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Disclaimer

This document is aimed at informing applicants for EU funding. It serves only as an example. The actual web forms and templates provided in the Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System might differ from this example. Proposals (and annexes and supporting documents) must be prepared and submitted directly inside the Portal.

European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

Proposal Template

Administrative Forms (Part A) Project Technical Description (Part B)

Operational capacity fiche (annex 2 to Part B) EMFF project indicators table (annex 3 to Part B)

Business plan (annex 4 to Part B) Commercialisation plan (annex 5 to Part B)

Letter of intent (annex 6 to Part B)

Blue Economy SME Window call EMFF-BEW-20191

Version 1.0 21 November 2019

1 Call ID in 2019 EMFF Work Programme: EMFF-2019-1.2.1.9

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European Commission - Research - Participants

Proposal Submission Forms

EMFF Ver1.00 20180919 Last saved 15/10/2018 09:17

Table of contents

Section Title Action

1 General information

2 Participants & contacts

3 Budget

EMFF

How to fill in the formsThe administrative forms must be filled in for each proposal using the templates available in the submission system. Some

data fields in the administrative forms are pre-filled based on the previous steps in the submission wizard.

Call:

()

Topic:

Type of action:()

Proposal number:

Proposal acronym:

Deadline Id:

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Proposal ID Acronym Acronym is mandatory


1 - General information

Topic

Deadline Id

Type of Action

Call Identifier

AcronymAcronym Acronym is mandatory

Proposal title Max 200 characters (with spaces). Must be understandable for non-specialists in your field.

Note that for technical reasons, the following characters are not accepted in the Proposal Title and will be removed: < > " &

Duration in

months

Free keywordsEnter any words you think give extra detail of the scope of your proposal (max 200 characters with spaces).

Abstract*

Short summary (max. 2,000 characters, with spaces) to clearly explain: o Objectiveso Activitieso Type and number of persons benefiting from the projecto Expected resultso Type and number of outputs to be producedWill be used as the short description of the proposal in the evaluation process and in communications with the programmemanagement committees and other interested parties.• Do not include any confidential information.• Use plain typed text, avoiding formulae and other special characters.If the proposal is written in a language other than English, please include an English version of this abstract in the “TechnicalAnnex” section.

Remaining characters 2000

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Declarations

1) The coordinator declares that the information contained in this proposal is correct and complete.

2) The coordinator confirms:

- to have carried out the self-check of the financial capacity of the organisation (when applicable)* on

https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/organisations/lfv.html. Where the result was “weak”

or “insufficient”, the coordinator confirms that the applicants are aware of the measures that may be imposed in

accordance with the Call for proposals' documents; and

- to have explicit consent of all partners - including the coordination organisation - on their participation and the

content of this proposal.

3) The coordinator confirms that:

- all partners in the proposal are fully eligible in accordance with the exclusion and eligibility criteria set out in the

specific call for proposals; and

- that no partners are in one of the situations reffered to Article 106(1) and Art 107, 108, 109 of the Regulation

(EU,Euratom) NO 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on financial

rules applicable to the general budget of the Union.

- all have the financial and operational capacity to carry out the proposed action; and in particular

- have the professional resources, competences and qualifications required to complete the proposed action.

If the proposal is to be retained for EU funding, the applicant organisation(s) will be required to present a formal declaration in

this respect.

* Participants requesting an EU contribution ≤ 60.000€ and participant(s) being public body/ies are exempt from financial capacity check.

According to Article 131 of the Financial Regulation of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union

(Official Journal L 298 of 26.10.2012, p. 1) and Article 145 of its Rules of Application (Official Journal L 362, 31.12.2012, p.1) applicants

found guilty of misrepresentation may be subject to administrative and financial penalties under certain conditions.

Personal data protection

The assessment of your grant application will involve the collection and processing of personal data (such as your name, address and CV),

which will be performed pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal

data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data. Unless indicated otherwise, your replies to the

questions in this form and any personal data requested are required to assess your grant application in accordance with the specifications of

the call for proposals and will be processed solely for that purpose. Details concerning the purposes and means of the processing of your

personal data as well as information on how to exercise your rights are available in the privacy statement. Applicants may lodge a complaint

about the processing of their personal data with the European Data Protection Supervisor at any time.

Your personal data may be registered in the Early Detection and Exclusion system of the European Commission (EDES), the new system

established by the Commission to reinforce the protection of the Union's financial interests and to ensure sound financial management, in

accordance with the provisions of articles 105a and 108 of the revised EU Financial Regulation (FR) (Regulation (EU, EURATOM)

2015/1929 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 October 2015 amending Regulation (EU, EURATOM) No 966/2012) and

articles 143 - 144 of the corresponding Rules of Application (RAP) (COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2015/2462 of 30

October 2015 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012) for more information see the Privacy statement for the EDES Database.

