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5th call for proposals
Deadline: Jun 5, 2019  
CALL EXPIRED

 Energy Efficiency
 Renewable Energy
 Environment
 Waste Management
 Environmental protection
 Water Resource Management
 Cultural heritage
 Cultural Management
 Interregional cooperation
 INTERREG

The 5th call for proposals is tematically targeted to priority 2 "Clean and valued living environment" with ca 2,5 million euros available under following specific objectives (SO): 

SO 2.1 More diversified and sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage.

SO 2.2 Increased awareness of energy saving, sorting waste and re-use, and the more efficient management of common water resources. 
 

! There are compulsory consultations with the Joint secretariat required before submission of project application (technical eligibility criteria nr.1). Information on what qualifies as counsultation can be obtained here.

 

Overview of SO 2.1 - More diversified and sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage.

 

Partnership

Projects must involve at least one Estonian and one Latvian partner, who are legally registered in the programme area. Specific requirement for SO 2.1 partnership is to involve larger networks of partners. All types of organizations and enterprises from Estonia and Latvia can apply (chapters 4.4. and 4.5. in the programme manual).

 

Specific requirements:

  • create sustainable and environmentally–friendly tourism products and services
  • include and improve existing cultural or natural heritage sites
  • include marketing of the created products and services
  • target wider geographical territory
  • involve larger networks of partners
  • not to create tourism products, that already are supported within the programme (information about supported heritage tourism projects).

 

Output indicators:

  1. (Sets of) products or services created based on cultural or natural heritage (compulsory)
  2. Cross-border networks established or strengthened for managing and promoting the sites (compulsory)
  3. Improved sites of natural or cultural heritage (optional)

 

Maximum grant size: ca 2,5 million euros 

 

Examples of expected activities:

  • Jointly developed sustainable and environmentally-friendly tourism products and services based on diverse natural and cultural heritage of the programme area, e.g. tourism routes, joint offers, joint brands, etc;
  • Improved sites that are of natural or cultural heritage, which are integral components of joint tourism products or services;
  • Marketing of the created products and services. 

 

Leaflet SO 2.1 - ENG

For more information read the chapter 3.2 in the programme manual or consult the Joint secretariat.  

 

Overview of the SO 2.2 - Increased awareness of energy saving, sorting waste and re-use, and the more efficient management of common water resources.

 

Partnership

Projects must involve at least one Estonian and one Latvian partner, who are legally registered in the programme area. All types of organizations and enterprises from Estonia and Latvia can apply (chapters 4.4. and 4.5. in the programme manual). Projects aimed to increase joint water management initiatives must involve in the partnership at least one Estonian and one Latvian institution listed in the footnote on page 13 of the programme manual. 

 

Output indicators:

  • public campaigns that are targeted at environmentally-friendlier behaviour for the topic "Increased awareness of energy saving, sorting waste and re-use" 
  • joint management initiatives for water or coastal areas for the topic "More efficient management of common water resources" 
  • fulfillment of other output indicators is optional for both topics

 

Maximum grant size: ca 2,5 million euros 

 

Examples of expected activities - topic "Increased awareness of energy saving, sorting waste and re-use": 

  • public campaigns that include hands-on workshops, information tools and other activities to raise awareness about importance of energy saving, waste sorting and re-use.

 

Examples of expected activities - topic "More efficient management of common water resources":

  • activties related to efficient use and protection of joint water resources (Gauja/Koiva and Salaca/Salatsi river basins and marine and coastal areas);
  • coordinated reaction to environmental accidents in the Gulf of Riga, supporting pollution prevention. 


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