EU funds

Guidance and services

• Brexit and EU funded projects
  Guidance for projects after the UK leaves the EU.
• Sign in to WEFO Online
  How to manage your EU funds application and make payment claims.
• WEFO Online guidance
  Guidance about how to register, reset passwords and make changes on WEFO Online.
• European Territorial Co-operation programmes 2014 to 2020
  Guidance about EU funding available from the 7 European Territorial Co-operation programmes.
• Horizon 2020: European research and innovation programme
  Horizon 2020 is the current European programme for research and innovation.
• Local regeneration fund: new arrangements for distributing match funding resources
  NAFWC 30/2001 relates solely to the use of Local Regeneration Fund (LRF) to match fund projects requiring European funding. Future arrangements for use of LRF for other purposes will issue separately.
• SCoRE Cymru guidance
  Details of what a SCoRE Cymru grant is for, who is eligible and how to apply.
• INTERREG: letters of support guidance
  Guidance for partners in Wales about when you need a letter of support for your project.
• Apply for EU Structural Funds
  Guidance about getting your project ready to apply for EU funds.
• EU Structural Funds programme 2014 to 2020: project guidance
  Guidance to help project managers develop, manage and close their project.
• Welsh European Funds: Economic Prioritisation Framework
  Guidance about how projects can help economic development.
• Economic Prioritisation Framework: background
  Explains how to use the Economic Prioritisation Framework when applying for EU funds.
• EU Structural Funds monitoring and evaluating projects: guidance
  Explains what project managers must do to evaluate their EU funded project.
• Progress of programmes: EU Structural Funds 2014 to 2020
  Information on the amount of money and grant committed or spent of the European structural funds 2014 to 2020.
• EU Structural Funds programme 2014 to 2020: performance indicators
  Guidance for project managers when setting project outcomes.
• Register for WEFO Online: organisation
  Use this form to create a WEFO Online account as part of the application process.
• WEFO Online: extra security requirements for existing users
  Guidance for WEFO online users on how to set up extra security measures (multi factor authentication).
• WEFO Online: procurement guidance
  How to add information about procurement contracts of £25,000 or more on WEFO Online.
• WEFO Online: change your password
  How to change your Government Gateway password.
• WEFO Online: updating online security preferences
  How to help users change their WEFO online additional security preferences.
• WEFO Online: reset your Government Gateway password
  How to reset your Government Gateway password to access WEFO Online.
• Subscribe to the EU funds newsletter
  Keep up to date with EU funds news and events by subscribing to our newsletter.
• EU Structural Funds programmes 2007 to 2013: document retention periods
  EU Structural Funds project documentation must be retained until these dates.
• WEFO Online: add and delete contacts
  How to manage who can access your organisation’s details on WEFO Online.
• WEFO Online submitting data: guidance
  How data needs to be reported using WEFO Online.
• EU Structural Funds programme: FAQs on the effect of coronavirus
  Guidance for project managers for EU Structural Funds programme on the effect of coronavirus (COVID-19).
• WEFO Online: terms and conditions for users
  Full terms and conditions for using this service.
• SCoRE Cymru: application form
  Use this form to apply for SCoRE Cymru.
• WEFO Online: terms and conditions for organisations
  Full terms and conditions for using this service.
• Regional investment in Wales after Brexit
  Our new approach to regional investment after EU funding in Wales ends.
• EU Structural Funds Programme: FAQs on the EU exit transition period
  Guidance for EU Structural Funds projects on the EU Exit Transition Period.
• Register for WEFO Online: guidance
  How to create and register a Government Gateway account and access WEFO Online.

