Interreg Europe / European Regional Development Fund – 1st call for Proposals

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Programme Category

Co-Financed Programmes

Programme Name

Interreg Europe / European Regional Development Fund

Programme Description

Τhe Interreg Europe Programme 2021-2027 supports the exchange and transfer of experience, innovative approaches and capacity building among public authorities and other policy relevant organisations across Europe with a view to improving their regional development policy instruments including programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal.

The programme eligible area covers the whole European Union territory with its 27 Member States, as well as Norway and Switzerland. The programme is structured around one single cross-cutting priority, the Interreg-Specific Objective ‘a better cooperation governance’. This means that beneficiaries can cooperate on any topics of shared relevance in line with their regional needs, as long as this falls within the scope of cohesion policy.

Programme Details

Call

Interreg Europe / European Regional Development Fund – 1st call for Proposals

Summary

This is a call for proposals for interregional cooperation projects. These projects gather policy-relevant organisations from different countries in Europe working together on a common regional development issue within the scope of cohesion policy or ‘non-thematic’ cooperation on issues dealing with pure implementation related challenges of regional development policies.

Detailed Call Description

The first three years of the projects (‘core phase’) are dedicated to exchange and transfer of experience among the participating partners in order to improve the policy instruments addressed by the project. In the fourth and last year (‘follow-up phase’), the regions mainly focus on monitoring the results and impact of the cooperation.

The programme is structured around one single cross-cutting priority, the Interreg-specific objective ‘a better cooperation governance’. This means that beneficiaries can cooperate on any topics of shared relevance in line with their regional needs, as long as this falls within the scope of cohesion policy. This means that projects need to select a specific objective in their application form. The programme indicatively concentrates the largest share of its budget (80%) on specific objectives. In addition, in the context of the Interreg-specific objective ‘a better cooperation governance’, Interreg Europe can support ‘non-thematic’ cooperation on issues dealing with pure implementation related challenges of regional development policies (e.g., state aid, public procurement, territorial tools, financial instruments, evaluation and monitoring).

Call Total Budget

€130 mln, Programme Funds, additional national funds

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

  • 80% Public and Public Equivalent Bodies
  • 70% Private Bodies

Thematic Categories

  • Culture
  • Education and training
  • Energy
  • Environment and Climate Change
  • Fisheries/ Aquaculture and Maritime Policy
  • Health
  • Information Technology
  • Natural and Cultural Heritage
  • Public Administration
  • Regional Development
  • Research, Technological Development and Innovation
  • Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness
  • Telecommunications
  • Tourism
  • Transport

Eligibility for Participation

  • Central Government
  • Chambers
  • Educational Institutions
  • Local Authorities
  • NGOs
  • Non Profit Organisations
  • Private Bodies
  • Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
  • State-owned Enterprises

Call Opening Date

05/04/2022

Call Closing Date

31/05/2022

National Contact Point(s)

Directorate General Growth, Ministry of Finance
Twitter @InterregCyprus and Facebook @Interregcyprus

Contact Person
Marilena Ayiomamitou, Planning Officer
Contact Phone: +357 22 602 870
Contact Email: mayiomamitou@mof.gov.cy

Website