HIPP - How to Apply - Eligibility

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Eligibility

Eligibility

The assessment of eligibility for ESF or ERDF assistance focuses on:

Eligibility of the organisation to apply;
Eligibility of the project/activity
Eligibility of the costs

The eligibility of an organisation is assessed during the registration process and further details are available on the website within the Stages Involved under the How to Apply section.

The eligibility of a project and activity is broadly determined by the eligible activities listed under each Priority within the ERDF and ESF Programme documents. These are assessed as part of the Stage 1 and Stage 2 application process.

In addition, certain types of projects and activities are not eligible. The list below provides examples of areas that are not eligible for support:

Retail activity
Housing
Primary and Secondary education
Repairs and maintenance projects as opposed to those which are providing new or enhanced facilities or infrastructure
Public health projects (although research and development that can lead to commercialisation of a product or process is eligible)
Primary agriculture or fish processing (as these activities are supported under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development or via the European Fisheries Fund)
Large scale tourism infrastructure

State Aid

State Aid is a European Commission term which refers to forms of assistance from a public body, or publicly-funded body, given to undertakings on a discretionary basis, with the potential to distort competition and affect trade between member states of the European Union.

The Scottish State Aids Unit website can be found here State Aids Unit and provides useful information to determine whether state aid issues could affect your project. Should you have any queries please contact the IAB in the first instance and not the State Aids unit directly.