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Call for proposals - 2011 CIP Eco-Innovation - First application and market replication projects - CIP-EIP-Eco-Innovation

published in Monday, May 30, 2011 under Environmnet

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Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme

description and objectives

This call for proposals has as main objective to support projects connected with eco-innovative products, techniques, services or processes which aim at prevention or reduction of environmental impacts or which contribute to the optimal use of resources.

The specific objectives of this call are:

• 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 and by the removing the barriers to market penetration. Solutions are understood to include high added value products, processes, technologies or services.
• Increase innovation capacities of SMEs.

actions

The main priority areas of this call for proposals are:

• Materials recycling
• Sustainable building products
• Food and drink sector
• Water
• Greening businesses

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)
• European Economic Area (EEA)
• Candidate Countries
• Third countries

european community funding

The Community provisional funding available for the call for proposals is:

• Global Budget: 36.00 M€

all the important deadlines

• Thursday, September 08, 2011: Deadline for the presentation of proposals

Further information about the call

• Web page of call for proposals CIP-EIP-Eco-Innovation at the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme website
• Section useful documents of the call CIP-EIP-Eco-Innovation

Directorate-Generale responsible

Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry

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