner energy systems, including renewable: large-scale generation of electricity and/or heat with reduced CO2 emissions from coal, biomass or other fuels, including combined heat and power; development and demonstration including for decentralised generation, of conversion technologies for the main new and renewable energy sources, in particular biomass, fuel cells, wind and solar technologies; integration of new and renewable energy sources into energy systems; cost-effective environmental abatement technologies for power production.

• Economic and efficient energy for a competitive Europe: technologies for the rational and efficient end use of energy; technologies for the transmission and distribution of energy; technologies for the storage of energy; efficient exploration, extraction and production technologies for fossil fuels; improving the efficiency of new and renewable energy sources; scenarios on supply and demand technologies in economy/environment/energy systems and their interactions, and analysis of the cost effectiveness (based on whole life costs) and efficiency of all energy sources.

Type of grant or financial incentive

Name of programme and aims

Contact details for authority providing grant or financial incentive

Rate of grant or financial incentive available

Types of project funded and criteria which must be met

Research and development grants

Mary Hutchinson

Business Innovation & International Group

BBSRC

Polaris House

North Star Avenue

Swindon SN2 1UH

Tel: (01793) 413275

Fax: (01793) 414674

E-mail: mary.hutchinson@bbsrc.ac.uk

Kate Reading

EPSRC

Polaris House

North Star Avenue

Swindon SN2 1ET

Tel: (01793) 444584

E-mail: k.reading@epsrc.ac.uk

Industrial CASE studentships are allocated to industrial companies; the industrial partner defines the research topic and takes the initiative in establishing a link with an eligible institution.

CASE studentships fund graduates to undertake a programme of research on a subject selected and supervised jointly by the academic and industrial partners

Academic institutions must be selected from universities in Great Britain or from BBSRC/EPSRC sponsored research institutes. Prior approval must be sought to place an Industrial CASE studentship with any other academic institution.

Industrial CASE students are based with the university, but must spend part of their time with the company. This period must be a minimum of three months during the three year period of the studentship, and would not normally exceed 18 months.

The scheme helps science and engineering graduates to undertake a programme of research (usually leading to a PhD). Applicants must explain how they provide the following and how they assess its effectiveness: research techniques; experimental design and data assessment; research environment; communication skills; interpersonal skills/personal effectiveness; use of IT and information handling; science in a commercial environment.

Type of grant or financial incentive

Name of programme and aims

Contact details for authority providing grant or financial incentive

Rate of grant or financial incentive available

Types of project funded and criteria which must be met

Research and development grants

supports collaborative research partnerships between UK industry and the research base by providing financial support to individual programmes of research in specific areas eg electricity from coal-bed methane and underground coal gasification

Larry Atwood

Associate Programme Manager, Energy is responsible for research into the sustainable supply and delivery of electricity

Engineering and Physical

Sciences Research Council

Polaris House

North Star Avenue

Swindon SN2 1ET

Tel: 01793 444282

Fax: 01793 444009

e-mail: larry.atwood@epsrc.ac.uk

Government grant funding provides up to at least 50% of eligible costs, which is at least matched by industrial support.

The level of funding available depends on the costs directly attributable to the project, in terms of the salaries of personnel working on the project, materials consumed, capital equipment purchased and other factors, such as licensing

- be pre-competitive and involve a real element of risk, but offer good potential for eventual commercial exploitation.

- be innovative, high quality and generate knowledge in a particular industry or scientific field. Ultimately the research should aim to create wealth and improved quality of life.

- provide a catalyst for the project partners to do something which would not happen otherwise.

- bring together a well balanced partnership (eg including manufacturers and end-users from the supply chain, different science and engineering disciplines and other industrial sectors).

- complement rather than duplicate any other UK or European project in the same area.

• be in the defined LINK programme area, fitting one of the priority areas identified by the programme secretariat.

• involve at least one company and one research based organisation.

• be focused on the sustainable supply and delivery of electricity

It is very likely that the coal-bed methane project and the underground coal gasification project would receive funding through this LINK programme

Type of grant or financial incentive

Name of programme and aims

Contact details for authority providing grant or financial incentive

Rate of grant or financial incentive available

Types of project funded and criteria which must be met

Economic and community regeneration

aims to regenerate local communities through public/private partnerships

Prospective bidders should contact the appropriate RDA or the Government Office (London) at as early a stage as possible to discuss their proposals informally before submitting proforma outline bids.

Copies of the national Bidding Guidance are available from Carole Dawson, DETR, Zone 4/GS, Regeneration Directorate, Eland House, Bressenden Place, London SW1P 5DU. Copies of the regional bidding guidance documents are available from RDAs and the Government Office in London.

