60 New Projects Approved in the Fifth Call

Following the assessment of project applications submitted under the Fifth Call, the Monitoring Committee has approved 60 projects for funding, out of a total of 119 applications received – resulting in an overall success rate of 50%.

Out of the approved projects, 41 are regular projects, and 19 are small projects.

The Joint Secretariat will contact all approved projects in the coming days. Below, you will find the list of project acronyms approved for funding, arranged alphabetically by project type (regular and small) and Programme Objective.

Fifth Call (regular projects) – approved

Fifth Call (small projects) – approved

All these projects approved for funding will proceed to fulfil any conditions set for contracting.

Projects approved with the condition that they accept to be on a waiting list

Due to limited funding and the large number of high-quality projects in the call, two projects were approved with the condition that they are willing to be placed on a waiting list for funding. The final decision depends on the Programme’s confirmed budget availability, including any returned or unallocated funds from other projects. The projects concerned will be contacted directly and provided with a full explanation of the procedure. They will be informed of the final outcome by 15 June 2026.

Projects approved with the condition that they accept to be on a waiting list:

PO1 More exports by SMEs:
FINE FOODS NORTH 

PO5 Decreased CO2 emissions:
TRACER-X

Information about the rejected projects

Projects not approved by the Monitoring Committee will receive an Administrative Decision on Rejecting the Project Proposal from the Managing Authority by the end of March 2026. This document includes the reasoning for rejection (protocol note from the Monitoring Committee meeting) and information about the option to appeal this decision.

Fifth Call Statistics

The Programme received a total of 119 project applications, including 81 regular projects and 38 small projects. From this pool, the Monitoring Committee approved 60 projects, allocating approximately 50.8 million euros to the approved projects in the Fifth Call.

In total, 41 regular projects were approved out of 81 submitted, and 19 small projects were approved out of 38 submitted.

The distribution of approved projects varied significantly across the seven Programme Objectives. PO6 (Improved employment opportunities) saw the highest number of successful projects with 18 approved (a 62% success rate), followed by PO7 (Improved public services) with 14 approved (a 54% success rate). PO5 (Decreased CO2 emissions) had the fewest successes, with 2 projects approved (a 33% success rate).

The 60 approved projects involve a total of 216 project partners. The 60 lead partner roles are distributed among the participating regions, with Finland (23) and Estonia (20) heading the majority of projects, followed by Latvia (12), Sweden (3), and Åland (2).

For a more detailed statistical overview of the Fifth Call, please refer to the file below.

Background

The decisions were reached during the meeting of the Monitoring Committee on Åland on 27-28 January 2026. The committee consists of national, regional, local, and social representatives from the participating countries/Åland.

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