CLOSED: Environment and Resource Efficiency: call in Greater Birmingham and Solihull (OC12R19P 0973)

Call for project's focusing on preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency in Greater Birmingham and Solihull

From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021), Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Rural Payments Agency
Published
28 June 2019
Last updated
1 October 2019 — See all updates
Fund state:
Closed
Type:
Environment
Location:
West Midlands
Funding source:
European Regional Development Fund
Closing date:
30 September 2019

This call is now closed. Please do not submit an application for this call. The information provided on this page is for reference purposes only.

Details

This call is looking to:

  • protect and restore biodiversity and soil and promote ecosystem services, including through Natura 2000, and green infrastructure

  • promote innovative technologies to improve environmental protection and resource efficiency in the waste sector, water sector and with regard to soil, or to reduce air pollution

For more information, download the call specification.

Please note regarding eligibility: ERDF uses a fixed method to set hourly rates for staff working part of their time on a project, see section 5 of the ERDF Eligibility Guidance. Rates can be reviewed on an annual basis to reflect changes in wages. Please take this into account when setting your project budget.

Location

Project’s put forward under this call must cover the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership area.

Value

Up to £1,508,200 is available through this call, of which £822,000 for the more developed region and £686,200 for the transition region. A minimum value of £400,000 of funding for the more developed region can be applied for and £250,000 for the transition region.

Deadlines

Outline application deadline: 30 September 2019

Completion date

Projects approved through this call will normally be expected to:

  • Submit a detailed and complete full application within three months of formal selection at outline stage. Projects which fail to meet this deadline may be deselected;
  • Commence delivery within the agreed timescale as stated in the Grant Funding Agreement; and
  • Have completed the delivery of project activity by the end of June 2023.

How to apply

To apply for funding under this call you will need to complete and send the Outline Application form to the email address provided in the call document. The guidance provides information to help you complete the form. The form and guidance can be found here.

Please make sure that you are using the latest version of the form and guidance from our website to submit your application.

You are also advised to read the details in the call documents in order to produce an application that complies with the requirements and meets the needs set out in the Operational Programme. All this information, the related guidance and the European Regional Development Fund Operational Programme can be found from our home page.

You may also find it helpful to see details regarding Technical Assistance projects. Details of these can be found on our website.

What happens next

If your outline application is successful, we’ll contact you and ask you to make a full application.

Contact details

If you have a question, contact WM.ERDFENQUIRIES@communities.gov.uk.

Call reference number: OC12R19P 0973

Updates to this page

Published 28 June 2019
Last updated 1 October 2019 + show all updates

  1. This call has closed.

  2. First published.

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