Funding under the SRB is available for bids lasting from one to seven years, if resources permit. There is no standard rate of grant. Eligible expenditure relates to capital or revenue expenditure incurred in connection with activities contributing to the approved regeneration work. Up to 5% of SRB resources offered over the life-time of a successful bid will be available for set-up, management and administration costs, from within the total amount of approved grant.

.

• provides funding to support regeneration initiatives in England carried out by local partnerships.
• prioritises improving the quality of life of local people in areas of need by reducing the gap between deprived and other areas, and between different groups.
• supports activities which make a real and sustainable difference in deprived areas.
• funds schemes which work with and add value to other programmes and initiatives (public and private), build on good practice, and give value for money.
• supports the development of inclusive and effective local partnerships and of local people's capacity to participate in regeneration initiatives.

SRB supports schemes with a mix of objectives:

- improve the employment prospects, education and skills of local people;

- address social exclusion and improve opportunities for the disadvantaged;

- promote sustainable regeneration, improving and protecting the environment and infrastructure, including housing;

- support and promote growth in local economies and businesses;

- tackle crime and drug abuse and improve community safety.

Around 20% of SRB resources in Round 6 (2000) will be available for particular areas of need, including rural areas, coastal areas and coalfield areas.

Type of grant or financial incentive

Name of programme and aims

Contact details for authority providing grant or financial incentive

Rate of grant or financial incentive available

Types of project funded and criteria which must be met

Economic and community regeneration

Aims to develop partnerships at work by providing support for projects in the workplace and encouraging the spread of information about best partnership practice.

Further Information

Partnership Fund Helpline

Tel: (020) 7215 6252

Grants to promote partnerships at work are available for projects:

- at the individual workplace which foster partnership and address directly related training, development and business issues;

- at local, regional or national level dissemination which spread best practice in partnership;

- which adopt a partnership approach towards tackling issues such as low productivity or the implementation of family friendly policies.

• are innovative, i.e. implement new of better approaches to employment relations;

- are good value for money and cost-effective (e.g. by employing IT based or on the job learning);

- employ new technology as the medium for learning;

• demonstrate how activity will be sustained after Fund support has ended. Available to companies, business intermediaries, including employer federations, trade unions and other employee representatives, trade associations, Business Links, TECs etc, public sector bodies and charities.
• Bids can come from individual applicants, or a number of partners (this can mean different interest groups within a single workplace of different organisations within a wider consortium).

Type of grant or financial incentive

Name of programme and aims

Contact details for authority providing grant or financial incentive

Rate of grant or financial incentive available

Types of project funded and criteria which must be met

Economic and community regeneration rants for the regeneration of coalfield communities

The Coalfields Regeneration Trust

Coalfields Regeneration Trust

2 Portland Place

Spring Gardens

Doncaster DN1 3DF

Tel: 0800 064 8560

Fax: 01302 204419

E-mail: info@coalfields-region.org.uk

The Trust may give grants for up to 100% of funding requirements. It does not require applicants to match its funds with support from other funders; however applicants will be expected to have attracted other funding wherever possible.

The Trust's funds may be used to match other funders contributions, including those from the European Union's Structural Funds.

The Coalfields Regeneration Trust provides grants for capital and revenue costs of a broad range of projects, including projects which support people in their efforts to return to work and those which provide facilities and opportunities for local people (playgroups, meeting rooms, sports facilities, environmental projects, arts and cultural activities, feasibility studies, etc).

The Trust supports qualifying projects which contribute to its objectives in the existing and former Coalfields of Great Britain. Exceptional applications may also be considered for projects where potential benefit to existing or former Coalfield areas is clear.

Applications are welcome from groups, organisations and agencies which are committed to the regeneration of the Coalfield areas and their communities. Applicants will normally be community and voluntary organisations, charities, local authorities and similar bodies.

It is unlikely that support will be provided to established private businesses, but community businesses and agencies which support small start-up enterprises may be supported.

The Trust supports projects which provide facilities and opportunities for local people. Projects which provide debt and welfare advice or support for credit unions are welcome to apply. Applications which bring together a range of activities under one roof to help create a Resource Centre or one-stop-shop are particularly welcome.

IV.4

Economic and community regeneration

EC: European Regional Development Fund ERDF

Infrastructure support in Objective 1 and 2 regions

2000-2006

Catherine Goodall

Department of Trade and Industry

1 Victoria Street

London SW1H 0ET

Tel: (020) 7215 2556

Fax: (020) 7215 2520

Objective 1 regions: a maximum of 75% of total costs, and as a general rule, at least 50% of public expenditure on qualifying activities

Objective 2 and 5(b) regions: a maximum of 50% of total costs, and at least 25% of public expenditure

• promoting the development and structural adjustment of underdeveloped regions (Objective 1); or supporting the economic and social conversion of areas facing structural difficulties (urban, fisheries, rural and industrial areas) (Objective 2).
• productive investment linked to job creation/maintenance;
• infrastructure investment;
• the development of indigenous potential (ie. local development initiatives and services for SMEs);
• studies and assessments.

