CILIFO – Firefighting Open Innovation Lab

Prevention of forest fires and protection of biodiversity: the main topics of the second side event of the CILIFO Project in the #EUGreenWeek

01.10.2020. Organised by the European Commission, the EU Green Week (#EUGreenWeek) will focus this year on Nature and Biodiversity. Finnova Foundation, one of the beneficiaries of the INTERREG-CILIFO Project, has organised a side event in order to take part of a week that will set a milestone towards the Conferences of the Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Biodiversity. On Monday, 28 September 2020, the Iberian Centre for Research and Forest Firefighting (CILIFO) has held the second side event for the CILIFO Project in the framework of the #EUGreenWeek in collaboration with GoHub, the open innovation hub of Global Omnium. The person charged of the opening of the event was Juan Sánchez Ruiz, director of the Regional Operational Centre (INFOCA) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Development (Regional Government of Andalusia). He emphasized the importance of the reinforcement of infrastructures jointly used for fighting against forest fires. In this second event of CILIFO during the EU Green Week, the vice-president of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and Member of the European Parliament, César Luena, participated talking about the project that is going to be submitted to the European Commission to combat forest fires and preserve biodiversity. Among the measures, Luena talked about the post-fire recovery of the affected areas, the protection of freshwater ecosystems —such as restoring rivers—, the regulation of waters in order to avoid ecological disaster, the legal protection of soils, a specific plan for desertification and a European forest policy. His aim is to create a joint action plan for fighting against climate change and biodiversity. In the first part of the event about prevention, extinction of forest fires and protection of biodiversity, Ana Lourido from the academic domain (University of Ébora) gave her insight about research and combating forest fires. ‘We have an opportunity to make a qualitative and quantitative leap in the fight against forest fires in order to progress in research.’ Afterwards, Javier Madrigal Olmo, senior scientist of the forest fire lab at the Forest Research Center of INIA spoke about the vulnerability face to forest fires and how science and technology can help prevention. As for Javier Cañas Andreu, director of Innovation Projects at EIT Climate-KIC, pointed that the increase of temperatures, the low rate of rain and the subsequent droughts are some of the causes of forest fires in Andalusia. The topic of the second part of the event was funding and entrepreneurship. María Gil Cabrera¸ director of GoHub Andalucía, and Juan Viesca, EU Funds director de at Finnova Foundation, talked about financing at the European Union and innovative projects in the forest fire sector. It is worth highlighting that the European Green Deal call is now open for fighting against climate change and making Europe climatically neutral by 2050. Adrián Noheda, director of CILIFO’s Firefighting Open Innovation Lab, and David Páez Rodríguez, director de Business Development at the Technological Corporation of Andalusia, spoke about the opportunities for entrepreneurship at protected forest areas. The event closed with the intervention of Alejandro García Hernández, deputy director of COR, from the INFOCA Plan (Directorate General for Environmental Management and Protected Areas of the Regional Government of Andalusia), who presented the project FIREPOCTEP. On the other hand, Gustavo Viera Ruiz from GESPLAN talked about the success cases on forest fire management. COMMON CHALLENGES – SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs) The aim is to address the SDGs 6, 13 and 15 of the UN in order to innovate in the adoption of urgent measures to combat climate change and its effects, as well as to protect, restore and promote the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, fight against desertification, stop and invert the degradation of soils and stop the biodiversity loss. In addition, the availability and sustainable management of water needs to be guaranteed for fighting climate change. CONTACT: Beatriz Martínez Muñoz European Project Officer and Communication Officer at Finnova Foundation Beatriz.martinez@finnova.eu  

More than 150 people at CILIFO’s first side event in the framework of the #EUGreenWeek

