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ERA-NET Urban Accessibility and Connectivity (ENUAC) Innovation Action

The call Innovations for Managing Sustainable Urban Accessibility is implemented within the framework of the collaboration ERA-NET Cofund Urban Accessibility and Connectivity (EN-UAC). Innovations for Managing Sustainable Urban Accessibility includes Sweden, Austria, Latvia, Turkey, the Belgian capital region and the Belgian Flanders region. The information below is for Swedish actors who are interested in participating in international consortia and together contribute to the development of methods and tools that promote sustainable mobility and accessibility in cities. For complete information, see the call´s international website (link below).

This web page has been machine translated. If there are any uncertainties, please refer to the Swedish text.

The offer in brief

What can you apply for?

We are looking for Swedish actors who in innovative ways and in collaboration with European actors want to promote sustainable mobility and accessibility in cities. The call is open for project which ranges from applied research to demo projects.

Who can apply?

The call is open to companies, research institutes, university colleges and universities, public actors and non-profit organizations. Swedish applicant needs to be part of a consortium with at least one player from one of the participating countries.

How much can you apply for?

There is no expressed maximum level for how much it is possible to apply for, but approximately SEK 10 million is budgeted for the Swedish part of the call. We expect to finance project participation for about 3-5 Swedish actors.

Important dates

Decisions in the announcement will be announced in December 2022.

  • The focus of the call

    Urban transportation of goods and people accounts for a significant share of greenhouse gas emissions and therefore requires a significant reduction, especially in a highly urbanized continent such as Europe. Innovative solutions to accelerate the transition to climate neutrality and increased attractiveness are in demand by cities of all types and sizes, which want to redistribute the city's limited space in favor of sustainable modes of transport and qualitative public space. Managing different types of accessibility in the city is an important part of such a process, and the focus of this call for proposals.

    Thematic areas

    The call is for project that contribute to at least one of the following thematic areas (English original text in parentheses):

    • Contributes to increased utilization of potentials and integration of measures for urban accessibility (Utilizing untapped potentials and mainstreaming of measures for managing urban accessibility)
    • Contributes to increased acceptance of and participation in measures that contribute to accessibility (Making measures for managing urban accessibility accepted and participatory)
    • Helps to make measures for managing urban accessibility more agile (Making measures for managing urban accessibility more agile)
    • Helps to make measures for managing urban accessibility efficient, robust and effective (Making measures for managing urban accessibility effective, robust and impactful)

    In this context, sustainable urban accessibility means the possibility of reaching destination points through an urban transport system, with a low environmental impact.

    More about the announcement

    The call is carried out within the framework of the European research and innovation collaboration ERA NET Urban Accessibility and Connectivity (EN-UAC). Vinnova and the Swedish Energy Agency participate as Swedish funding actors in the call. Countries that are included in Sweden in addition to the call are

    • Austria (FFG)
    • Belgium Brussels - Capital Region (Innoviris)
    • Belgium Flanders Region (VLAIO)
    • Latvia (VIAA) - prel.
    • Turkey (TÜBITAK)

    The international application process is coordinated by the Austrian FFG. This means that consortia submit their project applications to FFG's application system e-Call (Link can be found on the call's international website). A group of selected independent experts assess the consortia's applications on the basis of the assessment criteria established for the call and provide recommendations on which project should be funded. The actors financing the actors decide on funding based on the expert group's statement and taking into account the available budget.

    Based on the expert group's recommendations and with regard to the available budget, the Swedish actors included in project that have progressed in the process will receive a link to a closed application round in Vinnova's system. Swedish actors who are part of consortia that have had their proposal approved will receive funding paid by Vinnova.

    Approved project duration in the call is up to 30 months.

    In order to find and contact partners, a Linkedin group has been created for the call. See link below.

    For complete information about the call, see the call's international website.

    Any questions?

    If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

    Björn Svensby Kurling

    Vinnova - Nationell kontaktperson för utlysningen

    +46 8 473 31 48

    Maria Alm

    Energimyndigheten

    +16 544 2187

    Reference number 2022-01028