Fleet Modernization and Innovation Aid Plan (PAMI) Grant
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
In context
This call is open to small and medium-sized businesses, large companies and consultancies and professional-services firms and 1 other, at prototype and pilot stage, seed stage and Series A. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: France.
The PAMI programme provides ADEME and Voies Navigables de France financial aid to help France's inland waterway fleet cut fuel use and emissions, adopt renewable energy, integrate waterway logistics, and fund innovative solutions. It is aimed at barge operators, passenger boat owners, charter operators and technical service providers for the innovation track.
About this grant
The PAMI (Plan d'aides à la modernisation et à l'innovation de la flotte) is a financial aid programme designed to help the inland waterway fleet reduce its environmental impact and adapt to climate change. The programme supports fleet modernization and innovation initiatives across four main areas: improving environmental performance of vessels through reduced fuel consumption and emissions, promoting renewable energy use and energy optimization; better integrating inland waterway services into logistics chains to capture new traffic and improve performance; supporting sector renewal and actor transitions; and fostering innovative solutions. The programme is administered by ADEME in partnership with Voies Navigables de France and accepts applications from vessel operators and owners, including barge operators, passenger boat owners, and charter operators, as well as technical service providers for the innovation track.
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Eligibility
The PAMI targets operators and owners of cargo transport barges (artisans or shipping companies), passenger boats, and charter vessels. For the innovation component, technical bureaus, shipyards, and other technical service providers are eligible under certain conditions. Applicants must be associations, enterprises, or research organizations. The programme covers all French regions and operates on a national basis. Applications must be submitted exclusively through the dedicated online platform PAMI Connect operated by Voies Navigables de France.
How it's scored
The page does not provide specific evaluation criteria, scoring methodologies, or panel composition details. It indicates that applications are assessed within four distinct thematic tracks (environmental performance, logistics integration, sector renewal, and innovation), but does not disclose how proposals are ranked or weighted within these categories.
Key requirements
- ✓Applicants must be inland waterway vessel operators or owners (barge, passenger, charter) or technical service providers for the innovation track
- ✓Projects must reduce environmental impact through lower fuel consumption, emissions, renewable energy use or energy optimisation, or support logistics integration, sector renewal or innovation
- ✓Programme administered by ADEME in partnership with Voies Navigables de France; amount and deadline not specified
Frequently asked questions
- When is the Fleet Modernization and Innovation Aid Plan (PAMI) deadline?
- Applications close 1 Oct 2027 23:00.
- Who can apply for Fleet Modernization and Innovation Aid Plan (PAMI)?
- Eligibility covers organisations in FR; sme, large-company, consultancy, engineering-contractor. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
Relevant sectors
About this sector
Shipping and maritime funding covers zero-emission vessels, alternative fuels, port electrification and efficiency retrofits. It comes from transport ministries, port authorities, research programmes and industry coalitions. Applicants are commonly asked to show vessel or port partners and a plan for fuel supply.
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