Projects must satisfy priorities in Single Programming Document (SPD) drawn up by local public/private partnerships which specifies the eligible activities

It is very likely that the access road planned for the Wheldale Colliery site at Wakefield would qualify for ERDF because the road will open up the site for wider industrial uses.

Type of grant or financial incentive

Name of programme and aims

Contact details for authority providing grant or financial incentive

Rate of grant or financial incentive available

Types of project funded and criteria which must be met

Energy efficiency grants and incentives

EC: SAVE II Specific Action for Vigorous Energy Efficiency

aims to promote energy efficiency throughout the EU

1996-2002

Clare Downey, ETSU

Tel: (01235) 432029

Fax: (01235) 433453

Email: clare.downing@aeat.co.uk

General:

Mr Harbison

European Commission

DG Transport & Energy

SAVE Programme

200 rue de la Loi

B-1049 Brussels

Tel: (00 32 2) 295 6319

Fax: (00 32 2) 296 6283

Email: ronan.harbison@cec.eu.int

or save@cec.eu.int

Internet: http://europa.eu.int/en/comm/dg17/save.htm

The rate of award is up to 50% of total costs for pilot actions, up to 40% for energy agency costs and up to 100% of costs for studies, exchange of experience and monitoring projects.

• studies and other related actions aimed at the implementation and completion of Community measures taken to improve energy efficiency, studies concerning the effects of energy pricing on energy efficiency, and studies with a view to establishing energy efficiency as a criterion within Community programmes;
• sectoral targeted pilot actions aimed at accelerating energy efficiency investment and/or improving energy use patterns, to be carried out by organisations or public and private enterprises as well as by existing Community-wide networks or temporary groupings of organisations and/or enterprises formed to accomplish the projects;
• measures proposed by the Commission to foster the exchange of experience aimed at promoting better coordination between international, Community, national, regional and local activities by appropriate means for information dissemination;
• monitoring of energy efficiency progress in the Community and in individual Member States and ongoing evaluation and monitoring of the actions and measures undertaken under the programme;
• specific actions in favour of energy management at regional and urban level and in favour of greater cohesion between Member States and regions in the field of energy efficiency.

V.2

Energy efficiency grants and incentives

Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme

aims to advance and spread ways of improving the efficiency with which energy is used in the UK.

Tel: 0800 58 57 94

E-mail: etsueng@aeat.co.uk

Eligible expenditure relates to the costs of each particular project; payments are discretionary. Normal operating costs are not eligible.

Future Practice R & D projects may attract a contribution of up to 49% of eligible costs.

Projects which support joint R & D ventures into new energy efficiency measures or monitor and evaluate first commercial applications of new energy efficiency measures will be funded if they have the potential to stimulate national energy cost savings of over £1m per annum..

Type of grant or financial incentive

Name of programme and aims

Contact details for authority providing grant or financial incentive

Rate of grant or financial incentive available

Types of project funded and criteria which must be met

Grants for best practice environmental performance

Aims to promote better environmental performance and to increase the competitiveness of UK industry and commerce

Environment and Energy Helpline

Tel: 0800 58 57 94

E-mail: etbppenvhelp@aeat.co.uk

Access for Good Practice Case Studies: a firm-price participation agreement involving a discretionary payment of up to £10,000;

Access for New Practice Case Studies: a firm-price participation agreement involving a discretionary payment of up to £50,000, but not exceeding 25% of the total project cost.

Future Practice Projects: a shared-cost contract providing up to 49% of the R&D costs for organisations whose proposals are selected

• Freephone service providing up to two hours' free advice to companies on technical matters, environmental conferences and seminars, existing legal requirements and proposed new standards;
• Environmental Performance Guides: present data on current environmental performance in particular industry sectors, technologies or operations; designed to enable individual companies to compare their performance with that of others involved in similar operations.
• Good Practice: promotes awareness of, and confidence in, cost-effective measures that are capable of improving environmental performance. Good Practice Guides cover areas such as the implementation of waste minimisation methods or the installation and operation of cleaner technology.
• New Practice: aims to accelerate the widespread acceptance and adoption of environmental technologies and techniques that are new in commercial operation.

• Future Practice: provides support for research and development which fits the objectives and priorities of the programme and which will stimulate the development of innovative environmental measures which contribute to the programme's objectives. To attract assistance at the higher end of the range, projects must be collaborative, with at least two UK organisations contributing to, and investing in, the work.