European City Facility

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT SCHEME FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES

The European City Facility (EUCF) is a ground-breaking support mechanism for local authorities across Europe to accelerate local investments in sustainable energy, offering the possibility of securing a grant of up to € 60,000, so that a local authority or a set of local authorities can ensure receive technical assistance to develop and implement a sustainable investment plan.

Technical assistance may refer to feasibility studies, market analysis, stakeholder analysis, legal, economic and financial analysis, risk analysis, as well as coordination and organization activities.

It is a competitive process of securing funding, which Strictly evaluated by the coordinators of the initiative abroad. The Cyprus Energy Agency, as the national coordinator and expert of the EUCF in Cyprus, will work to ensure a transparent process, with universal and coherent information and support to potential applicants.

More information about the EUCF, you may find on the websites www.eucityfacility.eu/home.html and https://twitter.com/eucityfacility.

For questions and clarifications, please contact:

• Savvas Vlachos (EUCF National Expert): savvas.vlachos@cea.org.cy / ce.cyprus@eucityfacility.eu
• Charis Kordatos (EUCF National Network Manager): charis.kordatos@cea.org.cy

Important Information & News

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• EUCF Brochure
• List of EUCF Beneficiaries by Country (EN)
• Application Process
• 1st Call | May 25 - October 2, 2020:
  • Launch Webinar 'The EUCF Explained' (April 7, 2020)
  • National Webinar (May 20, 2020) (GR)
  • EUCF 1st Call for Applications
  • EUCF Investment Concept Template (NS) (EN)
  • EUCF celebrates closing of first call with more than 250 applications! EN
• 2nd Call | March 29 - May 31, 2021:
  • EUCF Announces its 2nd call for Proposals with Increased Resources! EN
  • National Webinar (March 31, 2021) (GR)
    • National Informative Internet Seminar Presentations
• 3rd Call | October 15 - December 17, 2021:
  • EUCF announces its 3rd call for applications! EN
  • EUCF 3rd call launch webinar (EN)
  • National Webinar (November 12, 2021) (GR)
    • National Informative Internet Seminar Presentations
  • Discover the list of 3rd EUCF call Beneficiaries! EN
• 4th Call | June 9 - September 30, 2022:
  • EUCF announces its 4th call for applications! EN
  • EUCF 4th call Launch Webinar
  • Official Call Document
  • Guidelines for applicants (EN)
  • National Webinar (July 14, 2022) (GR)
    • National Informative Internet Seminar Presentations
• 5th Call | April 24 – June 30, 2023:
  • EUCF announces its 5th call for applications (EN)
  • Official Call Document
  • Application Form Template (EN)
  • Investment Concept Template (EN)
  • Investment Concept Template (GR)
  • Guidelines for applicants (EN)
  • Brief explanatory videos (EN)
  • National Webinar (June 07, 2023) (GR)
    • National Informative Internet Seminar Presentations
  • 66 beneficiaries set to receive support from the European City Facility (EN)
• NEW | 6th Call | Jan 15 – Mar 15, 2024:
  • EUCF announces its 6th call for applications (EN)
  • Official Call Document
  • Application Form Template (EN)
  • Investment Concept Template (EN)
  • Investment Concept Template (GR)
  • Guidelines for applicants (EN)
  • Brief explanatory videos (EN)
  • EUCF 6th call Launch Webinar (EN) (Jan 22, 2024)(EN)
  • National Webinar (Jan 30, 2024)(GR)
    • National Informative Internet Seminar Presentations

From 2019 until 2024, the European City Facility has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under Grant Agreement No 864212.

From 2022 until 2027, the European City Facility is co-funded by the European Union through the LIFE program.