1. ACA AGM 8 March European Innovation Partnerships

2. What is an EIP?
What does the RDP say about EIPs?
What are the steps in funding an EIP via the RDP?

3. European Innovation Partnership
Identify the challenge/issue – a challenge driven process
Design a process to test/solve – an innovation centred process
Bring together a group of actors in an operational group – a collaborative process
How does it work here in Ireland?

4. Three EIP Sub-Measures – Budget €59m All are ‘Support for EIP Operational Groups’
Locally Led Environmental and Climate Projects
General EIPs
Locally Led Hen Harrier and Freshwater Pearl Mussel Projects.
Budget: €20m
Budget: €35m
We now have 3 EIP sub- measures. General, Locally Led HH and FWPM and Locally Led Environmental and Climate Projects . The Budget is €59m ie €4m for General, €35 m for HH and FWPM and €20 m for LL Environmental and Climate Projects.
BURREN
€15m
Budget: €4m

5. Open Call EIPs The process is bottom up and challenge driven
All EIP support must reflect the RDP programme logic via the RDP priorities
Priority 1 is an overarching priority – innovation and knowledge transfer in agriculture, forestry and rural areas & strengthening links between research and innovation

6. €4m General EIP category
Projects in this category will focus on RD Priorities 2&3, basically:
Farm viability and competitiveness
Innovative farm technology and sustainable forest management
Economic performance
Food chain organisation, competiveness of producers, animal welfare and risk management
€4m

7. Environmental & Climate EIPs
Projects in this category will focus on RD Priorities 4&5, basically:
Restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems
Resource efficiency, and a low carbon climate resilient sector

8. Projects targeting restoration of uplands peats specifically sought

9. Basic Steps for an EIP
Design
Implement
Disseminate

10. Phase 1 Competitive approach First call end 2016
Very simple application
Operational Group details
Project Details
Estimated costs
Selection Committee will review and shortlist

11. Phase 2 Shortlisted projects funded to produce detailed project plan.
Workshop to help.
5-6 months to produce.
Selection Committee evaluate and shortlist again.

12. Phase 3 Shortlisted projects funded for full implementation
Workshop to help.
Up to five years term.
Outreach, PR, education, review and assessment.

13. The Odds – Stage 1 Funding

14. The Odds – Stage 2 funding

15. Support Available
The cost of studies and the drawing up of a detailed business /environmental plan
The costs of an innovation broker used in creation of OG
The cost of a researcher
The cost of animation of the project
The direct costs of the implementation of projects
The running costs of the co-operation
The costs of promotion activities *

16. Open Call
First call end 2016
Shortlist ongoing now
Project Design by Autumn 2017
Shortlist Qtr
Roll-out
Second call middle of 2017

17. Phase 1 State of Play Over 130 submissions received
Wide range of partners
Wide range of ideas, RD Priorities, proposals etc.
Convening Selection Committee
Some early pointers