Eligibility Criteria

Is your company eligible for ERDF support?

To be eligible to receive European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) support, your organisation must:

• Have no more than 250 employees
• Be located in Merseyside area
• Operate in one of the following ERDF designated growth sectors
• Business Services (general)
• Business Services (marketing)
• Professional services
• Health Care
• Environmental
• Technical & Scientific Services
• Pharmaceuticals / Biotechnology / Speciality and Fine Chemicals
• ICT and Multimedia
• Manufacturing (Other)
• Automotives
• Construction
• Electrical / Control / Instrumentation Services and Manufacture
• Port & Maritime related
• Creative industries

N.B. This is not an exhaustive list, and if your business operates in a sector not mentioned above, please contact GIEU for further clarification on 0800 018 6925.