1st Call for Project Proposals

058 – 059 – 060 – Adaptation to climate change measures and prevention and management of climate related risks: floods and landslides / fires / others, e.g. storms and drought
(including awareness raising, civil protection and disaster management systems, infrastructures and ecosystem based
approaches)

– National, regional, or local public bodies
– Bodies governed by public law (as defined in Article 2(4) of Directive 2014/24/EU);
– Bodies governed by private law, non-profit organisations founded according to private law
– International organisations registered under the national law of the Partner States of the Programme
– European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)

062 – Provision of water for human consumption (extraction, treatment, storage and distribution infrastructure, efficiency measures, drinking water supply)

065 – Waste water collection and treatment

– National, regional, or local public bodies
– Bodies governed by public law (as defined in Article 2(4) of Directive 2014/24/EU);
– Bodies governed by private law, non-profit organisations founded according to private law
– International organisations registered under the national law of the Partner States of the Programme
– European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)

077 – Air quality and noise reduction measures

079 – Nature and biodiversity protection, natural heritage and resources, green and blue infrastructure

– National, regional, or local public bodies
– Bodies governed by public law (as defined in Article 2(4) of Directive 2014/24/EU);
– Bodies governed by private law, non-profit organisations founded according to private law
– International organisations registered under the national law of the Partner States of the Programme
– European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)

093 – Other reconstructed or modernised roads (motorway, national, regional or local)

– National, regional, or local public bodies
– Bodies governed by public law (as defined in Article 2(4) of Directive 2014/24/EU);
– Bodies governed by private law, non-profit organisations founded according to private law
– International organisations registered under the national law of the Partner States of the Programme
– European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)

129 – Health equipment

160 – Measures to improve the accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems (excluding infrastructure)

– National, regional, or local public bodies
– Bodies governed by public law (as defined in Article 2(4) of Directive 2014/24/EU);
– Bodies governed by private law, non-profit organisations founded according to private law
– International organisations registered under the national law of the Partner States of the Programme
– European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)

165 – Protection, development and promotion of public tourism assets and tourism services

166 – Protection, development and promotion of cultural heritage and cultural services

– National, regional, or local public bodies
– Bodies governed by public law (as defined in Article 2(4) of Directive 2014/24/EU);
– Bodies governed by private law, non-profit organisations founded according to private law
– International organisations registered under the national law of the Partner States of the Programme
– European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)

The Managing Authority of the Interreg (VI-A) IPA CBC “Greece-Albania” 2021-2027 is launching the 1^st 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 1^st 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 interreg@mou.gr. All questions will be grouped, and the answers will be uploaded to the website of the Programme https://greece-albania.eu/.

You can find the first version of teh FAQ in the Library Section of this website here.

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.