The EEA grants and Norway grants |
| General description
The EEA Grants and Norway grants are the contribution of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway to reducing economic and social disparities and to strengthening bilateral relations with 16 EU countries in Central and Southern Europe and the Baltics. The EEA Grants and Norway Grants are set up for five-year periods (having started in 1994 with the establishment of the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement). For the period 2009-2014, € 1.798 billion has been set aside under the Grants. Key areas of support Funding is channelled through 150 programmes in the 16 beneficiary countries. Each beneficiary country agrees on a set of programmes with the donor countries, based on national needs and priorities and the scope for cooperation with other countries and specifically with the donor countries. In the current period, environment and sustainable development is the largest sector, also targeting climate change and green industry innovation. Other key areas of support are health, education, civil society, research and scholarships, justice and social dialogue. These grants are available for the following:
Priority sectors/areas relevant for HBM4EU Environmental protection and management
Relevant programs
More information The funding is allocated through calls for proposals and is organized by country. Co-funding might be required. Open calls can be found on the following website: http://eeagrants.org/opencalls/search Source: http://eeagrants.org |
Horizon 2020 |
| General description
Horizon 2020 is the biggest European Union (EU) Research and Innovation programme with an amount of 80 billion of funding for the period of seven years (2014-2020). This period is divided in two-year work programmes which announce the areas which will be funded by the program. The application process is divided in four main phases: submission of proposals, finding the partners, evaluating the experts and grant agreements.
Key areas of support The participant portal announces the areas funded by the program but also the calendar for the calls for proposals. Calls can also be found on the EU’s Official Journal. Participant portal:http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html EU’s Official Journal: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/direct-access.html
Priority sectors/areas relevant for HBM4EU Out of all the Horizon 2020 projects, projects related to environment can be found under Societal Challenges: Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials
More information https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/master_calls.html |
Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA) |
| General description
This agency was created in 2005 and was formerly known as Public Health Executive Agency (PHEA) between 2005 and 2008 and Executive Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC) between 2008 and 2014. The agency’s mandate is currently prolonged until 2024 and was expanded to include actions in the field of health, consumer protection and food safety.
Relevant programs CHAFEA implements the following programmes:
The third health programme, which is the most relevant for environment and health issues, was published in 2014 on the Official Journal of the European Union (http://ec.europa.eu/health/programme/policy_en) and has four main objectives:
All EU Member States plus Iceland, Norway and Serbia can participate in the Health Programme. The total budget of the third EU health programme is 449.4 million euros and supports three different actions:
The call for projects (grants for action) is annual and can be found on the following website: http://ec.europa.eu/chafea/health/projects.html The call for joint actions is also annual and can be found on the following website: http://ec.europa.eu/chafea/health/actions.html The call for operating grants can be found on the following website: http://ec.europa.eu/chafea/health/grants.html The call for tender actions can be found on the following website: http://ec.europa.eu/chafea/health/tenders.html
Third EU Health Programme The Third EU Health Programme is the main instrument used by the EC to implement the EU Health Strategy. The budget for the programme is 449.4 million euros. This program has four main objectives:
The call for proposals can be found on the following link: https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal4/desktop/en/opportunities More information |
LIFE Programme |
| General description
LIFE is the EU’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action. LIFE work aims to preserve the natural capital, fostering green growth and the circular economy in Europe and supporting breakthrough actions in climate change adaptation and mitigation. The LIFE (the Financial Instrument for the Environment) Regulation, published on 20 December 2013, set a budget of € 3.4 billion for the next funding period, 2014–2020.
Key areas of support Legal persons (entities) registered in the European Union (EU) can present proposals for the 2017 Call for proposals for LIFE Action Grants. The call for the sub-programme for Environment covers action grants for “Traditional” projects, Preparatory projects, Integrated projects, Technical Assistance projects. For the sub-programme for Climate Action, the call covers action grants for “Traditional projects”, Integrated projects and Technical Assistance projects.
Priority sectors/areas relevant for HBM4EU 1. Traditional projects entail several priority areas. Under the sub-programme for Environment: i) LIFE Nature & Biodiversity, ii) LIFE Environment & Resource Efficiency, iii) LIFE Environmental Governance & Information. Under the sub-programme for Climate Action: i) LIFE Climate Change Mitigation, ii) LIFE Climate Change Adaptation, iii) LIFE Climate Governance and Information.
2. Preparatory projects (sub-programme for Environment) address specific needs for the development and implementation of Union environmental or climate policy and legislation. The specific topics are indicated in the application guide.
3. Integrated projects Integrated projects under the sub-programme for Environment are projects implementing on a large territorial scale (regional, multi-regional, national or trans-national scale) environmental plans or strategies required by specific Union environmental legislation, developed pursuant to other Union acts or developed by Member States’ authorities, primarily in the areas of nature (including Natura 2000 network management), water, waste and air, while ensuring involvement of stakeholders and promoting the coordination with and mobilization of at least one other relevant Union, national or private funding source. Integrated projects under the sub-programme for Climate Action are projects implementing on a large territorial scale (regional, multi-regional, national or trans-national scale) climate action plans, strategies or roadmaps required by specific Union climate legislation, developed pursuant to other Union acts or developed by Member States’ authorities, primarily in the areas of climate change mitigation and adaptation, while ensuring involvement of stakeholders and promoting the coordination with and mobilization of at least one other relevant Union, national or private funding source.
4. Technical Assistance projects (sub-programme for Environment and sub-programme for Climate Action) provide, by way of action grants, financial support to help applicants prepare integrated projects.
More information |
Disclaimer
The HBM4EU project was launched in 2016 with the aim of improving the collective understanding of human exposure to hazardous chemicals and developing HBM as an exposure assessment method. The project had €74m in funding and jointly implemented by 120 partners from 28 participating countries – 24 EU member states plus Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Israel and the European Environment Agency. One of its aims was to ensure the sustainability of HBM in the EU beyond 2021. The project ended in June 2022. The website will not be updated any longer, except the page on peer reviewed publications, but will be online until 2032.
