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Call: Blue economy

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Programme

European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

Acronym

EMFF

Type of Fund

Structural Fund

Description of programme
"European Maritime and Fisheries Fund"

The overall objective of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) is to promote the fundamental objective of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), which is to contribute to the improvement of the economic, environmental and social performance of the European fisheries sector. Furthermore, EMFF also aims to boost further growth in all European maritime sectors through targeted research and smart investment. In order to achieve these objectives, EMFF is divided into the following Priority Axes (PA):

PA1 - Sustainable fisheries
PA2 - Sustainable aquaculture
PA3 - Implementing the CFP
PA4 - Marketing and processing
PA5 - Employment and territorial cohesion
PA6 - Integrated maritime policy

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Link to Programme

Call

Blue economy

Description of call
"Blue economy"

This Call aims to support demonstration projects based on innovative technologies aiming at testing/deploying/scaling-up new industrial or service applications and solutions for the blue economy. Proposals have to:

tackle innovation that goes beyond research and aims at helping innovative maritime technologies and/or maritime services close to market-readiness to advance towards the commercial phase
contribute to at least one of the EU priority areas of the Circular Economy, the (Blue) Bioeconomy, as well as the Energy union and climate
demonstrate a clear link/application of enabling technologies

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Link to Call

Thematic Focus

Research & Innovation, Technology Transfer & Exchange, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Climate, Climate Change, Environment & Biodiversity, Digitisation, ICT, Telecommunication, Green Technologies & Green Deal

Funding area

EU Member States
Albania / Shqipëria
Algeria / الجزائر
Armenia / Հայաստան
Azerbaijan
Belarus / Беларусь
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Egypt / مِصر‎
Georgia / საქართველო
Iceland / Ísland
Israel / ישראל / إسرائيل
Jordan / الأردن
Lebanon / لبنان
Mauritania / موريتانيا
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора
Morocco / المَغرِب
Norway / Norge
Palestine / دولة فلسطين
Russia / Россия
Serbia / Сpбија
Tunisia / تونس
Turkey / Türkiye
Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna
Others

Origin of Applicant

Eligible applicants

Education and Training Centres, Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union, International Organization, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), National Government, Start Up Company, University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Research Institution, Public Services, Association, NGO / NPO

Applicant details

"Others" refers to Canada and the United States of America, which are eligible countries for activities related to the EU Atlantic Sea Strategy

Project Partner Details

Detailed rules concerning the eligibility of consortia can be found in the call document

Project duration max

36 months

Type of Funding

Grants

Financial details

Budget: 8.2 million €
Co-financing rate: max. 65%

Submission

Online via Participant Portal