Competence Centers

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Details

Location:

EU 27

Funding agency:

European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships (EuropeAid HQ)

Contracting authority type:Development Institution

Status:Awarded

Budget: EUR 116,000,000

Award ceiling:N/A

Award floor:N/A

Sector:Information & Communication Technology, SME & Private Sector

Languages:English

Eligible applicants:Unrestricted / Unspecified

Eligible citizenships:

EU 27

Date posted: Jul 4, 2024

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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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