In 2017 and 2018 the implementation of HORIZON 2020 and ERA, as well as EUREKA, COSME and EEN in Austria was evaluated by a consortium consisting of AIT, Joanneum Research, KMFA and ZSI. The evaluation focused on three key areas: 1. Evaluation of Austrian Research Promotion Agency’s (FFG) advisory and support services for HORIZON 2020, EUREKA, COSME, EEN and ERA 2. EU performance monitoring of FFG 3. The ERA Observatory Austria, which forms an overarching framework for the integration of the individual tasks in the field of governance for EU-RTI policy in Austria on the part of the BMBWF (Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research).