This study builds upon a previous work [1] extending the analysis of the properties of the networks constructed by Horizon 2020 funded projects and in the UK for one specific research area, batteries for electric vehicles, in order to gain further insight into what impact funding can have in achieving the goals of the EU. Social Network Analysis is used to determine the network properties. The results show the impact of funding compared to the previous analysis on creating structure in the area of batteries that was associated with a thinly spread network of primarily research organizations. An investigation of the direct impact of funding found that similar structuring of the network could be achieved with similarly significant investments exemplary in the UK. Moreover, in both national and EU example cases a few partners stand out and may be playing an important role in connecting partners and projects. In an additional step it was attempted to show that it is possible to create a structure of theoretical structure (based on the existing collection of projects) via extending one variable; this gives valuable insight into where future funds or individual project structures could have the strongest impact on achieving an idealized reference structure.