ERDF Project Proposals
Outline Business Plans (OBPs) for projects seeking funding through the Yorkshire and Humber ERDF Programme when Yorkshire Forward was responsible for managing ERDF in Yorkshire and The Humber are listed here.
Please click on the project title to view the OBP.
Projects that had completed development and had become contracted whilst Yorkshire Forward was responsible are also listed. You can view the list at Funded projects.
Some proposals do not proceed through to contract for one reason or another. A list of these projects is provided in Priority order for completeness but further information in these cases is not available.
Outline Business Plans
Priority 1: Promoting innovation and R&D
Applications seeking funding from BOTH South Yorkshire and Yorkshire and Humber (excluding South Yorkshire) allocations:
- Food Innovation and Automation - CENFRA
- Yorkshire Innovation Fund - Yorkshire Universities
- Huddersfield Enterprise and Innovation Centre - University of Huddersfield
- Knowledge Transfer Partnership - Technology Strategy Board
- OpenMat - Sheffield Hallam University
- Yorkshire Biorefinery Facility (YEF)- Yorkshire Forward
Applications ONLY seeking funding from the Yorkshire and Humber (excluding South Yorkshire) allocation:
- Centre for Digital Innovation (C4DI) - Watergate Ltd
- Yorkshire Enterprise Fellowship - YKTO Consulting Ltd
Applications ONLY seeking funding from the South Yorkshire allocation:
No proposals in development
Priority 2: Stimulating and supporting successful enterprise
Applications seeking funding from BOTH South Yorkshire and Yorkshire and Humber (excluding South Yorkshire) allocations:
- Plugged In Yorkshire - CO2 Sense
- Microfinance Yorkshire: Early Stage Growth Funds - Finance South Yorkshire
- Manufacturing Advisory Service Y&H ERDF Enhancement - YFM Business Development Ltd
- Yorkshire Digital Authentication Project - Sheffield University
- Creative Yorkshire Content Fund - Screen Yorkshire
Applications ONLY seeking funding from the Yorkshire and Humber (excluding South Yorkshire) allocation:
- The Stimulus Fellowship Programme - Page Consulting Ltd
- Willerby and Derringham Flood Alleviation Scheme - East Riding of Yorkshire Council
- Cottingham and Orchard Park Flood Alleviation Scheme - East Riding of Yorkshire Council
- Humber Bridgehead - Wykeland Group
- Burma Drive Business Park - Hull City Council
- Capitol Park Infrastructure - East Riding of Yorkshire Council
- Next Generation North Yorkshire - NYNET
- Priory Park Knowledge Park - Henry Boot Developments Ltd
- Manor Point, Hull - Manor Developments Co-op Ltd
- East Hull Enterprise Village - Hull City Council
- The City Hub - Bradford Enterprise Agency Ltd
- Green Park - Horncastle Group PLC
- Killingholme Marshes Drainage Improvements - North Lincolnshire Council
- Leeds City Region Innovation Capital Business Creativity, Enterprise and Innovation Network Pilot Calderdale - Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Haltemprice Managed Business Centre - Allenby Commercial
- Tower Works - Yorkshire Forward
- Havertop Lane Growth Park Normanton - CDP Limited
- Supporting and Stimulating Successful Enterprise in Bradford District - Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- Wyke Works Advanced Engineering and Materials Park - Hull City Council
- The Beacon - Horncastle Group plc
Applications ONLY seeking funding from the South Yorkshire allocation:
- Laycast Business Park Rotherham- Crossland Otter Hunt
- Wentworth Woodhouse Regeneration Project - Purcell Miller Tritton LLP
- Enterprising Barnsley Phase 2 - Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Stadium View Business Park Sheffield - DRC Properties Ltd
- Stocksbridge Renaissance - Stocksbridge Regeneration Co Ltd
- Barnsley College Demonstrator - Barnsley College
- Thorne Capitol Business Park - Henry Boot Developments Ltd
- Woodhouse Link, Rotherham - JF Finnegan Ltd
- Doncaster Church View Creative Enterprise Centre - Doncaster Central Development Trust
Priority 3: Sustainable communities
Applications seeking funding from BOTH South Yorkshire and Yorkshire and Humber (excluding South Yorkshire) allocations:
- Prince's Trust Enterprise Programme - The Prince's Trust
- Understanding Finance for Business - Key Fund (South Yorkshire) Ltd
- Enterprise World - A4E Ltd
- CDFI Finance for SMEs & Social Enterprise (formerly known as Yorkshire & Humber Small Loans) - Bradford Enterprise Agency Ltd, Donbac Ltd, Goole Development Trust, Hull Business Development fund Ltd, Key Fund (South Yorkshire) Ltd, North Lincolnshire Developments Ltd, Saltend Community Development Ltd, West Yorkshire Enterprise Agency Ltd
- Regional Enterprise Programme - Barnsley Rotherham Chamber of Commerce
- Green Incubator - Groundwork Sheffield
- Key Fund Social Enterprise Programme - Key Fund Yorkshire
- Energy Innovation for Deprived Communities - Kirklees Borough Council (formerly Community Energy Solutions was lead partner)
Applications ONLY seeking funding from the Yorkshire and Humber (excluding South Yorkshire) allocation:
- BAME Enterprise and Support Centre - SM Community College, Bradford
- Bradford District Community Enterprise - Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- Chapeltown Enterprise Network - Unity Enterprise
- My Place Hull: Young Persons Venue & Enterprise Hub - Hull City Council
- 2 Hubs 4 Inclusion - Skills 4 Communities
- Freeman Street Community Hub - Pastures Development Company Ltd
- East Marsh Renewal - East Marsh Community Trust Ltd
- KREATE (Kingston Rovers Enterprise and Training Experience) - Hull City Council
- Kirkgate Station Development - Groundwork Wakefield
- Wright Watson Centre - Regen 2000 Association Ltd