29.09.2020. The European Green Week (#EUGreenWeek), organised by the European Commission, focuses this year on nature and biodiversity. The Finnova Foundation, together with Vilamarxant Town Council (Valencia), has prepared an off-site event to be part of a week that will act as a milestone on the way to the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The event held online on Friday, 25 September 2020, was a seminar on European Union funding for innovative projects to combat forest fires and to protect biodiversity. The highest number of participants at Zoom was 34; however, the total number of people registered at Zoom for the event was 56 (but they did not all connect at the same time). In addition, it should be noted that the event was broadcasted on the Facebook page of @CILIFO.UE and had 112 views. However, it is estimated that a total of 169 people accessed the webinar (56 registered by Zoom, plus 112 reproductions on Facebook). One of the main objectives of this event was to address the UN SDGs 13 and 15 to innovate in taking urgent action to combat climate change and its effects, as well as to protect, restore and promote the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. Francisco Senra, from the Knowledge Analysis and Management Area – Forest Fires and Other Environmental Emergencies Branch – Andalusian Environment and Water Agency (AMAYA) of the Andalusian Regional Government (Plan Infoca), was in charge of opening the conference and presented the CILIFO Project.  Subsequently, Xavi Jorge Cerdá, Councillor for Innovation of Vilamarxant Town Council (Valencia), spoke as a representative of the municipality which was presented as an antenna of the Firefighting Open Innovation Lab-CILIFO. The panellists who completed the block on fighting forest fires and protecting biodiversity and nature were the Director General of Forest Fire Prevention of the Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, Climate Emergency and Ecological Transition – Generalitat Valenciana (GVA), Diego Marín Fabra; the researcher of the Forest Fire Group of the National Institute of Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA/iuFOR), Mercedes Guijarro; the manager of the Andanatura Foundation for Sustainable Socioeconomic Development, Julio Campos Vidiella, who spoke about sustainable development and entrepreneurship in the rural and natural environment. Then it was the turn of the CMO at Finnova Foundation, Lola Bordás, who presented the accelerator/incubator of the Firefighting Open Innovation Lab-CILIFO project; and the project manager and head of human resources and training at Finnova Foundation, Alberto Navarro, spoke about training and young people at CILIFO. As examples of good practice cases Juan Sebastiá Porstalé from WildFire Security explained the SAVAIF system; and the CEO of Lluvia Sólida, Ing. Leonardo Rico Fernández, spoke about fighting fires with Lluvia Sólida. The Director of Innovation Projects at EIT Climate-KIC, Javier Cañas Andreu, and the Director of European Funds at the Finnova Foundation, Juan Viesca, spoke about European Union funding for innovative projects in the fire sector. The day ended with the presentation of the 2nd edition of the CILIFO – Firefighting StartUp Europe Awards (SEUA – CILIFO) 2020, an initiative promoted by the European Commission, supported by the Committee of the Regions and the European Parliament; and implemented by Finnova Foundation in collaboration with StartUp Europe. Finnova Foundation is part of the public-private partnership that makes up the CILIFO Project, 75% of which is financed by the Interreg VA Spain – Portugal – POCTEP Cross-border Cooperation Programme (2014-2020), and will be the body responsible for bringing together two territories that are a priori far apart but which have many challenges in common. CILIFO acts to strengthen and unite cooperation, working procedures and training between the Forest Fire Prevention and Extinction mechanisms in the cooperation area of the Euroregion Alentejo – Algarve – Andalusia and is led by the Andalusian Regional Government. 2ª EDITION OF CILIFO – FIREFIGHTING STARTUP EUROPE AWARDS (SEUA – CILIFO) 2020 StartUp Europe Awards (www.startupeuropeawards.eu) is an initiative promoted by the European Commission, supported by the Committee of the Regions and the European Parliament; and implemented by the Finnova Foundation (www.Finnova.eu) in collaboration with StartUp Europe. StartUp Europe Awards (SEUA) is an open innovation tool that allows companies to identify new talented start-ups, which are able to solve current challenges in multiple areas. In this sense, Finnova’s mission with this initiative is to help start-ups and scale-ups become more efficient, intelligent and successful. In addition, SEUA aims to influence the scale-up process, so that it proposes a new innovation strategy through which new entrepreneurs go beyond their limits and develop cooperation with external organisations or professionals. It is an open innovation tool to identify innovative start-ups with potential, capable of solving current challenges in the area of forest fire management. The objective is to locate those that offer products, services or methodologies that address the three phases in firefighting 1) Prevention 2) Action 3) Regeneration. They must provide an improvement in the efficiency of resources in firefighting; technological tools; social awareness; fire behaviour; spatial and temporal patterns of fire; fire meteorology and fire danger classification; fire extinguishing techniques; terrestrial, aerial and spatial detection; restoration; etc. The aim is to identify and support these entrepreneurs and ensure that these good ideas are implemented for the benefit of society as a whole by generating a public-private partnership that leads to the drafting of projects and thus access to European Union funds. Target group: entrepreneurs and start-ups with ideas/projects related to the fight against forest fires in the 3 action areas of the CILIFO project: Prevention, Action and Regeneration. The first edition of these awards was held at COP25 in December 2019. There, the CEO of the start-up Drone Hopper, Ana Pérez, presented her project dedicated to the design, manufacture and marketing of high capacity drones, destined to the fight against fire and the protection of the environment. This company was the winner of the main award in the Firefighting-Climate Change category of the

