Technical assistance to support EU Missions OCEANS

April 5, 2024

Technical assistance is made available to support communities of actors to achieve the EU Mission: Restore our Ocean and Waters objectives. The application for the Call for Expression of Interest will be organized in two distinct cycles:

• Cycle 1: from 22 March 2024 until 24 May 2024 at 23:59 CEST

• Cycle 2: from September/October 2024 until November/December 2024 (exact dates to be confirmed)

The objective of the technical assistance is to support  selected applicants in developing and strengthening their actions  contributing to one or more of the targets of the Mission Ocean and  Waters. By participating in this call for technical assistance, selected  projects will gain access to technical assessments and feasibility  studies.

The technical assistance shall match the  needs, capacity, and interests of applicants, providing tailored expert  support for applicants’ projects on key dimensions such as regulatory,  technical, economic, operational, environmental, and commercial  feasibility. 

The feasibility studies will provide an  assessment of the overall viability of projects, defining risks,  opportunities, and probability of success and analyzing whether the  planned projects are legally, technically, financially, economically,  operationally, environmentally, and commercially justifiable and  feasible. The studies shall also provide recommendations on how to  improve the feasibility of selected actions.

Through the  technical assistance, selected beneficiaries will gain a clearer  understanding of the project feasibility and/or requirements to scale up  and further develop the project.