Innovative sediment management framework for a SUstainNable DANube black SEa system
Scope and expected outcomes
Up to 3 applications from eligible regions will be selected and supported by the SUNDANSE Open Call #1. The total funding available for this specific call is €300,000. Total funding per project is a maximum of €100,000.00 (lump sum grant). The Open Call is exclusively for local and regional authorities. Eligible regions are located within the following countries: Germany, Slovakia, Moldova, Hungary and Croatia. Consortia applications are not accepted under this Call. The SUNDANSE Programme implementation will run for 9 months. Funding is paid in three lump sum instalments (17% + 58% + 25%) at the end of each stage upon successful achievement of milestones and deliverables. The documentation pack containing the Open Call documents is available at the project website: https://sundanseproject.eu/sundanse-open-call-1/
The call aims to fund innovative projects that expand the deployment, testing and engagement of developed SUNDANSE solutions across new regions. To be eligible, your project must specifically address at least one of the following core thematic areas related to sediment dynamics and river health:
Flow monitoring
Sediment quantity monitoring
Sediment quality assessment (including the identification of pollution sources of the river(s))
Actions to improve awareness raising on sediment flow alterations
Offer
The awarded beneficiaries will participate in the 9-month SUNDANSE Programme (The Danube Call Programme), which is divided into three stages: Stage 1 – Project Definition (2 months), Stage 2 – Project Implementation (4 months), and Stage 3 – Project evaluation (3 months). This includes the support of a mentor to monitor project progress and facilitate communication with technical partners.
Financial Support: Financial support is a maximum of €100,000 in the form of lump sum grants to deliver the work plan proposed. Funds will be distributed in three lump sums at the end of the 3 Stages: 17% after Stage 1, 58% after Stage 2, and 25% after Stage 3.
Programme Requirements: Mandatory outputs include the submission of a Report #1 (Individual Mentoring Plan project specifications), a Report #2 (Project implementation), and a final Report #3, which must include Stakeholder Engagement Outputs, a Regional Action Plan & Roadmap, and an Evaluation of resources usage and impact of the project.
Conditions
This Open Call is open exclusively to local and regional authorities from the regions associated with the SUNDANSE project. For the purpose of this Call, “local or regional authorities” are defined as legal entities, including bodies representing a regional or local authority (such as regional or local agencies, regional planning bodies, regional or local port authorities, and similar entities), whose role is significant and relevant for demonstrating the feasibility, replicability, and scalability of the solutions developed within the SUNDANSE project.
Eligible countries: Eligible are all regions within the countries around the Danube River, that are NOT located in the countries in which the SUNDANSE partners are based. Therefore, eligible regions are within the following countries: Germany, Slovakia, Moldova, Hungary and Croatia.
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