Application Process
The EUCF application process consists of 2 steps: The eligibility check and the full application.
Before applying, please check the full Guidelines for Applicants, that include all the relevant information about the EUCF.
Municipalities/local authorities, groupings of municipalities/local authorities, and local public entities aggregating municipalities/local authorities located in the EU Member States (EU-27), in one of the EEA-EFTA States (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway), and in the UK are able to apply to receive EUCF support. If you want to know whether you are eligible for EUCF support, scroll down and access the eligibility check directly online.
After successfully passing the eligibility check, you can complete the online full application form (PDF version) in the EUCF website user zone. Please make sure you use the templates below to upload the supporting documents. Applications have to be submitted in English language only.
Eligibility Check
The short eligibility check tells you at the beginning of the process whether you are eligible for EUCF support. This may save you precious time and resources. You are eligible if you can reply with YES to all questions of the check (see image). Supporting documents are not required at this stage.
After completing the check, you will immediately be informed about your results and the next steps. If you want to know whether you are eligible for EUCF support, start your application here.
SUMMARY OF THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Type of eligible applicants:
Municipality/local authority with a Local Administrative Units (LAU) code or their groupings;
Local public entity aggregating municipalities/local authorities
Countries of eligible applicants:
The EU-27 Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden;
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
One of the EEA-EFTA States of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
Existence of energy and climate plans:
Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP), Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP) developed within the Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy initiative, formally approved both by the local council (or equivalent decision-making body) and Joint Research Centre of the European Commission;
plan of similar ambition: a politically approved climate and energy plan with energy and climate targets at least for the year 2020.
Political commitment:
EUCF applicants must be able to demonstrate political commitment to the project through a letter of support by the Mayor or by another relevant political representative.
Commitment to monitoring period:
EUCF applicants must demonstrate commitment to the monitoring period of two years after the final submission of the investment concept.
Table of required documents
Document | Requirements | Templates |
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Annex A.1: SEAP, SECAP or plan of similar ambition [to be submitted in PDF]Annex A.2: SEAP, SECAP or plan of similar ambition – Summary [to be submitted in PDF] |
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Annex A.2: SEAP, SECAP or plan of similar ambition – Summary |
Annex B: Letter of support to the project by the Mayor or other relevant political representative [to be submitted in PDF] |
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Annex B: Letter of support to the project |
Annex C: Self-declaration form by a legal representative of the municipality/local authority, groupings or local public entity aggregating municipalities/local authorities [to be submitted in PDF] |
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Annex C Self-declaration form for municipalities/local authorities or groupingsAnnex C Self-declaration form for local public entities aggregating municipalities/local authorities |
Annex D: Calculation log – Expected energy savings and/or renewable energy production [to be submitted in Excel or PDF] |
The Excel spreadsheet must be filled by the applicants to estimate the total energy savings and/or renewable energy production generated by the investment project.The expected impacts on energy savings (in GWh/y) foreseen to be achieved by the investment project must be higher than the expected impacts on renewable energy production (in GWh/y). |
Annex D: Calculation log – Expected energy savings and/or renewable energy productionSAMPLE CALCULATION FOR ANNEX D
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Annex E: Calculation log – Expected size of investment [to be submitted in Excel or PDF] |
The Excel spreadsheet must be filled by the applicants to estimate the total investment size of the investment project. |
Annex E: Calculation log – Expected size of investmentSAMPLE CALCULATION FOR ANNEX E
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Full Application
After successfully passing the eligibility check, you can register to the EUCF website user zone and complete your online full application there.
For the required supporting documents, it is mandatory to use the templates below:
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We remind you that it is mandatory to submit your application and supporting documents (with the exception of the SEAP, SECAP or plan of similar ambition) in English language only.
Applications are evaluated by a dedicated evaluation team. Within the limit of the available budget, the best scored applications are selected to receive EUCF support. Details on the evaluation process can be found in the Guidelines for Applicants.
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Applications by groupings of municipalities/local authorities
In line with EUCF objectives, you are strongly encouraged to join forces and resources with your partners and submit joint applications. This may increase the ambition of your application and, consequently, increase the chances of a successful application. Please note that all the municipalities/local authorities participating in the grouping must be identified in the application form and in Annex C- Self declaration form. You want to apply as a grouping? Check the image and see what you should consider when applying as a grouping.
Applications by local public entities aggregating municipalities/local authorities
Local public entities aggregating municipalities/local authorities may vary from country to country. Applicants included in this category must submit a self-declaration (Annex C) confirming their eligibility. Applicants are encouraged to check their potential eligibility before preparing the application by contacting the EUCF Country Experts and EUCF Helpdesk.
The list below provides a set of examples (non-exhaustive list, in national languages)of potential eligible applicants included in this category.
Please note that the entities included in this list are examples only. Entities not listed in this table but fulfilling the criteria set above are considered potential eligible applicants. The EUCF considers as eligible applicants any equivalent entity to those listed in the table officially defined by the laws and lists included in this table or by any further modification in force prior to the closing date of the EUCF Call.
Country | Examples of eligible public entities aggregating municipalities/local authorities |
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Croatia |
Urbane aglomeracije: urbana aglomeracija Zagreb, sa sjedištem u Zagrebu; urbana aglomeracija Split, sa sjedištem u Splitu; urbana aglomeracija Rijeka, sa sjedištem u Rijeci; urbana aglomeracija Osijek, sa sjedištem u Osijeku |
Finland |
Seutukunta |
France |
Communautés des communes. The list of Communautés des communes can be found hereCommunautés d'agglomération. The list of communautés d'agglomération can be found hereCommunautés urbaines. The list of communautés urbaines can be found hereMétropoles. The list of Métropoles can be found here |
Germany |
Landkreise. The list of Landkreise can be found here |
Hungary |
Budapest Főváros, Kistérség |
Italy |
Unioni dei Comuni, Comunità Montane, Unioni Montane, Comunità isolane o di arcipelago. The list of Unioni dei Comuni can be found hereCittà metropolitane, as defined by art. 1, comma 5, L. n. 56/201 or any further modification in force prior to the closing date of the EUCF Call, and any other città metropolitana officially defined in any of the “Regioni a statuto speciale” prior to the closing date of the EUCF Call |
Portugal |
Área Metropolitana and Comunidade Intermunicipal, as defined Lei n.º 75/2013, de 12 de setembro, and any further modification in force prior to the closing date of the EUCF Call. The list can be found here |
Spain |
Mancomunidad, áreas metropolitanas |
United Kingdom |
Combined Authorities |