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https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/organisations/lfv.html

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/support/legal_notice/h2020-ssps-grants_en.pdf

http://ec.europa.eu/budget/library/explained/management/protecting/privacy_statement_edes_en.pdf

http://ec.europa.eu/budget/library/explained/management/protecting/privacy_statement_edes_en.pdf



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2 - Participants & contacts

# Participant Legal Name Country Action

1

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2 - Administrative data of participating organisations

PIC Legal name

Short name:

Address of the organisation

Town

Postcode

Street

Country

Webpage

Specific Legal Statuses

Research and Innovation legal statuses

Public body ...............................................................unknown Legal person .....................................unknown

Non-profit ..................................................................unknown

International organisation .........................................unknown

International organisation of European interest ........unknown

Secondary or Higher education establishment .........unknown

Research organisation ..............................................unknown

SME self-declared status........................................... unknown

SME self-assessment ............................................... unknown

SME validation sme................................................... unknown

Based on the above details of the Beneficiary Registry the organisation is not an SME (small- and medium-sized enterprise) for the call.

Enterprise Data

Industry (private for profit)..................unknown

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Department(s) carrying out the proposed work

Department name Name of the department/institute carrying out the work.

Street Please enter street name and number.

Town Please enter the name of the town.

Same as proposing organisation's address

Department 1

not applicable

Country Please select a country

Postcode Area code.

Dependencies with other proposal participants

Character of dependence Participant

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Person in charge of the proposal

The name and e-mail of contact persons are read-only in the administrative form, only additional details can be edited here. To give access

rights and basic contact details of contact persons, please go back to Step 4 of the submission wizard and save the changes.

First name Last name

E-Mail

Town Please enter the name of the town. Post code Area code.

Street Please enter street name and number.

Website

Position in org. Please indicate the position of the Contact Point above in the organisation.

Department Name of the department/institute carrying out the work.

Phone +xxx xxxxxxxxx Phone 2 +xxx xxxxxxxxx Fax +xxx xxxxxxxxx

Sex Male FemaleTitle

Same as proposing organisation's address

Country Please select a country

Same as organisation name

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3 - Budget for the proposal

No Participant Country (A)

Direct

personnel

costs/€

(B)

Other direct

costs/€

(C)

Direct costs of

sub-

contracting/€

(D)

Direct costs of

providing

financial

support/€

(E)

Indirect Costs

/ €

(=0.07(A+B+C

+D))

(F)

Total

estimated

eligible costs

/ € (=A+B+C+D+E)

(G)

Maximum

Reimburse-

ment rate (%)

(I)

Maximum

Grant / €

(=F*G)

(J)

Requested

Grant / €

1 0 0 0 0 0,00 0,00 100 0,00 0,00

Total 0 0 0 0 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00

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Validation result

Section Description

Show Error

Show Warning

The red 'Show Error' button indicates an error due to a missing or incorrect value related to the call eligibility criteria. The submission

of the proposal will be blocked unless that specific field is corrected!

The yellow 'Show Warning' button indicates a warning due to a missing or incorrect value related to the call eligibility criteria. The

submission of the proposal will not be blocked (proposal will be submitted with the missing or incorrect value).

Section Description

The form has not yet been validated, click "Validate Form" to do so!

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Call: EMFF-BEW-2019 — Blue Economy SME Window Call

EU Grants: Proposal template (EASME EMFF): V1.0 – 21.11.2019

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European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

PROPOSAL (PART B)

Blue Economy SME Window call EMFF-BEW-20192

2 Call ID in 2019 EMFF Work Programme: EMFF-2019-1.2.1.9

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

Applications must be submitted via the Funding & Tenders Portal Submission Service before the call deadline.

Applicants must use this template for their applications (designed to highlight important aspects and facilitate the assessment against the evaluation criteria).

Character and page limits:

page limit: 45 pages

supporting documents can be provided as an annex and do not count towards the page limit

minimum font size — Arial 8 points

page size: A4

margins (top, bottom, left and right): at least 15 mm (not including headers & footers).

Please abide by the formatting rules. Keep your text as concise as possible. Do not use hyperlinks to show information that is an essential part of your project.

If you attempt to upload an application that exceeds the specified limit, you will receive an automatic warning asking you to shorten and re-upload your application. After you have submitted it, any excess pages will be made invisible and thus disregarded by the evaluators.

Please do NOT delete any instructions in the document. The overall page-limit has been raised to ensure equal treatment of applicants.

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COVER PAGE

Part B of the proposal must be filled out by the participants in WORD, assembled and uploaded as PDF in the Funding &

Tenders Portal Submission System. The template to use is available there.

Note: Please take due account of the objectives, themes, priorities, activities and results that can be funded under the call (see call document). Pay particular attention to the award criteria; they explain how the proposal will be evaluated

PROJECT

Project acronym: [acronym]

Project title: [title]

Coordinator contact: [name NAME], [organisation name]

PARTICIPANTS

Please use the same numbering as in part A of the proposal form.

List beneficiaries and linked third parties (affiliated entities).

