Having got acquainted with the results of the work of the Evaluation Team under the pilot call “Strengthened implementation of Circular Economy”, the Operator of the Environment, Energy and Climate Change Programme decided to admit 16 projects to the second stage of the call and to select one reserve project, according to the ranking list (in the attachment below).

Almost 50 project concept notes were submitted under the call for "Strengthened implementation of Circular Economy" for the total amount of over 126 million PLN (28.8 million EUR), while the amount of funds allocated to this call is 13.1 million PLN (3 million EUR). Let us recall that the objectives of  the selected projects were to:

• reduce the consumption of raw materials and increase the efficiency of their use at each stage of the product life cycle,
• implement actions related to the sustainable industrial production, sustainable consumption and bioeconomy,
• choose the most innovative and easily replicable solutions,
• increase public awareness and knowledge of the circular economy.

The announcement of the II stage of the call was published on 22nd March at the website of the Ministry of Climate and Environment and the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management.

The opening date for receiving grant applications for entitled Applicants is scheduled for 12th April 2021.