Yes.
When registering as an applicant on the EPA's Grant Management and Application Portal you will need to include the details of your organisation (see EPA's Grant Management and Application Portal FAQs).
Yes, the EPA Research Calls are open to researchers outside of Ireland.*
However the research topics detailed in the call documentation identify environmental issues for Ireland and therefore proposals should address these. Although not a requirement we encourage Irish partners to be involved as part of the project team.
* this applies to the EPA Reasearch Calls only - the Green Enterprise Calls are not open to applicants outside of Ireland.
Yes
Yes. The funding rate is 100% - refer to the Guide for Applicants for full details of the EPA’s funding rules.
It is possible to have two PIs on a project-based award. However, for the purposes of applying using the EPA's Grant Management and Application Portal only one person can complete the online application form and be listed as the PI.
No. Researchers may not apply for or participate in projects which are to be co-funded by their organisation, even if their organisation would not be in receipt of funding.
Full details are provided in the EPA Research Call – Guide for Applicants.
No. Proposals that request funding in excess of the maximum specified for the call topic will be considered to be invalid and will not proceed to evaluation stage under any circumstances.
The EPA Research Programme runs according to the EPA ‘s Funding rules. There are similarities with Horizon 2020, but there are some differences, for example, it is not a requirement to submit research proposal carried out by transnational consortia. Please note that the EPA Research Programme runs on a not for profit basis.
No. Proposals that exceed the maximum duration specified for the call topic will be considered to be invalid and will not proceed to evaluation stage under any circumstances.
This is possible, however it should be noted that funding related to the PhD will only be reimbursed in relation to the period that they are working on the specified project.
For example if the project is of 3 years duration and the PhD student is not recruited until the end of month three, funding will only be reimbursed for 2 years and nine months.
No
The EPA's Grant Management and Application Protal can be accessed by clicking on the following link: https://epa.smartsimple.ie/s_Login.jsp
If your organisation has made an application previously, it should appear when you start typing in the ‘Organisation Name’ box.
If not, clear your internet history and refresh your application, if the problem still persists try moving to a different browser.
If your organisation has not registered with us, please complete the Organisation registration Page on the portal.
When registering please note that the email address given for the applicant and primary or secondary contact cannot be the same.
No – these roles conflict within the system.
For Private Companies, NGO’s Charities etc it is normally the managing Director, CEO or Finance Officer who would be nominated as the Primary contact.
In the case of Third level Institutions it would be Research Administration Office staff.
For sole traders please provide alternate email addresses – one for your role as an Applicant and another for your role as Primary contact.
The person registering as the applicant is the project leader.
Guidance on using the EPA's Grant Management and Application Portal can be found here:
EPA’S Grant Management and Application Portal
Links to User Guides and additional Video Tutorials are also available once you are logged into the portal.
The system will automatically log you out after 60 minutes of inactivity. If you are experiencing Invalid Session messages, or are frequently being logged out of the system after less that 60 minutes of inactivity please follow these steps to try and resolve the issue:
If the above actions do not resolve the issue please contact your IT support team.
Further guidance on using the system is provided in Registration and General User Notes document, which is available to download from the Grants Management page on the EPA Website.
If you have attempted to login several times using incorrect login details you will be temporarily locked out of the system - please wait at least 10 minutes before trying again.
If invalid username or password messages continue to appear on the screen, before attempting to login again please:
For the Climate, Water and Sustainability calls the deadline for technical queries is 5.00pm Irish Standard Time on 19th June 2019.
For the Green Enterprise Call the deadline for technical queries is 5.00pm Irish Standard Time on 20th June 2019.
All queries which are not covered in the Call Documents or the User Guides should be directed to research@epa.ie
The Green Enterprise Programme is not structured or intended to provide funding to the Third Level Sector and is restricted by State Aid rules. This means that all organisations applying for funding have to provide written declarations that they have not been in receipt of more than €200k in state aid in the last three years including any funding applied for as part of this Programme. Accordingly it may be challenging for any Third Level Institution to meet this criterion.
No. The Green Enterprise Call is not open to applicants outside of Ireland.
The Financial rules of the Green Enterprise Programme do not allow partner organisations to participate. However where an applicant requires expertise not available within their own organisation they can use the resources of an external provider by way of external assistance. Any external assistance arrangement must be mindful of public procurement obligations.