COO — Coordinator; BEN — Beneficiary; LTP — Linked third party/affiliated entity

Number Role Name Short name Country

1 COO

2 BEN

2.1 LTP

3 BEN

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROPOSAL (PART B) .................................................................................................................................................... 2 COVER PAGE ............................................................................................................................................................. 4 PROJECT SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................. 6 1. INNOVATION ........................................................................................................................................................... 6

1.1 Objectives, scope and methodology .................................................................................................................... 6 1.2 Challenge and solution........................................................................................................................................ 6 1.3. Innovation potential ............................................................................................................................................ 7

2. IMPACT ................................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.1 Market and business opportunities ...................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 Growth performance ........................................................................................................................................... 8 2.3 Market uptake and increase of private investment ............................................................................................... 8 2.4 European added value ........................................................................................................................................ 8 2.5 Communication and dissemination ...................................................................................................................... 8

3. IMPLEMENTATION ................................................................................................................................................. 9 3.1 Team .................................................................................................................................................................. 9 3.2 Consortium ......................................................................................................................................................... 9 3.3 Management structures and decision-making mechanisms ............................................................................... 10 3.4 Risk management ............................................................................................................................................. 10 3.5 Resources and cost efficiency ........................................................................................................................... 10

4. ACTIVITIES, WORK PACKAGES AND SUBCONTRACTING ............................................................................... 11 4.1. Work packages ................................................................................................................................................ 11 4.2 Timetable .......................................................................................................................................................... 19 4.3 Subcontracting .................................................................................................................................................. 20

5. OTHER .................................................................................................................................................................. 21 5.1 Ethics, environment & security .......................................................................................................................... 21

6. DECLARATIONS ................................................................................................................................................... 21 ANNEXES ..................................................................................................................................................................... 23

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PROJECT SUMMARY

Project summary

Provide an overall description of your project to give readers a clear idea of what your project is about.

The summary should include the context and overall objectives, planned activities and main achievements and expected results and impacts. The results and impacts should be explained in terms of target groups, cooperation, skills, employability, innovation, market, new products and services, patents filed, etc.

It should be written as a stand-alone text to promote the project. It should be structured but descriptive; not merely provide lists of objectives, activities, beneficiaries and outputs.

Please use the same text here and in Part A (Abstract).

Note: The summary must always be in English; even if the rest of your proposal is in another EU language (official EU languages are allowed).

We may publish this summary for publication/dissemination purposes. Avoid any references to information that is not publicly accessible and do not include any confidential information or personal data (e.g. names and addresses).

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1. INNOVATION

1.1 Objectives, scope and methodology

Objectives, scope and methodology

Describe the overall and specific objectives for the project, which should be clear, measurable, realistic and achievable within the duration of the project.

Objectives should be consistent with the expected exploitation and impact of the project (see section 2).

Indicate the work programme topic to which your proposal relates, and explain how your proposal addresses the scope of that topic, as set out in the work programme.

Outline the soundness of the concept and credibility of the proposed methodology.

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1.2 Challenge and solution

Challenge and solution

What is the ‘customer pain point’, the business need, technological challenge or market opportunity?

What is the state of the art in the market? Please include a short explanation of the historical evolution of the field. Why is the time right for your innovation?

Where applicable, please explain how the proposal builds on, complements or differs from previously funded projects, whether supported by EU or other sources.

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1.3. Innovation potential

Innovation potential

What is your innovation and its current development stage? Please refer to Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) (see General Annex G of the H2020 Work programme).

How does your innovation compare with available solutions, practices or products? How does your innovation go beyond the state of the art including in terms of costs, ease of use and other relevant features. Where relevant, refer to comparable products and services already available on the market.

What are the barriers to entry into the market (legal, regulatory and technology standards requirements) and how do you plan to overcome them?

How feasible is the innovation, in technological, practical and economic terms?

If relevant please explain the scalability of the model

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2. IMPACT

The expected impacts should be clearly described in qualitative and quantitative terms (e.g. on turnover, employment, market size, IP management, sales, return on investment and profit, social and environmental impacts) and also included in

Annex 3 to the proposal template (EMFF table on indicators).

2.1 Market and business opportunities

Market and business opportunities

Provide an analysis of competitors (including substitutes and alternatives) and explain the competitive advantage of the proposed solution.

Describe the targeted users and/or customers and the unique selling point.

Describe the market type (e.g. niche, low/high volume, new/mature), its size (e.g. volume, value, geographical scope), growth rate and the targeted market share.

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2.2 Growth performance

2.3 Market uptake and increase of private investment

Market uptake and increase of private investment

Describe your strategy for knowledge management and protection, including IPR strategy (e.g. IPR assets)

Describe measures to ensure commercial exploitation ('freedom to operate').

Describe plans for subsequent financing of your innovation, after the end of this project, notably leverage of private co-investor and/or follow-up investments.

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2.4 European added value

European added value

Illustrate the European dimension of the planned activities including the trans-national dimension of the project; impact/interest for a number of countries; and possibility to use the results in other countries. Specify where the project activities will take place.

Please explain how your innovation can generate measurable social and environmental impacts contributing to EU goals, as identified in the ‘Expected impacts’ section of the call for proposals.

Describe the European Added Value of the solution/product/service in terms of EU growth and job creation. How does your solution/product/service contribute in a concrete way to the creation or maintenance of high quality jobs in the EU?

If applicable, outline how your project contributes to an existing EU sea-basin strategy.

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2.5 Communication and dissemination

Communication and dissemination

Explain your strategy for communicating and disseminating the project results and activities, including a description of relevant target group(s), appropriate activities, tools and channels. Where relevant, include measures for public or societal engagement. Please link this to the dedicated work package on dissemination and communication activities.

