The European City Facility (EUCF) successfully closed the application phase for the fifth call for applications at the end of June 2023. For the first time, the EUCF ran under the EU framework programme "LIFE", the follow-up programme to the European Commission's successful "Horizon 2020" funding campaign.
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Between April 28 and June 30, 2023, municipalities, local authorities and public entities as well as their groupings from the EU-27 member states, along with Iceland and Ukraine, were eligible to apply for EU funding for the development of sustainable energy infrastructure.
With a total of 167 applications, the fifth call for applications registered an increase of about 30% compared to the last call for applications in October 2022.
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167
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Applications for LIFE EUCF funding
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An increase of about 30 % compared to last year's call for applications
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What are the next steps?
In the coming weeks and months, the validation team of adelphi together with the partners represented in the consortium will evaluate the submitted application proposals and, if appropriate, qualify them as eligible for funding. A total of 70 applicants will be identified as eligible and thus as beneficiaries. The results of the fifth call will be communicated individually to the respective beneficiaries in September 2023 and additionally announced on the EUCF website.
LIFE EUCF provides financial support of 60,000 euros to successful applicant entities, as well as technical support for capacity building in order to develop valid investment concepts to realise the respective projects. In the next phases, the funding amount will be disbursed to the beneficiaries in a stepwise manner. Thus, beneficiaries are given one year to use the funding for preparing the investment concept in order to implement the envisaged energy efficiency project.
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Nice to know
The majority of applications in this call clearly came from Central and Eastern Europe, followed by Southern Europe, the Nordic countries and Western Europe. In detail, the applications are distributed among the eligible geographical regions as follows:
Number (or token)
34
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Applications
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Nordic Countries & Western Europe
Number (or token)
92
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Applications
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Central & Eastern Europe
Number (or token)
41
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Applications
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Southern Europe
Number (or token)
167
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Applications
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The EUCF is carried out by a European consortium under the leadership of Energy Cities. adelphi takes responsibility for a wide range of relevant organisational and implementation activities, such as the EUCF application, evaluation and investment concept development processes. In addition, adelphi is responsible for the smooth validation of the investment concepts prepared by the beneficiaries and contributes to the efficient daily operation of the EUCF with technical and financial expertise.