We are pleased to inform you that the procedure for the evaluation and selection of grant applications submitted in the call for proposals "Strengthened implementation of Circular Economy" under the Environment, Energy and Climate Change Programme financed from the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 has been completed.

The competition enjoyed extraordinary interest from Applicants. Almost 50 project concepts were submitted for a total amount of over 126 million PLN (28.8 million EUR), while the amount of funds allocated for this call was 13.1 million PLN (3 million EUR).

The aim of the call is to select projects that will contribute to:

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

The competition was divided into two stages. On the first stage, the Evaluation Team selected project concepts that met the selection criteria to the greatest extent and provided the opportunity to practically implement or popularise the principles of the circular economy. 16 project concepts and one reserve project were qualified for the second stage, which were evaluated by independent external experts.

Please find below a full list of projects that will receive support – in case of selected projects, applicants will receive an invitation to sign a project contact while the others remain on a reserve list.