Describe how the visibility of EU funding will be ensured. Please note that a dedicated project website must be set up (with an English version).

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Growth performance

Outline the business model, including the revenue model and commercialisation strategy, with an approximate time-to-market or deployment.

Describe the impact of your innovation on the company’s financial performance (profit/loss, turnover and cash flows), and efficiency/productivity improvement in the 3 years following the launch of this project.

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3. IMPLEMENTATION

3.1 Team

Team

Describe the project team(s), their achievements and experience (underlining strengths and weaknesses); their roles within the project (including those of the company owner(s), staff and experts).

Describe the company ownership and capital structure.

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Outside resources (third parties, sub-contracting, in-kind contributions , etc)

If you do not have all skills/resources in-house, describe briefly how you intend to get them (, third parties, sub-contracting, in-kind contributions etc).

Please note that detailed information on subcontracting will have to be provided in section 4.3, where all subcontracts, associated tasks, beneficiaries and “best value for money” justification will have to be provided.

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3.2 Consortium

Consortium cooperation & roles

Note: Not applicable for mono-beneficiary grants (single applicants)

In the case of a consortium, demonstrate that each of the partners constitutes an essential part of the project.

Describe the consortium (all beneficiaries and linked third parties) and explain how they will work together to implement the project. How will they bring together the necessary expertise? How do the members complement each other?

If there is a partner from a non-EU country, please justify why their involvement is necessary in view of the nature of the action and its objectives.

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3.3 Management structures and decision-making mechanisms

Management structures and decision-making mechanisms

Describe the organisational structure and the decision-making mechanisms.

Explain why the organisational structure and decision-making mechanisms are appropriate to the complexity and scale of the project.

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3.4 Risk management

Critical risks & risk management strategy

Describe possible risks, uncertainties and difficulties related to the implementation of the project and your measures/strategy for addressing them. Indicate for each risk (in the description) likelihood and impact (high, medium, low).

Critical risk — A critical risk is a plausible event or issue that could have a high adverse impact on the ability of the project to achieve its objectives.

Likelihood — The likelihood is the estimated probability that the risk will materialise, even after taking account of the mitigating measures put in place.

Risk number Description of risk Work package number

Proposed risk-mitigation measures

3.5 Resources and cost efficiency

Please make sure the information in this section matches the costs as stated in the budget table in section 3 of the administrative proposal forms (Part A)

Resources

Explain how your project represents good value for money and describe how you ensure cost efficiency in the estimated budget (taking into account the project set-up, budget and outputs and deliverables).

You do not have to compare and justify the costs of each work package. The purpose is to give a brief summary to explain the cost effectiveness of your budget.

The information provided in this section will be assessed together with the information provided in section 4.

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4. ACTIVITIES, WORK PACKAGES AND SUBCONTRACTING

4.1. Work packages

WORK PACKAGES

This section provides a detailed description of the project activities to achieve the objectives described in section 1.

Group your activities into work packages, i.e. sets of activities leading to a specific outcome. The grouping should be logical and guided by identifiable outputs.

Projects will have a minimum of 3 work packages (one work package - WP1 - for the management and coordination activities; at least one work package with project activities; and one work package dedicated to 'dissemination, and communication activities).

You can create as many work packages as needed by copying the template for work package 2. For each work package, enter an objective (expected outcome); and list the activities and milestones/outcomes and deliverables.

Work package 1 is intended for all activities related to the general management and coordination of the project (meetings, coordination, project monitoring and evaluation, financial management, progress reports, etc.)

Enter each activity/milestone/output/outcome/deliverable only once (under one work package).

Work package 1

Work package 1: [Name, e.g. Project management & coordination]

Ensure consistence with the detailed budget table (if applicable) — use same WP numbers and names.

Duration: MX - MX Lead beneficiary: 1-Short name

Objectives

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Description of the activities (what, how, where) and division of work

Provide a concise overview of the work (planned tasks). Be specific and give a short name and number for each task.

Show who is participating in each task: coordinator (COO), beneficiaries (BEN), linked third parties (LTP), indicating in bold the task leader.

Add information on third parties’ involvement in the project e.g. subcontractors, in-kind contributions.

Note:

In-kind contributions: in-kind contributions against payment are allowed (in-kind contributions for free are not prohibited, but they are cost-neutral, i.e. cannot be declared as cost and will not be counted as receipts). Please indicate clearly whether in-kind contributions are against payment or free of charge.

The coordinator remains fully responsible for the coordination tasks, even if they are delegated to someone else. Coordinator tasks cannot normally be subcontracted (see Model Grant Agreement).

Task number

(continuous numbering

linked to WP)

Task name Description Participant In-kind contributions and subcontracting

(Yes/No and which)

If there is subcontracting, please also complete the

table in section 4.3

Name Role

(COO, BEN, LTP, OTHER)

1.1

1.2

Milestones (outputs/outcomes) & deliverables

Milestones are control points in the project that help to chart progress. Deliverables are outputs which can be delivered to EASME (in any format).

Limit the number of milestones and deliverables. Do not include minor sub-items or internal working papers.

