Local Development

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

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

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

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

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

PROMETEUS Project
PROMETEUS will enable Transport Malta to learn from the experiences of the other partners involved in the project, as well as share its own experiences to continue introducing and integrating the concept of Electromobility into the Maltese Islands.
Cost: € 279,150
Beneficiary: Transport Malta
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

Marine environmental monitoring: towards effective management of Malta’s marine waters (EMFF 8.3.1)
This operation will initiate the implementation of sustained environmental monitoring in marine waters with the aim to assess the state of Malta’s marine waters on a continuous basis and address current knowledge gaps. It will also contribute to the implementation of Maritime Spatial Planning and the Integrated Maritime Policy through knowledge improvement.
Cost: € 1.6 M
Beneficiary: Environment and Resources Authority (ERA)
Related Fund: European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) 2014-2020

Optimising the implementation of the 2nd RBMP in the Maltese River Basin
The objective of the LIFE-IP RBMP-MALTA project is to support the implementation of the second River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) through the establishment of an integrated framework for the optimised management of all water resources on the Maltese islands. To achieve this, it will seek to address the key horizontal challenges identified in the second RBMP. The challenges will be addressed through the combined implementation of best practices, demonstration sites, pilot studies, and capacity building actions. The project is financed through the LIFE Programme and has the following…
Cost: €17,000,000
Beneficiary: Energy and Water Agency
Related Fund: Other Funds 2014-2020

SiMaSeed Project
SiMaSeed involves the setting up of seed banks for the conservation of native plant species in Malta and Sicily.
Cost: € 895,033
Beneficiary: University of Malta, Ministry for Gozo
Related Fund: Interreg V-A Italia-Malta 2014-2020