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From idea to project proposal

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Outline

• Evaluation criteria

• From idea to project proposal• From idea to project proposal

• What can be budgeted?

• Support from NCP Brussels

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Evaluation criteriaEvaluation criteria

• Eligibility criteria

• Exclusion criteria

Evaluation process

• Yes/No• Exclusion criteria

• Selection criteria

• Award criteria

• EACI officers

• X/10• Experts

Award criteria• Relevance of the action (7/10): policy priority area, clearly

innovative, substantial environmental benefits, SMEs

• Quality of the proposed action (6/10): soundness and coherence of project from a technical perspective

• Impact on target audience (6/10): replication during & after • Impact on target audience (6/10): replication during & after the project, exploitation and business approach

• Budget and cost-effectiveness (6/10): appropriate level of efforts per task/partner, justified costs, notably equipment cofinancing

• European added value (6/10): EU dimension of the market barrier, level of EU cooperation, why EU project rather than national ?

Total threshold: 34/50

Translate idea into project Translate idea into project proposal

To start, you need

• A good idea matching with the call and EU priorities

-> Get inspired checking out current projects: -> 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 � 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

Work description

Part C -Detailed Budget

Part A

A1: Summary

Annexes++++ ++++ ++++

Letters of

Overview of a proposal

Cost & effortbreakdowns

Work description

+ info on projectteam

Structure set upto provide infoon all awardcriteria

A1: Summary

A2: Participantdata

A3 : Budget

Letters ofintent andlegal documents

Performance indicators

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Performance indicators (ex/ Insulafth)Objectives Indicators -

General

Indicators - Specific Units of Measure Quantified

Target*

Time frame**

Improved

environmental

performance

Greenhouse gas

emissions

• CO2 emissions t/year saved

t/year saved

t/year saved

103

412

1030

End project

+ 2 years

+ 5 years

Waste

management

• Recycling of waste wood t/average house 3.6 End of life

• Packaging diverted from kg/m2 saved 0.1 End project• Packaging diverted from

landfill

kg/m2 saved

t/year saved

t/year saved

0.1

2

5

End project

+ 2 years

+ 5 years

Better use of

natural resources

Energy

consumption

• Embodied energy in

insulation

MJ/m2 saved

MJ/year saved

MJ/year saved

11.37

220K

550K

End project

+ 2 years

+ 5 years

Final energy

consumption

• Energy loss kWh/year/avg. house

saved

kWh/year/ saved

kWh/year/ saved

963

96300

2408

End project

+ 2 years

+ 5 years

Work description

• A proposal is made of work packages

� 3 mandatory work packages : management,

exploitation and business plan, dissemination 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 !• 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 • Be too general : « my project will fight climate change… »

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

What can be budgeted?What can be budgeted?

General principles

• Cost-sharing !

� 50% EU co-funding (why EC money instead of

local loan ?)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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Eligible costs• 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 (ex.)

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• Preparation of your interview with EACI project officers

• Individual guidance on how to translate project idea into

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• Partner search from EU and beyond

• Answers to any administrative/financial questions

• Proofreading of your proposal and budget

• Support during project negotiation and implementation

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