CLOSED: Sustainable Urban Development (Low Carbon and Environment): call in Greater Birmingham and Solihull (OC12R17S 0589)

Sustainable Urban Development call to run a project to support the shift towards a low carbon economy and 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
5 September 2017
Last updated
17 April 2018 — See all updates
Fund state:
Closed
Type:
Environment and Low carbon
Location:
West Midlands
Funding source:
European Regional Development Fund
Closing date:
30 March 2018

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 support the shift towards a low carbon economy and preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency and more specifically:

  • Promoting the production and distribution of energy derived from renewable sources
  • Promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy use in enterprises
  • Supporting energy efficiency, smart energy management and renewable energy use in public infrastructure, including public buildings, and the housing sector
  • Promoting low carbon strategies for all types of territories, in particular for urban areas, including promotion of sustainable multimodal urban mobility and mitigation-relevant adaption methods
  • Promoting research and innovation in, and adoption of, low-carbon technologies
  • Protecting and restoring biodiversity and soil and promoting ecosystems services, including through Natura 2000 and green infrastructure.
  • Promoting 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.

Location

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

Value

Up to £11,600,000 of funding is available through this call (£7,700,000 under Priority Axis 4 and £3,900,000 under Priority Axis 6). A minimum value of £500,000 of funding can be applied for.

Deadlines

Outline application deadline: 30 March 2018

Review points:

  • 31 October 2017
  • 31 January 2018

Completion date

It is anticipated that funding from this call will be awarded for up to 3 years.

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.gsi.gov.uk.

Call reference number: OC12R17S 0589

Updates to this page

Published 5 September 2017
Last updated 17 April 2018 + show all updates

  1. This call has closed.

  2. First published.

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