Evaluation of the European Regional Development Fund 2014 to 2020
Guidance and documents about the monitoring and evaluation of the European Regional Development Fund 2014 to 2020 Programme.
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European Regional Development Fund programme is funding for projects that create jobs and supports local growth.
Evaluation of the 2014-20 European Regional Development Fund programme for England
Evaluation reports, covering a process review, an interim impact evaluation and a national evaluation of the 2014-20 programme. A guide to “What Works in Local Growth”, gathering delivery insights from local project evaluations is also available.
Ex-ante evaluation of the 2014 to 2020 European Regional Development Fund Operational Programme
In 2013 external consultants were commissioned to undertake an ex-ante evaluation of the draft 2014 to 2020 European Regional Development Fund Operational Programme for England. The findings of this report informed the final design of the Operational Programme.
Scoping of the national evaluation of the 2014 to 2020 European Regional Development Fund programme
Regeneris Consulting was commissioned in 2016 to provide options and recommendations for effectively evaluating the programme. A scoping study was undertaken to inform the design and costing of an ERDF National evaluation and ensure it delivers good value for money.
Summative assessments
There is a requirement for all ERDF grant recipients to undertake a summative assessment. The documents on this page provide the essential information needed to plan and undertake the assessment.
Evaluation of the 2007 to 2013 European Regional Development Fund programme for England
Evaluations have been commissioned on the programme which looked at 3 areas - economic impacts, economic effectiveness and lessons learnt; and the role for and effectiveness of decentralised delivery and local incentives in local economic growth. The results of the evaluation helps to design the to 2014 to 2020 European Regional Development Fund programme.
All of these documents only relate to ERDF and can be accessed above.
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.
Updates to this page
Published 11 August 2017Last updated 18 December 2024 + show all updates
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Added European Regional Development Fund 2014-2020 Phase 3 evaluation report, executive summary, unit cost analysis, Welcome Back Fund summative assessment and lessons for local growth practitioners.
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Further ERDF Project final reports added (and all reports organised into Priority Axis areas)
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More project Summative Assessment final reports added to the final report zip file
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An updated version of the Summative Assessment Final Report file has been uploaded containing around 20 more final reports
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Around 20 further Summative Assessment final reports added to the zip file
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ERDF Phase 2 Evaluation Report (+ appendices) added
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New final reports added to zip file
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Phase 1 Evaluation document added
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SA Final Reports added
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The Summative Assessment Guidance and Appendices have been updated to version 4 on 1 July 2020.
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ERDF 2014 to 2020 Summative Assessment Logic Model added for use by partners.
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Version 2 of the ERDF Summative Assessment Guidance and Appendices have been replaced on this website page with version 3.
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ERDF Summative Assessment guidance and appendices have been updated to version 2 on 19 December 2018.
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A series of evaluation documents relating to the 2007 to 2013 and 2014 to 2020 European Regional Development Fund programme for England have been published. These relate to the set up, design and evaluation of the programme.
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First published.