Note: The description should include details on the content, as well as the type (publication, e.g. flyer / brochure / working paper / article / press release / slides / CD; website/web-tool; etc.); format (e.g. printed and/or electronic, downloadable); the approximate number of pages and copies of a publication; language.

Means of verification are how you intend to prove that the milestone has been reached. If appropriate, you can refer to indicators.

For each deliverable, you will have to indicate a due month by which you commit to upload it in the Portal. The due month of the deliverable cannot be outside the duration of the work package and must be in line with the timeline provided in section 4.2. Month 1 marks the start of the project, and all deadlines should relate to this starting date.

The labels used mean:

Public — fully open (e.g. web)

Confidential — restricted under the conditions of the grant agreement

Classified — EU-classified (EU-CONF, EU-RESTR, EU-SEC) under Commission Decision No 2015/444 Example, n

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Milestone number (continuous numbering not

linked to WP)

Milestone name Work package number

Lead beneficiary Means of verification Due date (month number)

Description

MS1 1

MS2 1

Deliverable number (continuous numbering

linked to WP)

Deliverable name Work package number

Lead beneficiary Type Dissemination level Due date (month number)

Description (including format and language)

D1.1 1 [R — Document, report] [DEM —

Demonstrator, pilot, prototype, plan design] [DEC —Websites, patent

filings, press & media action, videos, etc]

[DATA — data sets, microdata, etc]

[ORDP — Open Research Data Pilot] [ETHICS] [OTHER]

[PU — Public] [CO — Confidential]

[EU_RES — Classified EU

RESTRICTED] [EU_CONF — Classified EU

CONFIDENTIAL] [EU_SEC — Classified EU

SECRET]










SECRET]

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Estimated budget — Resources

Note: To help you plan your project budget, you can download a detailed budget table from the Call Topic page (Annex 1 to part B). You are not required to use it to prepare your proposal, nor to upload it with your application, although you will be requested to complete it if you are selected for funding.

Participant

Costs

A. Personnel B. Subcontracting C. Financial support to third

parties (not applicable)

D.1 Travel D.1 Subsistence D.2 Equipment D.3 Other goods and services

[name] X person month

s

X EUR see section Subcontracting

N/A N/A X travels X persons travellin

g

X EUR X EUR X EUR X EUR


s


N/A N/A X EUR X EUR X EUR

Work package 2 (Delete if not needed)

Work package 2: [Name]

Ensure consistence with the detailed budget table (if applicable) — use same WP numbers and names.

Duration: MX - MX Lead beneficiary: X-Short name

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List the specific objectives (from section 1.1) linked to this work package.

Description of the activities (what, how, where) and division of work

Provide a concise overview of the work (planned tasks). Be specific and give a short name and number for each task.

Show who is participating in each task: coordinator (COO), beneficiaries (BEN), linked third parties (LTP), indicating in bold the task leader.

Add information on third parties’ involvement in the project e.g. subcontractors, in-kind contributions.

Note:

In-kind contributions: in-kind contributions against payment are allowed (in-kind contributions for free are not prohibited, but they are cost-neutral, i.e. cannot be declared as cost and will not be counted as receipts).

Please indicate clearly whether in-kind contributions are against payment or free of charge.

Task number

(continuous numbering

linked to WP)

Task name Description Participant In-kind contributions and subcontracting

(Yes/No and which)

If there is subcontracting, please also complete the

relevant table in section 4.3

Name Role

(COO, BEN, LTP, OTHER)

2.1

2.2

Milestones (outputs/outcomes) & deliverables

Milestones are control points in the project that help to chart progress. Deliverables are outputs which can be delivered to EASME (in any format).

Limit the number of milestones and deliverables. Do not include minor sub-items or internal working papers.

Note: The description should include details on the content, as well as the type (publication, e.g. flyer / brochure / working paper / article / press release / slides / CD; website/web-tool; etc.); format (e.g. printed and/or electronic, downloadable); the approximate number of pages and copies of a publication; language.

Means of verification are how you intend to prove that the milestone has been reached. If appropriate, you can refer to indicators.

Note: For each deliverable, you will have to indicate a due month by which you commit to upload it in the Portal. The due month of the deliverable cannot be outside the duration of the work package and must be in line with the timeline provided in section 4.2. Month 1 marks the start of the project, and all deadlines should relate to this starting date.

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Public — fully open (e.g. web) Example, n

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Confidential — restricted under the conditions of the grant agreement

Classified — EU-classified (EU-CONF, EU-RESTR, EU-SEC) under Commission Decision No 2015/444

Milestone number (continuous numbering not

linked to WP)

Milestone name Work package number

Lead beneficiary Means of verification Due date (month number)

Description

MS3 2

MS4 2

Deliverable number (continuous numbering

linked to WP)

Deliverable name Work package number

Lead beneficiary Type Dissemination level Due date (month number)

Description (including format and language)










SECRET]










SECRET]

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Estimated budget — Resources

Note: To help you plan your project budget, you can download a detailed budget table from the Call Topic page (Annex 1 to part B). You are not required to use it to prepare your proposal, nor to upload it with your application, although you will be requested to complete it if you are selected for funding.