The second event of the CILIFO Project in the framework of the European Green Week 2020 is held in GoHub Sevilla

23.09.2020. The European Green Week European (#EUGreenWeek), organised by the European Commission, focuses this year nature and biodiversity. The CILIFO Project is holding several seminars to be part of a weeK that will act as a milestone on the way to the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) of the Agreement on Biological Diversity. The European Commission decided that the conference of the EU Green Week will take place this year in autumn from 20 to 22 October 2020, with associated events taking place between the 14th September and the 23rd October. On Monday, September 28, 2020, the Global Omnium Auditorium, located in the Seville Aquarium, will host the second event of the CILIFO Project within the framework of the #EUGreenWeek- two more events are planned in Cadiz and Cordoba. Registration: www.cilifo.eu/seminario-fuentes-de-financiacion The Finnova Foundation is part of the public-private partnership that makes up the CILIFO Project, 75% of which is financed by the Cross-border Cooperation Interreg VA España – Portugal – POCTEP (2014-2020) Program. CILIFO acts to strengthen and bring together cooperation, working procedures and training between the devices of Prevention and Extinction of Forest Fires in the area of cooperation of the Alentejo-Algarve Andalucia Euroregion and is led by the Government of Andalucia. The event, scheduled for September 28th in Seville, is a seminar on financial opportunities for environmental projects in the field of forest fires, circular economy, biodiversity management and promotion of innovative solutions in water management to help mitigate and adapt to climate change, will present cases of good practices. This event will serve as a presentation of the FIREPOCTEP Project proposal, as an example of replication and exploitation of CILIFO results, which leads to the realization of the FIREPOCTEP Project. Finnova will be supported by GoHub, Sevilla Futura and the beneficiaries of the CILIFO project. The conference (face-to-face / virtual) will be attended by European representatives – MEPs and/or European Commission officials -, entrepreneurs, start-ups and spokespersons from public and private organizations and institutions. Being part of the European Union Green Week is an opportunity for the CILIFO Project and the city of Seville to show the initiatives and achievements in prevention and extinction against possible emergencies or fires. GoHub is the open innovation hub of the Global Omnium group, which manages the integral water cycle in 400 cities in Spain and is a worldwide reference in the sector. The hub, the first deep tech hub in Spain, provides through its startups disruptive solutions applicable to water, industry 4.0 and smart cities. GoHub promotes responsible and sustainable innovation with its different programmes and calls, including a project to turn Andalusia into an international hub for managing the water cycle in times of climate crisis through innovative solutions to real problems.  COMMON CHALLENGES – OBJECTIVES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (OSD) The aim is to meet the challenge 13, 15 and 6 of the UN OSDs to innovate in taking urgent actions to fight climate change and its effects, as well as to protect, restore and promote the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, manage sustainably the forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. In addition, there is the need to ensure the availability of water and its sustainable management and sanitation in order to fight climate change. ABOUT THE EUROPEAN GREEN WEEK (#EUGREENWEEK) European Green Week 2020 is scheduled on the theme of nature and biodiversity. Following the adoption of a new EU Biodiversity Strategy for May 2030, Green Week will highlight the contribution that biodiversity can make to society and the economy and the role it can play in supporting and stimulating recovery in a post-pandemic world, generating jobs and sustainable growth. EU Green Week will examine how EU policies, such as the European Green Agreement, can help to protect and restore nature, leaving room for recovery and prosperity. The #EUGreenWeek will also act as a milestone on the road to the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) of the Agreement on Biological Diversity, now planned for 2021, where world leaders will adopt a 10-year action plan for biodiversity: a new global agreement for people and nature. THE CILIFO PROJECT The project “Iberian Center for Research and Fight Against Forest Fires” (CILIFO) focuses on the fight against forest fires and their consequences for the adaptation and mitigation of climate change; in a framework of cross-border cooperation for risk prevention and improvement of natural resource management in Spain and Portugal in the area of the Euroregion Alentejo – Algarve – Andalusia. CILIFO is framed in the Thematic Objective 5 of the POCTEP Program: Promoting adaptation to climate change in all sectors; and responds to the investment priority, regarding the POCTEP Program, 5B: Promoting investment to address specific risks and ensuring adaptation to disasters and development of disaster management systems. With a duration of three years (2019 o 2021), aims, through the results of its activities, to establish itself as a permanent Center for the promotion and development of training, awareness, development and innovation, and interregional cooperation in the fight against forest fires. CILIFO is being developed thanks to the collaboration of a public-private partnership, led by the Government of Andalucia and composed of public research organisms, non-profit public interest entities and public administrations; all with the common objective of fighting forest fires. FINNOVA FOUNDATION FINNOVA (www.finnova.eu) is a European non-profit foundation, with headquarters in Brussels-Belgique, and offices and antennas in Spain (Sevilla, Valencia, Tenerife, Madrid y Vitoria), whose main purpose is seeking international funding related to the transfer of new technology, modernization, training, innovation for regional or local public administrations. Its main objective is promoting the international and interregional cooperation through networks and events, being its main fields of work the environment, energy, climate change, innovation and improvement of the quality of life. CONTACT Beatriz Martínez Muñoz Técnica de Proyectos Europeos y Comunicación en la Fundación Finnova beatriz.martinez@finnova.eu

