A crucial step before you can apply to the Facility is to understand whether your community project is eligible for funding according to the Facility’s criteria.
The main purpose of this step is to save you time – if your project is not eligible under the Facility, the self-eligibility check will show it, and avoid you going through the whole application process only to then realise that your project was not eligible. You can only access the application form if your community matches all the eligibility criteria.
Please note that the EECFacility evaluators will verify your eligibility during the evaluation phase based on the information you provide in the application form. If it turns out during this check that your community does not comply, your application will be rejected. You will be able to reapply in the second call in case the relevant elements have been resolved in the meantime.
1. Applicants must be registered as a legal entity
2. The legal entity complies with one of the EU energy community definitions
2.1. Activities
2.2. Membership structure
2.3. Open and voluntary participation
2.4. Governance and effective control
2.5. Primary purpose
3. Applicants must be registered and based in one of the eligible countries under the LIFE programme
4. Applicants must commit to completing the monitoring and impact measurement questionnaires and follow the capacity building programme
Result of the eligibility self-check