Higher Educational Institutions

Signing of the Programme Agreement - EEA and Norway Grants 2014-2021
Malta will be benefitting from €8 Million in EEA and Norwegian Grants under the programming period 2014-2021, aimed towards urban development and poverty reduction. This follows the signing of a programme agreement between Malta’s National Focal Point and the Norwegian Ambassador for Malta in Rome, HE Margit F. Tveiten. The signing took place on 5 June 2018 at Auberge D’Aragon and was overseen by Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds and Social Dialogue Aaron Farrugia.…
Cost: € 8 M
Beneficiary: Malta
Related Fund: EEA AND NORWAY GRANTS 2014-2021

iFishIENCI
*Intelligent Fish feeding through Integration of Enabling technologies and Circular principles* iFishIENCi will deliver breakthrough innovations supporting sustainable aquaculture, based on enabling technologies and circular principles, thereby providing the European aquaculture industry with the competitive advantage and growth stimulation needed to be a mover in revolutionizing global efficiency in fish production and meet society's needs for food from the ocean. This ambitious task will be achieved by providing to the market the iFishIENCi Biology Online Steering System (iBOSS)…
Cost: € 7,131,140.24
Beneficiary: AQUABIOTECH LIMITED
Related Fund: Other Funds 2014-2020

NAWAMED
In Mediterranean countries, domestic water use accounts for a minor part of water consumption, however, it requires the best quality and its demand is continuously growing. Moreover, urban water is still the main cause of pollution of rivers and groundwater, even when treated before being discharged. The project NAWAMED aims at changing the urban water management practice by mean of innovative, sustainable, and low-cost treatment technologies, applicable in a decentralised pattern, to replace the use of potable water with good quality NCW (non-conventional water) resources.…
Cost: €175,173
Beneficiary: Energy and Water Agency
Related Fund: ENI CBC Med Programme 2014-2020

Rehabilitation of Gozo’s Valleys to enhance their rain capturing and soil retention capabilities
The Ministry for Gozo was awarded from Measure 4.4 of the Rural Development Programme (2014-2020) to implement the project: ‘Rehabilitation of Gozo's Valleys to Enhance their rain capturing and soil retention capabilities’. Its scope is to augment the island’s soil retention and rain water capturing capabilities through the rehabilitation of 12 valleys across Gozo. These are: Wied ix-Xlendi; Wied tal-Grazzja, Wied ta’ Mgarr ix-Xini, Wied also Valley at Tal-Halq/Ta Marga l/o Qala), Wied tax-Xħajma, Wied Imgarr/Ġnien Migiarro, Wied ta’ Marsalforn, Wied tal-Ort, Għasri, Wied…
Cost: €8 Million
Beneficiary: Ministry for Gozo
Related Fund: Fond Agrikolu Ewropew għall-Iżvilupp Rurali (FAEŻR) 2014-2020

Rural Roads Project
This project is being implemented through measure M4.3: Support for investments in infrastructure related to development, modernisation or adaptation of agriculture and forestry.
Cost: €18.9 million
Beneficiary: Local Councils and Infrastructure Malta
Related Fund: Fond Agrikolu Ewropew għall-Iżvilupp Rurali (FAEŻR) 2014-2020

RESTART VI - ASSISTED VOLUNTARY RETURN AND RE-INTEGRATION IN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Migration trends, coupled with challenges that migrants face on their journey and upon arrival, have resulted in relatively high numbers of migrants unable or unwilling to stay in Malta.
RESTART VI is a continuation of five Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) projects successfully implemented by IOM Malta in cooperation with the Maltese authorities since 2009.
Cost: € 1.2 M
Beneficiary: Migrants
Related Fund: Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) 2014-2020

Supply of highly polished tertiary treated water for agricultural use
Malta is a semi-arid country located in the centre of the Mediterranean Sea. The scarcity of water has always been an issue since documented history and meeting the demand for both municipal water supply as well as the needs of the agricultural and commercial sectors has always provided an important challenge. However, this challenge has also provided Malta with an opportunity to diversify and further develop its water supply infrastructure. This can be highlighted by the introduction of sea-water desalination technology in the 1980’s, and the continued improvement of the operational…
Cost: 16500000.00
Beneficiary: Water Services Corporation
Related Fund: Fond Agrikolu Ewropew għall-Iżvilupp Rurali (FAEŻR) 2014-2020

Destination SMEs
The aim of Destination SMEs is to assist European territories in designing effective destination management strategies in order to provide tourist SMEs with a favourable environment for growth and improve their competitiveness. …
Cost: €180,900
Beneficiary: Ministry for Gozo
Related Fund: Interreg Europe 2014-2020

ENISIE
The project intends to contribute towards the smart, sustainable and inclusive growth of the cross border area making the most of the field-based new generation social enterprise environment such as innovative start-ups. To this end, the project aims at encouraging innovation in key areas such as digital health, food technology and sustainable tourism (experiential and seasonally adjusted), fostering the circular trans-border mobility of qualified young people and enabling the internationalization of innovative SMEs from both sides of cross-border territories. * *…
Cost: €492,800
Beneficiary: Malta Enterprise; Malta Council for Voluntary Sector
Related Fund: Interreg V-A Italia-Malta 2014-2020

AQUACYCLE
AquaCycle aims to address the present situation of water scarcity in the southern Mediterranean region, with a mission to change the present model of wastewater reuse, and of imposing an eco-innovative technology (including anaerobic digestion, constructed wetland, solar treatment). This technology has a low cost of operation and maintenance as it uses less chemicals, runs on renewable energy, produces biogas and fertiliser, and the constructed wetland will thrive as an ecological tourist attraction, aside from being a climate-change mitigation measure.…
Cost: €354,536
Beneficiary: IRM Co Ltd
Related Fund: ENI CBC Med Programme 2014-2020