European Research and Innovation Days 2020

22.09.2020. The European Commission is holding the European Research and Innovation Days from today until 24 September 2020. The conference is the European Commission’s annual flagship event, bringing together policy makers, researchers, entrepreneurs and citizens to discuss and shape the future landscape of research and innovation in Europe. It aims to mobilise all EU citizens and increase general awareness and understanding of the importance of research and innovation in addressing societal challenges. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event of this year will be entirely online and will provide a unique opportunity to discuss how research and innovation will benefit Europe’s future just before the launch in 2021 of Horizon Europe, the next research and innovation programme, and a revitalised European Research Area. «By creating connections between cutting-edge scientific research and the most urgent challenges of a generation, the European Research and Innovation Days represent a unique opportunity to join the conversation and bring about real change,» according to the official website. Due to its involvement with the lines of innovation contemplated in the CILIFO project, those discussions and agreements adopted during these days, referring to the HUB 2: The European Green Pact and the HUB 4: for the development and implementation of the Horizon Europe Programme (2021-2027). Climate change, the loss of biodiversity and the damage to our soils, oceans and waterways all pose a threat to our very existence. During some sessions of this conference we will analyse how research and innovation can drive the urgent change that we and our planet need, the so-called European Green Deal. The European Green Deal could be a unique opportunity to implement a green and sustainable economy in Europe, and with that, it would facilitate the mitigation of climate change (one of CILIFO’s objectives) and its effects. It would also provide the framework for a commitment to make these transitions fair and not leave anyone behind. Research and innovation will help accelerate this huge change, which is more than necessary in the current climate, towards a circular economy. Linked to the Green Deal and as an objective to which it leads, Horizon Europe (2021-2027) is the EU’s largest and most ambitious research and innovation programme to date. It aims to keep the EU at the forefront of global research and innovation for the twin transitions to digital and green. It will develop how investment in research and innovation can help drive Europe’s resilient recovery from the coronavirus crisis. Horizon Europe’s extensive co-design and co-creation activities have been a great success so far, involving national representatives, members of the European Parliament, researchers, businesses and the general public. The conference will provide continuity to this work, by further shaping strategic planning and action design during interactive sessions on the six programme clusters and other components. The Policy Conference The Policy Conference is the core of the European Research and Innovation Days. Innovation in Europe, and specialised centres covering 10 key themes, brings cutting-edge scientific research to concrete global problems. Each centre will have a virtual reception providing information on specific themes of the centre, meeting rooms for discussions and dedicated meetings and a virtual meeting room for policy sessions. More information: https://research-innovation-days.ec.europa.eu/ Download the programme: https://research-innovation days.ec.europa.eu/programme_09_ print.pdf Registration link: https://research-innovation-days.ec.europa.eu/register  

