Fifth Call for Project Proposals (submission period)
The Programme’s Fifth Call for Project Proposals is open for regular and small projects. Submit your full applications via Jems from August 1 to September 30, 2025. The deadline is noon local time (12:00 in Finland, Åland, Estonia, Latvia, and 11:00 in Sweden).
You can start preparing your applications in Jems from March 10, 2025, using a one-step process.
Focus Areas of the Fifth Call
All 7 Programme Objectives will be open for applications, however, some areas have specific focuses or restrictions to help achieve the programme’s goals. A focus highlights the programme’s preference for projects addressing particular areas of need (as shown in the image below). When funding is limited, priority will be given to high-scoring projects or those that align with these targeted focus areas.
The focus areas for the Programme Objectives are as follows:
INNOVATIVE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Both Programme Objective 1 (More exports by SMEs) and Programme Objective 2 (More new scaled-up growth companies) are open for applications, but the programme prioritises applications in Programme Objective 1.
IMPROVED ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE USE
Programme Objective 3 (Joint circular economy solutions), Programme Objective 4 (Improved coastal and marine environment), and Programme Objective 5 (Decreased CO2 emissions) are open for applications.
IMPROVED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
In Programme Objective 6 (Improved employment opportunities on labour market) the programme prioritises applications dealing with result indicator PSR 6 “Number of people with increased competitiveness on labour market” as well as with less represented target groups like people with special needs and older people. All 3 types of result indicators (PSR 6 “Number of people with increased competitiveness on labour market”, PSR 7 “Number of organisations with applied anti-discriminatory policies”, and PSR 8 “Number of people with increased entrepreneurship”) and all target groups are open for applications.
IMPROVED PUBLIC SERVICES
Programme Objective 7 (Improved public services and solutions for the citizens) is only open for small project applications.
See all 7 Programme Objectives and their expected results here:
Programme objectives – Central Baltic.
A total of approximately €30 million ERDF will be reserved for funding in the Fifth call.
In a nutshell, the Fifth Call for Project Proposals in 2025 is as follows:
Final decisions
The Monitoring Committee will make final decisions on project approvals in January 2026.
We look forward to seeing your project proposals and the positive impact they can have on the Central Baltic region. Stay tuned for more updates, and don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
