Pathways2Resilience (P2R) Call 1
This call aims to provide 40 regions/communities with financial support through subgrant agreements, up to a maximum amount of 210,000€, along with supporting services and capacity building activities for subgrants lasting up to 18 months.
The selection process will prioritise regions/communities with heightened vulnerability.
Vulnerability definition as of IPCC AR6: The propensity or predisposition to be adversely affected. Vulnerability encompasses a variety of concepts and elements, including sensitivity or susceptibility to harm and lack of capacity to cope and adapt. This call aims to put together a diverse and inclusive portfolio of regions, ensuring a comprehensive validation of the P2R framework.
Eligible subgrant activities will follow the provision for activities under Horizon Europe (HE) costs categories, and will be organized along the following:
- Activities to develop regional pathways, plans and innovation portfolios towards climate resilience building on existing assessments of trends and projections of future climate change risks.
- Activities supporting the process of developing the pathways as specified in the scope topic text including relevant stakeholder engagement and capacity building.
- Activities related to communication, dissemination and exploitation and project management activities.
Specifically, these activities may include:
1. Deliverable development (e.g. regional pathways, plans and innovation portfolios towards climate resilience building on existing assessments of trends and projections of future climate change risks); 2. Stakeholder engagement and involvement; 3. Capacity building, internal and external training related to resilience; 4. Communication, dissemination, and exploitation; 5. Exchanges with other subgrantees and other regions; 6. Monitoring and evaluation; and 7. Project management and local coordination.
Activities related to demonstration and deployment of climate adaptation solutions are not eligible for funding under this call.
Who can apply:
1) Applicants must be regions/communities that are part of EU Member States or Associated Countries that are within Europe’s biogeographical regions.
2) Applicants must qualify as regions/communities defined as either:
a. Public authorities at Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) 1, 2 and 3 level, as well as and Local Administrative Units (LAU); or
b. Bodies governed by public law in accordance compliance with Article 2.4 of the Directive 2014/24/EU.
Only these entities can act as coordinators and submit application.
3) Private non-profit bodies and Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) following the EU definition by the Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC and in the SME user guide may be part of a consortium.
Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions document, the Call Guideline for more information and the call website for the documents such as Sample Application Form and Model Subgrant Agreement.
Deadline for Call Applications: 22 February 2024 17:00 CET
Regarding the mentioned call, online information sessions will be held on 11 January 2024, and 17January 2024, between 13:00-14:00 CET. To participate in the relevant sessions, you can use the link available on the Pathways2Resilience website.