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Location:EU 27
Funding agency:
Grantmaking entity type:Development Institution
Description
Competence Centers
TOPIC ID: DIGITAL-Chips-2024-SG-CCC-1
Type of grant: Call for proposals
General information
Programme: Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL)
Call: DIGITAL-Chips-2024-SG-CCC-1 (DIGITAL-Chips-2024-SG-CCC-1)
Type of action: DIGITAL-JU-SIMPLE DIGITAL JU Simple Grants
Type of MGA: DIGITAL Action Grant Budget-Based [DIGITAL-AG]
Status: Open for submission
Deadline model: single-stage
Opening Date: 04 July 2024
Deadline dates: 02 October 2024 17:00 (Brussels time)
Topic description
ExpectedOutcome:The competence centres shall
o promote the actions developed by the Chips JU in the frame of the Chips for Europe Initiative as well as the success stories.
o be a first entry point for users (mainly SMEs and startups) and guide users in accessing the other infrastructures set up by the Chips JU under the Initiative: the design platform and the pilot lines.
o be essential in facilitating skill development activities.
o support companies in accessing the Chips Fund.
o Other activities that can help European organizations (mainly SMEs and startups) to develop their activities in the frame of the Chips initiative and vice versa support the consortia that implement the pilot lines and the design platform to reach out to the larger community of organizations that could profit from those efforts.
Conditions
The following information are all described in theAppendix 4 Initiative 2024of the Workprogramme of the Chips JU
1.Admissibility conditions
Proposal page limits and layout:described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission tooland described in the Appendix 4 Initiative 2024 of the Workprogramme of the Chips JU and in the Guide for Applicants available in the Chips JU Website
2. Eligible countries
3. Other eligibility conditions
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
5.Evaluation and award:
- Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
- Submission and evaluation processes
- Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
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grant Background
About the Funding Agency
EuropeAid is an agency responsible for designing European international cooperation and development policy and delivering aid worldwide. Its purpose is to aid in the reduction and eventual abolition of poverty in developing nations by fostering sustainable development, democracy, peace and security. With its partner nations, EuropeAid walks alongside them on their journey to sustainable development, continually adapting its help to their changing requirements. EuropeAid is also concerned with increasing the value and impact of aid money by ensuring that help is provided appropriately.
Under the donor EC - European Commission, DevelopmentAid covers the following entities:
Departments / Directorate Generals
- AGRI - Agriculture & Rural Development
- BUDG - Budget
- CLIMA - Climate Action
- COMM - Communication
- CNECT – Communications Networks, Content & Technology (formerly Digital Agenda)
- COMP - Competition
- ECFIN - Economic & Financial Affairs
- EAC - Education & Culture
- EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion
- ENER - Energy
- ENV - Environment
- ESTAT - Eurostat
- FISMA – Financial Stability, Financial Services & Capital Markets Union
- SANTE - Health & Food Safety
- ECHO - Humanitarian Aid & Civil Protection
- HR - Human Resources & Security
- DIGIT - Informatics
- GROW - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship & SMEs
- DEVCO – International Cooperation & Development - EUROPEAID
- SCIC - Interpretation
- JRC - Joint Research Centre
- JUST - Justice & Consumers
- MARE - Maritime Affairs & Fisheries
- HOME - Migration & Home Affairs
- MOVE - Mobility & Transport
- NEAR – Neighbourhood & Enlargement Negotiations
- REGIO - Regional & Urban Policy
- RTD - Research & Innovation
- SG – Secretariat-General - no procurement opportunities available
- FPI – Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
- TAXUD - Taxation & Customs Union
- TRADE - Trade
- DGT - Translation
Agencies
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
- Eurojust
- European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
- European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- European GNSS Agency (GSA)
- European Union Agency for Network and Information Security
- The European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy ("Fusion for Energy")
- European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
- European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
- Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA), Health and Food Safety Unit
- European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
- European Fisheries Control Agency
- Single Resolution Board
- Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC Office)
- The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)
- European Asylum Support Office
- European Union Intellectual Property Office
- European Union Agency for Railways
- European Environment Agency
- European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA)
- Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
- European Defence Agency
- EU Grant Programmes
EU Bodies
- European Parliament
- Council of the European union
- Court of Justice of the European Union
- European Court of Auditors
- European Economic and Social Committee
- European Committee of the Regions
- Publications office of the European Union
- European Patent Office
- European External Action Service
- Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
- Energy Community Secretariat
About the Sectors
ICT & Telecommunications
Features information and communication technologies, digital systems, and telecommunications infrastructure and services.
Key areas:
- ICT systems, software, and digital solutions
- Telecommunications networks and services
- Digitalization, data, and communication tools
Private Sector & Trade
Entails initiatives that promote entrepreneurship, strengthen competitive markets, and expand domestic and international trade opportunities.
Key areas:
- Private sector development and SME/MSME support
- Entrepreneurship, start-ups, and business growth initiatives
- Trade facilitation, import/export, and market access
- Commerce, retail/wholesale, and free trade mechanisms