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For 5th call applicants

5th call for proposals was open from 1 February till 3 June 2019! 
 

The Monitoring Committee of the programme has met in Rīga, Latvia on 5-6 December 2019 for its 8th meeting. As a result of the 5th call competition, 4 cooperation projects were selected for funding for a total allocation of ca 2,6 million EUR. Selected projects are -  Military Heritage, Smart Living, DAML and WaterAct. 

 

10 project applications have been submitted by the set deadline and in total, 7,1 million euros were requested for financing proposed projects.

5 project applications were received under the SO 2.1 "More diversified and sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage" and 5 under the SO 2.2 "Increased awareness of energy-saving, sorting waste and re-use, and more efficient management of common water resources".

 

The 5th call for proposals was thematically targeted to priority 2 "Clean and valued living environment" with ca 2,5 million euros available under following specific objectives (SO): 

SO 2.1 More diversified and sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage.

SO 2.2 Increased awareness of energy-saving, sorting waste and re-use, and more efficient management of common water resources. 


eMS training was organized in Tartu and Riga on 20 May 2019.
 

! Please be aware that consultations with the Joint secretariat are compulsory before submission of project application (technical eligibility criterion nr 1). What qualifies as consultation is described here.


Information seminars were held in Tartu, Estonia and Riga, Latvia on 7 March 2019. Presentations from the seminars:

Programme rules SO 2.1 and SO 2.2 (in Estonian)

Programme rules general information (in Estonian)

Project Green Public Events (in Estonian)

Programme status in March 2019 (in Latvian)
Programme rules SO 2.1., SO 2.2., project budget (in Latvian)
Programme rules SO 2.2. (in Latvian)

Project Industrial Heritage (in Latvian)

 

Overview of SO 2.1 - More diversified and sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage.

 

Partnership

Projects must involve at least one Estonian and one Latvian partner, who are legally registered in the programme area. A specific requirement for SO 2.1 partnership is to involve larger networks of partners. All types of organizations and enterprises from Estonia and Latvia can apply (chapters 4.4. and 4.5. in the programme manual).

 
Specific requirements:
  • create sustainable and environmentally–friendly tourism products and services
  • include and improve existing cultural or natural heritage sites
  • include marketing of the created products and services
  • target wider geographical territory
  • involve larger networks of partners
  • not to create tourism products, that already are supported within the programme (information about supported heritage tourism projects).

 

Output indicators:
  1. (Sets of) products or services created based on cultural or natural heritage (compulsory)
  2. Cross-border networks established or strengthened for managing and promoting the sites (compulsory)
  3. Improved sites of natural or cultural heritage (optional)

 

Maximum grant size: ca 2,5 million euros 

 

Examples of expected activities:
  • Jointly developed sustainable and environmentally-friendly tourism products and services based on the diverse natural and cultural heritage of the programme area, e.g. tourism routes, joint offers, joint brands, etc;
  • Improved sites that are of natural or cultural heritage, which are integral components of joint tourism products or services;
  • Marketing of the created products and services. 

 

Leaflet SO 2.1 - ENG

For more information read the chapter 3.2 in the programme manual or consult the Joint secretariat.  

 

Overview of the SO 2.2 - Increased awareness of energy-saving, sorting waste and re-use, and the more efficient management of common water resources.

 

Partnership

Projects must involve at least one Estonian and one Latvian partner, who are legally registered in the programme area. All types of organizations and enterprises from Estonia and Latvia can apply (chapters 4.4. and 4.5. in the programme manual). Projects aimed to increase joint water management initiatives must involve in the partnership at least one Estonian and one Latvian institution listed in the footnote on page 13 of the programme manual. 

 

Output indicators:
  • public campaigns that are targeted at environmentally-friendlier behaviour for the topic "Increased awareness of energy-saving, sorting waste and re-use" 
  • joint management initiatives for water or coastal areas for the topic "More efficient management of common water resources" 
  • fulfilment of other output indicators is optional for both topics

 

Maximum grant size: 500 000 euros for public campaigns and 350 000 joint management initiatives

 

Examples of expected activities - topic "Increased awareness of energy-saving, sorting waste and re-use": 
  • public campaigns that include hands-on workshops, information tools and other activities to raise awareness about the importance of energy-saving, waste sorting and re-use.

 

Examples of expected activities - topic "More efficient management of common water resources":
  • activities related to efficient use and protection of joint water resources (Gauja/Koiva and Salaca/Salatsi river basins and marine and coastal areas);
  • coordinated reaction to environmental accidents in the Gulf of Riga, supporting pollution prevention. 

 

Leaflet SO 2.2 - ENG

Examples of supported environmental awareness and water management projects.

For more information read the chapter 3.2 in the programme manual or consult the Joint secretariat. 

Publicity guidelines

 

Publicity Guidelines inform you about the use of the programme Logo, requirements for reference to the funding of the programme and eligibility of costs related to the publicity of activities within the project. Costs related to the fulfilment of these requirements can be included in the budget of the project. 

 

Publicity guidelines (updated in November 2017) {531 KB}

Please look for the Annexes to the Publicity guidelines here. 

Application procedure 

 

The project application has to be developed and submitted in the electronic monitoring system of the programme by 3 June 2019, 14:00.

 

Guidelines for filling in the application in the eMS - 5th call {3 MB}

 

Additional documents to be submitted together with the application form:

     1. Lead partner’s confirmation of the application form

    2. Partners co-financing statements

    3. Declaration by Latvian partners

 

        Lead partner’s confirmation of the application form {56 KB}

        Partners co-financing statements {334 KB}

        Declaration by Latvian partners {67 KB}

 

     4. Statements of de minimis aid by Latvian partners if relevant

​         Form for statements of de minimis aid {25 KB}

 

    5. Where the project activities include construction works or other works that fall under the regulation of the national building legislation, the supporting documentation has to be in line with the national building legislation. One copy of a full set of documents required under the national building laws, including building permit (ehitusluba/būvatļauja) must be submitted to the JS together with the application form. 

 

     6. Document „Justification of investments“ in the following cases and as described in the point 6.2.2. of the programme manual:

  • Cost of a single piece or a set of equipment in one location exceeds 50 000 euros under the budget line “Equipment”
  • Construction costs per object/location exceed 50 000 euros under the budget line “Infrastructure and works”
  • A total cost per object/location under the budget lines “Equipment” and “Infrastructure and works” exceeds 50 000 euros

 

Assessment and selection of project applications 

Please refer to the programme manual point 6.2.2.1. for detailed information about the assessment of project applications.

 

For signing documents electronically and for opening electronically signed documents there are following ways how you can do that:

- directly via Latvian eParaksts (eSignature) webpage at https://www.eparaksts.lv/lv/palidziba/parbaudit-edokumentu/

- by downloading eParaksts software from https://www.eparaksts.lv/lv/palidziba/lejupielades/eparakstitajs-3/

- by downloading Estonian ID-software from https://installer.id.ee/?lang=eng

 

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