2015 CEF Transport Calls - departement-mow.vlaanderen.be · questions) on the proposal's contribution to CEF objectives. •Questions are based on indicators set out in art. 4 of

2015 CEF Transport Calls

CEF Transport Flemish Info Day – 02 December 2015

Isabelle Maës (DG MOVE) & Julien Tami (INEA)

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Content

1. Structure of the call

2. Application and Evaluation process

3. Innovation and new technologies

4. Urban Nodes


GENERAL ENVELOPE CALL – € 1.1 bln

Funding Objective Priorities

FO1: Removing bottlenecks and bridging missing links

ERTMS: €200 million

FO2: Ensuring sustainable and efficient transport systems in the long run

Innovation: €60 million Safe and secure infrastructure: €15 million

FO3: Optimising the integration and interconnection of transport modes and enhancing the interoperability of transport services

SESAR: €515million RIS: € 10 million ITS for road: € 70 million Motorways of the Seas (MoS): €130 million Nodes of the Core Network: €50 million Multimodal logistics platforms: €40 million

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Eligibility of costs

• Start of eligibility: as from the date of submission of the application

• End date of the Action should be no later than 31 December 2020

• Indirect costs are not eligible

• The total requested Union contribution should not be less than €500,000 for studies and not less than EUR 1,000,000 for works


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4. Urban Nodes

When & how to submit an application?

•Call deadline: 16 February 2016 at 17.00 (Brussels time)

•Mandatory electronic submission only using the TEN-Tec eSubmission module • Part A automatically generated

• Parts B, C and D (+Annexes) need to be uploaded in the module

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Part A

Essential information

Must be encoded in eSub module

Signature of applicant(s) in part A2.2

Member State validation (if

applicable) in part A2.3

Part B

Administrative information on

applicants

Information on the operational and

financial capacity

Part C

Information on compliance with EU law

(Environmental protection, State Aids,

Public procurement, Road charging, Rail

interoperability, other sources of EU

financing)

Part D

Detailed description of the proposed

Action and its activities

No longer than 40 pages

Application Form


Part A

Alignment with other modules

More detailed financial information in

part A3.2 Information about the global project

moved to part D New section "Contribution

to CEF Objectives "(part A.5)

Part B

New Annexes B-III and B-IV applicable

to neighbouring / third countries and entities established therein

Part C

No major changes

Part D

Information about the global project

(moved from part A) Questions about use (or potential use) of financial instruments

What's new

in 2015?


•New set of targeted questions (average 3-4 questions) on the proposal's contribution to CEF objectives.

•Questions are based on indicators set out in art. 4 of CEF Regulation.

•Questions vary depending on the type of proposal, call priority and mode of transport selected.


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New Part A.5: Contribution to CEF Objectives

•Answers are mandatory – possibility to reply N/A or 'not available'.

•No extra requirement – questions are developed in part D.

• In the print out, all questions applicable to a given proposal will be displayed with the given answers.


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New Part A.5: Contribution to CEF Objectives


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Evaluation process

Submission of proposals

Admissibility check

Eligibility check

Financial and operational capacity check

Individual evaluation


report

Consensus

Consensus report

Internal evaluation & selection

Draft list of proposals

selected for funding


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INEA External experts INEA/Commission

Admissibility check

•Has the proposal been submitted electronically in TENtec?

•Has the proposal been submitted on time?

• Is the proposal complete?

•Has the proposal been signed by the applicant(s)?

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One negative reply

implies

Proposal not admissible


Eligibility check

One or more Member States

International organisations, joint undertakings /or public or private undertakings / bodies established in Member States

Participation from neighbouring / third countries (and entities established therein) possible under certain conditions

Eligible applicants

Projects of common interest (Article 7 TEN-T Guidelines)

Projects or horizontal priorities listed in Annex I Part I CEF Regulation

Urban nodes and multimodal logistics platform, see also Annex II of the TEN-T Guidelines

Eligible actions


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Evaluation process

Submission of proposals

Admissibility check

Eligibility check

Financial and operational capacity check



report

Consensus

Consensus report

Internal evaluation & selection

Draft list of proposals

selected for funding


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INEA External experts INEA/Commission

External evaluation

Understand Call Text

•Read briefing material

•Follow remote/on-site briefings

Evaluate individually

•Remote phase

•2 weeks to complete

•No contact between experts

Come to Consensus meetings

•Discuss with 2 other experts

•Reach consensus on comments and scores

•Recommend / not recommend a proposal for funding


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What will the experts assess?

