The Managing Authority of the Interreg (VI-A) IPA CBC “Greece-Albania” 2021-2027 is launching the 1st Open Call for Common Project Proposals, with a substantial budget of € 17,319 million.
The total budget will range from € 700.000 to € 1.5 million per project. The EU contribution is 80% of the project’s total eligible costs and the project’s national co-financing is 20% of the total eligible costs.
Within the 1st Call for Project Proposals, proposals can be submitted under the following Specific Objectives:
RSO 2.4 Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention, resilience taking into account e-co-system-based approaches
RSO 2.5 Promoting access to water and sustainable water management
RSO 2.7 Enhancing biodiversity, green infrastructure in the urban environment and reducing pollution
RSO 3.2 Developing and enhancing sustainable, climate resilient, intelligent and intermodal national, regional and local mobility, including improved access to TEN-T and cross-border mobility
RSO 4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-and community-based care
RSO 4.6 Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation
The description of Programme priorities and objectives, together with indicative actions, is provided in chapter 2 of the Interreg Programme (IP) available at the Programme website here, which defines the Programme strategy and intervention logic for Interreg IPA CBC Greece-Albania Programme 2021-2027, as adopted by the European Commission.
The present Call concerns Stage A – Submission of Concept Note by the Lead Beneficiary providing a summary of their proposal with specific implementation data (for more details on the procedure see §9 of ToR).
The 1st Call for Project Proposals intends to select high-quality cross-border projects, in which relevant institutions cooperate to make border regions more resilient to common challenges, find shared solutions in fields such as environment, sustainable energy, tourism, health and more, and exploit the untapped growth potential in border areas, while enhancing the cooperation process for the overall harmonious development of the eligible area.
Potential Applicants are encouraged, in order to understand the main features of the Call, develop their project ideas and draft their proposals, to carefully read:
- the Terms of Reference of the 1st Call for Project Proposals here,
- the Concept Note here,
- the Application Package / Supporting documents & guides here.
FAQ
Applicants should send their questions electronically to the email Αυτή η διεύθυνση ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε.. All questions will be grouped, and the answers will be uploaded to the website of the Programme https://greece-albania.eu/
DEADLINE
The dates for the submission of the Concept Note via MIS are:
– from 19/02/2024 (start date for submission of proposals), time 08:00 Greek local time (CET+1)
– until 03/04/2024 (deadline for submission of proposals), time 14:00 Greek local time (CET+1) at the latest.
