Local Councils

Calypso South Project
The project addresses the challenges of safer marine transportation, the protection of human lives at sea, whilst safeguarding marine and coastal resources from irreversible damages.
Cost: € 1,451,850
Beneficiary: University of Malta, Civil Protection Department, Transport Malta
Related Fund: Interreg V-A Italia-Malta 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

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

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

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

Data Collection Framework Multiannual Programme 2014-2016
European Union fisheries management relies on data collected, managed and supplied by Member States under the Data Collection Framework. Reliable fisheries data are needed to assess the health of fish stocks and the marine environment and to meet the European Union’s objective of ensuring sustainable fisheries by 2020 at the latest.
Cost: € 1.8 M
Beneficiary: Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Ministry for the Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change
Related Fund: European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) 2014-2020

MedSNAIL
MedSNAIL aims to address the common issues and challenges in the agro-food sector, such as: gradual loss of local varieties, rural poverty, lack of business planning, and marketing strategies. The project intends to tackle these issues by fostering the valorisation and development of small-scale traditional agro-food value chains, combining enhancement of market potentialities and socio-environmental sustainability. Project activities will build on the well-established experience, principles and methods of SlowFood, an international grassroots organization promoting traditional food…
Cost: €217,171.48
Beneficiary: Gozo Regional Committee
Related Fund: ENI CBC Med Programme 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

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

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