CLOSED SME Support: call in The Marches (Rolling Call) (OC36R16P0473)

Call to run project's enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises in The Marches

From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021), Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Rural Payments Agency
Published
16 December 2016
Last updated
1 November 2017 — See all updates
Fund state:
Closed
Type:
Business support
Location:
West Midlands
Funding source:
European Regional Development Fund
Closing date:
31 October 2017

This call is now closed. Please do not submit an application for this call. The information provided on this page is for reference purposes only.

This call was amended on 31 August 2017 with new information included on project extensions.

Details

This call is looking to:

  • promote entrepreneurship, in particular by facilitating the economic exploitation of new ideas and fostering the creation of new firms, including through business incubators

  • support the creation and the extension of advanced capacities for products, services and development

  • support the capacity of small and medium sized enterprises to grow in regional, national and international markets and to engage in innovation processes

For more information, download the call specification.

Location

Project’s put forward under this call is limited to the transition region of The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership area - Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin.

Value

Up to £7,000,000 of funding is available through this call. A minimum value of £500,000 can be applied for.

Deadlines

Outline application deadline: 31 October 2017

Review points:

  • First review point: 17 February 2017
  • Second review point: 30 April 2017
  • Third review point: 30 July 2017
  • Fourth review point and closing date:31 October 2017

Completion date

It is anticipated that funding from this call will be awarded for up to 3 years.

How to apply

To apply for funding under this call you will need to complete and send the Outline Application form to the email address provided in the call document. The guidance provides information to help you complete the form. The form and guidance can be found here.

Please make sure that you are using the latest version of the form and guidance from our website to submit your application.

You are also advised to read the details in the call documents in order to produce an application that complies with the requirements and meets the needs set out in the Operational Programme. All this information, the related guidance and the European Regional Development Fund Operational Programme can be found from our home page.

You may also find it helpful to see details regarding Technical Assistance projects. Details of these can be found on our website.

What happens next

If your outline application is successful, we’ll contact you and ask you to make a full application.

Contact details

If you have a question, contact WM.ERDFENQUIRIES@communities.gsi.gov.uk.

Call reference number: OC36R16P0473

Updates to this page

Published 16 December 2016
Last updated 1 November 2017 + show all updates

  1. This call has closed.

  2. This call was amended on 31 August 2017 with new information included on project extensions.

  3. First published.

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