Call: Seed Money Call 2

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Programme	Interreg Baltic Sea Region
Acronym	BSR
Type of Fund	Structural Fund
Description of programme "Interreg Baltic Sea Region"	The overall objective of the Programme is to strengthen the integrated territorial development and cooperation for a more innovative, better accessible and sustainable Baltic Sea Region. The Programme promotes transnational cooperation and integration by projects addressing common key challenges and opportunities of the Baltic Sea Region. The Programme is divided into four priority axes: Capacity for innovation Efficient management of natural resources Sustainable transport Institutional capacity for macro-regional cooperation Projects should address these priority axes and are also expected to contribute to institutional capacity building. Furthermore, projects should reflect the horizontal principles of sustainable development, equal opportunities and non-discrimination, and equality between men and women in their activities, outputs and results. Moreover, projects should support integrated territorial development and address cross cutting issues, such as: cooperation with the partner countries Belarus and Russia multi-level governance BSR common identity spatial planning/maritime spatial planning climate change adaptation and mitigation adaptation to demographic change
Link	Link to Programme
Call	Seed Money Call 2
Description of call "Seed Money Call 2"	Seed money is funding to support the preparation of projects in line with the Action Plan of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR). The Strategy and its Action Plan are structured around three objectives: saving the sea, connecting the region and increasing prosperity. With seed money support projects can be prepared for any funding source available in the region. The seed money application procedure consists of two steps: Step 1: Pre-selection by EUSBSR Policy Area and Horizontal Action Coordinators Step 2: Submission of seed money applications to Interreg Baltic Sea Region (only applications pre-selected by PACs/HACs)
Link	Link to Call
Thematic Focus	Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Research & Innovation, Technology Transfer & Exchange, Capacity Building, Cooperation Networks, Institutional Cooperation, Rural & Peripheral Development, Circular Economy, Sustainability, Natural Resources, Regional Development & Regional Planning, Urban development, Climate, Climate Change, Environment & Biodiversity, Employment & Labour Market, Children & Youth, Education & Training, Mobility & Transport/Traffic
Funding area	Denmark / Danmark Estonia / Eesti Finland / Suomi Germany / Deutschland Berlin Germany / Deutschland Brandenburg Germany / Deutschland Bremen Germany / Deutschland Hamburg Germany / Deutschland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Germany / Deutschland Schleswig-Holstein Germany / Deutschland Niedersachsen Lüneburg Latvia / Latvija Lithuania / Lietuva Norway / Norge Poland / Polska Russia / Россия St. Petersburg / Санкт-Петербург Russia / Россия Arkhangelsk Oblast / Архангельская область Russia / Россия Vologda Oblast / Вологодская область Russia / Россия Kaliningrad Oblast / Калининградская область Russia / Россия Republic of Karelia / Карелия Russia / Россия Komi Republic / Коми Russia / Россия Leningrad Oblast / Ленинградская область Russia / Россия Murmansk Oblast / Мурманская область Russia / Россия Nenetsky Autonomous Okrug / Ненецкий АО Russia / Россия Novgorod Oblast / Новгородская область Russia / Россия Pskov Oblast / Псковская область Sweden / Sverige
Origin of Applicant	Denmark / Danmark Estonia / Eesti Finland / Suomi Germany / Deutschland Berlin Germany / Deutschland Brandenburg Germany / Deutschland Bremen Germany / Deutschland Hamburg Germany / Deutschland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Germany / Deutschland Schleswig-Holstein Germany / Deutschland Niedersachsen Lüneburg Latvia / Latvija Lithuania / Lietuva Norway / Norge Poland / Polska Russia / Россия St. Petersburg / Санкт-Петербург Russia / Россия Arkhangelsk Oblast / Архангельская область Russia / Россия Vologda Oblast / Вологодская область Russia / Россия Kaliningrad Oblast / Калининградская область Russia / Россия Republic of Karelia / Карелия Russia / Россия Komi Republic / Коми Russia / Россия Leningrad Oblast / Ленинградская область Russia / Россия Murmansk Oblast / Мурманская область Russia / Россия Nenetsky Autonomous Okrug / Ненецкий АО Russia / Россия Novgorod Oblast / Новгородская область Russia / Россия Pskov Oblast / Псковская область Sweden / Sverige
Eligible applicants	Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, National Government, Research Institution, Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union, Association, University, Public Services, NGO / NPO, Education and Training Centres
Project Partner	Yes
Project Partner Details	The seed money project partnership should include at least three financially involved organisations representing at least three different countries. The project should have one coordinating partner - a lead partner - from an EU country of the Baltic Sea region or Norway.
Project duration max	12 months
Further info	The Programme co-financing is granted for a period of up to 18 months. The project duration consists of three phases. The first phase is the contracting phase and lasts up to three months starting from the day after selection of the project. This is followed by the project implementation phase, which will last 12 months, and finally followed by a three-month closure phase.
Type of Funding	Grants
Financial details	grant per project: max. 50 000€ co-financing rate: 85%
Submission	Send e-mail to the respective PAC/HAC (http://www.balticsea-regionstrategy.eu/contacts)
Contact Details	Contacts of the Joint Secretariat can be found here: https://www.interreg-baltic.eu/contacts/ma-js.html