Grant Funding for CEF eID Available Now!
Supported by the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the Call for Proposals (CEF-TC-2017-1) provides grant funding of up to €7 million to support the adoption of eID and eSignature in Europe. CEF funding is provided to help you adopt CEF eID in your organisation, covering up to 75%* of the costs of implementation. There's still time to apply, but be careful not to wait too long, as applications close on 18 May 2017.
CEF eID helps public administrations and private online service providers to easily extend the use of their online services to citizens from other EU Member States. The CEF eID solution can assist compliance with eIDAS Regulation, which provides a predictable regulatory environment to enable secure and seamless electronic interactions between businesses, citizens and public authorities.
Who can apply?
It's important to keep in mind that only those proposals submitted by one of the following types of applicants are eligible:
- One or more Member States;
- With the agreement of the Member State(s) or EEA countr(y)ies concerned, international organisations, joint undertakings, or public or private undertakings or bodies established in Member States.
For more detailed information (i.e. if you are from a candidate or third country etc.), be sure you read the call text thoroughly!
What is the funding for?
For CEF eID, the funded activities aim to enhance the deployment of eIDAS compliant nodes and support services that will provide the most potential for cross-border use. Grant funding also supports millions of Erasmus+ students thanks to the development of an eIDAS-enabled Erasmus Student eCard. The eCard allows for the secure exchange of information between participating institutions and student access to services in hosting countries.
European funding will support proposals that address one or more of the following activities:
- eID integration: integration of eID in an existing e-service/system/online platform to enable private and public sector entities (including local administrations) to support nationally issued eIDs issued from any Member State. This can include funding to support to Member States in enabling attributes, mandates and authorities to be associated with electronic identities for cross-border use through the eIDAS node, thus enhancing the service provided to the citizen;
- eIDAS node: set up eIDAS node compliant with the latest version of eIDAS technical specifications and its operation for one year by Member States which do not yet have their eIDAS nodes ready and did not benefit from funding under 2014 eID call for the connection of the national eID infrastructure to the core platform. A maximum co-financing of €100,000 per Member State will be available under the call to include the set up of the eIDAS node and one year of its operation;
- eIDAS enabled Erasmus Student eCard: support the use of nationally issued eID for students' authentication across borders by promoting the uptake and use of eID amongst public and private sector entities. In addition, the objective is to support the integration of eID in existing e-service/system/online platforms in higher education sectors (e.g. such as universities) to facilitate the mobility of students in the European Union;
What is the process?
* Find related documents here.
** To help you find consortium partners, we have created a LinkedIn group, here.
Please note: Applicants who already received CEF funding under previous eID & eSignature calls (2014-3/2015-2/2016-2) and who plan to apply again under this call must clearly explain in part D of the application form of their proposal (notably section 1 and Q2.1) how their proposed action(s) will differ from those action(s) funded under the previous call(s).