#ChallengeMyCity is a Programme under EIT Urban Mobility, enabling European cities to tackle their most pressing urban challenges by testing market-ready innovative mobility solutions.
#ChallengeMyCity´s objective is to test the best solutions through a six-month pilot and evaluates their social, economic, and environmental impact and estimate long-term integration into the city´s mobility strategy, to make mobility more sustainable and accessible for all.
Challenges in Braga (Portugal): brief description
The Portuguese city of Braga and EIT Urban Mobility are looking for solutions to the following challenges:
- Challenge: Enhancing bike safety and monitoring cyclists´ flows
- Challenge: Understanding and promoting active mobility in the city centre
- Challenge: Improving monitoring and use of on-street parking spaces
- Challenge: Encouraging alternative transportation for school commuting to decrease private car usage
Find more details about each challenge in Call Manual (https://www.eiturbanmobility.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/BP23-25_Call_Manual_Permanently-Open-Call_ChallengeMyCity_FINAL.pdf)
Applicants eligibility
- The solutions/product should bring novelty and being results-focused.
- The solution should propose a financial sustainability mechanism to the EIT UM.
- The solution shall be at least TRL-7 and present a letter of recommendation from a previous pilot implementation.
Benefits for selected solutions
- Up to €60 000 in funding to implement a six-month pilot in real conditions
- TOTAL max. allocation: 720,000 EUR
- Support to implementation by EIT Urban Mobility and city officers
- Networking opportunities with public administration and other innovators
- Promotion through the Mobility Innovation Marketplace by EIT Urban Mobility
Key dates of the call calendar
– Call opens: 7 March 2023
– Call closing (3 cut-off dates ):
8 May 2023 at 17:00 CET (Braga)
22 May 2023 at 17:00 CET (Larissa and Heraklion)
15 June 2023 at 17:00 CET (Vitoria-Gasteiz)
Submission portal
EIT Urban Mobility AwardsPlatform
List of documents to take into consideration
· EIT Urban Mobility Strategic Agenda 2021-2027
· Project Implementation Handbook
· Financial Support Agreement template
· Horizon Europe Model Grant Agreement (Specifically Articles 16 and 17)
Info day
The information session is offered to provide in-depth details on the call’s aim and objectives, local challenges, and the general procedure. The session will also include a Q&A for participants to address any queries.
If you are interested in learning more about #ChallengeMyCity Braga, be sure to connect on March 21st at 9:30h CET. Sign up HERE
More information:
https://www.eiturbanmobility.eu/open-now-call-for-proposals-challengemycity-2023-braga/
Contact
Legal, Financial, Administrative and general procedures :pmo@eiturbanmobility.eu
Content of the Call market.development@eiturbanmobility.eu