# Projects to Support Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP)
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**topic id:** EMFAF-2026-PIA-MSP
**call id:** EMFAF-2026-PIA-MSP
**title:** Projects to Support Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP)
**programme:** European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund
**status:** closed
**deadline date:** 2026-04-15T00:00:00+00:00
**deadline model:** single-stage
**start date:** 2026-01-15T00:00:00+00:00
**url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/EMFAF-2026-PIA-MSP
**description:** Expected Impact:
Proposals are expected to ensure that maritime plans are coherent and coordinated across the marine region concerned. Applicants should identify in their proposals the specific expected impacts in relation to the targeted priorities of the call, as set out in the call document.
Objective:
The objective of this call for proposals is to facilitate the implementation of Maritime Spatial Planning in the EU, including through the effective application of Directive 2014/89 establishing a framework for MSP.
This call is intended to fund projects to develop innovative responses to tackle specific challenges that EU Members States might encounter when putting into effect, monitoring and/or revising their maritime spatial plans. Many of these challenges are common to coastal Member States. There is thus a shared interest in developing innovative responses that can apply within a sea basin and/or across sea basins. The specific scope and themes are described in the call document.
Scope:
This call is intended to fund projects to develop innovative responses to tackle specific challenges that EU Members States might encounter when putting into effect, monitoring and/or revising their maritime spatial plans. Many of these challenges are common to coastal Member States. There is thus a shared interest in developing innovative responses that can apply within a sea basin and/or across sea basins. The specific scope and themes are described in the call document.
**conditions:** Conditions
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in section 5 of the call document.
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.

2. Eligible Countries
described in section 6 of the call document.

3. Other Eligible Conditions
described in section 6 of the call document.

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
described in section 7 of the call document.

5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual.

5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
described in section 9 of the call document.

5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in section 4 of the call document.

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
described in section 10 of the call document.

Call document and annexes:
 Call document
Application form templates
Standard application form (EMFAF) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Detailed budget table (EMFAF) — not mandatory at proposal stage
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
EMFAF MGA

Additional documents:
 2024-25 EMFAF Work Programme
EMFAF Regulation 2021/1139
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment 
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement 
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual 
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions 
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
**action type:** EMFAF Project Grants
**budget:** 
  **budget Years Columns:** 
    - 2025
  **budget Topic Action Map:** 
    **113573:** 
      -         **action:** EMFAF-2026-PIA-MSP - EMFAF-PJG EMFAF Project Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2025:** 1700000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2026-04-15
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
        **min Contribution:** 0
        **planned Opening Date:** 2026-01-15
**keywords:** EMFAF-2026-PIA-MSP, EMFAF-2026-PIA-MSP, Cross-Cutting Marine/Maritime Areas, Integrated Maritime Policy, Marine Protected Areas/Mpas, Marine and Ocean Management, Maritime Cooperation at Sea Basin level, Maritime Policy, Maritime spatial planning, Ocean, Spatial planning, Sustainable Blue Economy
**last synced at:** 2026-11-09T17:23:17.403+00:00

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