EcoHack: Driving Green Innovation Through Hackathons

Description

1) Objective

The Impact of this Call for Proposals is: To contribute to supporting and strengthening the Palestinian economy in their transition towards Green & Circular Economy

Outcome: To establish and promote enabling frameworks for the green and circular economy (GCE) while supporting GCE and entrepreneurship in the West bank.

Expected results are:
• Enabling frameworks for Green & Circular Economy are created and promoted in the West Bank :
• Participating entrepreneurs are capacitated in the themes of GCE and decent work principles. Entrepreneurship in Green & Circular Economy is supported.

2) Eligibility

Eligible applicants must: be a legal person; and be a non-profit private entity, or a foundation.

3) Location

Actions must take place in (1) Region 1: North and Middle Governorates covering at least one of the following governorates
Jenin, Nablus, Tulkarem, Qalqilya, Salfeet, Tubas, Jericho, Ramallah and Al-Bireh; (2) Region 2: South Governorates covering at least one of the following governorates Hebron or Bethlehem or Jerusalem.

4) Budget

The total indicative amount available under this Call for Proposals is €450,000. Grants may range from €400,000-€450,000.

5) Application

This is a call for proposals in two phases. As a first step, only concept notes should be submitted for evaluation by 12 October 2025. After evaluation of the concept notes including the admissibility of the applicants, the applicants who have been shortlisted will be invited to submit a proposal. Subsequently, the evaluation of the proposals received from the preselected
applicants will be carried out.