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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.