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September 2010

FDF Response to BIS Consultation on the Regional Growth Fund

FDF has responded to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills' public consultation on the design of a £1 billion Regional Growth Fund to support projects that offer potential for sustainable economic growth and private sector employment.

The consultation asks stakeholders how funding should be allocated; the types of activities the fund should support; how the bidding system for funding should work; and whether the fund should become a long term means of providing growth.

FDF's submission focused on the need to prioritise funding on skills and employment opportunities, varying funding allocation to respond to the differing needs of individual areas and implementing a bidding system that is response driven and easy to administer enabling organisations of all sizes to take advantage.

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Last reviewed: 15 Jun 2011