COVID-19 Recovery Through Sustainable Tourism Growth and SME Support
The COVID-19 Recovery Through Sustainable Tourism Growth and SME Support program aims to bolster the resilience and competitiveness of tourism SMEs by accelerating their digital and green transformation. It seeks to foster innovative business models, enhance cooperation across the tourism value chain, and facilitate knowledge transfer for a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. This initiative provides financial support to third parties, specifically tourism SMEs, to achieve these objectives.
Who is Funded
This section outlines the eligibility criteria for applicants, the geographical scope of the program, and its core objectives aimed at revitalizing the tourism sector.
What is Funded
This section details the types of projects and activities eligible for funding, outlining the specific sectors of focus, permissible and impermissible costs, and the developmental stages of projects that the program intends to support.
Type and Scope of Funding
This section provides detailed information on the financial nature of the support offered, including the types of instruments used, the funding amounts available, and typical project durations.
Conditions and Requirements
This section outlines the essential rules, regulations, and specific conditions that applicants and beneficiaries must adhere to, covering aspects from application terms and collaboration requirements to financial stipulations and other important provisions.
Application Procedure
This section guides applicants through the essential steps of the application process, from proposal preparation and submission to how evaluation and award decisions are made.
Legal Basis
This section identifies the foundational legal and official documents that legitimize and govern the program, as well as where these authoritative texts can be accessed.
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Funding Overview
Funding Status:
Closed
Maximum Amount:
10,000 € per SME (for financial support to third parties)
Allocated Budget:
12,420,000 €
Open Until:
Ongoing
Award Channel:
Competitive Tender
Region:
EU Member States and countries associated with the Single Market Programme (SMP). This includes eligible EEA countries and countries in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement, such as Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Turkey, provided the agreement enters into force before grant signature. Support to SMEs should predominantly aim at country level, emphasizing the European dimension, though territorial limitations by DMOs within their country can be considered if justified.
Sectors:
Tourism, Agriculture and Agribusiness, Food Processing, Renewable Energy, Environmental and Climate Protection
Beneficiaries:
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the tourism sector, specifically tourism activity providers and tourism attractions
Application Type:
Consortium Required
Funding Stages:
Implementation, Capacity Building, Product Development, Process Optimization, Scaling
Funding Provider
Program Level:
European Union
Funding Body:
European Union (European Commission)
Managed By:
European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)
Additional Partners:
Cappadocia University, UDRUZENJE - KLASTER MEDICINSKOG I ZDRAVSTVENOG TURIZMA (Cluster of medical and health tourism Serbia), CAMARA OFICIAL DE COMERCIO, INDUSTRIA, SERVIZOS E NAVIGACION DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, West Cherkaschyna Tourism and Hotel Association, CONCEPTTO DESARROLLO ESTRATÉGICO, SL, Global Skills Network SL, ROLIX IMPEX SERIES S.R.L., Sail Croatia D.O.O, Izmir Commodity Exchange (ICE), NEVIANA BOUMBAROVA, OPENCOM I.S.S.C. (Catholic University of Murcia - UCAM), Greenovations Fest- und Messeveranstaltungs GmbH, Desafio Funcional, Unipessoal LDA, C.I.P. Citizens In Power (CIP), THOMAS MORE MECHELEN-ANTWERPEN (Thomas More University of Applied Sciences), GC GENOMICS ESPAÑA, SL, Grupo Colabora Formación y Proyectos, SL, Toerisme Oost-Vlaanderen, TRAKYA DOGA SPORLARI IHTISAS KULUBU DERNEGI (TRAKDOSK), Tournesol j.d.o.o. (Sol Travel Croatia), APB TOERISME PROVINCIE ANTWERPEN, Ukrainian Association of Medical Tourism, Tourism Union of Kosova, AGENTIA PENTRU DEZVOLTARE REGIONALA CENTRU, Grants-Project, GMT Hospitality Sociedade Unipessoal Lda, Nicosia Tourism Board, ORTA KARADENIZ KALKINMA AJANSI, ATGAB (Adana Turizmi Gelistirme ve Altyapi Hizmet Birligi), TURKGEN YAZILIM DANISMANLIK SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI, CULTURE GOES EUROPE (CGE)- SOZIOKULTURELLE INITIATIVE ERFURT EV, JUDETUL HARGHITA (Harghita County Council), Ukrainian Food Travel Association, GRANT GARANT SRO, CAMERA DI COMMERCIO DELL UMBRIA, BRIDGE FOR BILLIONS SL, Institute for Economic Research and Legal Studies, ASOCIATIA DE DEZVOLTARE INTERCOMUNITARA HARGHITA, COMUNE DI SIENA, Entrepreneurship Support Foundation, INSTITOUTO ANAPTIXIS EPICHEIRIMATIKOTITAS ASTIKI ETAIREIA (Institute of Entrepreneurship Development - iED), SYNYO GmbH, ENERJI VERIMLILIGI VE CEVRE KORUMADERNEGI (ENVERCEVKO), Cyprus Sustainable Tourism Initiative, GRANTXPERT CONSULTING LIMITED, CAMARA OFICIAL DE COMERCIO INDUSTRIA SERVICIOS Y NAVEGACION DE MURCIA, Development and Educational Centre for the Metal Industry, Metal Centre Cakovec, MOLI DE LES TINALLES SL, Vanlife Germany e. V., Agorà Società Cooperativa Sociale, HeadHunter Limited SRL, CRO OUTDOOR, ILIAKTIDA, INTERSPREAD GMBH, Confcommercio Trentino, Belek Tourism Investors Union (BETUYAB), Civica srl, GC GENOMICS GMBH, SERIK GENCLIK EGITIM KULTUR CEVRE VE SPOR DERNEGI
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