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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)
NO PROFIT RULE
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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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Our services (free of charge)
• Preparation of your interview with EACI project officers
• Individual guidance on how to translate project idea into
project proposalproject proposal
• 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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