Innovation Norway is pleased to announce an open call for the Bilateral Cooperation in the Green Transition Program which aims for cooperation on activities that contribute to the green transition in bilateral partnerships.
The call makes available financing to cooperation, feasibility studies, the development of new solutions and training activities that can be implemented within 2024.
Aims
The aim is to increase cooperation between Romania and Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein in the green transition. The call is open to all areas of cooperation deemed relevant for the green transition.
The relevant areas of cooperation can include, but are not limited to:
Renewable energy and other forms of clean energy solutions
Resource efficiency and circular economy
Sustainable blue economy
Energy storage including batteries
Zero-emission transport including green shipping
Smart/sustainable city solutions
Carbon capture and storage
Funding Information
The total grant amount for the call is €1,250,000.
The budget might be increased if more financing becomes available.
The minimum grant amount applied for is €50,000.
The maximum grant amount applied for is €250,000.
Eligible Activities
Activities aimed at strengthening bilateral relations, increasing cooperation and improving mutual knowledge and understanding in the green transition. The activities can include, but are not limited to:
Networking, exchange, sharing and transfer of knowledge, technology, experience and practice
Development of green technologies, products or services
Feasibility studies
Training, capacity building and awareness-raising
The initiative must involve cooperation in quality partnerships with mutual interest and activities where the applicant and the partner(s) plan, implement and benefit from the results of the initiative.
The initiative must contribute to the green transition.
The initiative must comply with state aid rules.
The call will not support investments in infrastructure (hard measures).
Eligible Expenditures
The eligibility of expenditure is subject to a bilateral profile of activities.
Expenditures must be in line with the principles on the eligibility in Article 8.2 of the Regulation.
Management costs (including overheads) cannot constitute more than 10% of the budget. The cost of an audit report is an eligible cost within the initiative and should be foreseen in the budget.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants and partners are any entity, public or private, commercial or non-commercial, or non-governmental organisations, established in Romania and in Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
Cooperation between Romania and Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein is mandatory.
Entities from Romania can apply if they have a partner from Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
Entities from Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein can apply if they have a partner from Romania.
The application shall include a draft partnership agreement as a mandatory attachment.