- Karmand Business Pavilion - Karmand Community Centre Ltd
- Ilaan Social Enterprise Centre - Bradnet
- Reconnecting Holbeck - Leeds City Council
- Bringing Marlborough Hall Back to Life - Halifax YMCA
- CASE Rebuild- Case Training
- South Community Hub - Second Avenue Resource Centre Ltd
- Mindful Communities - The Social Enterprise Support Centre (SESC)
- Employability Programme, Economic Inclusion (PPR)– Humber (Kingston Upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire Councils)
- Sharing the Success – Leeds City Council
- Enterprise Hubs - City of Bradford MDC
- Holderness Multi-purpose Centre (formerly Hornsea Facility) - East Riding of Yorkshire Council
- Enterprising Bradford Additional Activity British Science Festival - Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- Scarborough Enterprise Match - Scarborough Borough Council
Applications ONLY seeking funding from the South Yorkshire allocation:
- Community Renewables for Sheffield - Sheffield City Council
- Dearne Valley Energy Efficiency - Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Doncaster Inclusive Enterprise Phase 2 - Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
- St Matthews Centre Redevelopment - St Matthews Centre
- SWFC Community Trust Enetrprise Academy - Sheffield Wednesday Community Trust
- Learning for Life and Work - Doncaster Deaf Trust
- Priory Gateway Business and Community Hub - Priory Campus
- Hayfield Centre - The Hayfield Centre CIC
- Access to Opportunities Phase 2 - South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
- Enterprising Neighbourhood Centres- Sheffield City Council
- Managed Workspace – Doncaster MBC
- Sheffield Community Network - Sheffield City Council
Priority 4: Economic infrastructure for a competitive economy (South Yorkshire only)
- Hillsborough Trading Estate - Jaguar Estates Ltd
- Northfields Advanced Industrial Park - Satori Estates
- Outukumpu Steelworks Site - Wilson Bowden
- South Yorkshire Smart Routes - South Yorkshire PTE
- Bus Rapid Transit North - South Yorkshire PTE
- Bus Rapid Transit South - South Yorkshire PTE
- Cultural Infrastructure for the 21st Century - Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Doncaster Southern Gateway, White Rose Way Improvement Scheme - Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
- Barnsley Urban Centre Infrastructure for a 21st Century Market Town - Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Doncaster Connecting Economic Infrastructure (A630 Smart Route) - South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
- Penistone Gateway Infrastructure - Dransfield Proprties Ltd
- Northfields Advanced Industrial Park, Rotherham - Henry Boot Developments Ltd
- Waterfront Phase 4 Holmes Market Junction - Doncaster Development Direction
- Barnsley Town Centre Connecting Economic Infrastructure - Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Priority 5: Technical Assistance
Applications seeking funding from BOTH South Yorkshire and Yorkshire and Humber (excluding South Yorkshire) allocations:
- No applications in development
Applications ONLY seeking funding from the Yorkshire and Humber (excluding South Yorkshire) allocation:
- No applications in development
Applications ONLY seeking funding from the South Yorkshire allocation
- South Yorkshire Technical Assistance Phase Two 2011-2013 - Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Proposals not Proceeding Further
Priority 1
- Centre for Food Robotics and Automation- CenFRA
- Leeds Innovating in Medical Technologies - University of Leeds
- National Innovation Centre for Industrial Tribological PVD Coatings - University of Leeds
- Kroto Innovation Centre Phase 2- University of Sheffield
- Innovation Specialists Service - Yorkshire Forward
Priority 2
- Designing Demand- Business Link Yorkshire
- Sheffield Core Office Provision - Creative Sheffield
- Transformational ICT - Digital 20/20 Sero Consulting Ltd
- Accelerate - Fusion IP Sheffield Ltd
- Industrial Symbiosis in Yorkshire and Humber Expanded Marketplace Engagement - International Synergies Ltd
- Marsden & Slaithwaite Renaissance Enterprise Hub - Kirklees Council
- Creative Enterprise Centre- Leeds College of Art and Design
- AEM Network Support- National Metals Technology Centre
- Old Chapel Music Enterprise - Old Chapel Music CIC
- Heart of Malton - Ryedale District Council
- Westfield Sports Enterprise - Sheffield City Council
- Procurement Commissioning & Supply Chains Programme - Ven Group
- European Business Crime Reduction Centre – Y&H People United Against Crime
- Access to Markets (Sector Networks)- Yorkshire Forward
- Regional Healthcare Technologies- Yorkshire Forward
- Understanding Finance for Business – Yorkshire Forward
- Solutions for Business Regional Programme - Yorkshire Forward
Priority 3
- CDFI Small loans for business - Community Development Finance Association (CDFA)
- Emmaus Sheffield - Emmaus Sheffield Ltd
- Practitioners Support to Strengthen Y&H Social Enterprise Growth – Goodwin Development Trust
- Community Business Incubator Network - Kirklees Council
- UiC Social Enterprise Park – Northern Hull Community Development
- Crowle Market Place Phase 2 - North Lincolnshire Council
- Humber Third Sector Support Programme – North Lincolnshire Developments Ltd
- Holmescarr Community Enterprise Centre Managed Workspace - Rossington Development Trust
- Social Enterprise Growth Programme – SCEDU
- Employability Programme South Yorkshire- South Yorkshire Local Authorities
- Social Enterprise Discovery - UrbanBiz
- Gateways not Destinations Wakefield Incubation Environments - Wakefield MDC
Priority 4
- Barnsley Multi Cultural Centre – Barnsley MBC
- Shepcote Lane - Yorkshire Forward


