Projects To Support Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP)
EMFAF Project Grants
Basic Information
- Identifier
- EMFAF-2026-PIA-MSP
- Programme
- Projects to Support Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP)
- Programme Period
- 2021 - 2027
- Status
- Open (31094502)
- Opening Date
- January 15, 2026
- Deadline
- April 15, 2026
- Deadline Model
- single-stage
- Budget
- €1,700,000
- Min Grant Amount
- –
- Max Grant Amount
- –
- Expected Number of Grants
- –
- Keywords
- EMFAF-2026-PIA-MSPEMFAF-2026-PIA-MSPCross-Cutting Marine/Maritime AreasIntegrated Maritime PolicyMarine Protected Areas/MpasMarine and Ocean ManagementMaritime Cooperation at Sea Basin levelMaritime PolicyMaritime spatial planningOceanSpatial planningSustainable Blue Economy
Description
Proposals are expected to ensure that maritime plans are coherent and coordinated across the marine region concerned. Applicants should identify in their proposals the specific expected impacts in relation to the targeted priorities of the call, as set out in the call document.
Objective:The objective of this call for proposals is to facilitate the implementation of Maritime Spatial Planning in the EU, including through the effective application of Directive 2014/89 establishing a framework for MSP.
This call is intended to fund projects to develop innovative responses to tackle specific challenges that EU Members States might encounter when putting into effect, monitoring and/or revising their maritime spatial plans. Many of these challenges are common to coastal Member States. There is thus a shared interest in developing innovative responses that can apply within a sea basin and/or across sea basins. The specific scope and themes are described in the call document.
Scope:This call is intended to fund projects to develop innovative responses to tackle specific challenges that EU Members States might encounter when putting into effect, monitoring and/or revising their maritime spatial plans. Many of these challenges are common to coastal Member States. There is thus a shared interest in developing innovative responses that can apply within a sea basin and/or across sea basins. The specific scope and themes are described in the call document.
Eligibility & Conditions
Conditions
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in section 5 of the call document.
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
2. Eligible Countries
described in section 6 of the call document.
3. Other Eligible Conditions
described in section 6 of the call document.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
described in section 7 of the call document.
5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual.
5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
described in section 9 of the call document.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in section 4 of the call document.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
described in section 10 of the call document.
Call document and annexes:
Call document
Application form templates
Standard application form (EMFAF) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Detailed budget table (EMFAF) — not mandatory at proposal stage
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Additional documents:
Frequently Asked Questions About Projects To Support Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP)
Support & Resources
Please read carefully all provisions below before the preparation of your application.
For help related to this call, please contact please contact [email protected] by 7 April 2026. Please include the call identifier EMFAF-2026-PIA-MSP in the subject of your email.
Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals.
IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc.
Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.