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Open Call! Enhancing Cross-Border Collaboration: Interreg Austria-Czech Republic

January 26, 2024in Featured 0 Likes

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The Interreg Austria-Czech Program, aligned with the European cohesion policy, focuses on sustainable cross-border cooperation for economic, social, and territorial integration. It comprises four priorities with specific objectives and types of interventions aimed at regional development.

 

Priority 1: Research and Innovation

Specific objective: Research and innovation

Type of Intervention:

  • Cross-border research and exchange of expertise
  • Joint pilot actions and solutions in shared research infrastructures and services
  • Communication and mobility of researchers

 

Priority 2: Climate and environment

Specific objective: Climate change adaptation 

Type of Intervention:

  • Shared knowledge base – inventory and data sharing to better prepare for climate change impacts
  • Joint pilot actions and solutions for climate change adaptation
  • Awareness raising and training on climate change adaptation

 

Specific objective: Nature Conservation & Biodiversity

Type of Intervention:

  • Shared knowledge base – stocktaking and data sharing to improve water management
  • Joint pilot actions and investment in common solutions for ecological water management
  • Shared knowledge base – stocktaking and data sharing to improve biodiversity
  • Joint pilot actions and common solutions to better protect biodiversity
  • Awareness-raising and training measures to enhance biodiversity

 

Priority 3: Education, culture and tourism

Specific objective: Education and training 

Type of Intervention:

  • Cross-border cooperation to improve cross-border education in kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools, universities and vocational schools
  • Joint measures and investments t improve cross-border education in kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools, higher education institutions and vocational schools

 

Specific objective: Culture and tourism 

Type of Intervention:

  • Cross-border knowledge and data exchange to promote the resilience of the tourism and culture sector
  • Joint pilot actions and investments to promote the resilience of the tourism and culture sector

 

Priority 4: Cross-border governance 

Specific objective: Legal and institutional cooperation 

Type of Intervention:

  • Joint strategy development and exchange of know-how
  • Joint pilot actions to remove border barriers
  • Networking and clustering activities to reduce administrative and legal barriers

 

Regions/Countries for Funding: Austria and Czech Republic.

Eligible Entities: Public and non-profit organizations are primary targets. Private companies eligible in specific priorities and regions.

Mandatory Partnership: Each project must involve at least one Czech and one Austrian partner, EGTC, or cross-border legal entity.

 

Other Criteria:

NUTS III Regions: Specific regions in Austria ( Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen, Sankt Pölten, Waldviertel, Weinviertel, Wiener Umland-Nordteil, Vienna, Innviertel, Linz-Wels, Mühlviertel, Steyr-Kirchdorf) and Czech Republic (Jihomoravský kraj, Jihočeský kraj, Kraj Vysočina).

Cross-Border Impact: Projects must demonstrate a clear cross-border impact on the program area.

 

The deadline for project proposals is 22.03.2024, 14:00 CET. All applications must be submitted through Jems portal.

For additional information about the call please visit the Call website and for project submission please visit the Jems website.

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