Boosting sustainable tourism development and capacity of tourism SMEs through transnational cooperation and knowledge transfer

Call: Boosting sustainable tourism development and capacity of tourism SMEs through transnational cooperation and knowledge transfer

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Programme

COSME

Acronym

COSME

Type of Fund

Action programme

Description of programme
"COSME"

COSME is the EU programme for the Competitiveness of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).
COSME supports SMEs in the following areas:

Accessing finance
Opening markets
Supporting entrepreneurs
Improving business conditions

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Link to Programme

Call

Boosting sustainable tourism development and capacity of tourism SMEs through transnational cooperation and knowledge transfer

Description of call
"Boosting sustainable tourism development and capacity of tourism SMEs through transnational cooperation and knowledge transfer"

This call aims at:

- reinforcing transnational and cross-border cooperation to enable sustainable growth of tourism SMEs;

- fostering SMEs’ capacities and skills to explore and uptake solutions, which would improve their sustainable management and tourism sustainability in general;

- fostering innovative solutions for sustainable tourism through cross-sectoral cooperation.

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Link to Call

Thematic Focus

Tourism, Innovation, Capacity Building, SME

Funding area

EU Member States
Albania / Shqipëria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iceland / Ísland
Moldova
Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора
North Macedonia / Северна Македонија
Serbia / Сpбија
Turkey / Türkiye
Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna
Others

Origin of Applicant

Eligible applicants

Education and Training Centres, Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Research Institution, Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union, International Organization, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), NGO / NPO, Public Services, National Government, Start Up Company, University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Association

Applicant details

Natural persons are not eligible.

Project Partner

Yes

Project Partner Details

- The consortium must gather a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 10 members/partners – different legal persons – covering at least 5 eligible countries – as indicated above;

- Each consortium will directly support – including financial support – a minimum of 60 tourism SMEs from a minimum of 3 eligible countries;

- At least one partner in the consortium must be a business support organisation. The team must also include a project manager and at least one tourism expert.

Project duration min

25 months

Project duration max

36 months

Type of Funding

Grants

Financial details

Total call budget: 5 million €
5 to 7 proposals are expected to be funded
Co-financing rate: max. 75%

Submission

On line via Funding and Tenders Portal.

Contact Details

EASME-COSME-ENQUIRIES@ec.europa.eu