FAQs on the impact of Coronavirus
Updated advice and guidance on the coronavirus (COVID 19) for project managers delivering EU-funded projects in these challenging times. Please keep checking the website for the latest information.
Updated guidance and advice on the EU Exit Transition and Post Transition Period for project managers. This update addresses (a) post transition requirements in respect of State Aid and procurement, (b) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and (c) EU Settlement Scheme.
 £1.5m EU funds have been awarded to Riversimple's Circular Revolution project, working in partnership with the University of Exeter and Swansea University, to establish a circular economy hub to develop sustainability and help build the Green economy in Wales. Read more here.
 €2.17m EU funds for Ireland Wales Cooperation Programme ‘Healthy Oats’ research project led by University College Dublin in partnership with Aberystwyth University's Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Swansea University and Teagasc, Ireland's Agriculture and Food Development Authority.
The project will promote the economic and environmental benefits of oats as a crop and as a healthy food product. You can read more about the project here.
 £1m EU funds will enable Pembrokeshire Council to develop road and utility infrastructure for a food park in Withybush, Haverfordwest, backed by additional Welsh Government funding, to bring new business and employment to the local area. Read the full story here.
Additional £434K EU funds will extend Môn Communities Forward's ‘In-Work’ project in Anglesey to October 2023, helping them tackle poverty in the local area by supporting over 600 more people to improve their employment prospects. Read more here.
 £1.2m EU funds have been awarded to Swansea Council for its ‘Swansea Working’ project, which will link with existing local EU funded Workways+ and Communities for Work programmes to offer support to the short-term unemployed. More information on the project is available here.
 EU funds have been supporting business throughout the pandemic and will continue to do so, with Business Wales EU funded projects, Entrepreneurship Support and SME Support extended to December 2022 and awarded an additional £10.94m EU funds. This brings the total EU funds for the projects to £67m and will allow Business Wales to continue to focus on the vital support that is required as more and more businesses find themselves in need of support and advice in the current climate, and more new business start ups as a result of redundancies elsewhere.
Having an internet presence and good broadband provision has become more vital than ever for businesses. Welsh Government has therefore extended the Superfast Broadband Exploitation operations to December 2022 with an additional £872k EU funds bringing the total EU funds provision to £8.22m to ensure businesses are utilising the internet to their best advantage.
Welsh Government has also been able to award a further £35.1m EU funds into the Wales Business Fund, run by the Development Bank of Wales, making a total fund of £171m EU funds that will realise at least an additional £186m of private investment into equity and loan provision for Welsh businesses.
These EU funded investments are all in addition to those provisions that Welsh Government and UK Government have put in place as a COVID response for business and offer a much broader package of support for businesses in Wales than is available to their counterparts in most of the rest of the UK.
You can find out more information about Business Wales support here, on the Superfast Broadband Exploitation programme here, and on the Wales Business Fund here.
On Monday 2 February, the European Commission and the Portuguese presidency of the EU Council hosted the launch event for Horizon Europe. If you missed the live stream you can view the event online here.
 Rural Business Investment Scheme (Non Agri)
Open 22 March to 21 April 2021
Rural Business Investment Scheme (Food)
Open 22 March to 21 April 2021
Sustainable Production Grant (NM)
Closes 12 March 2021
 EU Structural Funds continue to help and support people and businesses across Wales. To see the full statistics for the 2014-2020 programmes, visit our Progress of EU funds web page.
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As part of the EU funded RICE Cymru project, a collaboration between ESRI Swansea and Hanson has seen a new green hydrogen demonstration unit installed to reduce CO2 emissions at the Regen GGBS plant in Port Talbot. Full story here.
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On Friday 22 January 2021, Counsel General and Minister for European Transition, Jeremy Miles MS, delivered the keynote speech at the inauguration of the EU funded Legal Innovation Lab Wales which aims to transform the delivery of legal services in Wales and beyond. You can watch a video of the online event here.
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EU funded Business Wales helped Carolyn Oliver’s Barry-based events company ‘Your Day Your Way’ secure a £6,000 loan from the Development Bank of Wales and move to new premises, safeguarding the business during the pandemic. Read her story here.
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"The majority of our electricity comes from the solar panels on our factory & our staff room and offices are an homage to recycling & upcycling in the ‘make do and mend’ spirit”. Read how EU funded MADE Cymru is supporting businesses striving for zero emissions by 2050 here.
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Read Growing Mid Wales' new regional promotional booklet 'Investing In A Brighter Future For Mid Wales', featuring many EU funded projects here.
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