The authorities of the Interreg Sudoe programme have finalised the details of the official text to announce the opening of the second call for projects.

This second call for projects will be open from 26 February to 31 May for three specific priorities of the programme, with an ERDF budget of €57.3 million.

 

More specifically, the call will be open to the following themes and Specific Objectives (EO):

 

Priority 1: Preserving the natural capital and strengthening adaptation to climate change in the Sudoe

• SO 2.4 Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention and resilience, taking into account eco-system based approaches
• SO 2.5 Promoting access to water and sustainable water management
• SO 2.7 Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution

Priority 2: Promoting social cohesion and territorial and demographic balance in the SUDOE through innovation and transformation of productive sectors

• SO 1.1 Developing and enhancing research and innovation capacities and the uptake of advanced technologies
• SO 1.4 Developing skills for smart specialisation, industrial transition and entrepreneurship

Priority 3: Promoting social cohesion and territorial and demographic balance in the SUDOE through social innovation, heritage enhancement and services

• SO 4.1 Enhancing the effectiveness and inclusiveness of labour markets and access to quality employment through developing social infrastructure and promoting social economy
• SO 4.5 Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care
• SO 4.6 Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation

 

The same conditions

The text of the call for proposals shall specify all the conditions of admissibility, eligibility and selection. There will be no major changes to these conditions with respect to those existing at the time of the first call. The submission of proposals will also follow the same procedures, through two competitive phases.

 

Opening the OS 4.1

The main change is marked by the opening of a new OE that aims to improve the efficiency and inclusiveness of labour markets and access to quality jobs through the development of social infrastructures and the promotion of the social economy, in order to make rural areas more attractive and better able to retain the population.

 

Listening to the needs of stakeholders

In order to better respond to the needs of the potential beneficiaries of this axis of cooperation, the authorities of the programme have launched a survey to find out their needs. This survey will be open until February 20, 2024. If you are an actor in the social sector and the social and solidarity economy, do not hesitate to send us your contribution. The survey is available in Spanish, French and Portuguese versions.

 

Save the date... for the webinar on March 6, 2024

It will be a webinar on the social sector and the social and solidarity economy organized for March 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The program and registration form will be available at the end of February.

 

Other support and information activities related to the call for proposals

As it happened for the first call, the Joint Secretariat will provide you with a series of activities to guide you in the assembly of your candidacy.

You will be able to attend different webinars, bilateral interviews and a face-to-face seminar in Santander scheduled between April 16 and 18 (date yet to be confirmed).

Finally, and to help you build your consortium, we inform you that Coopsudoe is in the process of restructuring to offer you better functionalities.

 

You will be able to discover all these updates from February 26 on our new website !