Participant

Costs

A. Personnel B. Subcontracting C. Financial support to third

parties (not applicable)

D.1 Travel D.1 Subsistence D.2 Equipment D.3 Other goods and services


s


N/A N/A X travels X persons travellin

g

X EUR X EUR X EUR X EUR


s


N/A N/A X EUR X EUR X EUR

Work package …

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Overview of work packages

Overview of effort per participant

Fill in the effort per work package and beneficiary.

Please indicate the number of person/months over the whole duration of the planned work.

Identify the work-package leader for each work package by showing the relevant person/month figure in bold.

Participant WPn WPn+1 WPn+2 Total person months

[name]

[name]

Total person months

Overview of effort per work package

Fill in the summary on work package information and effort per work package.

Work Package No

Work Package Title

Lead Participant No

Lead Participant Short Name

Start Month End month Person-Months

1

2

3

4

Total person- months

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4.2 Timetable

Timetable

Fill in cells in beige to show the duration of activities. Repeat lines/columns as necessary.

ACTIVITY

MONTHS

M 1

M 2

M 3

M 4

M 5

M 6

M 7

M 8

M 9

M 10

M 11

M 12

M 13

M 14

M 15

M 16

M 17

M 18

M 19

M 20

M 21

M 22

M 23

M 24

Activity 1.1 - …

Activity 1.2 - …

Activity …

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4.3 Subcontracting

Subcontracting

Give details on subcontracted tasks (if any) and explain the reasons for subcontracting (rather than direct implementation by the participants).

Note:

Subcontracting (art. 10 of the grant agreement) — means the implementation of action tasks, i.e. specific tasks which are part of the action and are described in Annex 1 of the grant agreement.

Subcontracting concerns the outsourcing of a part of the action to a party outside the consortium. Subcontracting does not concern the simple purchasing of goods or services. We normally expect the consortium participants to have sufficient operational capacity to implement the project activities themselves. Sub-contracting should therefore be exceptional.

Include only subcontracts that comply with the rules, as stated in the Model Grant Agreement (i.e. best value for money; no conflict of interest; no subcontracting of key project management or coordination tasks).

WP number Subcontract number (continuous numbering

linked to WP)

Subcontract name Description (including task number and beneficiary to which it is linked)

Estimated costs (EUR)

Justification (why is subcontracting

necessary?)

Best-value-for-money

(how do you intend to ensure it?)

S1.1

S1.2

Other issues:

If subcontracting for the entire project goes beyond 30% of the total costs give specific reasons.

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5. OTHER

5.1 Ethics, environment & security

Ethics

Not applicable.

Environment

Where applicable, briefly describe the measures to reduce the environmental footprint of your proposal.

Note: Refer to the EASME Environmental Policy Charter.

Insert text

Security

Not applicable.

6. DECLARATIONS

Other EU funding

Information concerning other EU grants for this project

Please note that there is a strict prohibition of double funding. It is important that you provide full and complete information on all other EU funding for the project.

Give information on any other grant applications pending or similar projects submitted by your consortium. Name the EU programme, project reference number and title. Include EU funding managed by authorities in EU Member States or other funding bodies.

YES/NO (if NO, add details)

We confirm that to our best knowledge neither the project as a whole nor any parts of it have benefitted from any other EU grant.

We confirm that to our best knowledge neither the project as a whole nor any parts of it are (nor will be) submitted for any other EU grant.

Information concerning other funding for this project

Will the project get any funding from other public sources (EU, national, international)?

Will the project be part of a set of coordinated/complementary/joint projects which get funding from other public sources (EU, national, international)?

Information concerning other EU funding in the same policy area

Have any of the participants already benefitted from funding under this EU programme (or previous programmes)? Include EU funding managed by authorities in EU Member States or other funding bodies (e.g. EIB loans, etc).

COO — Coordinator; BEN — Beneficiary; LTP — Linked third party/affiliated entity.

Participant Name of EU Programme

Reference number and title of the project

Role (COO, BEN,

LTP, OTHER)

Amount (EUR)

Project website (if

any)

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Information concerning other EU funding in other policy areas

Have any of the participants benefitted from EU funding in other policy areas in the last 4 years? Include EU funding managed by authorities in EU Member States or other funding bodies (e.g. Regional Funds, Agricultural Funds, EIB loans, etc).

Note: If the funding was awarded to a group of beneficiaries, mention only the amount awarded to the participant.

Participant Name of EU Programme

Reference number and title of the project

Role (COO, BEN,

LTP, OTHER)

Amount (EUR)

Project website (if

any)

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ANNEXES

LIST OF ANNEXES TO BE UPLOADED

Detailed budget table (annex 1 to Part B) — not mandatory for proposal submission, but will become mandatory for grant preparation Operational capacity fiche (annex 2 to Part B) EMFF project indicators table (annex 3 to Part B) Business plan (annex 4 to Part B) Commercialisation plan (annex 5 to Part B) Letter of intent (annex 6 to Part B) Pitch deck

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HISTORY OF CHANGES

VERSION

PUBLICATION DATE

CHANGE

1.0 21.11.2019 Initial version

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Participant

acronym

Name of the activity/project.

For projects, please identify if European, national or regional

level. For EU projects, please include programme name.

