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Project Call Information

Christopher Parker, Joint Secretariat 30th September 2015, Kuopio, Finland

3rd Call Information

• The Monitoring committee has decided that the 3rd Call for project applications is ONLY open for project proposals targeting Priority Axes 3 and 4.

3rd Call Information

• Priority Axis 3 – “Fostering Energy-Secure Communities through Promotion of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency”

• with the specific objective to increase use of energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions in housing and public infrastructures in remote, sparsely populated areas.

3rd Call Information

• Priority Axis 4 – “Protecting, promoting and developing cultural and natural heritage”

• with the specific objective to increase capacity of remote and sparsely populated communities for sustainable environmental management.

3rd Call Information

• OPENING OF 3rd CALL: September 30th 2015

• DEADLINE: November 30th 2015• DECISION DATE: February 24th 2016

3rd Call Information

• Application pack: http://www.interreg-npa.eu/for-applicants/third-call/

• NPA electronic monitoring system (eMS) can be found at: ems.interreg-npa.eu

3rd Call Information

• Regional Contact Point contact detail at: http://www.northernperiphery.eu/en/contacts/rcp/

• Joint Secretariat contact details at: http://www.northernperiphery.eu/en/contacts/ps/

3rd Call and other important information - Next Steps• A “How to Apply Seminar” will be held

on 20th October in Copenhagen at the Joint Secretariat in Copenhagen. This seminar will offer technical sessions on the application form, budget and partnership. – Registration closes October 9th, 2016

3rd Call and other important information - Next Steps• After the end date – 30th November

2015– Eligibility assessment by Joint secretariat – Regional Advisory Group in all programme partner

countries appraisal– Decision proposal to Monitoring Committee meeting

24th February 2016

3rd Call and other important information - Next Steps• Contact RCP and Joint secretariat if you

have any questions before submission of your project application….Don’t be shy!

4th Call information – Next Steps• Consultation with RAG & RCP between

October 23rd – November 20th • Rationale: Review the thematic coverage

and identify areas for further project development

• Prepare input for proposal to Monitoring committee

4th Call information – Next Steps• Assess in-take of projects proposals

addressing 3rd call for main project applications.

• Present a strategic proposal to Monitoring Committee 4th call for projects applications through written procedure

4th Call information – Next Steps• Based on Monitoring Committee

decision could open 4th call on January 5th, 2016

• End date: April 11th, 2016 with • Decision date: June 14th, 2016

Preparatory project call

• The call for NPA 2014-2020 preparatory project applications is on-going for all 4 priorities. Preparatory Project decisions will be made by the Joint Secretariat.

• The assessment process takes approximately 1 month from date of submission and includes regional consultation.

Preparatory project call

• Preparatory project idea developers and their partnership consortiums are encouraged to aim the development of their project idea(s) to coincide submission of their main project application deadline.

• Preparatory project application pack can be found at: www.interreg-npa.eu and online soon

Thank you for listeningChristopher Parker Joint SecretariatTel.: +45 3283 3782E-mail: christopher.parker@interreg-npa.eu

Web address:www.interreg-npa.eu