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European Funding
Opportunities for Warwickshire & Previous WCC Projects

The Regeneration Policy & Europe Team work to attract external funding to support projects in Warwickshire. On this page, you can find information about the European funding available to support projects in Warwickshire. You can also find information about previous WCC projects funded by the EU.

For more information contact the Team via email. Click here to email your query.

2007-2013 Programmes

Opportunities for Warwickshire

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EU funding can support a range of projects in Warwickshire. Click on the link to the right to find out more.

2000-2006 Programmes

Objective 2

WCC Projects

The 2000-2006 Objective 2 programme was worth about £575m in EU grant to the West Midlands (plus another £2b triggered as 'match'). It was funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF).

The programme was aimed at targetted wards in Nuneaton and Bedworth and North Warwickshire. About 70 Objective 2 schemes are running in the Coventry & Warwickshire area, benefiting from EU grant totalling over £70m.

Objective 3

WCC Projects

The 2000-2006 Objective 3 programme was worth a total of £300 million across the region during 2000-2006. The programme must be spent by March 2008. It has the following aims:

To tackle long-term unemployment;
To help young people and those at risk from not being able to find work;
To improve training, education and counselling for lifelong learning;
To encourage enterpreneurship and adaptability in the workplace; and
To promote equal opportunities and improve the role of women in the workforce

Global Grants

Background Information

The Coventry and Warwickshire Global Grants Programme awarded over £650,000 of ESF funding to voluntary and community organisations between 2004 and 2006. The programme has now closed.

EQUAL

WCC Projects

The 2000-2006 EQUAL Programme provides funding for innovative transnational projects tackling discrimination and inequality in the labour market. WCC was involved in three EQUAL projects.

INTERREG

WCC Projects

INTERREG is a Community initiative which aims to stimulate interregional cooperation in the EU. It is financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). WCC is leading one INTERREG project and was a partner with the University of Warwick in another.

EDUCATION

Education & Europe

The Children in Need Service was involved in a two-year project, Presentia, looking at truancy issues in pupils aged 12-16 with partners in Italy and Sweden.

A number of Warwickshire schools are also involved in both European and international projects and partnerships. Visit the Education & Europe pages for more information.

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