Call for proposals 2009 for actions in the field of eco-innovation under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme CIP-EIP-ECO-INNOVATION-2009 Closed!
Objectives
The Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) has launched a call for proposals for CIP Eco-innovation first application and market replication projects.
Objectives
- Promote the adoption of new and integrated approaches to eco-innovation in fields such as environmental management and more environmentally friendly products, processes and services.
- Encourage the uptake of environmental solutions by increasing the market uptake and by the removing the barriers to market penetration. Solutions are understood to include products, processes, technologies or services.
- Increase innovation capacities of SMEs.
CIP Eco-Innovation will support projects concerned with the first application or market replication of eco-innovative techniques, products, processes or practices, which have already been technically demonstrated, but due to remaining risks need incentives to penetrate significantly the market.
CIP Eco-Innovation will also support market oriented activities related to the uptake ofenvironmental technologies and eco-innovative activities by enterprises and theimplementation of new or integrated approches to Eco-Innovation.
Actions
- Materials recycling.
Efforts to reduce and avoid the negative impacts of waste on the environment and human health have been central to EU environment policy. Despite all the progress achieved, the challenges for waste policy are still mounting and much still needs to be done.
- Buildings.
- Food and drink sector
- Greening Business/Smart purchasing.
European community funding
The Community provisional funding available for the call for proposals is:
- 30,00 Million EUR (Orientation of the budget)
All the important deadlines
- 10 September 2009 - 15 years ago (Deadline for the presentation of proposals)
Further information about the call
Useful documents
Organisations eligible to participate
Opened to the following bodies or institutes with legal status established in the covered areas:
- Any legal organisation
Covered areas
Bodies or institutes must have their registered legal seat in one of the countries taking part in the Programme which are:
- European Union (EU)
- Candidate Countries
- European Economic Area (EEA)
- Third countries
Directorate-Generale responsible
Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry
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