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EUROPEAN STRUCTURAL AND INVESTMENT FUNDS (ESIF) DRAFT

5 Funding Programs

• European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) • European Social Fund (ESF) • Cohesion Fund (CF) • European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) • European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Projects are expected to generate enough income or savings to pay back the support received

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Beneficiaries of the ESIF


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Cohesion Fund

Less Developed Regions

Transition Regions

More Developed Regions

Outermost and northernsparsely populated regions

European TerritorialCooperation Cross-BorderCooperationEuropean TerritorialCooperation TransnationalCooperationYouth Employment Initiative(additional allocation)DRAFT

11 Thematic Objectives

In the 2014-2020 programming period, the European Structural and Investment Funds, in particular the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Cohesion Fund, will support 11 investment priorities, also known as thematic objectives: 1. Strengthening research, technological development and innovation 2. Enhancing access to, and use and quality of information and communication technologies (ICT) 3. Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) 4. Supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors 5. Promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management 6. Preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency 7. Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures 8. Promoting sustainable and quality employment and supporting labour mobility 9. Promoting social inclusion, combating poverty and any discrimination 10. Investing in education, training and vocational training for skills and lifelong learning 11. Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public

administration


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ESIF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS


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ESIF Financial Instruments

Lending Project loans Intermediated Loans Venture capital Microfinance Equity and fund investments

Blending Structured finance Guarantees Project bonds EU Finance for Innovators Transport infrastructure JEREMIE: Flexiible SME funding ESIF Financial Instruments Supporting urban development Mutual Reliance Initiative Private Finance for Energy

Efficiency (PF4EE) Natural Capital Financing Facility Guarantee Fund for Greek SMEs

Advising InnovFin Advisory Public-private partnership Infrastructure project advice Sustainable energy ESIF Financial Instruments NER300 – Green tech support

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The Role of Financial Intermediaries

The EU Member States who receive funding under the ESIF have a national body known as the Managing Authority (MA) which oversees the use of the available resources. MAs use ESIF allocations and place them in FIs through a Fund of Funds or a financial intermediary from which eligible projects can be financed.


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Benefits of Financial Intermediaries

Revolving nature of funds: Member States place part of their ESI Fund allocations in an existing or newly-created FI. The FI finances projects and when it is repaid by the promoter the FI reinvests the funds plus the interest into other projects.

Leverage effect: FIs attract public/private investors given the lower risk and long-term nature of projects. This increases the amount of money available for financing, as is the case for JESSICA Urban Development Funds (see examples below).

Expertise: Public institutions using FIs benefit from the financial expertise of the EIB Group and other administrating financial intermediaries. Technical assistance can also be financed; combining loans, grants and technical assistance in the same FI is possible.

Incentives for better performance: The repayable nature of FIs means that projects funded through them must prove themselves to be more financially-sound than grant-financed ones. The flexibility and financial accountability rules set out in the 2014-2020 MFF offer more control over the resources.

Move away from grant-dependency: A (total or partial) switch to FIs offers projects a more sustainable and innovative way of financing rather than the traditional dependence on grants.


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http://www.eib.org/products/blending/jessica/index.htm

Principles at Country Level

Additionality is one of the principles driving the workings of the European Structural and Investment Funds. This principle stipulates that contributions from the Funds must not replace public or equivalent structural expenditure by a Member State in the regions concerned by this principle. In other words, the financial allocations from the Structural and Investment Funds may not result in a reduction of national structural expenditure in those regions, but should be in addition to national public spending. The principle of additionality is verified in Member States where less developed regions cover at least 15 % of the population because of the scale of the financial resources allocated to them.


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ESIF Principles at Project Level

• Co-financing; Funding from the EU is based only on contribution. • No profit allowed • Only those costs occuring after the project start are eligible for funding • Only one ESIF funding at a time allowed.