Year Role in the activity /project and short description of the implemented

activity/project (max. 100 words)

Blue Economy SME Window call (EASME/EMFF/2019/1.2.1.9)

Project Acronym: XXXXXX (please specify ) Proposal Number: XXXXXX (please specify )

Description of previous activities or projects by all applicants related to the field of the

topic and connected to the subject of the proposal in the last 3 (three) years

Please list 2-3 relevant activities (i.e. projects, publications, products, services and/or other achievements) per applicant. For newly created

entities, please include relevant experiences of the team members to demonstrate the operational capacity necessary to implement the

project activities.

Please convert file to PDF. Only one file can be uploaded, so please merge documents in a single PDF file where necessary, with a maximum

size of up to 10 MB

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Participant

acronym

Blue Economy SME Window call (EASME/EMFF/2019/1.2.1.9)

Project Acronym: XXXXXX (please specify ) Proposal Number: XXXXXX (please specify )

Description of technical equipment/tools/facilities/patents

Where appropiate, please describe the technical equipment, tools or facilities and patents at the disposal of the applicant and relevant to the

project

Description (max. 100 words)

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At the end of the project

Objective indicatorsEstimated Result

(absolute values)

Estimated Result

(in %)**Blue Economy

area

Please comment and give brief explanations of

assumptions used for the calculation

* Change expected (in %) compared to the initial situation. Please explain reference data used to set the initial situation.

Product development Number

Blue economy

Product development: prototype, pilot

or pre-marketable service or product

developed

A non-exclusive list of relevant areas for the blue economy includes:

• the blue bioeconomy – the cultivation, husbandry or capture of living material from fresh or saltwater and activities based on the use or processing of this material;

• digital transformation of ocean and coastal activities;

• renewable energy – including energy from wind, sun (floating), tide, wave and thermal gradients; logistic or supporting activities in that area are covered;

• enabling technologies such as sensors, corrosion or biofouling resistant materials or coating, digitisation, electricity transmission equipment, multi-purpose platforms;

• production of new products from living or non-living resources that would otherwise be wasted;

• cleaner shipping;

• pollution monitoring, clean-up or management

• new facilities that support the diversification or energy efficiency of ports

• tourism which contributes to the protection or preservation of natural capital

Excluded areas are:

• exploration or extraction of gas and petroleum

• coastal tourism other than specifically aimed at reducing its carbon footprint or enhancing biodiversity.

The indicators should contribute to the objectives of this call for proposals as defined in the call for proposals:

a) Help innovative technologies and/or maritime services improve their market readiness and advance towards market entry;

b) Facilitate scaling up business models and service concepts;

c) De-risk investment in these projects to facilitate their access to other financing schemes for the next stages of their activities.

* Please note that the objectives framed here is a non-exhaustive list.

This is normally directly linked to the baseline you have developed in the proposal (see section on Expected impacts)

Executive Agency for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (EASME)

EMFF Project Indicators

EMFF Blue Economy SME Window call 2019

Annex 3 to Part B_Project Indicators BE call 2019.xlsx Page 1 of 3

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Patents Number

Product development with sustainable

use of the sea Product development Number

Product development with

environmental protection Product development Number

Employment Jobs created FTE % change

Replication / Transfer N . of replication / Transfer Number

Business acceleration Participation in coaching, mentoring,

networking events and/or participation in Number

Expected revenues Euros % change

market size in number of customers customers

Third-party investment generated Private finance mobilised Euros

Reduction of cost per unit or process in Euros / unit % change

Payback Time capital invested / net income in years

Other (add as necessary)

Awareness raising Number of entities/individuals reached/

made aware Number % change

Stakeholders consulted Number of entities/individuals reached Number % change

Social

(linked to the expected impact of the call for proposal) insert relevant indicator depending on your specific project.

The list below provides examples that may not be relevant to your project. Please adapt.

Product development: prototype, pilot

or pre-marketable service or product

developed

Market potential


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Example: increase of marine species in

the area

Number of marine species present in the

area before/after the project number

Example: reduction of harmful algal

blooms

Number/spatial extent/duration

of harmful algal bloom in the area before/after the project number

Example: removal of marine litter marine litter collected, in tons before/after the project volume in tons


Environmental

(linked to the expected impact of the call for proposal) :

insert relevant indicator depending on your specific project. The list below provides examples that may not be relevant to your project. Please adapt.


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Call: EMFF-Blue Economy SME Window 2019 - (EASME/EMFF/2019/1.2.1.9)

This template has built upon the “Business Model Canvass” designed by Strategyzer AG and licenced under the “Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported Licence” (CC BY-SA 3.0)

[Proposal Acronym and Number]

BUSINESS PLAN TEMPLATE

Please provide a business plan. The following questions are here to guide applicants in drafting

their business plan that is a document required as part of the eligibility conditions of this call for

proposals. It will also help applicants build their business case and fill out the proposal template

part B.

Please answer all the questions with a short explanation. Applicants may have to provide further

detailed information about elements already outlined in the proposal.

1. Value Proposition

What is the customer pain point? (the problem you solve or the need you address)

What is the solution you propose?

In what, is it better than state-of- the-art?

In what, is it “Unique”?

Why now?

How mature is the technology? (Technology Readiness Level)

What technology risks are there? How do you mitigate these risks?

