Project submission:

2 December 2014 – 2 February 2015 (Concept Note stage)

Programme co-financing:

85% for Latvian partners, in general 50-85%, depending on country

Budget available:

1. MEUR in total; by priorities:

• Priority 1 – 84.4 MEUR
• Priority 2 – 84.4 MEUR
• Priority 3 – 66.0 MEUR

Projects duration:

18 – 36 months

Beneficiaries:

Public authorities from local, regional and national levels, research and training institutions, sectoral agencies and associations, NGOs and enterprises (Co-financing rates for private partners are the same as for public partners)

Partnership:

At least partners from countries mentioned: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, parts of Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden, Norway.

Partners from Belarus and Russia will be able to participate after Financing Agreements between the Governments of each country and the European Commission is signed

Priorities:

Priority 1 “Capacity for innovation” (Research and innovation infrastructures, Smart specialisation, Non-technological innovation).

Priority 2 “Efficient Management of natural resources” (Clear waters, Renewable energy, Energy Efficiency, Resource-efficient blue growth),

Priority 3 “Sustainable transport” (Interoperability of transport modes, Accessibility of remote areas and areas affected by demographic change, Maritime safety, Environmentally friendly shipping, Environmentally friendly urban mobility)

Eligible cost categories:

• Staff costs,
• Office and administrative expenditure,
• Travel and accommodation costs,
• External expertise and service costs,
• Equipment expenditure,
• Infrastructure and works,
• Expenditure for specific project activities (e.g. expenditure for large research activities at sea etc.).