Deadline: 19-Mar-21
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Swedish EPA) has announced an Investment Grants to Reduce Emissions of Microplastics & Other Pollutants through Storm Water.
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency has been tasked with allocating grants for measures that improve the aquatic environment through 2023. This includes grants for investments to reduce emissions of microplastics and other pollutants through storm water.
The grant is distributed on the basis of ordinance (2018:496) on state support to reduce emissions of microplastics to the aquatic environment. The purpose of the ordinance is to contribute to achieving the environmental quality objectives, Sea in balance and living coast and archipelago, Non-toxic environment, Living lakes and watercourses and Groundwater of good quality.
Funding Information
- 175 million SEK may be used for, among other measurements, grants for stormwater measures that minimize microplastics and other pollution via stormwater.
What Applicants Can Apply For?
- The Swedish EPA may provide grants for:
- Investments in technology or other measures aimed at purifying stormwater from microplastics and other pollutants, or which otherwise reduces the spread of microplastics and other pollutants via stormwater.
- Grants may be given for feasibility studies and other preparatory measures required for an intended concrete measure.
- In addition to traditional solutions, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency is happy to see applications that contribute to development in the area: reduced spread of microplastic to stormwater, purification of microplastic in stormwater and which in addition to the purpose of the call contributes to additional environmental values.
- Investment projects can include the entire process from feasibility study, procurement, implementation of contract, commissioning and evaluation. For investment in the facility, a maintenance and maintenance plan is required.
- Preliminary study projects include the preparation of a basis for an intended concrete measure. For feasibility study projects, a timetable is planned for the planned implementation of a concrete measure.
- The earliest project start is after a decision has been made on the grant awarded. The decisions are planned to be made by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency no later than week 25.
Eligibility Criteria
- Actors who can apply for the grant:
- Grants can be given to public and private actors, such as municipalities, water authorities, property owners, associations and companies.
- Grants are not given to:
- private individuals,
- measures initiated before a grant decision is taken,
- supervision of students,
- information efforts or marketing,
- investments for educational purposes.
Application Process
Grant applications are to be submitted to the Swedish EPA using the application form and project calculation, which includes:
- Information on the applicant and contact person for the applicant.
- A description of the measures, the place of the measures and the financing, implementation and timetable of the measures.
- A project calculation, broken down by sub-projects, containing the costs of implementing the measure and the percentage of the costs covered by the applied for grants. The project calculation submitted is to be supplemented in the final reporting of the approved grant project by a financial final account.
- An estimate of how much emission of microplastics and other pollutants to the aquatic environment can be expected to decrease due to the measure.
- Information on the evaluation of the measures envisaged by the applicant and how the applicant can meet the requirement for dissemination of relevant knowledge.
- A disclosure of other grants that the applicant or other party has applied for or that have been awarded and that concern the same eligible costs as those in the application.
For more information, visit http://www.swedishepa.se/Guidance/Grants/Apply-for-support-to-reduce-the-release-of-microplastics-into-the-stormwater1/