Interreg IVC Interregional Programme  

Aim

The INTERREG IVC programme supports projects that aim, through interregional cooperation, to improve regional development policies.

 

ERDF Funds Available

€302 million

 

Grant Rate

75%-85%

 

Eligible Regions

All regions of Europe plus Switzerland and Norway

 

Eligible Organisations

Regional and local public authorities. Bodies governed by public law

 

Status

First Call opened 20 September 2007 and closes 15 January 2008.

 

Contact Information

Conseil Régional Nord-Pas de Calais, Lille , France – responsible for the whole European territory.

All project proposals will have to be submitted to the JTS in Lille .

 

Website

http://www.interreg4c.net/index.html

 

Working Language

English

 

Minimum number of countries in a partnership

 

Partners from at least three countries, from which two have to be EU Member States.

Priority One

‘Regional Initiative Projects'

•  "Classic" inter-regional co-operation networks

•  Aimed at exchange of experiences, knowledge and good practices, in order to develop new tools and approaches for experimentation

•  Co-operation can vary in intensity, from networking programmes to intensive joint implementation, to mini-programmes.

 

Priority Two

‘Capitalisation Projects”, including the Fast Track option networks'. Co-operation projects are dedicated to the transfer pf good practices into the EU Structural Funds mainstream programme of the participating region

Fast Track projects. These are capitalisation projects that are offered additional assistance by the European Commission – must contribute to the “Regions for Economic Change Initiative”