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

• Horizon 2020: higher education case studies
  Case study
  Higher education projects that have received Horizon 2020 research and innovation funding.
• Wales Programme Monitoring Committee
  Policy and strategy
  The Wales Programme Monitoring Committee monitors EU funds in Wales.
• Horizon 2020 in Wales: annual report 2018
  Report
  Report on the success of organisations that have received Horizon 2020 funding and the progress made on our objectives.
• Horizon Europe: the next research and innovation programme
  Policy and strategy
  Our feedback on the development of a research and innovation programme to follow on from Horizon 2020.
• European Territorial Co-operation action plan
  Policy and strategy
  Our plan to work with EU regions using the European Territorial Co-operation programmes.
• SCoRE Cymru support for travel: success story
  Case study
  How Professor Hefin Rowlands used SCoRE Cymru funding to attend a conference to meet partners for a Horizon 2020 application.
• Horizon 2020: business case studies
  Case study
  Business projects that have received Horizon 2020 research and innovation funding.
• EU Structural Funds 2014 to 2020: annual implementation reports
  Collection
  Reports on how well the EU Structural Funds programmes are performing.
• EU Structural Funds programme 2014 to 2020: approved projects
  Report
  List of approved EU funded projects.
• EU Structural Funds programme 2007 to 2013: outcomes
  Report
  List of outcomes for EU funded approved projects by local authority.
• EU Structural Funds programmes 2014 to 2020: operational programmes
  Collection
  Sets out how we will use EU Structural Funds programmes 2014 to 2020 in Wales.
• European Structural Funds 2014 to 2020: projects under development
  Report
  Lists projects bidding for funding in East Wales and West Wales and the Valleys.
• EU Structural Funds programme 2000 to 2006: approved projects
  Report
  List of approved EU funded projects.
• EU Structural Funds programmes 2007 to 2013: operational programmes
  Collection
  Sets out how we used EU Structural Funds programmes 2007 to 2013 in Wales.
• EU Structural Funds programme 2007 to 2013: summary
  Policy and strategy
  Explains how EU structural funds were invested and what they achieved.
• Review of the ex ante assessment of the Wales Business Fund
  Report
  An overview of the EU-funded Wales Business Fund and its draft investment strategy.
• Regional Investment for Wales Steering Group meeting: 3 September 2020
  Meeting
  Regional Investment for Wales Steering Group
  Minutes and papers for the meeting of the Regional Investment in Wales Steering Group, 3 September 2020
• Ireland Wales Co-operation programme 2014 to 2020: environmental assessment
  Report
  Report on how the Ireland Wales programme may affect the environment.
• Ireland Wales Territorial Co-operation programme 2014 to 2020: equality impact assessment
  Impact assessment
  An assessment on how the Ireland Wales programme support equality of opportunity.
• Wales Business Fund: ex-ante evaluation update
  Report
  Report on the Wales Business Fund and the impact it has had over the last 3 years.
• European Regional Development Fund programme 2014 to 2020: equality impact assessment
  Impact assessment
  An assessment on how ERDF funds support equality of opportunity.
• The Pontbren project: report
  Report
  Findings on the Pontbren project and the benefits to farmers.
• European Social Fund programme 2014 to 2020: equality impact assessment
  Impact assessment
  An assessment on how ESF funds support equality of opportunity.
• Regional Investment for Wales Steering Group: sub group reports
  Collection
  Regional Investment for Wales Steering Group
  Proposals to inform the consultation on regional investment in Wales following the UK leaving the EU.
• East Wales European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) programme 2014 to 2020: non-technical environmental assessment
  Report
  Report on how the ERDF programme may affect the environment.
• Ex ante evaluation of European programmes: financial instruments (stage 1 screening)
  Report
  An assessment of the suitability of using financial instruments in EU programmes.
• East Wales European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) programme 2014 to 2020: environmental assessment
  Report
  Report on how the ERDF programme may affect the environment.
• Ex ante evaluation of European programmes: financial instruments (stage 2 detailed assessment)
  Report
  Market appraisal on the use of financial instruments in specific elements of EU programmes.
• West Wales and the Valleys European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) programme 2014 to 2020: non-technical environmental assessment
  Report
  Report on how the ERDF programme may affect the environment.
• Grants for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)
  Report
  Article about the use of grants to assist SMEs as part of European Regional Development Fund programmes.
• Wales Programme Monitoring Committee meeting: 9 September 2020
  Meeting
  Wales Programme Monitoring Committee
  Agenda and papers for the Wales Programme Monitoring Committee meeting. It includes the minutes from the previous meeting (18 October 2019).
• West Wales and the Valleys European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) programme 2014 to 2020: environmental assessment
  Report
  Report on how the ERDF programme may affect the environment.
• Response to ‘Grants for small and medium enterprises (SMEs)'
  Report
  Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) response to the report on grants for SMEs.
• Rural Development Plan 2014 to 2020: non-technical environmental assessment
  Report
  Report on how the Rural Development Plan may affect the environment.
• Ex ante evaluation of European programmes: financial instruments for business sites and premises
  Report
  Report on the potential to use financial instruments to support the development of business sites and premises.
• Wales Programme Monitoring Committee meeting: 12 November 2020
  Meeting
  Wales Programme Monitoring Committee
  Agenda and papers for the Wales Programme Monitoring Committee meeting. It includes the minutes from the previous meeting (9 September 2020).
• EU Structural Funds programme 2007 to 2013: approved projects
  Report
  List of approved EU funded projects.
• Rural Development Plan 2014 to 2020: environmental assessment
  Report
  Report on how the Rural Development Plan may affect the environment.
• Response to ex ante evaluation of financial instruments on business sites and premises
  Report
  WEFO response to report on the use of financial instruments to support the development of business sites and premises.
• Ireland Wales Territorial Co-operation programme 2014 to 2020: non- technical environmental assessment
  Report
  Report on how the Ireland Wales programme may affect the environment.