The Interreg IPA ADRION Programme is pleased to announce the upcoming 2nd Call for Proposals, which will be open from 15 April 2025 to 30 June 2025.
This call invites all interested and eligible applicants to submit project proposals under the following priorities and specific objectives.
Priority Areas, Specific Objectives, and Indicative Actions
Priority Axis 1: Supporting a Smarter Adriatic and Ionian Region
Specific Objective 1.1: Strengthening innovation capacities
- Develop transnational Smart Specialization Strategies in the main areas of specialization of the Adriatic Ionian area (especially in the following main sectors: health and quality of life, agri-food and safe nutrition, sustainable tourism, and creative economy)
- Promote and set-up multi-level governance schemes to facilitate transnational cooperation models to address challenges in common areas of specialization
- Uptake, up-scale and test advanced technologies through pilot and joint actions, policies, tools, processes, particularly in, but not limited to, the main fields of interest of S3 and social innovation (as indicated in indicative action No.1)
- Promote and encourage the development of transnationally designed innovations (technical and non-technical innovation, including services) through pilot and joint actions contributing to face societal challenges like demographic change
- Promote the development of transnational partnerships, cluster-to-cluster cooperation, innovative networks, and similar initiatives
- Support digital divide reduction by addressing sustainable development, resilience to climate change, as well as addressing wellbeing – including health for the youth and elderly, hospital, and home care – and demographic trends
- Develop and implement e-services such as: e-government, e-learning, or e-marketing or digital tools for industrial and creative production
- Support the development of transnational and macro-regional clusters in the emerging sectors as creative and digital industries; medical devices, as well as sustainable tourism, etc (sectors as indicated in indicative action No.1).
Priority Axis 2: Supporting a Greener and Climate Resilient Adriatic-Ionian Region
Specific Objective 2.1: Enhancing resilience to climate change, natural and man-made disasters
- Develop, implement, and promote transnational climate change adaptation strategies, plans and test solutions with a focus on people’s health, preservation of natural and cultural heritage and urban areas
- In the framework of Maritime Spatial Planning activities, develop transnational joint plans and pilot actions to boost resilience to climate change in marine ecosystems.
- Design and implement strategies and action plans at local, regional and national level for the safeguard of water resources (rainwater management, river and lake water retention, water scarcity, drinking water, water availability, agricultural forecasting, breeding, industry and population).
Specific Objective 2.3: Supporting environmental preservation and protection
- Collect compelling information and use it to develop advocacy material to strengthen synergies and increase preparedness among local/regional/national policy makers and administrators to set in place actions aimed at improving policy frameworks, governance and management schemes of existing or underway marine/natural protected areas
- Exchange of good practices and testing of solutions for sustainable tourism through participatory approaches and multi-level governance
- Identify and test joint action to ensure sustainable food and traditional agricultural products (e.g.: old seeds safeguard, traditional animal breeding etc.) to support the zero-km food chain, food safety and quality
- Contribute to the generation of positive impacts on the Adriatic-Ionian population’s health through the identification of good practices and the implementation of pilot actions aimed at reducing air, water and soil pollution
- Define joint actions to enhance soil and water preservation by ensuring data collection and their public availability (e.g.: feeding EU networks like Data Network – EMODnet, agriculture data space).
Priority Axis 3: Supporting a Carbon Neutral and Better Connected Adriatic-Ionian Region
Specific Objective 3.1: Strengthening a carbon-neutral smart mobility system
- Develop and test innovative planning tools/solutions forecasting future demand for public transport in view of the impact caused by current socio-demographic changes and present pandemic situation on intermodal national, regional and local mobility.
- Implement transnational integrated action plans supporting the development of rail-sea transportation intended as intermodal and multimodal transport mode.
- Map infrastructural, technological, legislative gaps and barriers to freight circulation including the legal and administrative variances hampering the efficiency of smooth transnational transport, in order to create a common transnational transport policy framework
- Improve accessibility within the Adriatic-Ionian region, with a focus on peripheral areas, to the TEN-T network through the implementation of action plans, tackling the bottlenecks hampering the transport sector growth and economic development.
Where to get the necessary information
The application package and additional information will be available soon at:
www.interreg-ipa-adrion.eu
Support and advice
In addition to the information on the programme website and National Contact Points’ webpages, the IPA ADRION Managing Authority, Joint Secretariat, and National Contact Points will promote the call through:
- Information events in hybrid format (online and in person).
- FAQs and direct support to applicants via email and meetings.
- The IPA ADRION Partner Search Platform to facilitate networking and partnerships.
- Provision of first hand information (National Contact Points) and guidance on project idea (Joint Secretariat) via email, on line and/or in person meetings.
Upcoming Events for Applicants
Two dedicated events will be organized to support the launch of the 2nd Call for Proposals. The first event will take place in Bologna, Italy, on 29 April 2025, providing key details, technical guidance, and practical advice for applicants on preparing and submitting proposals. To register for the event in Bologna, here The second event will be held in Georgioupolis, Crete, Greece, on 6 May 2025, focusing on IPA ADRION’s contribution to the EUSAIR macro-region and how the 2nd Call will support its development. To register for the IPA ADRION event in Georgioupolis, held in the framework of the 10th EUSAIR Forum, click here. More details will be available on the IPA ADRION website.
