Today, August 3, 2020, it is relaunching Voucher scheme for the adoption of circular economy solutions within the project C-Voucher, scheme having allocated a budget of 360,000 euros at the European level. Funding is provided by the program to stimulate research and innovation, Horizon 2020.
The funding call is addressed to small and medium-sized enterprises, including micro-enterprises, which intend to develop and adopt circular economy solutions in their own business. The circular economy is a model of production and consumption that involves sharing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products as much as possible. In this way, the life cycle of the products is extended.
Companies from the manufacturing, agri-food, textile, health and water industries are mainly targeted.
Following the selection of projects 24 companies from Europe will be included for 3 months in one Acceleration Program, in order developing a business plan to document the circular solution at the company level.
The program will consist of:
- Awarding a voucher of 15,000 euros in the form of a non-refundable grant for the development of the circular economy plan;
- Assistance from a dedicated expert to identify circular solutions;
- Mentoring in business and access to subsequent financing for the implementation of the solution, through assistance provided by accelerators in Spain and France.
The following materials assist potential applicants:
- Applicant's Guide
- Application form template
- Supporting document "Frequently asked questions and answers"
- Presentation of the funding call (in Romanian)
- Presentation of the funding call (in English)
Applications/Projects are submitted online, by October 30, 2020, by completing in English the information related to the current business situation and the industry in which the company operates, the need for development, the proposed solution, its degree of innovation and internationalization potential.
The targeted solutions can be diverse, such as optimizing the flow of production or services, incorporating biodegradable materials or extending the life cycle of products, reducing, recycling or reusing the waste generated, adopting digital solutions that contribute to resource efficiency, aligning with environmental standards and at the same time changing the business administration model, from linear to circular.
For inspiration and documentation, we recommend:
- the descriptions of 12 circular solutions already supported within the C-Voucher project in the last two years, through the two Acceleration Programs for the development of circular solutions (one closed and the second ongoing):
- the details of the winning circular solutions in the previous similar call: https://www.nord-vest.ro/24-de-solutii-inovative-de-economie-circulara-finantate-prin-proiectul-c-voucher/
- the components of the circular economy, to ensure the framing of the project idea: https://call-for-adopters.fundingbox.com/pages/models
References:
- Funding call website: https://call-for-adopters.fundingbox.com/
- Project website: https://c-voucher.com/
- Online Application Link: https://call-for-adopters.fundingbox.com/apply
Interested companies can contact the North-West ADR experts in the Department of Regional Development, Projects and International Relations in writing or by phone, for the validation of the project idea or for guidance in structuring the application.
Contact details: Tel: +0264-431550, ext. 2. 3; Fax: +0264-439222;
Project manager: Ioana Dragos, phone: +0755-777039, E-mail: ioana.dragos@nord-vest.ro
The project C-VOUCHER it is implemented by a six-state European consortium of development agencies, accelerators and clusters. This is the last call of the four dedicated to the development and assimilation of circular economy solutions among businesses through innovation vouchers and support service packages, with a total budget of 4.2 million euros.
