Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
The programme provides financial and advisory support in form of grants to mature joint innovation projects in shared smart specialisation areas structured in value-chain investment portfolios.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The three (3) topics that opened for the submission of proposals, under the present call, are the following:
- Innovation investments Strand 1- DIGIT (Digital transition)
- Innovation investments Strand 1 – GREEN (Green transition)
- Innovation investments Strand 1 – MANU (Smart Manufacturing)
Detailed Call Description
- Innovation investments Strand 1- DIGIT (Digital transition)– I3-2021-INV1-DIGIT. This call for proposals targets investments in businesses and administrations. In order to unlock digital growth potential and deploy innovative solutions (both for businesses and citizens), to improve the accessibility and the efficiency of services and bridge the persisting digital divide, this topic will support interregional investments projects in : a) Digital economy and innovation b) Digitalisation of the public administration c) Digitalisation of healthcare.
- Innovation investments Strand 1 – GREEN (Green transition) – I3-2021-INV1-GREEN. The objective of this call targets in turning climate and environmental challenges into opportunities is the ambition of the green transition. I3 intends to support innovative value chain investments, to boost the economy through green technology and to create sustainable industry/transport. It also intends to provide support to interregional investments in sustainable food systems, sustainable agriculture, clean and efficient energy, sustainable industry, building and renovating, sustainable mobility, eliminating pollution and climate action.
- Innovation investments Strand 1 – MANU (Smart Manufacturing) – I3-2021-INV1-MANU. This topic focuses on improving the delivery of new or improved products, processes or services in the manufacturing industry. In the context of advanced manufacturing; knowledge and innovative technologies are used to produce complex products and improve processes to lower waste, pollution, material consumption and energy use. Robotics, 3D and 4D printing, artificial intelligence as well as high performance computing for modelling are important elements in advanced manufacturing.
For more information about each topic please click on the respective ID number or visit the call document.
| Consortium Coordinator | Geographical Consortium Composition | Type of Consortium / Partners |
|---|---|---|
The Coordinator must be a non-profit organisation:
And The Coordinator must be established in a more developed EU region/country. | Minimum 5 entities from 5 different regions in 3 eligible countries. | The consortium must involve various components of the quadruple-helix and must always cover both, the demand and supply side, such as (non-exhaustive list):
Public authorities (national/regional/local) At least 1 partner must be established in a less developed, transition or outermost region/country. |
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
70%
Project budgets (maximum grant amount) are expected to range between € 4,000,00 and € 10,000,000 per project.
Thematic Categories
- Other Thematic Category
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- Employers
- Investment Funds
- Large Enterprises
- Local Authorities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Private Bodies
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must be legal entities (public or private bodies), established in one of the Member States eligible for funding from the listed EEA countries and countries associated to the I3 Instrument or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature.
The consortium must be composed as follows:
- Consortium Coordinator: The Coordinator must be a non-profit organisation:
- A public authority or
- A research body or
- A non-profit innovation intermediate organisation (i.e. a cluster organisation, an innovation agency etc.)
- The Coordinator must be established in a more developed EU region/country
2. Geographical Consortium Composition: Minimum 5 entities from 5 different regions in 3 eligible countries.
3. Type of Consortium / Partners: The consortium must involve various components of the quadruple-helix and must always cover both, the demand and supply side, such as (non-exhaustive list):
- Public authorities (national/regional/local)
- Universities, Research and Technology organisations (RTOs), Innovation agencies
- Cluster organisations, SMEs, start-ups
- Research data alliances (RDA)
- Any other entity that resembles the nature of the abovementioned entities. At least 1 partner must be established in a less developed, transition or outermost region/country.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
EU Contact Point
For individual questions on the Portal Submission System, please contact the:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/support/helpdesks/contact-form
Non-IT related questions should be sent 3 working days before the submission deadline to the following email address: EISMEA-I3-INSTRUMENT@ec.europa.eu