Relevance

•How does the proposed Action contribute to?

•Policy priorities (TEN-T & CEF) & Call priorities

•EU dimension

Maturity

• Is the proposed Action ready to go?

Impact

•Why is the proposed Action worth funding?

•Expected effect of CEF funding on financial viability

•Socially and economically desirable investment

•Climate and environmental aspects

Quality

• Is the proposed Action sound?

•Overall coherence

•Appropriate planning and resources

• Is the proposal clearly written?


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Cost Benefit Analysis

•CBA is a key tool to assess the "Impact" criterion for works and mixed proposals

•As a minimum, a CBA must present:

• Financial analysis: calculations of financial profitability and financial stability of the proposed investment and its co-financing

• For net revenue-generating investments, identification of the "funding gap" to be addressed through CEF co-funding

• Economic analysis: socio-economic valuations

• The guidance has been significantly enhanced, please review section 5 of the Guide for Applicants


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Selection Committee – DG MOVE, INEA & DG ENV

Assesses and validates the list of proposals recommended for funding and those not to be funded paying particular attention to:

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Contribution to the balanced development of the network

Complementarity with other EU funded projects

Comparative EU added value in relation to other proposed Actions

Budgetary constraints

Potential synergies across the different CEF sectors and/or other EU Programmes

Any risks of double-funding from other Union sources

The programming for the European Structural and Investment Funds

How the proposed Action fits in the national transport plan in the Member State(s) concerned where appropriate


Provisional timeline


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Deadline for submission of proposals 16 February 2016

Deadline for submission of translations (if applicable)

23 February 2016

Evaluation of proposals February – May 2016 (indicative)

Consultation of CEF Coordination Committee; information of EP

June 2016 (indicative)

Adoption of Selection Decision July 2016 (indicative)

Signing of individual grant agreements As of September 2016 (indicative)

Communication with Applicants

During the evaluation process:

• Applicants whose proposals have not met admissibility and eligibility criteria will be officially informed

Once the Selection Decision is adopted:

• Notification of successful applicants to start preparing individual grant agreements

• Notification of unsuccessful applicants

Publication of the evaluation results (brochure)

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4. Urban Nodes

Funding Objective 2: New Technologies and Innovation

• Point 3.2.1. in the Call Text: Deployment of innovation and new technology actions in all transport modes, according to the TEN-T Guidelines, Art.33 points a) to d):

• (a) decarbonisation of all modes of transport;

• (b) energy efficiency, including electricity supply systems, intelligent platforms needed for interoperability, telematic applications;

• (c) safety and sustainability;

• (d) Interoperability, multimodality


Funding Objective 2: New Technologies and Innovation

• Indicative budget- General enveloppe: €60 million

• Particular emphasis along the core network corridors, no annual call, only core network is eligible

• Co-funding rate : Studies & Studies with Pilot deployment: up to 50% - Works: 20%

• Priority is given to studies with integrated deployment (pilot), in line with the Commission policy, e.g. the Directive 2014/94 on alternative fuels

• Ready for deployment advanced technology, market-orientated solution - No research activities, no scrubbers !


Type of actions and points of attention

• (A) Studies without pilot deployment – from €1m up to €2m • (B) Studies with regional or local pilot deployment in at least one

EU Member State – up to €20m • (C) Studies with deployment on a scale of a core network

trajectory/corridor of at least 500 km serving at least two EU MS or achieving coverage of minimal density of at least 2 complete EU MS – up to €50m

• (D) actions are works for roll-outs on the core network in at least 2 Member States (cross-border interoperability functionalities !)

• Mobile equipment: only eligible for support within studies; up to 10%; only financial difference between a conventional solution and the use of a new technology; 5 years in the EU

• Importance of grant schemes (public operators only) and joint procurement


Projects CEF-T financed in 2014

€20 Million EVs: 5

€31.5 Million H2: 3

€36 Million L/CNG road: 9

€18.5 Million LNG IWW: 1

€21 Million LNG maritime: 4

€16.5 Million LNG Multi: 1

€160 Million 28 projects*

€2.5 Million Data/ICT: 2

€14 Million Other Innov: 3

EU support: up to 50%



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4. Urban Nodes

Urban nodes (priority 3.3.5)

• Title: Actions implementing transport infrastructure in nodes of the core network, including urban nodes

• Indicative Budget: €50 million

• Co-funding rates:

• Studies and studies with pilot : 50%

• Works : 20 %

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• General objective

Enhance transport flows along the corridors for passengers and freight

For example:

Actions leading to significant CO2, pollutants and/or noise reduction

Actions enhancing service quality levels (travelling time, comfort, safety etc.)

