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European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency
News article26 October 2021

Innovation Fund second large-scale call for projects

Commission is launching the second call for large-scale projects in the context of the Innovation Fund, with EUR 1.5 billion from the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).

Innovation Fund second large-scale call for projects

Taking into account the significant oversubscription in the first call and the strong project pipeline, the Commission simplified the application process, which now consists of only one stage. This will reduce significantly the lead time from application to grant award.

Projects will be evaluated according to their potential to avoid greenhouse gas emissions, their innovation potential, their financial and technical maturity, their potential for scaling up and their cost efficiency. The call is open for projects from all EU Member States, Iceland and Norway until the 3rd of March 2022.

For projects that are promising but not sufficiently mature for a grant, there will be project development assistance by the European Investment Bank. 

Read the full press release.

More information

Projects can apply via the EU Funding and Tenders portal where more details on the overall procedure are available. The deadline for submission of applications is 3 March 2022. Applicants will be informed about the results of the evaluation in the third quarter of 2022. The grant awards and signature of projects will take place in the fourth quarter of 2022.

An Info Day will be organised on 10 November to give prospective applicants and other stakeholders the opportunity to get information and ask questions on the new call.

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26 October 2021