Guidance

European Regional Development Fund: financial instruments

Documents relating to financial instruments supported by the 2014 to 2020 European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

• From: Department for Business and Trade, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities , Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 11 January 2017
• Last updated: 17 December 2019 — See all updates

Documents

European Regional Development Fund 2014 to 2020 guidance for member states on the selection of bodies implementing financial instruments

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European Regional Development Fund 2014 to 2020 on the spot verification visit guidance for financial instruments

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Greater Manchester combined authority ex-ante assessment

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Midlands Engine investment fund ex-ante assessment

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North East Fund ex-ante assessment

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Northern Powerhouse investment fund ex-ante assessment

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Mayor of London energy efficiency fund ex-ante assessment

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The London SME fund ex-ante assessment

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Cornwall and Isles of Scilly investment fund ex-ante assessment

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Liverpool City Region - Urban Development Fund ex-ante assessment

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Low Carbon Innovation Fund II ex-ante assessment

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Cheshire and Warrington - Urban Development Fund ex-ante assessment

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Details

Financial instruments are an alternative to traditional grant funding and unlike grants the ERDF paid to the final beneficiary is repayable, thereby creating a ‘Legacy’ which can be re-invested. There are 3 main types of funding delivered through financial instruments:

• Equity / Quasi-equity
• Loan
• Guarantee

The requirement for each financial instrument project in the 2014 to 2020 European Structural and Investment Fund Programme to undertake an ex-ante assessment was introduced in the European Commission’s Common Provisions Regulation in 2013. The objective is to promote the use of sound evidence-based decision making when designing and implementing these projects.

These documents only relate to the ERDF.

The ERDF programme continues to invest in projects after the transition period ended on 31 December 2020. All funding must finish by the end of 2023.

Read more on the European Structural and Investment Funds.

Published 11 January 2017
Last updated 17 December 2019 + show all updates

1. 17 December 2019

   On the Spot Verification Visit guidance for Financial Instruments has been updated to version 3.

2. 15 July 2019

   Cheshire and Warrington ex-ante assessment added

3. 2 July 2019

   LCR and Low Carbon Innovation Fund's ex-ante assessments added

4. 3 January 2018

   Cornwall and Isles of Scilly investment fund ex-ante assessment published.

5. 11 January 2017

   First published.