EMFAF – Regional flagship projects supporting a sustainable blue economy in EU sea basins – submerged munitions in the Baltic Sea – 2023

Objective

To prepare the ground for concrete actions to mitigate the threat to human health and safety, the environment and to the development of sustainable blue economy posed by the presence of submerged munitions in the Baltic Sea.

Priorities

• Priority 1: To gather and analyse existing, available date from all relevant sources and databases on submerged munitions, including identification of gaps in the data
• Priority 2: To fill gaps, including by deploying systems at sea to collect and gather additional data that are needed for the establishment of priorities, including the use of cutting-edge technologies
• Priority 3: To identify and propose a list of relevant factors for establishment of priority sites where submerge munitions should be adressed
• Priority 4: To encourage data sharing and best practice shared among relevant entities in the Baltic Sea region dealing with the issue of submerged munitions
• Priority 5: To raise awareness on the risks and impacts of submerge munitions dumped at sea

Among financed actions

• Gap analysis
• Data collection
• Criteria and recommendations
• Enhancing coordination
• Awareness raising

Additional information

• This call for proposals is an open call for proposals.
• Initial duration of the action: between 24 and 36 months

Eligibility

• Be a legal person
• Be a public or private entity

• Total budget of the call: 2.018.000 euro
• Amount of the grant: up to 2.018.000 euro
• Co-financing rate: up to 80 % of the total eligible costs