How public funding reaches your community enterprise

Community enterprises often operate under multiple funding streams simultaneously. Each stream has its own audit and reporting obligations. De minimis aid (≤€300,000 over any 3-year rolling period) is the simplest category — but still requires documentation proving you have not exceeded the threshold. Where ERDF or ESF+ applies, full CPR 2021/1060 audit chain requirements apply. Always confirm the specific regulatory framework from your grant agreement.

Mixed — ESF+ / ERDF / de minimis / local authorityCPR Reg. (EU) 2021/1060 · de minimis: Reg. (EU) 2023/2831 (≤€300,000 over 3 years)Varies by programme and award

How the money reaches an organisation

Every level here can be asked for its own process map. That is the point of yours.

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European Commission — DG Employment / DG Regio
Funding via ESF+ (Reg. 2021/1057) or ERDF (Reg. 2021/1058) under CPR 2021/1060
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Managing Authority (varies by programme)
Could be DFHERIS (ESF+), DPENDR (ERDF), or another MA — confirm from your grant agreement
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Intermediate Body / Local Authority / LEO
Administers your grant; conducts management verifications; manages your audit trail
👉 Your organisation sits at this level
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Your Community Enterprise / Social Co-op
Maintains: financial records, beneficiary records, activity logs, procurement evidence, board minutes
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Community Beneficiaries
Local residents, service users, members of disadvantaged groups served by the enterprise
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Audit Chain
ECA → OLAF → Audit Authority → C&AG → Managing Authority → Intermediate Body → Your Enterprise

Process maps under this programme

Where this came from

Not yet checked against the governing document. Everything on this page is our best understanding, and it has not been read back against the programme’s own rules the way the other entries in this library have. Treat the figures as indicative and confirm anything you are going to rely on.