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I3-2026-INV2a - Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 2a

European Commission · Interregional Innovation Investments Instrument (I3)

Posted 13 May 2026 · 43 days left

Summary

Expected Impact:

FOR ALL THREE THEMATIC PRIORITIES:

Expected impact at the closure of the project (non-exhaustive list):

Creation of new value chains in less developed regions and transition regions;

Application and deployment of innovative technologies and solutions (new to

the region) in less developed and transition regions (innovation diffusion);

Exploitation of project results;

Innovative technologies tested and adopted by the market;

Innovative solutions deployed improving businesses confidence, competences

and means to digitalise and grow;

Contribution to digitisation and health systems transformation, through various

types of innovation and the supply of IT services;

Uptake of technologically/economically reliable and viable solutions on the

market;

Deployment of new technologies fostering the growth of Europe’s manufacturing sector;

Innovative technologies adopted by SMEs;

Identification of possible sources of funding/funding mix, to cover the residual investment needs (public-private partnerships for the deployment of innovation, the collaboration with venture capitals, EIB group loans etc);

Strengthening innovation diffusion channels;

Reinforcing the capacity of regions…

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Eligibility and conditions

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">Conditions

1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout

described in section 5 of the call document.

Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.

2. Eligible countries

described in section 6 of the call document.

3. Other eligibility conditions

described in section 6 of the call document.

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion

described in section 7 of the call document.

5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes

described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual.

5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds

described in section 9 of the call document.

5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement

described in section 4 of the call document.

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants

described in section 10 of the call document.

Call document and annexes:

Call document

Application form templates

Standard application form (I3)

Detailed budget table (I3)

S3 Compliance Declaration (I3)

Model Grant Agreements (MGA)

I3 MGA

Additional documents:

I3 Instrument Work Programme

ERDF Regulation 2021/1058

EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509

Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment

EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement

Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual

Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions

Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement

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