CLOSED: Sustainable Urban Development (SME Support and Low Carbon): call in the West of England (OC37R18S 0894)

Sustainable Urban Development call to run to enhance the competitiveness of small and medium sized enterprises and supporting the shift towards a low carbon economy in the West of England.

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 enhance the competitiveness of small and medium sized enterprises and support the shift towards a low carbon economy and specifically:

  • Promoting entrepreneurship, in particular by facilitating the economic exploitation of new ideas and fostering the creation of new firms, including through business incubators
  • Supporting the creation and the extension of advanced capacities for products, services and development.
  • Supporting energy efficiency, smart energy management and renewable energy use in public infrastructure, including in public buildings, and in the housing sector
  • Promoting research and innovation in, and adoption of, low carbon technologies

For more information, download the call specification.

Location

Project’s put forward under this call must cover the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership area.

Value

Up to £3,000,000 of funding is available through this call (£2,000,000 under Priority Axis 3 - SME Support; £1,000,000 under Priority Axis 4 - Low Carbon). A minimum value of £500,000 (for PA3a, PA3c and PA4c activities) and £250,000 (for PA4f activities) of funding can be applied for.

Deadlines

Outline application deadline: 23 November 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 SW.ERDFenquiries@communities.gov.uk.

Call reference number: OC37R18S 0894

Updates to this page

Published 5 October 2018
Last updated 25 November 2018 + show all updates
  1. This call has closed.

  2. First published.