Guidance

European Structural and Investment Funds: community led local development

Guidance and forms relating to community led local development for the European Regional Development Fund and European Social Fund.

Documents

Community led local development accountable body guidance

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The European Structural and Investment Funds Growth programme is funding for projects that create jobs and supports local growth.

The funds include:

  • the European Social Fund
  • the European Regional Development Fund
  • part of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development

The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development helps with:

  • improving the environment
  • improving farming and forestry competitiveness
  • supporting rural businesses to grow and expand, improve knowledge and skills and get started

Read more information and access documents on this fund.

ERDF and ESF programmes continue to invest in projects after the transition period ended on 31 December 2020. All funding must finish by the end of 2023.

Updates to this page

Published 10 March 2016
Last updated 19 September 2019 + show all updates
  1. CLLD lump sum costs document removed as no longer live

  2. Added the 'Community led local development accountable body guidance'.

  3. Updated Guidance for Development of community led local development strategies - version 2

  4. First published.

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