Types of funding Highlands and Islands Special Transitional Programme
The Highlands and Islands Special Transitional Programme (HISTP) provides four types of funding:
- European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) aims to improve economic prosperity and social inclusion by investing in projects to promote development and encourage the diversification of industry into other sectors in areas lagging behind.
- European Social Fund (ESF) funds training, human resources and equal opportunities schemes to promote employability of people in the area.
- European Agricultural and Guidance Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) encourages the restructuring and diversification of rural areas, to promote economic prosperity and social inclusion, whilst protecting and maintaining the environment and our rural heritage.
- Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG) funds projects to modernise the structure of the fisheries sector and related industries and to encourage diversification of the workforce and fisheries industry into other sectors. It also aims to ensure the future of the industry through achieving a balance between fisheries resources and their exploitation.
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