Applications until January 19, 2023.
The European Urban Initiative is promoting the first competition for Innovation Actions for innovative projects focused on the New European Bauhaus (NEB). Applications end on January 19.
This call is aimed at cities, regions and local authorities with more than 50000 inhabitants considering at least one of the following themes:
- construction and renewal in the spirit of circularity and carbon neutrality;
- preservation and transformation of cultural heritage;
- adaptation and transformation of buildings to affordable housing solutions;
- Regeneration of urban spaces.
Through the European Fund for Regional Development, 50 million euros (€M) are foreseen for this competition, and each project can receive up to €5M in co-financing with a maximum duration of three and a half years.
Learn more about the eligibility criteria here.
Three online information sessions are planned in the following days:
- October 26, having as main topics the 1st call of the NEB, the application form and the logic of intervention. Review this session here;
- November 16, focusing on the financial aspects of project implementation. Review this session here;
- December 14, where the new component of transfer, communication, capitalization and knowledge management will be addressed.
Register for information sessions here.
In addition, a platform for partner research was also created under this competition. This platform was developed with the aim of, on the one hand, supporting the development of the Transfer component that should be included in the projects and , on the other hand, facilitate contact between urban authorities seeking transfer partners and other partners interested in participating in their innovation action.
The platform allows to create discussion groups to present a project idea and the type of partners that are sought, as well as describe the challenge that the urban authority would like to address and present the respective urban area.
Candidates may also request bilateral meetings in support for the application. Priority will be given to more developed applications that apply first. Registration for these meetings opens November 2.
