CEF Digital 2018: funding opportunities
The Connecting Europe Facility will open up many funding opportunities. On one hand, the Digital Service Infrastructures (DSIs) may decide to publish competitive calls for tenders to procure services for the core components provided by the European Commission. On the other hand, calls for proposals (grants) will be published to help linking the national infrastructure in the Member States to the core components. These calls will be published on the website of INEA.
What is the grant process?
In general, proposals shall be submitted by one or more Member States or, with the agreement of the Member States concerned, by international organisations, joint undertakings, or public or private undertakings or bodies established in Member States.
When will the grants be published?
This is an indicative planning of the calls for proposals.
| Work Programme 2014 - Topics |
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| 1. Setting-up of Pan-European Proxy Services at national level in order to link the national eID service to the core platform Proposals should consist of: at least one entity from one Member State |
| 2. Operation of Pan-European Proxy Services at national level in order to guarantee the availability of the service for the first years of operation Proposals should consist of: at least one entity from one Member State |
| 3. Integration in an existing online platform (e.g. ERASMUS registration of students) of this eID DSI in order to enable citizens from any Member State to use its national eID to access a public service Proposals should consist of: at least ten entities from one Member State |
| Work Programme 2015 - Topics |
| 1. Integrate the eID DSI in an existing e-service/system/online platform to enable citizens from any Member State to use her or his national eID to access public services in the Member State of the consortium Proposals should consist of: at least five entities from a single Member State |
| Work Programme 2015 - Topics |
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| Supporting the setting up of additional access points Proposals should consist of: at least five entities from one or more Member State(s) |
| Work Programme 2015 - Topics |
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| Supporting authorities, especially regional and local authorities in meeting the requirements of the new eInvoicing Directive Proposals should consist of: at least five entities from one or more Member State(s) composed of a majority of public entities |
The Director-General responsible for the call may publish it up to one month prior to or after the envisaged date of publication.
At the time of publication of the call, the Director-General responsible may delay this deadline by up to one month.
What are grants?
Grants are direct financial contributions covered by a written agreement, by way of donation, from the Union budget in order to finance either an action intended to help achieve an objective forming part of a European Union policy; or the functioning of a body which pursues an aim of general European interest or has an objective forming part of a European Union policy.
Grant Agreement: Agreement between the Commission and the beneficiaries setting out the conditions of the awarding of Union grants.
What is a call for proposals?
An announcement, usually in the Official Journal, that opens parts of a Work Programme for proposals, indicating what types of actions are required. More information on the calls in the context of CEF can be found on the INEA website.
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