Securing European Funding
Connecting to the rest of the world: Playing an active role in the development of regional policy within the European Union, including the attraction of additional EU Structural Funds
A Smart, Successful Highlands & Islands, June 2005
One of the key functions of the International affairs team is to ensure that European funding is successfully secured and effectively distributed throughout the area.
Follow the menu links to find out about HIE's involvement in the Highlands & Islands Special Transitional Programme (HISTP) and its role in the delivery of the Northern Periphery Programme (NPP).
Key links
The EU's Northern Periphery Programme
The Northern Periphery Programme is one of the European Union funding programmes to encourage transnational co-operation. The Highlands and Islands of Scotland are covered in this programme and the International affairs team operates the Scottish regional contact point.Highlands and Islands Scotland Structural Funds Programmes 2007-2013
Highlands and Islands Enterprise work in partnership with the Highlands and Islands Partnership Programme in order to ensure that the HIE area secures maximum benefit from European Union transitional funding.European Union funding programmes
EU funding links