Call for Expression of Interest (EOI) for Applications for the Eco-Innovation Challenge for Blueing the Black Sea: a GEF regional project
UNOPS
Call for Expression of Interest (EOI) for Applications for the Eco-Innovation Challenge for Blueing the Black Sea: a GEF regional project
Request for EOI
Reference: BBSEA-2025-EIC-01
Beneficiary countries or territories: Georgia, Moldova, Republic of, Türkiye
Registration level: Basic
Published on: 08-Sep-2025
Deadline on: 14-Nov-2025 00:00 (GMT 2.00)
Description
The Eco-Innovation Challenge is a flagship initiative under the Blueing the Black Sea (BBSEA) GEF Regional Project, implemented by the World Bank and UNOPS. This global competition seeks innovative solutions to tackle four key pollution issues affecting the Black Sea: agricultural/livestock runoff, municipal wastewater, chemical/industrial pollution, and marine litter. Eligible innovators from World Bank-recognized countries can apply under two windows:
- BBSEA Focus Country Window (Georgia, Moldova, Türkiye) for ready-to-implement solutions (grants of USD 50,000–300,000);
- Greater Black Sea Window for early-stage ideas (technical assistance worth up to USD 20,000).
Documents
Annex A – Application Form.docx
Call_for_EOI_ BBSEA-2025-EIC-01.pdf
