The CIVITAS CAPITAL project is supporting the take-up of sustainable urban mobility measures through an Activity Fund. This co-financing mechanism will encourage the transfer of successful measures from ‘pioneer’ cities to ‘take-up’ cities. Co-funding of up to 50 percent will be made available via four competitive calls between 2014 and 2015. A sum of €120,000 is available in this first call, which runs from 28 February to 4 April 2014.

Applications for Activity Fund should relate to six focal areas: integrated planning, urban freight logistics, demand management strategies, transport telematics, safety and security, and clean fuels and vehicles. More detailed information on these areas, on the types of partners and activities that can be involved, and eligibility criteria for applications can be found in the call’s terms of reference document.

Successful applicants will be notified within seven weeks of submission and will then be invited to negotiate. Around three to five projects are expected to be co-funded per take-up level, of which there are four: ‘Being Inspired’ (€5,000), ‘Structural Dialogue’ (€5,000), ‘Studies’ (€7,500), and ‘Systematic Transfer’ (€10,000). Applications should be emailed to icre@polisnetwork.eu by 4 April 2014.

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