Call for Expressions of Interest: CircularInvest Project

CircularInvest is a PDA (Project Development Assistance) project funded by the European Union to assist the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI) and facilitate the implementation of the Circular Economy Action Plan.

CircularInvest helps circular economy projects across Europe become investment-ready and increase their chances to secure financial resources. CircularInvest services include tailor-made support to improve their circularity, develop a business plan (including IP and legal aspects), and make circular economy projects more appealing to investors.

Through CircularInvest´s services, circular economy project promoters will have the opportunity to:

• Benefit from tailored mentoring sessions delivered by experts to improve the supported projects´ circularity, provide/review a business plan and help secure funding.
• Participate in peer-to-peer online workshops with the other supported circular economy project promoters.
• Join online and live pitch sessions with potential investors.
• Take part in knowledge transfer and networking events, as well as in the Circular Investment Readiness Network
• Promote their projects through CircularInvest channels.

Eligibility Criteria

• The following eligibility criteria apply for selecting applicants and their circular economy projects for receiving the CircularInvest services:
  • Location in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe associated country: Applicants (single entity/organisation or a group of organisations/entities) must be located in an EU Member State or HE associated country.
  • Compliance with the EU Circular Economy classification system: The projects must fall under one or more categories of the EU Categorisation System for the Circular Economy.
  • Compliance with the EU Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) sectors of interest: The projects must address one or more circular economy value chains as stated in the EU Circular Economy Action Plan.
  • Sub-national coverage (regional/local): The projects must have/aim for a regional/local dimension/impact in a specific geographical area at a subnational level (municipality, group of municipalities and regions in one of the EU member countries or HE associated countries).
  • Total investment: The total amount of financial resources sought by the projects must fall under the range of 1M€ (min) – 20M€ (max).
  • Commitment from the applicants if selected: The applicants must commit the necessary human resources to work with assigned experts for implementing the activities agreed with them and join the networking events organised by CircularInvest.
  • Language: The applicants (and partners, if a consortium is applying) must have a good level of fluency in English. The application form must be filled only in English. Any documents attached to the application form that is in a language other than English will not be considered.
• Applications will only be accepted if submitted through CircularInvest platform. Paper or email application submissions are not admissible.

For more information, visit CircularInvest.