On 29 June 2022, the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic, in cooperation with the Ministry of the Environment, announced the sixth public competition to support applied research, experimental development and innovation in the field of the environment - Prostředí pro život.

The sixth public competition is announced in two sub-programmes:

Sub-programme 1 is aimed at addressing topics with local, regional and societal impacts, the results of which are applicable in public administration (eGovernment, digitalisation, optimisation of regulation, reduction of administrative burden) and for the production of strategic and conceptual documents. Sub-programme 1 will support R&D projects in the public interest only.

Under sub-programme 2, support will be given primarily to projects focused on environmental technologies and eco-innovation, projects oriented towards innovative approaches with practical applicability to mitigate the impacts of climate change, reflecting the protection of natural resources and trend-oriented to current environmental challenges. Sub-programme 2 is financed by the National Recovery Plan under component 5.2 entitled 'Support for research and development in enterprises and the introduction of innovations into business practice' and its investment 'Support for research and development in the field of the environment'.

The competition closes on 14 September 2022 at the time stated below:

• 16:29:59 hours - for the submission of the project proposal, including all mandatory annexes, through the ISTA information system;
• 23:59:59 hrs - for sending the following documents via your mailbox:
  -Confirmation of electronic submission of the project proposal (sent by the lead applicant); and
  -Documents to demonstrate eligibility (to be sent by each bidder separately)

For the applicants of the 6th Prostředí pro život Call for Proposals, TACR will organize an online information seminar on 18 July 2022 at 10:30 a.m.

All information can be found here.
If you are interested in participating in this competition, please contact the Research and Development Department immediately.