CIP Ecoinnovation – how to write a successful proposal

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How to write a successful proposal?

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Outline

• Key elements on the 2011 call

• How to write a proposal ?

• What cost can be cofinanced ?

• Get support

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The 2011 call in a snapshot

• 2011 budget: 36.000.000 €

• About 1,4 m € total costs per project

• 50% co-financing

• 2010: 45/50 projects selected out of 287

Budget

Timetable

•Deadline for submission: 08.09.2011 (17:00 – Brussels time)-> 4 months to write your proposal : start now !

• Selected projects will start from April 2012 : costs occurred before that won’t be eligible

• Project duration : maximum 3 years

• Priority given to SME and private beneficiaries but any legal persons can apply…

• … if established in EU and other countries that have joined the initiative (see Website)

• No EU partnership required (but EU added value, an award criteria)

Who can apply

How to write a (successful) proposal ?

To start, you need

• A good idea matching with the call and EU priorities

-> Get inspired checking out current projects: http://ieea.erba.hu/eco/page/Page.jsp?op=home

• A clear understanding of the applicant’s instruction

-> read the application pack: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eco-innovation/getting-funds/application-packs/index_en.htm

Ask yourself

• What are the objectives of your project ? You will need to quantify both the economic and

environmental performance (realistic & ambitious)! Not only potential : the application/replication of

the solution must occur during the project !

• How will you achieve it ? How will you remove the barriers to create/extend

the market for your eco-innovative solution ? Need to look for partners ? What types ?

Part B

Cost & effort breakdowns

Work description

+ info on project team

Structure set up to provide info on all award criteria

Part C - Detailed Budget

Part A

A1: Summary

A2: Participant data

A3 : Budget

Annexes+ + +

Letters of intent and legal documents

Overview of a proposal

Performance indicators

Work description

• A proposal is made of work packages

3 mandatory work packages : management, exploitation and business plan, dissemination

activities

Technical work packages : breakdown activity in tasks, think of concrete deliverables, duration of

the WP, role and contribution of each participant etc.

DO

• Keep in mind the objectives of your project: all WP and task aims to achieve it

• Ensure you have the necessary skills to perform all the tasks

• Explain the choice of partners and subcontractors: their skills is in coherence with planned actions

DO• Propose a realistic time planning (don’t

forget necessary time for permits/certification)

• Provide answers to all award criteria !

• Explain how you will measure your impact (include one task for this)

• Have a coherent and complete budget

DON’T• Let evaluators guess or imagine : your

proposal must be self explanatory

• Be too general : « my project will fight climate change… »

• Underestimate electronic aleas (cf electronic submission): submit your proposal early enough…

What costs can be cofinanced?

General principles

• Cost-sharing !

50% EU co-funding (why EC money instead of local loan ?)

In case of co-financing from 3rd party, state the status of negociation ( state aid ceiling)

Income generated by selling the solution can be

used as co-financing but NON-PROFIT principle

• Based on actual costs (vs budgeted costs)

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Cost categories• Direct costs

Staff costs (you will have to prove it with pay slips and time sheets)

Equipment and Infrastructure

Subcontracting (but no core tasks and below 35% of total eligible costs)

Meetings and travel (cf internal or EC rules)

Other specific costs

• Overheads = 7% of the total eligible direct costs

Equipment infrastructure

• Required for the action, described in the WP and acquired during the project

• Directly linked to the innovative action

• Entered (an depreciated) in the books of the participant according to applicable accounting rules

• Only the portion of the equipment’s depreciation corresponding to the duration of the action and to the

actual use

Get support from BEA

BEA’s supportNCP Team

• Project drafting :

Searching partners from EU and beyond

Answers to any administrative/financial questions

Proofreading of your proposal

• Project negociation and implementation

Greentech / Sustainable constructionTeam

• Business plan and market studies

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Merci !Dank u !

Camille Le Borgneclb@abe.irisnet.be