{"id":3127,"date":"2023-01-30T11:22:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T10:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themedfund.org\/?page_id=3127"},"modified":"2026-07-08T11:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:37:12","slug":"become-a-beneficiary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/themedfund.org\/en\/become-a-beneficiary\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a beneficiary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1570630179588{padding-top: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;text-center bleu_clair medium_texte nonito_bold&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><b>\u00a0CALL FOR INTEREST <\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><b>2026 <\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><b>NOW OPEN\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The MedFund provides technical and financial support through grants to management and co-management structures of Mediterranean MPAs in order to sustainably contribute to covering the recurrent management costs of these protected areas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Priority intervention countries are as follows:<\/strong> Albania, Algeria, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Lebanon, Morocco, Montenegro, Tunisia and T\u00fcrkiye.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">This call for expressions of interest is organized in two phases:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Phase 1:<\/strong> Expression of interest, until 31st of July 2026<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Phase 2:<\/strong> Preparation and submission of the application, by 2nd October 2026 (midnight CEST)<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1570630119758{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;background-color: #f9f9f9 !important;}&#8221;][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;col_card&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1570631310268{margin-bottom: 35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1744712445229{margin-top: 15px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bleu_fonce nonito li_spacing&#8221;]<strong>A. To be considered, your application must meet the following eligibility criteria:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be an officially established MPA or at an advanced stage of establishment;<\/li>\n<li>Have an up-to-date management plan or, at a minimum, a management guidance document;<\/li>\n<li>Have a dedicated management unit in place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1783501178790{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bleu_fonce nonito li_spacing&#8221;]<strong>Any application submitted by a non-governmental organization must be accompanied by a letter of approval or support from the national authorities responsible for marine protected areas.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Any application submitted by an NGO without this letter will be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed by The MedFund Grant Award Committee.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligible countries:<\/strong> Albania, Algeria, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Lebanon, Morocco, Montenegro, Tunisia and T\u00fcrkiye.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1744711707335{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bleu_fonce medium_texte nonito_bold&#8221;]<strong>B. Eligible recurrent management costs include:<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1783502715260{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bleu_fonce nonito li_spacing&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Human resources (excluding government salaries);<\/li>\n<li>Maintenance of equipment and infrastructure, and purchase of small equipment;<\/li>\n<li>Surveillance and enforcement of regulations;<\/li>\n<li>Active governance and stakeholder engagement, including co-management activities;<\/li>\n<li>Public awareness and communication;<\/li>\n<li>Scientific monitoring (of 3 conservation targets);<\/li>\n<li>Management activities aimed at improving the status of conservation targets;<\/li>\n<li>Support\/promotion of socio-economic activities;<\/li>\n<li>Climate change adaptation and mitigation measures;<\/li>\n<li>Inclusiveness and gender approach: promoting gender equality and inclusiveness;<\/li>\n<li>Long-term sustainability of the MPA, including financial sustainability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; 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