NAME:
European Urban Initiative (EUI) 

DEADLINE:
The third EUI-Innovative Actions (EUI-IA) Call for Proposals will be launched in May 2024 and close in October 2024

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

  • Urban authorities or groupings of urban authorities classified as cities, towns, or suburbs with a total population of at least 50,000 inhabitants.
  • Located within the 27 EU Member States.
  • The United Kingdom's eligibility wasn't explicitly mentioned, but it's implied that since Brexit, UK cities may not be directly eligible under this EU funding scheme.

FUNDING & BENEFITS:

  • Up to 80% direct co-financing.
  • Up to €5 million from the European Regional Development Funds (ERDF) for implementing innovative urban projects.
  • Projects can test new solutions, techniques, and planning models, building capacities, and sharing knowledge in sustainable urban development.

DETAILS:

  • The EUI, funded by the European Union, has a total ERDF budget of €450 million for 2021-2027.
  • Aims to support urban areas of all sizes by building capacity and knowledge, supporting innovation, and developing transferable and scalable innovative solutions to urban challenges of EU relevance.
  • Emphasis on strengthening the urban dimension of EU policies and encouraging cities to be involved in the design and implementation of policy responses to local challenges.
  • Offers various forms of assistance, including funding for testing and transferring urban innovative solutions and capturing, sharing, and transferring the knowledge generated by projects (Urban Initiative) (Urban Initiative) .

REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION:

  • A relevant and complementary consortium of delivery partners from the local ecosystem is needed to bring thematic expertise and knowledge on the specific policy issue to be addressed.
  • Participation and co-creation with partners, relevant stakeholders, and target groups are essential for the development and implementation of genuinely innovative and experimental projects (Urban Initiative) .
  • Two topics: Energy Transition & Technology in cities

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

  • Projects must be innovative, participative, measurable, transferable, scalable, and of good quality.
  • Innovative actions support pilot projects that are highly experimental and not likely to be funded by traditional sources.
  • A robust methodology is necessary to measure expected impacts, with clear and quantified results to capture the expected change resulting from the project (Urban Initiative) .

For more detailed information, application forms, guidance documents, and specific deadlines, please visit the European Urban Initiative's official website and its related subdomains.
www.urban-initiative.eu/calls-proposals/third-call-proposals-innovative-actions