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Summary
The BlueActionAA transition agenda call BAAT-01 aims to mobilise and engage national, regional and local actors across the Arctic and Atlantic basins and help them take steps for long term sustainability and scaling of solutions in support of the Mission Ocean objectives.
The EU Mission Ocean and Waters aims to restore the health of the ocean, seas, and inland waters by 2030 through a coordinated and integrated approach.
Detailed Call Description
BlueActionAA Transition Agenda Call (BAAT-01) is focusing on the development of Transition Agendas within the Atlantic and Arctic basins. For the purposes of this call, a Transition Agenda is a strategic roadmap or actionable multi-year plan to support the achievement of the Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030”. It sets out priorities, specific actions, expected results and impacts, and identifies concrete pathways for implementation, scaling and future financing, with a focus on the Mission objectives most relevant to the specific community that is targeted.
BAAT-01 is designed to support, through grant aid and technical assistance, the development of transition agendas. These can take for form of, for example:
- Strategic roadmaps to guide Mission communities in achieving the Mission’s objectives and ensuring long-term impact by supporting the deployment or scaling up of Mission relevant solutions.
- Policy Recommendations targeted at the governance level (EU, regional, national, local) appropriate to the scope of the Transition Agenda, including the development or adaptation of legislation, policy, and/or management plans enabling Mission relevant solutions.
- Regulatory innovation proposals to facilitate cross-sectoral collaboration and utilization of emerging technologies and data assets relevant to the Mission Objectives
Submitted project proposals to this call shall demonstrably contribute to the following Mission Ocean and Waters specific objectives:
- Protect and restore marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity, in line with the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030
- Prevent and eliminate pollution of our ocean, seas and waters, in line with the EU Action Plan Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil.
- Make the sustainable blue economy carbon-neutral and circular, in line with the proposed European Climate Law and the comprehensive vision outlined in the Sustainable Blue Economy Strategy
Transition Agendas developed under this call must contribute to at least one of the Mission Ocean and Waters objectives and targets within the Atlantic and Arctic basin area.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
This call aims to distribute a total of €1.000.000 in the form of lump sum grants (the grant is awarded to the consortium coordinator only.)
The total project budget is up to €100.000.
The maximum amount of grant that can be awarded to any individual organisation participating in a Transition Agenda project is € 75 000 (hence, single applicant projects cannot request funding of more than €75.000).
It is expected up to 10 projects to be selected, under this call.
Organisations can receive grant aid only once from BlueActionAA. This means that organisations that receive funding under the first Transition Agenda call (BAAT-01) call cannot receive funding under the second Transition Agenda Call (BAAT-02) call or the Community-Led Pilot Action Call (BAAC-01) call that is open in parallel with BAAT-01.
The financing provided for each funded project is determined through a lump sum scheme, taking into account the requirements specified in the call text and the duration of the project.
The duration of projects is expected to be between 6 months and 18 months.
The starting date of the projects is 04 November 2026.
The expected winning projects Inception / Kick-off meeting is 04 November 2026.
Thematic Categories
- Environment and Climate Change
- Fisheries/ Aquaculture and Maritime Policy
- Public Administration
- Regional Development
- Shipping - Marine Transports
- Water - Management of Water Resources
Eligibility for Participation
- Associations
- Businesses
- International Organisations
- Legal Entities
- Local Authorities
- NGOs
- Other Beneficiaries
Eligibility For Participation Notes
Eligible applicants for this call are: Regional and local public authorities; NGOs, foundations (public and private), professional associations, civil society and citizen associations. Such entities should be engaged in local development and nature conservation activities; SMEs and Large Enterprises; Cultural and Educational organisations; Relevant EU Research Infrastructure, research organisations and academia.
Eligible countries include:
- The Member States (MS) of the European Union (EU); including their outermost regions;
- The Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) linked to the Member States;
- Horizon Europe associated countries at the time the BlueActionAA grant entered into force (01/09/2025), which are: Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, the Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Republic of Korea, Serbia, Switzerland, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom.
While no restriction applies, lead applicants (project coordinators) are particularly encouraged from the following Atlantic/Arctic Basin countries and territories: France, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands, UK and Canada.
As a non-exhaustive example, the types of entities eligible to apply may include:
- Port authorities (including inland ports).
- Fishing communities, aquaculture producers and other representatives of blue economy.
- Operators of various vessels [transport, tourism related, fishing, etc.].
- Local Action Groups described by the Community-Led Local Development strategies
- Administrative bodies and/or communities with decision making authority responsible for Waterfront cities, islands or regions.
- Conservation communities.
- Tourism-related public and private companies, NGOs, public institutions.
- Maritime infrastructure operators (incl. offshore platforms and their operators).
- Locally based companies.
Please note that small and community-based organizations are explicitly welcome to the BAAT-01 call.
Consortium composition and application obligations
- Applications from individual entities (single applicant submission) or from multi-partner consortia are eligible.
- Consortia may consist of up to 6 partners. Given the scale of funding available, small consortia are more suitable for this call.
- At least one consortium member must have an established link with the local and regional communities that the project is associated with (for example, through local projects or by operating in the locality/region).
- BlueActionAA partners (or their affiliate entities or employees) are not eligible for this call.