Call for Proposals for Factory: #ChallengeMyCity – Madrid
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Main features of the call (aim and challenges)
The overall purpose of the Factory programme is to resolve challenges facing European cities to improve citizens’ lives, by taking innovative ideas and putting them to the test in real life.
The Factory programmes helps all type and size of enterprises grow their successful business ventures and scale up their products and services. It does so by providing co-funding and opportunities for networking.
This #ChallengeMyCity call aims at resolving mobility-related challenges faced by European cities in their urban environment with market-ready innovative solutions. This year’s issue of the call is dedicated to the city of Madrid and project proposals are invited to address at least one of these 3 different Challenges:
- Challenge A – in Madrid: Logistics hub for green last mile delivery
- Challenge B – in Madrid: Safety for bicycle paths & monitoring of cyclist flows
- Challenge C – in Madrid: Monitoring active mobility flows in new urban spaces
Contact details
Type of contact | |
Legal, financial, administrative, and technical procedures | pmo [at] eiturbanmobility [dot] eu |
Content of the Call | factory [at] eiturbanmobility [dot] eu |
Events-Webinars
Here you can find the link to the Info Day webinar that will take place on the 6 May at 11:00 CEST: https://eiturbanmobility-eu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ha9T7730SPCdgz83IHRaRw
You can check here the presentation used in the Info Day webinar.
Call summary
Call for Proposals for Factory for #ChallengeMyCity Madrid: Main Features | |
Dates | Call opening: 20 April 2022 Call closing: 20 June 2022 at 17:00 CEST Eligibility and admissibility check: End of June 2022 Evaluation of proposals: July 2022 Communication of results: End of July – Beginning of August 2022 |
Total EIT funding allocated to this call | Up to 160,000 EUR |
Total EIT funding allocation per challenge | Challenge A: Up to 60,000 EUR Challenge B: Up to 50,000 EUR Challenge C: Up to 50,000 EUR |
Link to the submission portal | The PLAZA platform will be available from 20 April 2022 |
List of documents to be submitted | Application form (available on the website) At least one letter of recommendation from the city or client where a prior pilot was carried out The SME registration certificate The Pitch Deck |
List of documents to take into consideration | Call Manual 2021-2022 Factory #ChallengeMyCity EIT Urban Mobility Strategic Agenda 2021-2027 List of KPIs for Factory Guidelines for Applicants Eligibility of expenditure Appeal procedure Activity implementation Handbook for subgrantees (Available soon) Horizon Europe Model Grant Agreement |
Short summary of the topics to be addressed | #ChallengeMyCity Madrid The #ChallengeMyCity call provides innovative mobility solutions with the opportunity to perform a pilot in a city’s urban environment in real conditions. The challenges of this call are located in the city of Madrid (Spain). EIT Urban Mobility and Madrid City Council have developed the mobility challenges that need to be addressed and Madrid will be hosting the pilots to tackle these challenges. During the implementation of the activities, the pilots will take place in parallel. The pilot implementation will be co-funded by EIT Urban Mobility and administratively supported by the city (and public service providers, where applicable). The impact of the pilots will be evaluated to assess the potential success of a long-term implementation of the tested solutions. |
Evaluation criteria | For the Quality evaluation: Three External Expert Evaluators (EEEs) and two internal evaluation experts will assess the team capability, impact, excellence, and the implementation of the proposals. For the Pitch: The Selection Committee members will assess the quality of the pitch presentation that includes compliance with the financial sustainability principles and knowledge triangle integration. |
Contacts
Alexia Spyridonidou
civinet-hub [at] civitas.eu