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Innovation Grants for Municipal Waste Management: Financial Support to Third Parties

Deadline: 7-Apr-23

The present Sub-Grant scheme is launched in the framework of the Action ‘Capital Cities Collaborating on Common Challenges in Hazardous Waste Management – Yerevan, Warsaw, Tirana’ and is co-financed by the European Union and by these municipalities.

Goals
  • The main goal of the Action is to strengthen the urban governance of hazardous waste management through the partnership of Yerevan, Warsaw and Tirana, promoting peer learning, greater citizens’ participation and mainstreaming the existing best practices in hazardous waste management.
  • This Sub-Grant scheme contributes to the attainment of this overall goal by supporting the introduction of innovations and smart solutions in Municipal Waste Management and Household Hazardous Waste Management (MWM and HHWM).
Objectives and Lots
  • The global objective of this call for proposals is: to improve municipal waste and household hazardous waste management systems by devising and promoting innovations, smart solutions and digital (mobile/online) applications for better management of municipal waste (MW) and/or household hazardous waste (HHW).
  • The specific objectives of this call for proposals are presented in the following:
    • Specific Objectives 1
      • Introduction of innovations and smart solutions in MWM/HHWM, including digital applications, for citizens to:
        • Recognise Household Hazardous Waste (HHW), prevent its use, and participate in segregation and support treatment in accordance with locally applicable regulations and best practices;
        • Increase citizens’ participation in HHW prevention and proper management at the municipal level;
        • Promote initiatives and improved policies related to HHW prevention and proper management at the municipal level.
    • Specific Objectives 2
      • Introduction of innovations and smart solutions in MWM/HHWM for:
        • Better communication with inhabitants, feedback, and awareness-raising related to specific functions of MWM/HHWM systems and operations in Yerevan;
        • Improved management of bio-waste in Yerevan;
        • Improved collection, transportation and handling operations of MW/HHW in Yerevan.
    • Specific Objectives 3
      • Introduction of innovations and smart solutions in MWM/HHWM for:
        • Better communication with inhabitants, feedback, and awareness-raising related to specific functions of MWM/HHWM systems and operations in Warsaw.
    • Specific Objectives 4
      • Introduction of innovations and smart solutions in MWM/HHWM for:
        • Better organisation of MWM related to mass events in Tirana;
        • Improved collection, transportation and handling operations of MW/HHW in Tirana;
        • Better tariffication and tariffs collection systems for MWM/HHWM in Tirana;
        • Improved management of Civic Amenity Sites/Systems in Tirana.
  • Lots
    • LOT 1: Smart solutions for improved citizens’ behaviours in preventing and managing household hazardous waste – Yerevan, Warsaw and Tirana
    • LOT 2: Innovations and Smart Solutions in Municipal Waste and Household Hazardous Waste Management – Yerevan
    • LOT 3: Innovations and Smart Solutions in Municipal Waste and Household Hazardous Waste Management – Warsaw
    • LOT 4: Innovations and Smart Solutions in Municipal Waste and Household Hazardous Waste Management –Tirana
Funding Information
  • The overall indicative amount made available by the Sub-Grantor under this call for proposals is EUR 162,000,000.
  • Size of Sub-Grants
    • The total cost of the Action under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
      • minimum amount: EUR 25,000 (including Sub-Grantor grant and Applicant’s own co-financing);
      • maximum amount: EUR 45,000 (including Sub-Grantor grant and Applicant’s own co-financing).
  • Duration: The initial planned duration of an Action may not exceed 12 months.
Outcomes
  • Output Indicators
    • Number of technical, and organizational improvements, innovations and smart/digital solutions for MWM/HHWM developed
    • Number of innovations and smart/digital solutions for MWM/HHWM under intellectual property protection
    • Number of innovations and smart/digital solutions for MWM/HHWM made available as open source licence
  • Result Indicators
    • Number of institutional users of innovations and smart/digital solutions for MWM/HHWM
  • Number of end users (inhabitants) of innovations and smart/digital solutions for MWM/HHWM
Target Groups
  • The primary target group are the citizens of the three partner cities and all the persons visiting the cities, that will benefit from an innovative and more efficient waste management system. In addition, the secondary target group are all the institutions responsible for municipal and hazardous waste management whose tasks may be simplified and improved using advanced technologies and innovative approaches.
  • The Sub-Grant is open to SMEs, Research Institutions, Research and Development Institutions and Higher Educations Institutions, that are keen to develop novel, ingenious solutions to better face the challenges of MWM and HHWM in the three Capital Cities and beyond.
Eligibility Criteria
  • Lead Applicant(s)
    • In order to be eligible for a Sub-Grant the Lead Applicant must:
      • be a micro, small or medium-sized Enterprise (SME), OR
      • be a Research Institution, OR
      • be a Research and Development Institution, OR
      • be a Higher Education Institution
      • be legally registered before 31 March 2022.
      • be established in one of the following countries:
        • FOR LOT 1: Armenia, Poland or Albania; FOR LOT 2: Armenia; FOR LOT 3: Poland; FOR LOT 4: Albania.
    • The Lead Applicant must also:
      • be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the Co-Applicant, if any, not acting as an intermediary.
  • Co-Applicant(s)
    • In order to be eligible a Co-Applicant must:
      • be a micro, small or medium-sized Enterprise (SME), OR
      • be a Research Institution, OR
      • be a Research and Development Institution, OR
      • be a Higher Education Institution
      • be legally registered before 31 March 2022.
      • be established in any EU/EEA country or in any ENI or IPA country eligible for EU support.
  • Contractors
    • The applicants are permitted to award contracts. Contractors are subject to the procurement rules set out in the Sub-Grant contract. The Lead Applicant and Co-Applicant cannot be contractors in any project awarded and contracted under this Sub-Grant scheme.
    • Lead Applicants, Co-Applicant, and in case of legal entities, persons who have powers of representation, decision-making or control over the Lead Applicant and the Co-Applicant are informed that, should they be in one of the situations of early detection or exclusion.

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