Details
- Status
- Open
- Publication date
- 14 January 2025 in EU Funding & Tenders Portal
- Opening date
- Deadline model
- Single-stage
- Deadline date
- 23 April 2025, 17:00 (CEST)
Description
The EU Civil Protection Mechanism co-finances projects that support Member States and participating states’ efforts in the field of disaster preparedness and prevention. The argument for enhancing the investments in disaster prevention and preparedness has never been clearer. Investing in resilience unlocks social, economic and environmental benefits that outweigh the cost regardless of whether and when a disaster materialises [1]. In addition, when prevention and preparedness investments integrate “smart” features (e.g. early warning systems, nature-based measures to mitigate the impact of heatwaves and floods in urban areas, combined seismic retrofitting and energy efficiency interventions in buildings, etc.) the return on investment is the highest.
Following this logic, the 'Technical assistance for disaster risk management' funding instrument provides financial support (with a rate of EU co-financing of 95%) to the national disaster risk management authorities of Member States and other participating states in the UCPM for the development of strategic activities (including feasibility studies, proposals, policies and plans), which can leverage investments for greater disaster risk management impact. It also supports the implementation of the Union disaster resilience goals.
The call is open for applications by national authorities of eligible countries. While there are no strict requirements on the applicants as regards their main areas of competence, based on the priorities of this call, it is understood that applicants will have competences in the disaster risk and crisis management areas.
Eligible countries include the EU Member States and other participating states in the Union Civil Protection Mechanism: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, the Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Türkiye and Ukraine. In addition, Kosovo* and Georgia are also eligible to apply under this call.
(*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.)
DG ECHO will organise an online information session about this call for proposals on 4 February 2025. More information can be found here.