Firefighting Open Innovation Lab – CILIFO celebra el Día Internacional de la Preservación de la Capa de Ozono

16.09.2020. Este año se celebran 35 años de la Convención de Viena y los 35 años de protección global de la capa de ozono. “La vida en la Tierra no sería posible sin la luz solar. Pero la energía que emana del sol sería demasiado para que la vida en la Tierra prosperase si no fuera por la capa de ozono. Esta capa estratosférica protege a la Tierra de la mayor parte de la dañina radiación ultravioleta del sol. La luz solar hace posible la vida, pero la capa de ozono hace posible la vida tal como la conocemos”, según la web de las Naciones Unidas. El proyecto “Centro Ibérico para la Investigación y Lucha contra Incendios Forestales” (CILIFO) y su aceleradora / incubadora, Firefighting Open Innovation Lab – CILIFO, apoyan y celebran el Día Internacional de la Preservación de la Capa de Ozono puesto que se centra en la lucha contra los incendios forestales y sus consecuencias para la adaptación y mitigación del cambio climático; en un marco de cooperación transfronteriza para la prevención de riesgos y la mejora de la gestión de los recursos naturales de España y Portugal en la zona de la Eurorregión Alentejo – Algarve – Andalucía. Además, CILIFO se enmarca en el Objetivo Temático 5 del Programa POCTEP: Promover la adaptación al cambio climático en todos los sectores; y responde a la prioridad de inversión, respecto al Programa POCTEP, 5B: Fomento de la inversión para abordar los riesgos específicos y la garantía de adaptación frente a las catástrofes y desarrollo de sistemas de gestión de catástrofes. En este año de la pandemia de COVID-19, que ha traído consigo tantas dificultades sociales y económicas, el mensaje de los tratados para salvar la capa de ozono de trabajar conjuntamente y en armonía por el bien común resuenan más que nunca y se convierte en un mensaje fundamental en estos días. “El lema del día, «Ozono para la vida», recuerda que el ozono no solo es crucial para la vida en la Tierra, sino que debemos continuar protegiendo la capa de ozono para las generaciones futuras”, según se expone en la web del Día Internacional de la Preservación de la Capa de Ozono de las Naciones Unidas. Para más información el Día Internacional de la Preservación de la Capa de Ozono: https://www.un.org/es/observances/ozone-day Contacto: Beatriz Martínez (EU Project Officer en la Fundación Finnova) beatriz.martinez@finnova.eu  

Firefighting Open Innovation Lab – CILIFO celebrates the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

16.09.2020. This year, 35 years of the Vienna Convention and the 35 years of global protection of the ozone layer are celebrated. «Life on Earth would not be possible without sunlight. But the energy emanating from the sun would be too much for life on Earth to thrive if it weren’t for the ozone layer. This stratospheric layer protects Earth from most of the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation. Sunlight makes life possible, but the ozone layer makes life as we know it possible,» according to the United Nations website.. The project «Iberian Center for Forest Fire Research and Fight» (CILIFO)  and its accelerator/incubator,  Firefighting Open Innovation  Lab – CILIFO, support and celebrate the International Dayfor the Preservation of the Ozone Layer as it focuses on the fight against forest firesand their consequences for the adaptation and mitigation of climate change; within a framework of cross-border cooperation for risk prevention and improvement of the management of natural resources in Spain and Portugal in the area of the Alentejo – Algarve – Andalusia Euroregion. In addition, CILIFO is part of POCTEP Thematic Goal 5: Promoting adaptation to climate change in all sectors; and response to investment priority over the POCTEP Programme, 5B: Promoting investment to address specific risks and ensuring adaptation to disasters and the development of disaster management systems. In this year of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has brought with it so many social and economic difficulties, the message of treaties to save the ozone layer from working together and in harmony for the common good resonates more than ever and becomes a fundamental message these days. «The theme of the day, «Ozone for Life,» recalls that ozone is not only crucial for life on Earth, but we must continue to protect the ozone layer for future generations,» as set out on the website of the United Nations International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. For more information on International Ozone Layer Preservation Day: https://www.un.org/es/observances/ozone-day Contact: Beatriz Martínez (EU Project Officer at the Finnova Foundation)  beatriz.martinez@finnova.eu  

