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Call for Proposals
The Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry (MoETI) announces a Call for Applications under the Grant Scheme for the Creation, Modernization and Digital Upgrading of Processing and/or Marketing Units of Agricultural Products.
The Project will be implemented under Measure C3.1I6 of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RSP) of Cyprus and will be funded by the European Union (EU) Recovery and Resilience Mechanism, the central instrument of NextGenerationEU, the temporary instrument for financing the EU's recovery and exit from the pandemic crisis.
The total amount available for the needs of the call is €25 million.
The scheme aims to support existing and new small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as defined in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), which are or will be active in the processing and/or marketing of agricultural products. Activities related to the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, wines and wine vinegar, listed in Part II of Annex VII of Regulation (EU) 1308/2013, are not covered by the Scheme.
It is stressed that firms in difficulty within the meaning of the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (2014/C 249/01) are NOT eligible for a grant under this Scheme. Please note that this provision of the Guide (paragraph 9.2) has been amended following clarification received from the European Commission.
Interested parties can obtain the final Guide to the Scheme which sets out all the details, the Model Application Form and other required forms or documents from the website of the Department of Industry & Technology (www.meci.gov.cy/sit).
The proposal submission period starts on 1 March 2022 at 08:00 a.m. and applications will be accepted via the e-Grant Scheme System of the Ministry of Industry and Technology until 24 June 2022 at 11.59 p.m. or until the available budget is exhausted, plus a €10m overrun, i.e. applications up to €35m will be accepted. It is stressed that approvals will be given up to €25 million, which is the budget of the Call for Proposals.
It is stressed that applications and the relevant required supporting documents should be submitted only online at https:/fundingapps.mcit.gov.cy , using Chrome, Firefox and Edge browsers.
Priority order will be determined based on the order of submission of proposals (direct evaluation) and the maximum amount of approvals will not exceed the available budget of the Call.
For further information, interested parties may contact the relevant Officers at 22867275 / 22867279 / 22867243 / 22867154 / 22867261.
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