The following public funding possibilities are available in the European Union
INTERREG North West Europe
Area: Ireland, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and parts of France, Germany and the Netherlands
Themes:
- Innovation – Helping enterprises innovate
- Low Carbon – Supporting the shift towards a low carbon economy in all sectors and promoting sustainable transport
- Resource and materials efficiency – Supporting the shift towards a low carbon economy in all sectors and promoting sustainable transport
Link for more information: https://www.nweurope.eu/
LIFE – Climate Action
Area: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, , Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden
Themes:
- Climate change mitigation – Supporting projects in the areas of renewable energies, energy efficiency, farming, land use, and peatland management.
- Climate change adaptation – Co-financing projects in the areas of resilience to water scarcity, droughts, forest fires or floods, adaptive technologies for economic sectors, and safeguarding natural resources.
- Climate governance and information – Helping projects in the areas of awareness raising, training and capacity building, law compliance and enforcement, knowledge development and stakeholder participation.
Link for more information: https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/life
HORIZON 2020 (EU Research and Innovation programme)
Area: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, , Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden
Focus:
- ‘Building a low Carbon, Climate-resilient Future
- Connecting economic and environmental gains – the Circular Economy
- Digitising and transforming European industry and services
- Boosting the effectiveness of the Security Union
Link for more information: https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/
Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)
Area: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, , Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden
Sectors:
- CEF Energy
- CEF Telecom
- CEF Transport
Link for more information: https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/connecting-europe-facility
European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI)
Area: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, , Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden
Sectors:
- Agriculture
- Digital
- Energy
- Energy and Resource Efficiency
- Research, Development and Innovation
- Social
- Transport
- Smaller companies
Link for more information: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities/jobs-growth-and-investment/investment-plan-europe-juncker-plan/european-fund-strategic-investments-efsi_en
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF – part of the European Structural and Investment Funds ESIF)
Area: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, , Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden
Themes:
- Innovation and research
- The digital agenda
- Support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
- The low-carbon economy
Link for more information: https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/funding/erdf/
Cohesion Fund (CF – part of the European Structural and Investment Funds ESIF)
Area: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia
Themes:
- Trans-European transport networks
- Environment
Link for more information: https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/funding/cohesion-fund/
Innovation Fund
Area: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, , Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden
Themes:
- Innovative low-carbon technologies and processes in energy intensive industries, including products substituting carbon intensive ones.
- Carbon capture and utilisation (CCU)
- Construction and operation of carbon capture and storage (CCS)
- Innovative renewable energy generation
- Energy storage
Link for more information: https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/innovation-fund_en
European Investment Bank – Energy Lending Policy
Area: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, , Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden
Theme:
- Energy efficiency
- Energy supply decarbonisation
- Innovative technologies and new types of energy infrastructure
- Enabling infrastructure
Link for more information: https://www.eib.org/attachments/strategies/eib_energy_lending_policy_en.pdf