ERA-NET Cofund under Horizon2020

The ERA-NET under Horizon 2020 merges the former ERA-NET and ERA-NET Plus into a single instrument ERA-NET Cofund with the central and compulsory element of implementing one substantial call with top-up funding from the Commission. The focus of ERA-NETs is therefore shifting from the funding of networks to the top-up funding of single joint calls for transnational research and innovation in selected areas with high European added value and relevance for Horizon 2020.

In addition to the co-funded call, the consortia may implement other joint activities including other joint calls without Union co-funding. The duration of a Cofund is five years. During this time the consortium has to prepare and implement the call, select and negotiate the projects and finalise the projects including final payment to their beneficiaries. A shorter duration than five years is not feasible. The reimbursement rate is 33%, as for the ERA-NET+ actions under FP7. Financial contributions of Member States can be in-cash or in-kind. This way ERA-NETs can broaden their scope towards coordinating institutional funding of governmental research organisations. Once a Cofund has been granted, it may take up to one year before the new Call will be put forward. This means the Call for the new ERA-NET 2016-2017 Cofunds are expected earliest at the end of 2017.

Under the 2014-215 Work Programme (WP) of Horizon 2020, twenty-seven ERA-NET Cofund actions are established as well as a number of Coordination and Support Actions (CSA), including those in support to JPIs. The budget dedicated to the ERA-NET Cofund scheme actions amounts to close to 93 M€ in 2014 and more than 163 M€ in 2015. The 2016-2017 WP includes twenty-two Cofund actions with a total budget close to 260 M€, of which about 170 M€ is reserved for Cofunds in the bioeconomy.

Table of H2020 ERA-NET Cofund actions in the 2016-2017 WP and further information  

AREA indicates specific programme. Industrial Leadership (LEIT): NMP=Nanotechnologies, advanced materials, advanced manufacturing and processing, and biotechnology. Societal Challenges (SC): SC2=Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy; SC3=Secure, clean and efficient energy; SC4=Smart, green and integrated transport; SC5=Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials; SC6=Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective societies; CC=cross-cutting issues. Science with and for society (=SwafS).

YES in the FP7 column means follow-up of an FP7 ERA-NET or ERA-NET+ action. The -button in the DB column links to the PLATFORM database, an online repository with data from public-public partnerships in the bioeconomy area with tools that provide insights on network, organisation, and country levels and allow access to description of calls and projects.

ACRONYM	AREA	FP7	DB	ABOUT
CoBioTech	NMP	YES		Cofund on biotechnologies
CORE Organic Cofund	SC2	YES		Organic food and farming systems
DIAL	SC6	NO		Dynamics of inequality across the life-course (DIAL is a separate Norface ERA-NET Cofund action)
EMEurope	SC4	YES		Electric mobility ERA-NET
EN-SUGI	CC	NO		Sustainable urbanisation global initiative
ERA-MIN 2	SC5	YES		Raw materials research coord. to strengthen industry competitiveness and shift to circular economy
EuroNanoMed III	NMP	YES		Nanomedicine
GENDER NET Plus	SwafS	YES		Promoting gender equility in H2020 and the ERA
GeoERA	SC3	NO		Establishing the European geological surveys research area to deliver a geological service for Europe
Geothermica	SC3	NO		Accelerate the deployment of geothermal energy in Europe
FLAG-ERA II	FET	YES		Set up mechanisms to facilitate integration of nationally funded research into the Flagship work plan
HDHL - INTIMIC	SC2	NO		Intestinal Microbiomics, diet and health
IndEff	SC3	NO		Industry for energy efficiency (2017, under preparation)
LEAP AGRI	SC2	NO		EU-Africa research and innovation partnership on food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture
MANUNET III	NMP	YES		Advanced manifacturing technologies
MarTERA	SC2	YES		Maritime and marine technologies
OCEANERA-NET COFUND	SC3	YES		Electricity generation from waves, tidal current; range, salinity gradient and ocean thermal energy conversion
QuantERA	FET	NO		Quantum technologies
Susfood2	SC2	YES		Sustainable food production and consumption
T2S	SC5	NO		Transformations to sustainability (T2S is a separate Norface ERA-NET Cofund action)
ForestValue	SC5	YES		Innovative forest-based bioeconomy (2017, under preparation)
SUSCROP	SC2	NO		Sustainable crop production (2017, under preparation)

Table of H2020 ERA-NET Cofund actions in the 2014-2015 WP and further information

AREA indicates specific programme. Industrial Leadership (LEIT): NMP=Nanotechnologies, advanced materials, advanced manufacturing and processing, and biotechnology, ICT=Information and communication technologies. Societal Challenges (SC): SC2=Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy; SC3=Secure, clean and efficient energy; SC5=Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials; SC6=Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective societies. 

YES in the FP7 column means follow-up of an FP7 ERA-NET or ERA-NET+ action. Where H is indicated, it is a follow-up of an H2020 ERA-NET Cofund. The -button in the DB column links to the PLATFORM database, an online repository with data from public-public partnerships in the bioeconomy area with tools that provide insights on network, organisation, and country levels and allow access to description of calls and projects.

ACRONYM	AREA	FP7	DB	ABOUT
ACT	SC3	NO		Accellerating CO2 capture and storage (CCS) technologies as a new low-carbon energy vector
BESTF3	SC3	YES		Bioenergy sustaining the future
BiodivERsA3	SC5	YES		Biodiversity and ecosystem services across European countries and territories
DemoWind	SC3	NO		Offshore wind technology
DemoWind 2	SC3	H		Offshore wind technology
ENSCC	SC3	NO		Shifting the current energy system; provide smart & integrated solutions for technology, government and society
ENSUF	SC6	NO		Strengthen European urban research and innovation alignment, Smart Urban Futures
E-Rare-3	SC1	YES		Cooperation on rare disease research, striving for implementing IRDiRC objectives
ERA-CVD	SC1	NO		Cardiovascular diseases cooperation
ERA-GAS	SC2	NO		Monitoring & mitigation of greenhouse gases from agri- and silvi-culture
ERA-HDHL	SC2	NO		Biomarkers for nutrition and health
ERA-PLANET	SC5	NO		The European network for observing our changing planet - earth observation
ERA-Net SmartGridPlus	SC3	NO		Supports deep knowledge sharing between regional and European Smart Grids initiatives
ERA4CS	SC5	NO		Climate services ERA-NET
ERAcoSysMed	SC1	YES		Systems biology approaches in clinical research and medical practice
FACCE SURPLUS	SC2	NO		Sustainable and resilient agriculture for food and non-food systems
HERA JRP UP	SC6	NO		Multi-disciplinary research programme Uses of the Past
JPco-fuND	SC1	NO		Establishing synergies between the research of JPI on Neurodegenerative Diseases and H2020
JPI-EC-AMR	SC1	NO		Establishing synergies between the research of JPI Antimicrobial Resistance and H2020
M-ERA.NET 2	NMP	YES		Materials research and innovation
NEURON Cofund	SC1	YES		Brain-related diseases and disorders of the nervous system
PhotonicSensing	ICT	NO		Photonics based sensing
SOLAR-ERA.NET	SC3	YES		Solar energy
SusAn	SC2	NO		Sustainable animal production
TRANSCAN-2	SC1	YES		Translational cancer research
WaterWorks2014	SC5	NO		Water research and innovation funding and management
WaterWorks2015	SC5	YES		Water research and innovation funding and management