As part of the European Union’s Cohesion Policy, INTERREG Atlantic Area supports transnational cooperation projects in 36 Atlantic regions of five countries: France, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom, contributing to the achievement of economic, social and territorial cohesion. The Programme overall objective is to implement solutions to answer to regional challenges in the fields of innovation, resource efficiency, environment and cultural assets, supporting regional development and sustainable growth. With a total budget of EUR 185 million, which comprises a fund allocation above EUR 140 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Programme focuses on four main priorities axes and specific objectives related:

1. Stimulating innovation and competitiveness (EUR 62.8 M)
2. Fostering resource efficiency (EUR 39.6 M)
3. Strengthening the territory's resilience to risks of natural, climate and human origin (EUR 20.3 M)
4. Enhancing biodiversity and the natural and cultural assets (EUR 52.6 M)

The second call for proposals will be held from 15 March to 01 June 2018 (01:00 pm Lisbon time)

Projects should be developed according to the type of actions the Programme wants to support and will have to be focused on delivering transnational, tangible and sustainable results and territorial and economic impact across the Atlantic Area.

Eligible regions:

• Portugal: Norte; Algarve; Centro; Lisboa; Alentejo; Região Autónoma dos Açores; Região Autónoma da Madeira;
• Spain: Galicia; Principado de Asturias; Cantabria; Navarra; País Vasco; Andalucia (Huelva, Cádiz and Sevilla); Islas Canarias. - Reino Unido: Cumbria; Cheshire; Greater Manchester; Lancashire; Merseyside; Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area; Dorset and Somerset; Cornwall and Isles of Scilly; Devon; West Wales and The Valleys; East Walles; South Western Scotland; Highlands and Islands; Northern Ireland;
• France: Haute-Normandie, Basse Normandie, Pays-de-la Loire, Bretagne, Poitou-Charentes, Aquitaine;
• Ireland: Border, Midland and Western; Southern and Eastern

Deadline: 1 JUN 2018, 13:00