Second call for Interreg MED Project Proposals
The "Interreg MED" program brings together partners from 69 regions of 14 countries on the northern coast of the Mediterranean with a common goal: a climate-neutral and resilient society for the benefit of its citizens. The total program budget is about 294 million euros for the period 2021-2027, for projects developed and managed by public administrations, universities, private and civil society organizations.
The second call for project proposals is open from 27 June to 27 October 2022 at 13:00 (Brussels time). The call is intended for thematic projects focused on the priorities of the "Smarter and Greener Mediterranean" Program and related specific goals:
1. Smarter Mediterranean:
• 1.1 "Development and improvement of research and innovation capacities and adoption of advanced technologies".
2. Greener Mediterranean:
• 2.6 "Promoting the transition to a circular and resource-efficient economy",
• 2.4 "Promoting adaptation to climate change and disaster risk prevention, resilience, taking into account ecosystem-based approaches",
• 2.7 "Improving the protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including urban areas and reducing all forms of pollution".
Within the call, there are 3 types of projects that can be nominated, namely:
1. Study - perform analyzes in order to better deal with the thematic issue and open the door to the development of new instruments, policies, strategies and action plans;
2. Test - they experiment with common instruments, policies, strategies and action plans that have already been developed in order to confirm concrete solutions (testing of "study" projects from before); and
3. Transfer projects - optimize and share validated joint instruments, policies, strategies and action plans for adoption by stakeholders.
Applicants must choose one mission to focus their project on. All applications must be submitted online through Jems, a tracking system developed by Interact. It is available for all applicants and partners at: https://jems.interreg-euro-med.eu/.
The application procedure mainly consists of two main steps: submission of the application form, which should be filled in and confirmed in the Jems monitoring system, and, in the second step, the preparation of several mandatory annexes, which will be loaded into the system. Therefore, please note that two different deadlines must be met for each call, IE. the first step must be completed before the final call deadline.
Each project consortium appoints one organization as the lead partner, which assumes full responsibility for the implementation of the entire project. The leading partner is a public body or a body whose work is regulated by public law. The lead partner must be legally based in one of the qualified cooperation regions of the Interreg Euro-MED program. Private institutions or international organizations operating under national or international law cannot act as lead partners.
Partners can be public bodies or public law bodies, private institutions and/or international organizations operating under national or international law. Project partners who are not lead partners have their legal headquarters in one of the eligible regions in the cooperation area of the Interreg Euro-MED program or in a region outside the cooperation area that belongs to an EU member state.
Public, private or international institutions that want to be involved in the project without a financial contribution are considered "associated partners". Associate partners can be partners located in any EU member state or in a third country. Associate partners do not receive any funds from Interreg and must contribute with their own funds.
Useful links for more information:
• Call info: https://interreg-euro-med.eu/en/call-2-thematic-projects/,
• Documents: https://interreg-euro-med.eu/en/documents-tools/,
• Cooperation region: https://interreg-euro-med.eu/en/vhere-ve-vork/.