EPA Research Fast-Track to Policy funding
Fast-Track to Policy funding aims to provide evidence synthesis, review of policies and best practices to answer urgent emerging policy questions (addressing emerging short-term policy needs). This funding will be provided as short-term evidence-based research studies.
| Fast-track to Policy Funding | |
|---|---|
| Type of Project | Short-term evidence-based research study |
| Indicative Timeline | From 2 weeks to 9 months |
| Indicative Budget | from €5,000 to €50,000 |
| Outputs | Short Summary Evidence Report, published by the EPA, and any other specific deliverables included in the request |
Funding opportunities
Funding opportunities will be advertised following the identification of urgent emerging policy questions. Unless otherwise stated in the Technical Description Document, Fast Track to Policy Calls are only open to applicants from a Higher Education Institution, Institution of Technology, other Public Body/State Organisation, or a Research Performing Organisation located on the island of Ireland.
Closed calls
List of recent calls for Fast-track to Policy short-term evidence-based studies:
- Call 2022-02 - Supporting policy development for ‘out of season’ bathing in Ireland
- Call 2022-01 - Development of a monitoring programme to assess the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
- Call 2021-07 - Well-being Framework for Ireland
- Call 2021-06 - Identifying gaps in soil and soil health knowledge in Ireland to support policy and legislation development
- Call 2021-05 - Well-being Framework for Ireland
- Call 2021-04 - Circular Bioeconomy Outlook Study 2030-2050 in support of Climate Action, Sustainable Food and Biobased Systems
- Call 2021-03 - Identifying gaps in soil and soil health knowledge in Ireland to support policy and legislation development
- Call 2021-02 - Ireland’s carbon neutral transport ambitions under the EU Fit for 55 Package and proposed Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation
- Call 2021-01 - Identifying gaps in soil and soil health knowledge in Ireland to support policy and legislation development
Process