Actions interconnecting modal points to ensure smooth last mile connections


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• General objective

Enhance transport flows along the corridors for passengers and freight

For example:

Actions leading to significant CO2, pollutants and/or noise reduction

Actions enhancing service quality levels (travelling time, comfort, safety etc.)

Actions interconnecting modal points to ensure smooth last mile connections


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• Specific objectives

Support studies, pilots and deployment/implementation addressing:

Complementarity between TEN-T action for long distance, and urban transport

Physical bottlenecks and missing links between transport modes in the urban area

Seamless connection between the TEN-T long-distance transport and the urban transport (for example through integrated planning, through quality standards etc.)

Information and traffic management systems in support of such seamless connection

Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure in the urban area

Solutions for alternatively-fuelled vehicles


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• Scope of the proposed actions:

1.Studies

Involving an appropriate number (=ideally several) of urban nodes over a specific corridor

Covering analysis of the state-of-play and the development of strategies and actions for improvement

For example: Identification of bottlenecks and missing links between and within

transport modes and solutions for solving them

Identification of bottlenecks and missing links in going from the long-distance to the urban parts of the journey, and solutions for solving them – Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans can play a role here

Identification of interrelations between infrastructure developments on the corridor and the urban area. ! Studies related to bypasses may only be funded for cohesion countries and if associated to multimodal or public transport solutions


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Development of concepts for passengers and freight transport aiming to improve air quality and/or reduce exposure to harmful noise levels

Development of concepts to increase multi-modality (=use of several modes for one trip); to shift from cars to walking, cycling and public transport; to shift from fossil to alternative fuels; to improve road safety

2.Works and/or studies with pilots to test and validate new approaches addressing:

All the points under 1. Studies

Alternative fuels infrastructure and alternatively-fuelled vehicles in the urban area


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Low-carbon and low-noise freight transport, including through transhipment facilities between long-distance and urban transport

3.Preparatory studies

For infrastructure connections between and within modes in the urban nodes included in Annex I part I of the CEF regulation

For example: studies to prepare the construction of rail-air, rail-rail, rail-road, air-road or rail-maritime links, or urban bypasses (road bypasses are out of the scope of the general envelop but other urban bypass are still eligible)


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• Eligibility (7.2 of the call text)

Action must be located in one or several node(s) :

1. Listed in Annex II of the TEN-T Guidelines (Reg 1315/2013)

AND

2. Included or part of section(s) listed in Annex I Part I of the CEF Regulation (Reg 1316/2013)


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• Specific conditions for proposed actions

For rail: light rail concepts are beyond the scope of Chapter II of the TEN-T Guidelines => look at other financing options

For airports:

Airports marked with an * in Annex II.2 of Regulation 1315/2013 (TEN-T Guidelines): only eligible for actions ensuring a rail connection

Other airports in Annex II.2 and other airports already connected by rail: eligible for actions ensuring connections by any transport means except rail (taking into consideration the restrictions on road bypass mentioned)


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• Overlap with other priorities :

• Innovation (alternative fuels) : if the main objective of the action is to implement alternative fuels solution, the action should be submitted under the innovation priority


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• Previously proposed actions

• SUMP /master plans for inter and multi-modality in urban areas

• Urban interchange between long distance rail line and local network

• Connection between international airports/rail stations

• Development of concepts to increase multi-modality E.g. segregated lanes for public transport; bike and cargo-bike schemes; alternative fuels infrastructure, solutions and services; low-carbon/noise freight transport; car &ride-sharing schemes;..


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• Examples of what will NOT be funded under this priority are actions concerning/ involving:

• Urban road bypasses

• Light rail concepts with some exceptions

• Airport connections other than rail for airports marked with an * in Annex II.2 of Regulation 1315/2013

• Airport connections by rail for other airports in Annex II.2


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Need more information?

• Consult all the available documentation on the call websites

• Read carefully the Guide for Applicants

• Consult the FAQ on the INEA website and follow the updates (final update = 9 February 2016)

• Send your questions to the Helpdesk by 2 February 2016 at the latest:

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http://ec.europa.eu/inea

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