A premier firm specializing in the fundraising and management of European co-financed projects is looking for partners to work on PPPA-2024-MUNITIONS

IkerConsulting is a premier firm specializing in the fundraising and management of European co-financed projects. Our expertise encompasses research, innovation, business model development, and fundraising. We boast a proven track record in projects co-financed by European programs for territorial cooperation and research. Notably, we have excelled in marine environmental research initiatives such as CLAIM (Horizon 2020) and munitions projects like North Sea Wrecks and REMARCO (Interreg NSR).

Saving our Seas – Reducing danger of munitions dumped in European seas

TOPIC ID: PPPA-2024-MUNITIONS

Type of grant: Call for proposals

General information

Programme: Pilot Projects & Preparation Actions (PPPA)

Call: Saving our Seas – Reducing danger of munitions dumped in European seas (PPPA-2024-MUNITIONS)

Type of action: PPPA Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions

Type of MGA: Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions [PPPA]

Status: Open for submission

Deadline model: single-stage

Opening Date: 25 June 2024

Deadline dates: 21 November 2024 17:00 (Brussels time)

Topic description

Objective:

This call for proposals aims to:

1. Develop the most environmentally friendly, comprehensive and efficient technologies and methods for the removal, disposal and/or neutralisation of munitions dumped at sea including by developing new technologies and methods and/or improving existing ones, such as those developed under other EU-funded projects.
2. Test the new and/or improved technologies and methods in real (non-wartime) conditions, with a focus on the areas of the Baltic Sea that have been identified as priority areas for action, taking into account the results of prioritisation exercises carried out by other projects and initiatives.
3. Support increased and timely access by stakeholders to the most appropriate technologies, methods, and personnel for clean-up of submerged munitions in sea basins around the EU.
4. Support the transfer of technologies and methods to other sea basins around the EU, including the Black Sea and Azov Sea.

Scope:

This call for proposals aims to optimise technologies and methods to tackle submerged munitions in the Baltic Sea and other European sea basins by building on and complementing existing successful projects, and cooperating with ongoing initiatives.

It focuses on improving existing technologies and methodologies used to remove/neutralise/dispose of submerged munitions. Improvements should relate to their efficiency, effectiveness, safety and environmental impact.

It further covers improvements to the availability and accessibility of technologies, methods, support and personnel for carrying out actions on submerged munitions.

In addition, it prioritises concrete action to test and demonstrate technologies and methods in identified munitions hotspots in the Baltic Sea.

A further priority is the transfer of the solutions developed to other European sea basins, and particularly to address the consequences of Russian aggression in the Black Sea and Azov Sea.

Please, visit the following page to get more information regarding this call: https://www.developmentaid.org/grants/view/1324763/saving-our-seas-reducing-danger-of-munitions-dumped-in-european-seas?useNavigation=true