Simultaneous funding from different sources, for example from H2020, is however possible

Individual cost elements can‘t be double funded Co-financing is still mandatory


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HORIZON 2020


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Structure of Horizon 2020

I. Excellent Science II. Industrial Leadership

III. Societal Challenges

LEIT Leadership in Enabling and

Industrial Technologies:

ICT, Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology,

Production Technology, Space

Access to Risk Finance

Innovation in SMEs

ERC

FET

Marie-Skłodowska- Curie

Infrastructures

JRC

EIT

Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing

Challenges in the European Bioeconomy…

Secure, clean and efficient Energy

Smart, green and integrated transport

Climate, environment, resource efficiency & raw materials

Integrative, innovative and reflective societies

Spreading Excellence Widening

Participation

Science with and for Society

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Budgetary Breakdown (EUR)


31.3%

38.53%

1.06% 3.52% 2.47%

0.60%

Excellent Science

Industrial Leadership

Societal Challenges

Widening Participation

Science with and for Society

JRC

EIT 29.7 bn

24.4 bn.

17 bn.

1.9 bn. 2.7 bn. 0.8 bn.

0.4 bn.

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Knowledge & Innovation Communities (KIC)


Year KIC Thematic

2010 Climate-KIC Climate change mitigation and adaptation

EIT ICT Labs Information and communication technologies

KIC InnoEnergy Sustainable energy

2014 InnoLIFE Innovation for healthy living and active ageing

EIT RawMaterials Raw materials: sustainable exploration, extraction, processing, recycling and substitution

2016 ? Food for the future

? Added value manufacturing

2018 ? Urban mobility DRAFT

NATIONAL FUNDING An overview for Germany


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14 German Ministries

• Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) • Federal Foreign Office (AA) • Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) • Federal Ministry of Justice (BMJ) • Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) • Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) • Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) • Federal Ministry of Defence (BMVg) • Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ) • Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) • Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs (BMVBS) • Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) • Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) • Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) DRAFT

Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi)

• More than 300 programs • Directed to industry or mixed industry-academia consortia • Funding, loans, services • For a TTO the most important are those directed to consortia with a university or IP-protection • Most temporary, and changing topics

Some are permanent and of particular importance for universities: • ZIM Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand: TRL4, SME, Research; partial cost

reimbursment, 380k€, up to 2 mil. for consortia • SIGNO KMU Patentaktion: TRL < 3, SME, partial cost reimbursment of IP protection, 16k€ • EXIST Company foundation at universities Further examples: • INVEST: on-top funding for acquired venture capital • Tickets for market access: SME, lump-sum for travel, fairs, negotiations etc., ~ 3 k€


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Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

• About 80 programs • Directed to academia or mixed industry-academia consortia • Funding • Generally at a lower TRL • Most temporary, and changing topics Permanent: • KMU-innovativ: since 2007, most important instrument for joint development projects with industry

• 2 deadlines per year, April 15th, October 15th • application to grant max. 4 months • No limit, typical sum 700-2000 k€

• VIP+: Funding for developing an invention up to TRL 4, academia 500-1500 k€


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Funding by Federal States

• Each Federal State has its own instruments, although they are quite similar • Funding amount is generally lower, but processes for application and assignement much faster • No deadlines throughout the year

• For Baden-Württemberg: Innovationsgutschein („Innovation-Ticket“) • 2-10k€ • Suitable for exploring activities and contract research • Decision within 6 weeks • Possible pathway: Innovationsgutschein → KMU Patentaktion → ZIM (→ Horizon 2020)


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APPENDIX


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Useful Links

ESIF European Structural Fonds • European Investment Bank http://www.eib.org • InfoRegio, EU Regional Policy http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy

Horizon 2020 • European Commission, Research & Innovation http://ec.europa.eu/research/ German National Funding • Comprehensive search engine http://www.foerderdatenbank.de/ • Federal Agencies and Offices https://www.deutschland.de


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http://www.eib.org/

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy

http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm

http://www.foerderdatenbank.de/Foerder-DB/Navigation/root.html

https://www.deutschland.de/

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