With an indicative budget of EUR 50 million ERDF, the first Call for Proposals of EUI - Innovative Actions is targeting innovative projects focusing on the New European Bauhaus. It will fund projects to deliver tangible, real-life examples of New European Bauhaus (NEB) interventions that fully integrate the three NEB core values of sustainability, inclusiveness, and aesthetics to a maximum level of ambition according to the framework proposed in the NEB Compass.
The Call will not be prescriptive with regard to the nature of expected proposals. However cities are invited to consider the four following themes which have the greatest potential to generate innovative solutions and create a clear demonstration effect to inspire the use of Cohesion policy in urban areas:
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.
The EUI Permanent Secretariat will assist applicants during the Call for Proposals via:
Find out more about the first EUI-IA Call for Proposals and apply until 19 January 2023!
- Construction and renovation in a spirit of circularity and carbon neutrality
- Preserving and transforming cultural heritage
- Adapting and transforming buildings for affordable housing solutions
- Regenerating urban spaces
- EUI-IA Guidance : to learn more about the context and rationale behind establishing EUI – Innovative Actions, and get familiar with the frameworks, rules and procedures related to project generation and development, the application and selection, the Initiation Phase and contracting, the transfer component, project implementation, eligibility of expenditure, and project communication and capitalisation.
- Applicants Seminars (in person events) : participants will have the opportunity to take part in several plenary and break-out sessions dedicated to different aspects of the EUI – Innovative Actions.
- Online collective Q&A sessions : three Q&A sessions will take place online. Each session will last 120 minutes and will have a thematic focus.
- One-to-one Consultations : to provide further clarity and support to applicants on how to apply for funding, how to define the work plan, budget, deliverables/outputs, and transfer component and how to manage an EUI project.
- Self-assessment tool : by answering following 15 questions you will have a chance to get helpful tips and be pointed out to the relevant chapters of the EUI-IA Guidance.
Details
- Publication date
- 13 October 2022