EUI – Innovative Actions Third Call for Proposals
The third Call for Proposals of European Urban Initiative-Innovative Actions (EUI-IA) is targeting innovative projects focusing on two topics: ‘Energy transition‘ and ‘Technology in cities‘. The Call for proposals is open for submissions. It has an allocated indicative budget of EUR 90 million contributed by the European Regional Development Fund.
Each project can receive up to a maximum of EUR 5 million ERDF co-financing and project implementation should take place within a maximum period of 3,5 years.
Cities interested in applying are invited to begin developing their project proposals as early as possible utilizing the various resources available on the Call page. The following steps are recommended to start with:
- Develop a project idea in line with one of the topics answering local challenges in your city.
- Set up your project partnership by establishing contacts with relevant entities e.g. public and private partners, NGOs, Universities, SMEs,…
- Start co-designing the framework of your project work plan with your project partners and stakeholders.
The Call will fund projects to deliver tangible, real-life examples under the topics ‘energy transition’ and ‘technology in cities’.
Submission Deadline: 14 October 2024
Topic 1: Energy transition
Under the topic ‘energy transition’, the European Urban Initiative aims at supporting the testing of transferable and scalable innovative solutions in real-life settings for economically viable, smarter and more integrated local energy networks, zero carbon and demand-driven while empowering citizens and stakeholders to accelerate the transition.
Topic 2: Technology in cities
Under the topic ‘technology in cities’ the European Urban Initiative aims at supporting the testing of innovative solutions powered by new technologies in real-life settings for better services to citizens and/or for boosting local authorities’ capacities to offer these services, via experimentations that could be replicated at a wider scale with the help of the Cohesion policy investments.
More Information: urban-initiative.eu/calls-prop[…]ovative-actions