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Consultations have begun for EEA & Norway Grants priorities & programmes

Public consultations have begun on the “Blue Book”, which sets out the priority sectors and eligible programme areas under the EEA & Norway Grants 2014-2020 funding period. During this period, donor will contribute EUR 2.8 billion to 15 EU countries. 3 out 5 priority sectors expected to applicable for private sector, comprise of project areas:

Innovation:

  • Innovative technologies, processes and services
  • Sustainable business development
  • Greening of existing businesses and processes
  • Development and implementation of innovative products and services
  • Research within the priority sectors and/or programme areas of the EEA and Norway Grants or in other agreed areas
  • Application of research result
  • Education and training, including co-operation between education-research-business
  • Access to employment and participation in the labour market

Education:

  • Education and training systems and work-based learning
  • Transition from education and unemployment to work
  • Access to health care systems

Environment:

  • Environmental monitoring and modelling
  • Management and control of hazardous substances
  • Energy efficiency in production, distribution and/or end use
  • Renewable energy production and/or distribution
  • Waste to energy
  • Carbon capture and storage

On the basis of our successful experience in the past, Winnovart is pro-actively involved in the consultation process. If you are interested to apply for grants under this funding cycle, please provide us with a summary of your project concept and we will ensure that it becomes part of consultation process. You may either present your project through our funding-readiness questionnaire or by sending us a short summary by e-mail.

For a comprehensive overview of the programme outlook, please have a look at this well-written draft of the Blue Book.

As funding advisory consultants, we have had a very positive experience with the EEA & Norway Grants 2009-2014 on the Romanian market, especially with the Green Industry Innovation programme. For further information, please feel free to contact us.