European Commission launches survey to develop first Horizon Europe Strategic Plan

11.09.2020. The European Commission (EC) has launched a survey to develop the first Horizon Europe Strategic Plan, a key piece within the European Union to support research and innovation. The deadline for participation is Friday 18 September 2020 at 18:00 (CEST). The European Commission has launched a survey on the first Horizon Europe Strategic Plan, which will guide the programmes and themes of work for the next four years. In addition, it will design an EU research and innovation programme to support ecological and digital transitions for a sustainable recovery of the coronavirus. The Commission invites anyone interested in the EU’s research and innovation priorities, anywhere in the world, to participate in the consultation, which will close on 18 September 2020. Enlace: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/659c5eea-5f1d-341b-482e-92b53222f619 The aim of this survey is to receive feedback on the expected impacts that research and innovation will have within Horizon Europe and the contribution of research and innovation (R&D) investment to EU policy priorities. The results of the survey will be used to finalise the Strategic Plan and to refine the impact logic, which will set the direction for future Horizon Europe work programmes. The consultation is part of the strategic planning process to which the European Parliament, the EU Member States, the countries of the European Economic Area and interested citizens collectively contribute. The structure of the survey revolves around six axes of Horizon Europe and their expected impacts: 1. Health; 2. Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society; 3. The Commission invites anyone interested in the EU’s research and innovation priorities, anywhere in the world, to participate in the consultation, which will close on 18 September 2020.   CONTACT: Beatriz Martínez Muñoz European projects and communication technique at the Finnova Foundation Beatriz.martinez@finnova.eu  

Portugal is one of the EU countries most affected by forest fires

11.09.2020. According to the European Forest Fire Information System, Portugal is one of the EU countries most devastated by the flames. As every summer, the fires do not stop in Portugal. Last July, the Portuguese government declared a state of alert for several days due to various uncontrolled forest fires, such as the Oleiros fire in which a fireman lost his life during extinguishing work. Portugal is the most fire-devastated country in the European Union according to the European Forest Fire Information System. During the past year, Portugal has been the region with the highest percentage of burnt territory and the fifth in number of hectares destroyed within the European Union. According to the European Commission, more than half a million hectares were lost to fire in 2017, making Portugal the leading country in terms of area burned (41 %). Between 1990 and 2017, 40 % of the 278 continental municipalities have seen an area equivalent to more than half of their territory burned. The most affected municipalities have been: Cinfães (north) and Mação (centre) as they have lost almost twice their total area. The Iberian Centre for Research and the Fight against Forest Fires (CILIFO) is contributing to the cooperation between the Euroregion Alentejo – Algarve – Andalusia to prevent fires by trying to improve coordination and action between the regional governments involved.   CONTACT: Beatriz Martínez Muñoz European projects and communication technique at the Finnova Foundation Beatriz.martinez@finnova.eu  

Subsidies to municipalities and autonomous local entities in Andalusia, aimed at maintaining the Local Civil Protection Volunteer Groups

13.08.2020. The call for the granting of subsidies to municipalities and autonomous local entities of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, on a competitive basis, for the maintenance of the Local Civil Protection Volunteer Groups has been opened.   Beneficiaries: The municipalities and autonomous local entities of Andalusia that have groups registered in the Register of Local Civil Protection Volunteer Groups of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia may apply. The group of the applicant municipality or autonomous local entity must be registered in the Register of Local Civil Protection Volunteer Groups of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia at the date of publication of the call for subsidies. Eligible expenditure: 1.The subscription and payment of the accident and health and civil liability insurance policy. Training costs for the members of the groupings. 3. The purchase of uniforms for the volunteers and additional minor equipment. 4. Inventory material for the development of action functions in the field of operational support. 5.Inventoryable material for the development of action functions in the field of prevention. Amount: The subsidies granted for the maintenance of the Local Civil Protection Volunteer Groups will be financed, in the financial year 2020, with a maximum total amount of 393,862.04 euros. Organism:  D. G. of the Interior, Emergencies and Civil Protection Application deadline: 26 August 2020   The application may be completed through the access established for this purpose in the Portal of the Junta de Andalucía. The application forms and other necessary documents can be found at the following link: https://bit.ly/2DLYcZi   Contact: Adrian Noheda: adrian.noheda@finnova.eu