Circular Economy in Overseas Territories and Corsica 2026 Grant
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
In context
This call is open to small and medium-sized businesses, non-profits and social enterprises and 3 others, at idea and R&D stage, prototype and pilot stage and seed stage. Funding is a grant of Jusqu'à 80% selon le projet, dans la limite de 300 000 €. Coverage is read from the notice itself: France.
ADEME funds studies, awareness actions and investments supporting circular economy projects in France's overseas territories and Corsica, including reuse, repair, recycling, anti-waste and sustainable food practices. Eligible for organisations developing local circular economy initiatives, with co-financing and feasibility studies required for larger investments.
About this grant
The ADEME programme 'Émergence et consolidation d'une économie circulaire en Outre-mer et Corse' supports projects that develop circular economy approaches adapted to the specific conditions of the French overseas territories and Corsica. The page notes that these territories require a tailored approach to projects that fight waste or promote reuse, reutilisation, repair and recycling. Funded projects may contribute to four areas: reducing waste to limit material losses or unsold food from production to consumption; extending the life and use of products through reuse, reutilisation or repair, including refurbishment, reconditioning, and creation of recycling centres or resource centres (recycleries, ressourceries); structuring or improving local recycling and material recovery chains for all types of waste, such as recycling and recovery units, remanufacturing units, sorting equipment for previously unrecovered waste, and material preparation equipment; and supporting the shift of food practices toward sustainable diets suited to overseas and Corsican territories. Operations may combine one or more of the following components: territorial diagnostics, feasibility studies or experiments on solutions adapted to the overseas and Corsican context; animation, communication or training actions; and acquisition of equipment and material investments. Applicants must submit through the Agir platform, which requires an account. Supporting guides on expense categorisation and submission are provided by ADEME. The aid is listed as ongoing for the 2026 calendar year.
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Eligibility
The scheme is open to public bodies and administrations (collectivités / administrations), associations, and private companies (entreprises). Applicants must select a region from Corsica, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, La Réunion, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, or Wallis and Futuna. Detailed eligibility conditions are set out in a separate PDF document referenced on the page.
Key requirements
- ✓Projects must fall under circular economy themes: anti-waste, reuse, repair, recycling and sustainable food practices, in Outre-Mer or Corsica
- ✓Investments may require a prior feasibility study; environmental assessment (LCA or carbon footprint) mandatory-possible for investments above €400,000, by an independent external provider
- ✓For REP (extended producer responsibility) waste flows, applicants must contact the relevant eco-organisation(s) and may need to contract with them
Frequently asked questions
- How much funding does Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME) offer?
- Circular Economy in Overseas Territories and Corsica offers Jusqu'à 80% selon le projet, dans la limite de 300 000 €.
- When is the Circular Economy in Overseas Territories and Corsica deadline?
- Applications close 31 Dec 2026.
- Who can apply for Circular Economy in Overseas Territories and Corsica?
- Eligibility covers organisations in FR; sme, nonprofit, social-enterprise, local-authority, cooperative, consortium. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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Circular economy funding supports reuse, repair, remanufacturing, product redesign and secondary materials markets. Grants tend to back pilots with businesses and local authorities, while tenders buy collection, sorting and recovery services. Applicants are usually asked to show the material flows involved and who will buy the recovered output.
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