Deadline Date: 03-Jan-2023

BeMed launches its 2022 call for micro-initiatives targeting actions that strive to curve plastic pollution in the Mediterranean region.

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This call participates to the development of a network of local Mediterranean stakeholders who will work in the field to combat plastic pollution by adapting to local socio-economic conditions.

The aim of BeMed is to support innovative socially responsible solutions for a healthy Mediterranean, in cooperation with the public and private sectors, NGOs and the scientific community.

Objectives

• Through support to micro-initiatives implemented by local stakeholders committed to combating plastic pollution, BeMed aims to achieve the following goals:
  • Changings in social behaviour with regard to the unsustainable use of plastics,
  • Reinforcement of capacities of local stakeholders and of their actions’ impact,
  • To disseminate good practices, on the reduction of the use of plastic, the implementation of alternative products, and plastic waste management,
  • To progressively establish a Mediterranean network of local stakeholders committed to combating plastic pollution.

Funding Information

• Each initiative should have an overall budget of 30,000 Euros maximum.
• BeMed’s contribution:
  • Shall not exceed 75% of the overall cost of the initiative, and
  • Shall not exceed 10,000 Euros.
• The duration of the initiative is to be between 12 and 18 months maximum.

Eligible Countries

• The CMI concerns every country in the Mediterranean region.
• However please note that funding will be allocated as a priority to the following countries: Albania, Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Montenegro, the Palestinian Territories, Tunisia, Turkey, Cyprus, Croatia, Malta and Greece.

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible stakeholders: NGOs, territorial authorities, municipalities, small and medium sized enterprises, scientific institutions.
• Applicant organisations need to meet the following criteria:
  • Organizations that have already been supported twice by previous BeMed Calls for micro-initiatives cannot be supported again.
  • To develop activities chiefly concerning awareness, nature protection, environmental lobbying, social change, research and innovation.
  • To belong to one of the following categories: NGO, association, territorial authority, municipality, small and medium-sized enterprise, scientific institution.
  • To have a legal status enabling them to receive grants.
  • To have their head office registered in the country benefitting from the grant.
  • Applications from institutions that have not received financial support from BeMed will be given priority.

For more information, visit Micro-Initiatives.