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European Innovation PartnershipsOpen Call
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• What is an EIP?• What are we trying
to achieve? • How does it fit into
the RDP?• How are projects
selected and funded?
European Innovation Partnership
Identify the challenge/issue – a challenge driven process
Design a process to test/solve – an innovation centred process
Bring together a group of actors in an operational group – a collaborative process
Three EIP Sub-Measures – Budget €59mAll are ‘Support for EIP Operational Groups’
Locally Led Environmental and Climate
Projects
General EIPs
Locally Led Hen Harrier
and Freshwater Pearl Mussel
Projects.
Budget: €20m
Budget: €4m
Budget: €35m
BURREN€15m
Open Call EIPs
The process is bottom up and challenge driven
All EIP support must reflect the RDP programme logic via the RDP priorities
Priority 1 is an overarching priority – innovation and knowledge transfer in agriculture, forestry and rural areas & strengthening links between research and innovation
General EIP category
Projects in this category will focus on RD Priorities 2&3, basically:
• Farm viability and competitiveness• Innovative farm technology and sustainable
forest management• Economic performance• Food chain organisation, competiveness of
producers, animal welfare and risk management
€4m
Environmental & Climate EIPs
Projects in this category will focus on RD Priorities 4&5, basically:
• Restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems
• Resource efficiency, and a low carbon climate resilient sector
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2A – Economic performance of farms, restructuring, increasing market participation,
and diversification
2B-General renewal and facilitating the entry of adequately skilled farmers into agricultural
sector
3A-Competitiveness, promotion in local markets and short supply circuits, producer groups and
inter branch organisations
3B – Supporting farm risk prevention and management
A bit more detail.....
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4A-Biodiversity, HNV farming and landscapes
4B-Water, fertiliser and pesticide management
4C-Preventing soil erosion and improving soil management
5A-Increasing efficiency in water use by agriculture
And/or.....
And/or........
5B-Increasing efficiency in energy use in agriculture and food processing
5C-Facilitating the supply and use of renewable sources of energy, of by-products, wastes, residues and other non food raw material for the purposes of the bio-economy
5D-Reducing greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions from agriculture
5E-Fostering carbon conservation and sequestration in agriculture and forestry
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Projects targeting restoration of uplands peats specifically sought
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Basic Steps for an EIP
Design Implement Disseminate
Phase 1 Competitive approach First call end 2016 Very simple application Operational Group
details Project Details Estimated costs
Selection Committee will review and shortlist (end Qtr 1 2017)
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Phase 2
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• Shortlisted projects funded to produce detailed project plan.
• Workshop to help.
• 4-5 months to produce.
• Selection Committee evaluate and shortlist again.
Phase 3
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• Shortlisted projects funded for full implementation
• Workshop to help.
• Up to five years term.
• Outreach, PR, education, review and assessment.
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The Odds– Stage 1 Funding
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The Odds – Stage 2 funding
Support Available
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The cost of studies and the drawing up of a detailed business /environmental planThe costs of an innovation broker used in creation of OG
The cost of a researcher
The cost of animation of the project
The direct costs of the implementation of projects
The running costs of the co-operation
The costs of promotion activities
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Open Call
• First call by end 2016• Shortlist by end Quarter 1 2017• Project Design May-Sep 2017• Shortlist Quarter 4 2017• Roll-out
• Second call middle of 2017
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