The European Urban Initiative (EUI) has launched a €50 million call to support urban innovation and improve cities’ capabilities for sustainable urban development. The objective of the call is to find innovative projects that align with the core values of the New European Bauhaus (NEB): sustainability, aesthetics, and inclusion.
The call is looking for projects that spark transformation in cities and have the potential to generate investment and foster additional Cohesion policy projects. The projects must be related to the following four themes:
- Regeneration of urban environments
- Adaptation and transformation of affordable housing solutions
- Preserving and transforming cultural heritage
- Constructing and renovating in a spirit of circularity and carbon neutrality
Support
The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) will finance 80% of the cost of selected projects. Each project can receive up to €5 million.
Eligible Applicants
• First category: Any urban authority of a local administrative unit defined according to the
degree of urbanisation (DEGURBA) of Eurostat as city, town or suburb (corresponding to
DEGURBA code 1 or DEGURBA code 2 of Eurostat) comprising at least 50 000 inhabitants.
• Second category: An association or grouping of urban authorities with legal status of organised agglomeration composed by Local Administrative Units, where the majority (at least 51%) of inhabitants lives in Local Administrative Units defined according to the degree of urbanisation
(DEGURBA) of Eurostat as cities, towns or suburbs (corresponding to DEGURBA code 1 or DEGURBA code 2) and where the total combined population is at least 50 000 inhabitants.
• Third category: An association or grouping of urban authorities without legal status of
organised agglomerations where all the urban authorities involved (Main Urban Authority and
Associated Urban Authorities) are Local Administrative Units defined according to the degree
of urbanisation (DEGURBA) of Eurostat as cities, towns or suburbs (corresponding to DEGURBA code 1 or DEGURBA code 2) and where the total combined population (Main Urban Authority and Associated Urban Authorities) is at least 50 000 inhabitants.
Only eligible urban authorities as defined above can submit an Application Form in the framework of EUI-IA Call for Proposals.
More on these requirements can be found here: Terms of Reference
Deadline: 19 January 2023
Find out more information about the call here.
Please refer to the Call for Proposals and Project Guidance before starting your application.