REMEDIES 2nd Open Call for Associate Regions: Prevention & Zero-waste solutions
ClosedDescription
The OC2 will fund the proposed actions for a period of 8 months, that will start in 2024 and extend to Spring of 2025 (indicative period: 11.09.2024 and 10.05.2025). Throughout this period the awarded applicants are expected to have regular monthly meetings with assigned REMEDIES mentor(s) to present the state of the art, as well as receive support and input regarding the implementation, whenever needed. It is also recommended that KPIs and Milestones, with concrete, quantitative and verifiable characteristics, guide these meetings, in order to have a clearer notion of the evolution of the implementation and identify challenges and mitigation actions. A representative of the each awarded applicants shall also attend the OC2 Kick off Meeting and the OC2 closing event, at the end of the 8 months implementation period. If you need any further information, please send your inquiry via the official email: opencall@remedies-for-ocean.eu.
Beneficiary & submission
Submission:
It is mandatory to apply online via F6S Online system: https://www.f6s.com/open-call-2-remedies/apply.
In addition to the Application Form, a technical document and an official document stating the legal status of the regional and/or local authority (see section 5.3 in the Guide for Applicants)
has to be submitted during this stage, which will support the evaluation process, having in mind the overall criteria defined in the Guide for Applicants. The evaluation is to be done in a first stage by a pool of external experts to be selected through an expression of interest.
Signed documents to be submitted if your application is selected:
- Declaration of Honour
- Subgrantee Agreement
Evaluation process:
Applications will be collected, analyzed, and assessed by a pool of multidisciplinary panels of experts to ensure a well-rounded evaluation process that considers various aspects of plastic pollution and its mitigation. Applications will be sorted and selected following the three main steps:
- Admissibility and Eligibility check
- Proposal evaluation
- Ranking and final selection
Applications will be evaluated remotely by two (2) external experts and assigned individual and final scoring. The final results will be verified and confirmed by an internal pool of partners from REMEDIES Project.
Further information
Financial Scheme:
REMEDIES 2nd Open Call for Associate Regions: Prevention & Zero-waste solutions (REMEDIES OC2) grants local and regional associated regions (local and/or regional authorities) up to €100K. The awarded applicants under OC2 will get their financing through two slots of payment to enter and complete the programme, according to the previewed actions in the Guide for Applicants and the Sub-grantee Agreement.
The first payment is done as soon as the selection is announced and it corresponds to 70% of the total requested budget. The second and last payment (the remaining 30% of the budget) will be transferred at the end of the eighth month period, after a positive assessment by the mentors, who will be following the development and implementation of the proposal.
Payment scheme, based on the program defined for the 8 months, will be performed based on the successful accomplishment of the program and will have indicative KPI to be defined and aligned in proposal stage, as well as along the program with the REMEDIES Project assigned to follow up the applicant journey along the 8-month OC2 process.
Additionally, the awarded applicants will receive technical assistance, including advisory services, to implement aquatic ecosystem restoration solutions and contribute to the objectives of the REMEDIES project.