Deadline: 14-Oct-22
CISP-International Committee for the development of Peoples, lead beneficiary of the RESTART MED! project is pleased to announce the launching of a call to award grants for Promoting sustainable tourism in the Mediterranean, as part of RESTART MED! a 2-years project co-funded by the ENI CBC MED Programme.
RESTART MED! will promote sustainability in the tourism sector by taking into account sustainable tourism products developed within the 4 standard projects on sustainable tourism of the ENICBCMED program 2014-2020 (CROSSDEV MED PEARLS MEDUSA MED GAIMES) and within a number of other capitalizable projects in realized in the framework of ENICBCMED, INTERREG MED, COSME and EMFF – EASME programmes.
A major component of the RESTART MED! project foresees to assess and provide technical assistance and funding for the promotion of 20 sustainable tourism products across the 5 project countries. These products all over the Mediterranean will share similar characteristics, following Sustainable Tourism criteria and offering equally sustainable equivalent experiences in the different countries, although fully adapted to each local context. Thus, the Mediterranean region will become a unique platform to enjoy Sustainable Tourism experiences for domestic and international visitors looking for genuine tourism experiences that are enjoyable while also representing a good contribution to the local economies and cultures and to protect the environment.
Objectives
The objective of the call is “To engage and empower economic actors active in the sustainable tourism sector, through the realization of visibility initiatives aimed at promoting the attractiveness of existing sustainable tourism products in the target area(s) and increasing the attention for the sustainable tourist destinations” in Sicily, Italy .
Themes
Sectors or themes Sustainable Tourism defined by the United Nations World Tourism Organization as “Tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment and host communities”.
Funding Information
- The overall indicative amount made available under this call for sub-grant proposals is EUR 15,000.
- The Comitato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo dei Popoli – CISP as RESTART MED project Lead Beneficiary and contracting authority reserves the right not to award all available funds.
- Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
- Minimum amount: EUR < 5,000.00>
- Maximum amount: EUR < 15,000.00>.
Eligible Costs
To be eligible under this call for proposals, are actual costs incurred and paid by the subgrant beneficiary which are compliant with the program rules and meet the following criteria:
- They are incurred during the implementation of the action and paid before the submission of the final report; − they are indicated in the budget for the action;
- They are necessary for the implementation of the action;
- They are identifiable and verifiable, in particular being recorded in the accounting record of the subgrant beneficiary
- They comply with the requirements of applicable tax and social legislation;
- They are reasonable, justified and comply with the requirement of sound financial management, in particular regarding economy and efficiency;
- They are supported by adequate proving documents;
- They are related to the cost categories identified in the budget are eligible.
- VAT is eligible in EU Member States when it is non-recoverable.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible for a grant, the Lead Applicant must:
- Be an MSME, provider / manager of existing sustainable tourism products and services. For example – and not exclusively: Micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) in the tourist sector, tourist service provider, tour operator, travel agency, Destination Management Organization (DMO), Destination Management Company (DMC), tourist professional association, site management company, etc
- Be established in the eligible countries and regions of RESTART MED!
- Be experienced in tourism promotion activities in the territories belonging to the municipalities of Castelvetrano, Menfi, Sambuca di Sicilia, Gibellina, Montevago and Santa Margherita Belice.
- Be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action, not acting as an intermediary.
- Actions must take place in Sicily in the area of the municipalities of Castelvetrano, Menfi, Sambuca di Sicilia, Gibellina, Montevago and Santa Margherita Belice. The subgrant activities may be extended to the provinces of Trapani, Palermo, and Agrigento in their entirety.
For more information, visit https://www.enicbcmed.eu/restart-med-opens-call-sub-grants-visibility-activities-sustainable-tourism-products-sicily-italy