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The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is one of the most important funding instruments of the European Union's cohesion policy.
It was established in 1975 and aims to reduce economic and social disparities between European regions and improve living conditions in the regions. Articles 174 to 178 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provide the legal basis.
In order to achieve the overarching objective, the ERDF is investing financial resources in the 2021-2027 funding period for
The funds are managed on a decentralised basis as part of multi-level governance in Germany. While the EU defines the general framework conditions and objectives, the federal states are responsible for drawing up the programme strategies and the specific planning and implementation of the programmes.
Within the set framework, each federal state develops its own ERDF programmes. These programmes define how the funds are to be used in the respective region in order to address specific challenges.
The utilisation of ERDF funds is monitored. The European Commission, the Directorate-General Regio, the federal government and the federal states carry out regular checks and evaluations to ensure that the funds are being used properly and that the projects fulfil their objectives.
Prognos supports various federal states with the evaluation of their ERDF programmes, among other things:
The Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy commissioned Prognos to evaluate and monitor the ERDF programme for the 2021 to 2027 funding period.
Various evaluations will be carried out during the entire project period:
The following services are provided in the area of monitoring:
Prognos uses the following methods to carry out the analyses:
More information (Website, ERDF Bavaria)
Project management: Ralph Rautenberg Deputy project manager: Maria Henker Project team: Nils Erik Carlhoff, Markus Lange, Thomas Danneil Quality manager: Holger Bornemann
The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia commissioned Prognos to evaluate and monitor the ERDF/JTF programme for the 2021 to 2027 funding period.
The Just Transition Fund (JTF) is also a funding instrument of the European Union and is closely linked to the current ERDF funding period.
The overarching objective of this evaluation is to determine comprehensive and valid statements on programme implementation, programme efficiency and the effectiveness of the funding. These findings are to be used to develop practical recommendations for action for the current programme implementation and its future direction.
The evaluation of the Operational Framework Programme for ERDF funding in NRW comprises a total of five partial evaluations plus two optional evaluations, the content of which has yet to be determined.
The consulting consortium with the participation of Prognos uses a wide range of methods for this, from surveys, expert discussions and workshops to control group-based statistical analyses. This includes the following partial evaluations:
More information and all evaluations (Websete, ERDF NRW, german)
Project management: Dr Jan-Philipp Kramer Deputy project management: Dr Olaf Arndt / Ralph Rautenberg Project team: Felix Ginzinger, Vincent Vogelsang, Nils Erik Carlhoff, Lennart Galdiga, Dr Stephan Heinrich, Maria Henker and others. Quality manager: Holger Bornemann
The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Energy of the State of Brandenburg commissioned Prognos to evaluate and monitor the ERDF/JTF programme for the 2021 to 2027 funding period.
As part of the implementation of the ERDF/JTF Brandenburg programme, financial support will be provided in the 2021 to 2027 funding period for projects that
A central task of the evaluation is to determine valid, usable and comprehensibly formulated statements about programme implementation, programme efficiency and the effectiveness of the funding.
The implementation, achievement of objectives and impact of the relevant funding policies are analysed and assessed. In addition to the regular and scheduled evaluation of the programme components, ad hoc evaluations are also carried out on an ad hoc basis.
As the main contractor, Prognos is responsible for the entire project coordination and all tasks. The following methods are used to carry out the evaluations:
More information (Website, ERDF Brandenburg, german)
Project management: Ralph Rautenberg Deputy project manager: Maria Henker Project team: Nils Erik Carlhoff, Markus Lange, Vincent Vogelsang Quality manager: Holger Bornemann
The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport, Labour, Technology and Tourism of the State of Schleswig-Holstein commissioned Prognos to evaluate and monitor the ERDF programme for the 2021 to 2027 funding period.
With the help of accompanying evaluations for the ERDF programme Schleswig-Holstein 2021 to 2027, the aim is to analyse whether the programme is relevant, effective and efficient and whether it is meaningfully linked to other EU policy areas.
Implementation evaluations are intended to describe findings, the need for action and opportunities to improve the funding measures and their effectiveness. These analyses should take place at such an early stage that the need for adjustments can be quickly identified and implemented. One focus will be on new or modified measures.
Impact evaluations in the second half of the funding period will focus in particular on the effectiveness of the funding and its contribution to the European Commission's objectives.
More information (Website, ERDF Schleswig-Holstein, german)
Project management: Holger Bornemann Deputy project manager: Anja Breuer Project team: Kathlen Freitag, Nadja Schütz
The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture of Rhineland-Palatinate commissioned Prognos with the accompanying evaluation of the ERDF programme for the 2021 to 2027 funding period.
As part of the implementation of the Rhineland-Palatinate ERDF programme, financial support is provided for projects that
A central task of the evaluation is to determine valid, usable and comprehensibly formulated statements on programme implementation, programme efficiency and the effectiveness of the funding. The focus is on selected funding programmes and the two priorities in particular, as well as the entire ERDF programme with regard to external and internal framework conditions and environmental and sustainability-related objectives.
Prognos is the client's main point of contact and coordinates the overall project. We support the client with the programme modification and the mid-term review by the European Commission. We carry out an implementation analysis and impact evaluations along the programme.
More information (Website, ERDF Rhineland-Palatinate, german)
Project management: Ralph Rautenberg Deputy project manager: Maria Henker Project team: Nils Erik Carlhoff, Markus Lange, Felix Ginzinger Quality manager: Holger Bornemann
Prognos is also involved in other projects along the entire policy cycle as part of ERDF funding:
Last update: 04.09.2024
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