Grant name: Public Sector Loan Facility (PSLF)
Funding organization: European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)
Total funding amount: EUR 1,312,500,000
Duration: 2022-2025
Primary objective: Support projects addressing social, economic, and environmental challenges related to EU climate targets.
Key stakeholders: EU Member States, local authorities, public bodies, private entities with public service missions.
Eligible organization types: Public bodies, private bodies entrusted with a public service mission, international organizations.
Natural persons are generally not eligible, except for self-employed individuals.
Organizations must be legally established in an EU Member State.
Eligible countries: EU Member States.
Projects must benefit territories covered by approved Territorial Just Transition Plans.
Core focus areas: Renewable energy, sustainable mobility, digitalization, social infrastructure.
Projects must align with Territorial Just Transition Plans.
Excluded sectors: Nuclear power, tobacco products, fossil fuel-related investments.
Minimum loan amount: EUR 1,000,000 for loans through EIB financial intermediaries.
Loans requested directly from EIB must be at least EUR 12,500,000.
Grant amount is a fixed percentage (15% or 25%) of the loan component.
Multiple cut-off dates for submissions: 19 October 2022, 19 January 2023, 19 April 2023, 20 September 2023, 17 January 2024, 17 April 2024, 19 September 2024, 16 January 2025, 15 April 2025, 11 September 2025.
Project duration typically ranges from 24 to 60 months.
No double funding from the EU budget is allowed.
Proposals for projects that have already been completed will be rejected.
Application Form Part A: Administrative information.
Application Form Part B: Technical description of the project.
Mandatory annexes: Detailed budget table, CVs of core project team, activity reports, simplified business plan.
Relevance and impact: Clarity of objectives, alignment with EU strategic goals.
Quality: Soundness of implementation plan, readiness to start.
Minimum pass score: 12 out of 30 points.
Proposals undergo a two-step evaluation process: admissibility check followed by a detailed evaluation.
Evaluation committee assesses proposals based on established criteria.
Projects must demonstrate measurable impact towards climate neutrality by 2050.
Cross-border projects are encouraged.
Complexity of aligning projects with Territorial Just Transition Plans.
Need for comprehensive financial and operational capacity assessments.
Alignment with EU climate goals and Territorial Just Transition Plans.
Strong partnerships and consortium composition.
Inadequate documentation or incomplete proposals.
Failure to adhere to submission deadlines.
Engage with stakeholders early in the project development.
Ensure clarity in project objectives and expected outcomes.