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The Welsh Government is today launching the next bidding round of the Invest to Save fund for 2018\-19\.  

  

Since 2009, the fund has supported more than 180 projects, with an aggregate value of more than £174m. These projects have been spread across Wales in the areas of ICT; new ways of working; improving service delivery; and workforce planning.  

  

In every bidding round, a wide range of proposals come forward – some are designed to realise financial savings and others to improve the way public sector organisations work and deliver services. Some require significant investment while others are more modest.    

  

This year, we are asking organisations to consider whether some of the major challenges they face would suit the funding model offered by Invest to Save. Proposals could be for a Wales\-wide solution or for more local ideas, which, if proven to be successful, could be rolled out more widely.  

  

We want organisations to be ambitious in their aspirations. The closing date for the submission of expressions of interest to the Invest to Save fund is 31 July.    

  

Since the publication of the last Invest to Save annual report, we have launched the Innovate to Save initiative in partnership with Nesta, Cardiff University and the Wales Council for Voluntary Action.    

  

The first call for projects attracted 50 proposals, eight of which were selected for the research and development phase. The first tranche is now drawing to a close and the projects are developing their final business cases. The second Innovate to Save  bidding round opened in February – the deadline for submission of expressions of interest is the 16 July. I am pleased to report there is an ongoing appetite for this fund.    

  

Together, Invest to Save and Innovate to Save provide organisations with a real choice of funding options for  their proposals. Organisations with ideas, which are at the very early stages of development and need research to establish their viability, are able to apply to the Innovate to Save fund for support; projects which are ready to be rolled out are eligible for the Invest to Save fund.    

  

I will update Members about progress with the two bidding rounds and about the projects to be supported by Invest to Save and Innovate to Save as soon as possible.  

  

To coincide with the launch of the Invest to Save bidding round, the 2018 Invest to Save Annual Report is today being published. It is available at: https://gov.wales/topics/improvingservices/invest\-to\-save/annual\-report?lang\=en


 


 


 


 







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Heddiw mae Llywodraeth Cymru'n lansio cylch ymgeisio nesaf y Gronfa Buddsoddi i Arbed ar gyfer 2018\-19\.  
  
Ers 2009, mae'r Gronfa wedi cefnogi dros 180 o brosiectau, gyda chyfanswm gwerth o dros  £174m. Mae'r prosiectau hyn wedi bod ar waith ledled Cymru a hynny ym maes TGCh, ffyrdd newydd o weithio; a chynllunio'r gweithlu.  
   
Ym mhob cylch ymgeisio, mae ystod eang o gynigion yn cael eu cyflwyno \- bwriedir i rai wireddu arbedion ariannol ac i rai eraill wella'r ffordd y mae cyrff y sector cyhoeddus yn gweithio ac yn darparu gwasanaethau. Mae rhai'n gofyn am fuddsoddiad sylweddol tra bo eraill yn llai o ran eu maint.    
  
Eleni, rydym yn gofyn i sefydliadau ystyried pam y byddai rhai o'r heriau mawr y maent yn eu hwynebu yn gweddu i'r model ariannu a gynigir gan Fuddsoddi i Arbed. Gallai cynigion fod ar gyfer ateb Cymru gyfan neu ar gyfer syniadau mwy lleol, a allai gael eu cyflwyno'n ehangach os byddant yn llwyddiannus.  
  
Rydym am i gyrff fod yn uchelgeisiol o ran eu dyheadau. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer datganiadau o ddiddordeb i'r Gronfa Buddsoddi i Arbed yw 31 Gorffennaf.    
  
Ers i'r adroddiad diwethaf ar Fuddsoddi i Arbed gael ei gyhoeddi, rydym wedi lansio'r Fenter Arloesi i Arbed gyda Nesta, Prifysgol Caerdydd a Chyngor Gweithredu Gwirfoddol Cymru.    
  
Yn sgil y cais cyntaf am brosiectau cafwyd 50 o gynigion, ac fe gafodd wyth o'r rhain eu dewis ar gyfer y cam ymchwil a datblygu. Mae'r gyfran gyntaf bellach yn dirwyn i ben ac mae'r prosiectau'n datblygu eu hachosion busnes terfynol. Agorodd yr ail gylch ymgeisio ar gyfer Arloesi i Arbed ym mis Chwefror  \- y dyddiad cau ar gyfer datganiadau o ddiddordeb yw 16 Gorffennaf. Rwyf yn falch o roi gwybod bod y galw am y gronfa hon yn parhau.    
  
Gyda'i gilydd mae Buddsoddi i Arbed ac Arloesi i Arbed yn rhoi i sefydliadau ddewis gwirioneddol o ddewisiadau ariannu ar gyfer eu cynigion. Mae cyrff sydd â syniadau sydd yn nyddiau cyntaf eu datblygiad lle mae angen ymchwil i weld pa mor hyfyw ydynt, yn gallu gwneud cais i'r Gronfa Buddsoddi i Arbed am gymorth; mae prosiectau sy'n barod i gael eu cyflwyno yn gymwys am y Gronfa Buddsoddi i Arbed.    
  
Byddaf yn rhoi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i'r Aelodau am y cynnydd ar y ddau gylch ymgeisio ac am y prosiectau i'w cefnogi gan Fuddsoddi i Arbed ac Arloesi i Arbed cyn gynted â phosibl.   
  
I gyd\-fynd â chylch ymgeisio Buddsoddi i Arbed, mae Adroddiad Blynyddol Buddsoddi i Arbed yn cael ei gyhoeddi heddiw. Mae ar gael yn: https://gov.wales/topics/improvingservices/invest\-to\-save/annual\-report?skip\=1\&lang\=cy