What is the promise you make to your customers that make them buy?

Why will customers buy?

Who are the competitors?

How do you beat competition?

What makes your company different from the competition?

How does it fit in your company’s overall business strategy? How scalable is your business?

What are the main commercial/business risks? How do you mitigate these risks?

2. Key Activities

What have you done so far? Product demonstration? Freedom to operate? Strategy development?

Brand development? Other?

How do you scale up? (New offering? New distributors? New geographical markets? New

Customer?)

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What are new skills to acquire?

What organisational developments?

What assets do you need to acquire/rent?

How do you grow and keep your key team members?

What are the next steps, work packages and milestones? How do you intend to scale up?

3. Key Resources

Who are your key team members and what is their role?

What asset do you have for testing, developing, producing?

What is your IP Strategy? (IPR protected, trade secrets?) Where is your IP protected (EU, US, Asia)?

What is your company’s equity and who owns it?

What extra funding do you need and for which period?

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4. Revenue Streams

When do you expect start selling your new value proposition?

How do you make money from each customer segment? (direct sales, premium, licensing,

subscription)

What annual sales do you expect in the next 3 or 5 years?

What contracts do you have with customers that mitigate your financial risks?

5. Cost Structure

What is the amount of cash available and what is your burn rate?

What are the main cost items for your business?

What annual costs do you foresee for each of these costs items in the next 3 or 5 years?

What contracts do you have with suppliers that mitigate your financial risks?

6. Key Partners

Who are key external service providers? (lawyers, HR, marketing, finance)

Who does your finance?

What skills bring external partners?

What resources/expertise is available in your company beyond the current project?

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Call: EMFF-Blue Economy SME Window-2019 - (EASME/EMFF/2019/1.2.1.9)


Proposal Acronym and Number

COMMERCIALISATION PLAN TEMPLATE

The following questions are here to guide applicants in drafting their commercialisation plan that

is a document required as part of the eligibility conditions of this call for proposals. It will also help

applicants build their commercialisation strategy and fill out the proposal template part B.

Please answer all the questions with a short explanation. Applicants may have to provide further

detailed information about elements already outlined in the proposal.

1. Customer Segments

What customer segments do you target?

Which industries?

Which countries?

What are the market size and expected market growth?

What market share do you expect?

Who are the competitors on these market segments and how do you beat them?

2. Channels

What marketing and advertising techniques do/will you use?

How do/will you reach customers? (Direct sales, Distributors, Licensing Web-based, or others).

3. Customer Relationships

How do/will you get, grow and keep customers?

What kind of customers’ relationship do you want to create?

4. Key Partners

Who are key partners? Describe your value chain (research partners, suppliers, pilot customers,

distributors, investors).

What is your relationship with them? What do you get from them? What do they expect in return?

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LETTER OF INTENT TEMPLATE

INVESTMENT LETTER OF INTENT

Insert name of investing company

Date: _________________

TO: Insert addressee (i.e. the applicant/project promoter)

RE: Insert object of the letter

I undersigned, name(s) and function(s) of the issuer of the letter, hereby confirm our intent to invest

in insert the name of addressee (i.e. the applicant/project promoter).

The following sets out the basic terms upon which we would be prepared to invest:

The terms are not comprehensive and we expect that additional terms, including reasonable

warranties and representations, will be incorporated into formal agreement (the “Formal

Agreement”) to be negotiated. The basic terms are as follows:

Company: Insert company’s name (i.e. the applicant/project promoter)

Investment Amount: Please insert the investment amount (in euros)

Purpose:

Insert brief project description and objectives of the investment in respect to the company’s

business plan.

Investment terms:

Please insert the type of investment support (e.g. stocks, bonds, loans; etc.), duration and

shareholding percentage at post-money valuation when relevant.

Sincerely yours,

Insert signature, for each signatory: name(s) and function(s), institution represented.

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LETTER OF INTENT TEMPLATE

CUSTOMER LETTER OF INTENT

Insert name of acquiring/ordering company

Date: _________________

TO: Insert addressee (i.e. the applicant/project promoter)

RE: Insert object of the letter

I undersigned, name(s) and function(s) of the issuer of the letter, hereby confirm our intention to

purchase, acquire, license [insert the relevant option] from insert the name of addressee (i.e. the

applicant/project promoter).

We envisage that the principal terms of the proposed transactions would be substantially as follows:

Object of transaction:

Define the specifics about the item behind the intent (e.g.: quantity, type of service, etc.) listing all

pertinent variations of the item or supporting material. Provide indication with regard to liabilities.

Transaction time and amount: Please insert the timing of the transaction and the order/acquisition,

or licensing agreement amount (in euros)

Transaction terms:

Please insert conditions pertaining to due diligence, limitations on further seeking other interested

parties or confidentiality.

This letter does not constitute an official offer. All of the terms and conditions of the proposed

transaction would need to be negotiated and executed through a formal

Puchase/Acquisition/Licensing (or other) Agreement.

Sincerely yours,

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Documents

European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Proposal …European Commission - Research - Participants Proposal Submission Forms Page 2 of 9 Proposal ID Acronym Acronym is mandatory EMFF Ver1.00