HPA Technical Assistance and Small Grant Programme - Call for Expression of Interest

HPA Technical Assistance and Small Grant Programme - Call for Expression of Interest - Submission Form
Develop Highly Protected Areas (HPA) Supporting Biodiversity and Local Communities

Deadline: 31 December 2025 (23:59 CET)

For additional information please consult the following page: https://www.togetherforthemed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/hpa-support-small-grant-call-description-vf.pdf
1. Applicant Information
1.1. Organization name:
Full legal name as registered
1.2. Legal status: (Proof of legal registration is mandatory and must be attached).

Other
1.3. Year of establishment:
1.4. Country of Registration:
1.5. Address:
1.6. Contact Person: Name

First NameLast Name
Position
Email
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Phone Number
1.7. Website and/or Social Media (if applicable):
1.8. Are you a member of the Together for the Med partnership?
1.9. Applicant Presentation (max. 300 words):
Please provide a brief presentation of your organization. Describe your mission, main areas of work, your role in the MPA considered for this application and past or ongoing projects that are relevant to the objectives of this call.

2. Project Overview
2.1. Proposal title:
2.2. Socio-economic and ecological context of the site (max. 300 words):
Describe the project site and provide information on the ecological and socio-economic importance of the site, the main threats to address and potential opportunities.
2.3. About the Marine Protected Area (max. 250 words):
Please provide context on the MPA: was it already designated and what is its legal status? Is there a management plan? Who is in charge of its management and how is its governance structured? If it is in the process of designation, at which stage is this and who is leading this process? Please provide any additional information that is relevant to the context of this call.
2.4. About the Highly or Fully Protected Area (HPA) (max. 250 words): Please explain how this MPA fits within the definition of an HPA, or, if it is not an HPA, how do you expect that it will become one in the future?
You can use the definition of an HPA from the MPA Guide https://mpa-guide.protectedplanet.net/:
Fully Protected Area: No impact from extractive or destructive activities is allowed and all abatable impacts are minimized. Non-extractive activities may include recreational, traditional, cultural, or spiritual activities. Examples include minimal impact snorkeling, swimming and SCUBA, tidepooling, cultural/ceremonial gatherings, education, knowledge transmission, and motorized or non-motorized vessels associated with the previously mentioned activities.
Highly Protected Area: Only light extractive activities are allowed that have low impact, and all other abatable impacts are minimized. If any anchoring is allowed, it is small scale and for a short duration with a low impact. If any infrastructure is allowed, it is small scale with low impact. Any aquaculture must be low impact, small scale, low density, and unfed. If fishing occurs, it is infrequent and only five or fewer gear types are used that are highly selective and low-impact. Any non-extractive activities are regulated and restricted and of low impact, low density, and small scale.
2.5. What key objectives in the protected area development is this financial and/or technical support going to address (max. 250 words)
Describe briefly what you aim to achieve within the MPA considered, and how the present application for technical assistance and/or a small grant will help you achieve this goal.
2.6. Alignment with the call objectives (max. 100 words):
Explain how your project contributes to the objectives of the call. See more details about the call here: https://www.togetherforthemed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/hpa-support-small-grant-call-description-vf.pdf
2.7. Do you request: (If you request only Technical Assistance, you don’t need to fill the following part “3. Small Grant Application”)

3. Small Grant application
3.1. Category of action (select one or two main categories for which you request the small grant):

3.2. Key activities and/or equipment for which you would use the small grant: Your activities should belong to the category of action selected above and be coherent with your objectives.

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3.3. Total budget requested :

5. Technical and Operational Capacity

5.1. Team Composition (list key staff and roles):

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5.2. Does your organisation include at least 50% women in management or coordination roles?
5.3. List any key partners or stakeholders involved in the project (institutions, communities, etc.):
5.4. Describe how local communities (e.g. fishers, municipalities, civil society) are involved in the HPA planning and implementation (max. 150 words):

6. Sustainability
6.1. What are your other sources of financing?
6.2. How do you foresee the long-term financial sustainability of the MPA? (max. 150 words):

7. Attachment

Attachments Checklist: Please include the following documents with your submission:
Proof of legal registration

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CVs of key team members

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Map of project area (if available)

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Any other relevant document that supports your application

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8. Applicant Declaration
By submitting this application, I certify that:

Please click submit to send your application.

Note that, due to an unexpected technical issue on December 31st, 2025, applications are still welcome until January 11th, 2026.
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HPA Technical Assistance and Small Grant Programme - Call for Expression of Interest - Submission Form

1. Applicant Information

2. Project Overview

3. Small Grant application

4. Technical Assistance application

5. Technical and Operational Capacity

6. Sustainability

7. Attachment

8. Applicant Declaration